Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-07-16

the speretual 'tarpretation. The old man
here pinted out is the devil, who is going
bout like roarin' lion tryin' to catch
some body. You must put him off. That
is when he comes with his deceiteful lies,
making big promises, how he's going to
make you rich, dress you up fine and make
great folks out of you,- clothing you in
purple and fine linen every day, then it is,
my brethren and sisters, alb, you must put
off the old man, as the tex says, for he was
liar from the beginnin', ah.!
And agin, ah my brethren and SIS
tern--you must put off the old man, the
devil, when he comes with smooth face, his
har all combed back slick as ingon, ah
his cloven foot all covered over with shiny
shoe-boots, and his tongue smooth as lie,
ah!-take care, he'll desavc you certain
shure eff you don't put off the old man and
put on the new, or ruther the young man,
as the tex beautifully spresses itself, ah !
And now brethren and sistern-special-
ly my young sistern-this brings US to the
worldly tarpretation of the tex whar it
says-put off the old man and put on the
new, or ruther young man, as the tex says,
ah ! The 'Postle tended here to warn the
young sistern agin the old wolves what go
about the country tryingto catch the young
she lambs, ah as they skip and play a.
bout on the hills, alb They try to put on
young he-lamb's airs, ah ! They try to
skip and jump-they come with their old
wrinkles smoothed out, their har with half
box of blacking on it to hide their grey
hairs, which they ought to consider an
honor to them-with fine clothes and big
promises-all for to tempt and delude the
young she lambs of the Lord, ah Stead
of going to some of the nice fat ewes,
who'd be mighty glad to git 'em, they
comes smacking their old carnal lips and
trying to fr,sk with the young lambs, ah
Then it is, my young sistern, the 'Postle
warns you to put off the old man, as the
tex says-tbat is just as if it had sed-tell
him to git behind me satan, or make tracks
from here, you old deceiving sinner, ah
know he'll try to make you b'lieve he
amt more'n ffty-that he'll love you bet
ter than all the young bo's-that he's got
nice home to take you to, and will treat
you like queen-that all his children are
married and gone off and thathe and you'll
have such nice time by you two selves
But tell you, my sistern, ah-I tell you
Becky Jones, and Gincy Spruill, and al
rest of the young she-lambs of the Lord,
then Is the time to remember the tex whar
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the new, or ruther, young man" ah! TheI
is the time to sing to him one of the swee
songs of Iserl, whar it says:
90! never marry an old man,
And I'll tell you the reason why;
He always has drip at his nose,
And carries a jealous eye:
An old mans locks are gray, gray,
An old mans locks are gray ;
But a young man is full of love,
So away, old man, away"
And now, my young sistern, leastwis
some on you should think I'm giving a
this warning case Pm feared old Fath'
Walton will toll off my sweet she-lam
Becky Jones, jest let me say that thin
can't be did, for Becky told me, and tt
old folks, and she'll tell Bro. Walton t
the first chance she gets, that thing car
be did-she's no notion O playing with Q
goats when nice young lambs are in Il
paster, ah Here the young preach
!, was about to spread himself about Beck
when Elder Jones interrupted him,
SAYING" Come Bro. Thompson, tha
neither here nor thar. stick to the tex"
J, And so | will, said the Preacher, say
, Becky and all the rest of the young 81
lambs-"put off the old man and put on, t
J new, or ruther, young man" ah ! And
: we'll clude these interesting exercises
G singing my favorite hyne, in which | wi
| all the young she-lambs Of the Lord 81
cially to jine, giving heed to the 'sperier
r and advice of young lamb who had be
: 'ticed off into the barren pastors by a "'
r man." such as the tex speaks Of:
My father was q miscr,
e A miserly man was he
b lie married me to an old man
l. Whose age was sixty-three.>
% But I'd rather marry young man,
:. With nothing in his hand,
= Than to marry an old man
With sixty acres GLAND.
to Never marry an old man,
Let me tell you the reason why,
e. He's always a-watching you,
n And has ajealous eye.
:, An old man comes limping in,
ia Saying I'm weary of my life,
at A young man comes skipping in,
I'd Saying kiss me, my dear wife.
- o! Becky, by Gincy,
10 Aud all the rest no, no;
bo Never marry an old man,
If comfort you would know.
it. TIT is hardly necessary to say that
lr- news Of this sarmont spread through
he the country, and Father Walton never c
to fill his second appointment. But
in Thompson and Becky, these twain WI
ny made one flesh, about haying time.
vas THOMPSON'S FRIENl
she
ilr' BI Messrs. MtrdOck d Cairns have
ted near Town, and will have in full o
sed ton in a short time, machinery for ms
ung Window Sash and Doors, and also for
tie" ing, Tongueing and Growing plank fo
this purpose. They also have in operat