Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-09-27
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A MOST AMUSING CIRCUMsTANCE.-A
very reliable correspondent vouches to us
for the truthfulness Of the following laugh
able incident which occurred in his neigh
borhood rccently.-ED. SPIRIT oFTHE AGE.
A gentleman, whom We will call Mr.. p,
residing in one of the eastern counties of
North Carolina, had raised a large patch Of
fine watermelons, but was so much annoy
cd by the %marauding visits of persons to
him unknown, that he determined to find
them out. SO one night he armed himself
with his trusty frelock and took his seat
among the vines in the patch to await the
approach Of the thief; but lie unconscious
ly fell asleep, and while enjoying a comfor-
table snooze, " all seated on the ground"
a darkey entered and filled alarge bag with
choice melons. Looking around and find
ing the coast all clear, he concluded to
sample the fruit. So he gathered up one
Of the largest he could fnd, aud walking
up 10 what he supposed to be a stump, he
raised up the molOr and let it fall with
smashing force on the bald pate of us right
fal o,Oner thus uncoremoniously awak-
ing him and frightening him almost to
death. Forgetting all about the thief, he
ran to the house in the most dreadful ago
ny, halloing, as he burst open the door
"Old woman old woman I'm ruined /!
I'm dead my head is broke open and my
brains running out !l"-and to convince
his trembling and a~gonized spouse, he be-
gan to gather from his hairless head what
lac supposed 10 be his brains when 10 he
found it was only the pulp Of a watermel-
on He rushed out then to pursue the
thief, but the bird had flown
AGooD SELL.-'IIave you heard, Bill, that
there was a telegnphic despatch from New
York tonight, that Sir John Franklin had been
ioundY'
mol Is il trueP
Certainly. Grinnelps ship found him.
Where did they find him
Above the channel, Of course
What was he doingY
Leaning against the north pole, aud trying
10 get up steam to thaw himselfout!'
We left before the fight began.
II your sister, while engaged in n tcnde
conversation with her sweetheart, requests yor
10 bring her a glass Of water from the adiuinin
room, you can start on your GRAND, but yo
need not return. You will not be missed M
how.
An individual in San Francisco descantin
on what he would do were he an editor, sal
III had a newspaper Office, | would arm
A friend standing by, quietly remarked, 'Ye
and nj the f%rstsymptom of difficulty you won
leg IT, The would.be editor slopcd.
Where Is your trunk, BobP i haint g
ANY, use the elephants with what X
do you unlock it!' The key to his good n
ture-an apple core Exit Bob whisting, {
way with melancholy
Mr.. Jones, you say you want to whip I
defendant. What for7 do you owe hin
grudge 3 mo, sir, | never fights n man wi
loves n grudge TO. l always takes The /
on him.
Father, did you ever have another wife
side mother p mo, my son; what possess
you TO ask such a question ? Because Is
in the old family Bible where you MARI
AnHa Doming 1888, and that amt motht
name, for her name is Sally Smith, Boy d
tined for the Presidency.
The latest aud most wonderful cure ell
ted by a patent medicine is the followiI
A boy had swallowed a silver dollar. NJ
ofthe faculty could devise any alleviate
whereupon the inventor Of patent medici
was sent for. II ia evident said lie, t
80 considerable a coin can never he for
by any cmetic known to science. Howe
1T him take this pill, and fattering col
quences will be likely to ensure An Il
afterwards, the boy threw UP the dolla
small change, principally five cent pieces.