Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-03-15
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ACAsg.-Miss Fitznancy-elderly maid
iu-charged Mr.. Cleaver. the gay young
man who was accustomed to carry home her
marketing, with having forcibly kissed her
in the entry Of her own house. Mr.. Cleav-
or, although proud of his personal appear
ance, was short-very short, considering his
whiskers his height, ever in French boots,
reaching only to four feet eleven inches.-
Miss Fitznapcy, on the contrary, being fond
Of extremes, ran up a foot higher-and staid
there ;b0ing Of remarkably rigid department.
She swore the abbreviated, yet amorous
butcher kissed her by assault-and hauled
himup for it. Butcher, with some expressions
of disgust, more emphatic than necessary
denied the charge. Butcher was fat
lady wasn't. Cleaver had antipathy to what
he irreverently termed craggy' women, and
vowed he hadn't kissed her, and WouLdnt!
Money couldn't hire him to.
Being cross examined, lawyer inquiries of
the lady the circumstances--when, where,
how, Sc. Lady replies with great particu-
larity On Monday morning-ten o'clock
in the ~entry--resisted all she could, but
he perscvered, and triumphed! Lawyer
asks did be not stand on anything bat
the floor 2
No! he stood on the foor-no chair,
stool, or anything else being brought into
requisition.'
But my dear madam, this is impossible
you are twelve inches taller than he. How
could he reach your lipsq
Lady hadn't thought of that, but she was
not to be tripped up by the glibbest lawyer
of them all, so she replies
oh ha WE'LL know, yes! to be sure
bat then you know Scrooched a little =
Exactly Thank you madam that'll do.
Nothing further, your honor
Verdict for the short defendant. - Clinton
CourGR&.
AUNE LIzzGB's CouRTsnIP.-Why, you
see my man come a courtin' me, l hadn't
the least thought what he was after. Jobie
com to our house one night at dark and
raped at the door, and | said come in
lie opened the door, and there was Jobie
| said, come in and take n cheer No. said
he, Lizzie, I've come of an arrant, and
allus du my arrants fust.' But you'd bet
wi GOilb III NlAu AdhG u GlGtIt MT w GNOi
/ can't till I've done my arrant the fac
is Lizzie, I've come on this %courtin' business
Ny wife's been dead three weeks, and every
thing's goin' to rack and ruin right along
Now, Lizzie, ifyou're not amind to have me
and take care Of my house, and my child
rem, and my things, tell me, and I'll get som,
one else tu.'
Why, | was skeered. I said, IF yo'
como on this courtin' bisness, come in.
must think on it a %leetle.'
No, 1 can't till | know. That's my ar
rant. Can't set down till my arrant's done.
! should like to think ont a day or tn
Nov you needn't, Lizzie
Well, Jobie, if l must Imust--so here
tn yo, them
So Mr.. w. come in, then he went afte
the Square, (Justice of the peace) and b
married us right off, and l went hum, Ion
with JobiO, that very night.
Tell ye what it is, these long courtin
don't amount tn anything. just as we'll d
it up 10 a hurry.
Our Solomon agreed with Aunt Lizzi
and cast a sleeps eye at her daughter Nal
by.
The negro sermons Of the Knickerbock
are always good.
"While residing, a few years ago, in Il
Monumental City" writes N. S." in
pleasant g~ossipping letter, 81 used SON
times to 90 on Sunday, to a small chur
near my residence, to hear a somewhat
nous negro preacher. The church had be
built by a few benevolent gentlemen as
place Of worship for their slaves. The pr
cher, himself a slave, was an old neg
famed throughout the city as q perfect orr
nal specimen Of imagination and humor; q
more especially, for his very unique constrl
ton Of various portions of the divine VOL
He frequently numbered among bis hear,
the elite Of the city, drawn thither in I
hope Of hearing some new thing; and tru
to say they were seldom disappointed.
give some idea Of his style-necessarily i
perfect to an outsider, for his g%esticuiati
was peculiar and forcible-I will narrate /
morceaur: In describing Christ's entrance
to Jerusalem, he said Well, my brudd
when dc people in 'Rusalem heard de L,
was coming, dey bandoned der okerpash,
and cut for the subub; crOwding true
gates, Use no doubt, like q flock O. shet
anil Gonna broke of do branches az do fro