Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1855-10-24
For the Spirit of the Age.
To tha Social Circle.

Oak Hill, Oct. 9th, 1855.
For the Spirit of the Age.
To the Social Circle,
/ come, relying on no worth or merit of
ofmy own, but the warm cordiality so free t
ly extended to the honest admirers of your t
fair, platonic association. My extreme diff /
dence and sense of propriety torbids any as I
pirations to On elevated position. l shall, 9
therefore, be happily content with the most
humble place you may be pleased to assign
me. A secluded spot, where l may enjoy
all the richness Of your social converse, q light
Of your joy-lit countenance, and escape the
scrutinizing chances of your piercing soul
reading eyes, which, l am persuaded, you
will not withhold. Promising thus much, l
may venture to peep out from the corner,
occasionally, and essay such remarks as
may at any tiee serve my purpose, provided
they are not offensive to your Intelligence or
hostile to your refinement. IL
am NOT sin pursuit ola wife," mo tel
ting what a day may bring forth consequent
ly, / shall not assume the incorrigible airs,
primped up exquisiteness and all the vain,
intolerable pretentiOns SO appropriately
practiced by our ~ sex, when ON that expo
dition, but, assuming q plain social style OF
intercourse realize the benefits thereof.
am not capable :" to cut a figure" were
/ disposed /; besides nothing is more DISCUS
ting in my sight than some deluded some
body parading his wisdom, taxing his wits,
straining his intellect and fevering his brain
in order, as common parlance has it, to
cut q SWELL" in literary, political or social
life ; but q laudable ambition to excel In any
thing, with an honest purpose at heart to
serve his fellow man, to throw his influence
= for good around the circle of society, link
together the affections and sympathies of a
!, people, shaping their course in a channel
d that leads to prosperity and universal hap
n piness-such an one may demand our admit
ration. They that would win hearts-reap
the richest fruit of this world, die lamented
and have the tear of sympathy dropped over
e their grave must labor in the field Of benev-
olence. There is a spontaneous fountain OF
gratitude in the human soul that laVishes
= itself upon the useful, and memory eyel
holds doar the name of virtue. There is nj
ar position in life wherein every Individual may
not perform a noble part. The most abjec
poverty hls paragons of excellence the de
y based and degraded are oftimcs aetuated b,
ks pure impulses. The miser's heart can relen
i'd at stern objects of charity and an innate in
liz fuenee seems to WOO us back to the path Q
rectitude. Moral power is irresistible whe
applied to a proper purpose, and the mos
~effectual weapon with which to battle wit
"a error.
1t was not my design, in the outset, to Civ
ny a~lectnre. ! fear / have already transcende
I'D my province and INDUCED too freely in vagu
ny remarks, which will impair your confdenC
he and justly induce you to "set me aside
III have imposed upon your indulgence b
.ne You'd liberation, l shall endeavor to expia
his the offence by an honest confession, ar
ing promise that if my happy lot should aga
inc be cast with yours, Il didn't intend to 81
-; that l will guard my pen with more viz
lance, and effort shall not be spared to il
me prove the precious opportunity.
rt's l hope to be, occasionally, and ever you
for in the bonds of the Social Circle. co
,ho Normal College, N. G.
" -~ -
raj Correspondence of the South Side Democrat.
e to RALEIGH. N. G. October 10th, 1855.
the Dear South Side After a wearisome a
con. dusty ramble through the Fair Grounds a
!, the principal streets Of the City of OaL
y assume an exceedingly agreeable attitu
'ers' for the purpose of giving your readers
TRY. short account of the State Agricultural F;
deal But, before enter on the special object of
letter, / must not omit to notice the pl
iM'' SAINT place where | am staying. A gen
nile, man of rather mall dimensions, but of o
reak. uine Virginia hospitality, very generou
Of saved my friend and myself the disagree
BILE necessity of putting up at the crew
nOVeiS III Jn6 City, Dy taxing uSGO us priv
for q residence. At this delightful and retired $
ich / which overiooks a large portion of the C
,oou, / am enjoying myself finely. In the ma
Of eating, of which l am always peculi
you fond, l am doing my share. Indeed, l sht
home, not miss the truth a great deal, we're l to
iture. you that l am Gorman,dizing!
\ "a The articles exhibited by the ladies
quite handsome. Floral Hall is fitted
De LOT in exquisite style, and is the most redeem
never feature of the fair grounds. The wome
r spot the 'Old North State, make a better ex
can e.on "aS. T. me" hSluences Oh Tnelr
g. anu doubt, deservs the Immortality in song W
ove.- the illustrious Castor has given them.
me oc- This is the first day of the exhibition ;
Floro / am told that it will be much more ere
BILE to morrow. There is a tremendousc Ct
J THESE here, hotels and private residences bein!
)re us, to oyer6owing. Among the distinguish
ke our rivals l observe Hon: Mr.. Graham,
a. Al. Bragg, Ex-Chief Justice Rufin, and
" Kenneth Rayner. Every body is enou
about the Fair in Petersburg, and consi
Gle has BILE interest seems to be manifested in
: .od direction. An enormous crowd will d
" less attend. / cannot close without ex
Anez, ing my high appreciation of Raleigh.
more the city, because, like Washington, il
,ircle - such broad streets and so much agre
-. elbow-room The intermiRable rows o.
~ add much to the picturesqueness O
beanti- Mace. and in summer must render til,
in the exceedingly pleasant have not ii
name mention any OF the buildings ,excep
! how Doal ana r.a u earno n; = nnna.o anu t ne
strlck- is o noble pile of granite.
e lost q ~
over the GENERoUs.-A young man of Colu
oona . s. c., was severely wounded at the 1
the ohor"s 81 . cannon. 'Re;no IN verv !
surely circumstances, a subscription was at
started for his relief. when a large a