Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-01-02
Original Papers
COurtship Correspondence
Between Mr.. North and Miss South.
BY FLORENCE FAY.


mad, now-Grst are you courted | all
ways want to know that about my femin-
Inc correspondents, for if they are stuck
up to, why the fat is all in the fire, and |
care but little about them. This may be
selfish, and it is, for it grows out of my
morbid desire to court all the pretty little
dimitics myself.
Miss 5. Oh, La terrible but as you
cant look upon my blooming cheek, may
be | may manage to get through.
Well-yes yes--no-that IL, | am some
times when can cheat some poor youth
into the belief that | like him little
Just little, you know and then some
poetic eve when / 'meet him by moonlight
alone and his heart is palpitating with
the enormous, all-inportant query, he soon
finds himself in the cold water bath Of
I'm Ger young to marry YETI
Mr. y. Ii you ore courtod, please tell
me plump aud plain, who and what you
are courted by, aud such other little ct c.
tcros as would be interesting.
Miss $. Well, no one in particular,
just now they've let me alone for some
days, for which I'm really grateful, and |
don't care if never get another beau, un-
less | can make better conquest than |
did the last time. lie committed the un-
pardonable sin Of having red head! |
always did hate blazing locks, and / GOT
rid of him as fast as possible, in the most
modern and approved style; that is, when
he requested the honor and happiness OF
seeing me home from church, last week,
told him. certainly, with pleasure; as
there was no moon, should Reed light!
He didn't come farther than the door, and
hav'nt seen him since
Mr.. n. Tell me how you like the fun,
if fun it be, of being shined up to. Do
you like the amusement?
Miss 5. Well, yes, rather it gives us
girls something to think of and laugh about
when we've nothing else t. do. 1t really
Is amusing to think that we little, frail
helpless things, can, with our bright eyes
make you strong, proud, self-conseqaen
tial men, quake and color like very board
ing-schOol miss Oh yes, l like it righ
WE'LL s--. -.
Mr. ~ Please tell me the nodus ope,
oHdi Of the business, as relates to the ger
tleman's part. BE particular about tn
matter, for | am desirous of learning.
Miss :. oh teach bird to ly whe
It's full-aedgcd go and ask your moth
err and the thousand and one girls VIII
have told you No! in the days of 'auld Ian
syne.' You must be more than 'Hirty
ifyou've forgotten, after such a world {
experience and practice
MIR. y. You are not little severe O
my lll-luck, in matters of the heart how
ever, it was paying me off in my own coin
and though I've caught Tartar, III nc
grumbIe. But please do me the favor t
state what system Of courting you prefer
Miss ). begin to think it wouldn't
prudent to tell yoH, you're too anxious t
Know. | begin to suspect something.
you II promise not to take advantage of
to get yourself into trouble, maybe /
comply with your request.
hr. \. Now what do you begin to su
pect, dear Sallie? Pray tell me Yo
needn't suspect that I'm not an houe
man, Tor | am, Sallie Pm reyy homes
aud ! want you to so consider me, for
would'nt have you suspect anything wron,
for the world | think too much of yC
for that. So you ,couid like 10 kRou he
iook ?
Miss S. Bless my life you'd better
lieve | don't care fig about it,-no, i
deed I'd like to know where you got TIL
from, Mr.. Lapycr.
Mr.. y. And how did you know, y
fairy, that your humble servant is a liz
Of that ancient and honorable profession.
the law? Well, it is even so, my fair OF
aud thanklcss, soul-freezing, sensibilit
bunting, love-destroying, honor-taintir
conscence-hardening profession it is,
no doubt you already know But as
things personal, | am not a very large ms
Miss 5. No! reckon you would MT ha
70 stoop much more than half a yard to {
through q ten-foot-high door
Mr.. n. Imagine me ugly as Il Roc
Mountain Budgcr
Miss $. Perhaps a Rocky Mount:
Budger wouldn't bulge along unusua
rapid, right the other way, at sight of yo
coming g-to-cousin-h face
Mr. y. Adear lover of beef and brand
Miss $. Well, | don often credit VIII
Lawyer says, but believe every word
that, for a wonder The tone of your l.
tor5 confirm the first, and the last is u
'Sg'salIy known to be a La,cyer's nat
Mr.. n. And once, in my young da
what is called a hard case,' but now a go
deal sobered down.
Miss $. Precisely! that reminds me
the wise mans saying train UP ch
IN the way he should (n'D 90, and wb
he is old-you know the context. Need
say Il word about being sobered dow,
I'm pretty good Yankee, as far as an,
ing goes.
Mr.. N. Come into my Office any d
when the clerks are out. and you will
me sitting at a green velvet-covered tai
hair long, and falling in not very smo
masses over my neck and forehead
behind the right ear, and newspaper
my hand, and you have the picture of
Worth, complete and life-like.
Miss 5. Come into your office?'
c.lse me, please I've such a radical
t,'pathy to the odor of apple juice, whe
has undergone a certain process, that ]
ways prefer going two squares out of