Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-10-08

n matron was alone. Twelve long moons,
md the news came that her pale faced hus- r
,and was married to a fair lady in a city far I
way towards the rising sun. :
White Cloud said nothing but wept alone.
One night when the moon reflected its sill
yer light upon the waters of the great Miss,
issippi, a little Canoe foated upon its bosom.
Indian mother and her boy were In that
frail barque, and before any one could get to :
her rescue, she, with her child, had plunged
beneath the waves to rise TO more alive.
The Indians were afterwards exterminated
from here, and the false husband of White
Cloud came to claim his land and lived for
many years near the very spot where ne
dweIt with the Indian maiden whom he so
cruelty deceived, and now enjoys the wealth
obtained from that connection.
There are many such heart trials on re-
cord, inflicted by the pale faced men upon
the sduskey maidens of the forest" but as
our time is limited and as our kind Editor
sometimes objects to slong articles" we will
conclude by wishing each and every member
of the Social Circle good night and pleas
ant Dreams"
Yours very truly,
Sept. "a, 1856. CLAUDE.
For the Spirit of the Age.
mar. EDITOR j am not done WIN you anti
sv.. Soz--af. ABeat THAI sfHvvs-
ing you held. / say you, for they do many
things like you advise them, and | mean to.
make you responsible for no little of the mis-
: chief going on. IF the slaves are i~nsolent,
: said one of old, what will not the masters
! dare" Because you are in Raleigh, stuck
away in some snug room, you need not think
. to escape for some will be very likely to
look after the promoters of this stir and dis
5 turbance of the rights of the monopoly. Your
ministers were there pleading for temper
! ance, to the very great chagrin and NORTH
cation of some members of the church. One
% of the members boldly asked what is to be-
q come Of religion in this press and excitement
u of the temperance men? Religion is lost
g. sight of, and how many converts can be num-
bered from your efforts as ministers of the
d gospel, from that days work The mind
"a can attend to but one thing at a time, and if
it becomes excited on Temperance, religion
4 will be lost sight of, and the church must
a. suffer? Now look at these sensible ques-
De tons, and the arguments deducible from
" them. How do you guess your we'll bred,
.or sensible Sons will get round arguments of
e this sort? You don't teach them any man.
eel ners at all, for a bore of a Son, intimated
US his zeal for the church arose from an inter
yes est in Papa's orchard, the products of which
NJ he stilled. You have got things to a pref
Ups ty pass you will not let the overseer use his
Cne fruit as he pleases without danger of losing
'ho his license as a preacher of the gospel, anc
m ! then charge interested motives in son, thu
son who pleads for zeal in the cause of thu
church and spiritual religion.
- Do you pretend to say those men who saw
nav their peaches and apples from rotting in thei
nei orchards, and take care Of them in casks
and bail out what they contain to supply tn
in camphor bottle of the families and a littl
Ian, for extra family uses, are not the true friend
er's of the church They are on hand when tn
S Of purity of the church is to be maintained, fo
of a not a great while since a member "a good oil
teen sister, was arraigned before the church III
my der charge of drinking too much liquor, an
ages the pastor said he knew she was guilty, fc
and he sold her nearly two gallons a week. No
Col see what good witnesses they make when til
were church is to be purged. This pastor had
mis- right to know, for he made it regularly tt
the year round.
hich If you Sons do NOT quit yourdisturbancs Us
3aFry Will get'Tfiings SOL this minister will have
lous- cease his lawful business or his church wi
enth turn him off and then his preaching and tie
| the timony will be lost to the church. So yo1
sring mischief will not stop by letting constabl
the stay at home, jurymen get off days soone
were depriving the village Hotel keepers of the
nome bills, the grog keepers of their profits, al
and the jailors of many customers, but you
oxen. terfere with the church by dismissing preac
! old ers because they happen to make and $
Vhlch liquor. You tell that preacher of yours I
l sat to be pointing at a drunken man again
look temperance folks to look at; for he is no
illage little disturbed lest he should be exposed
alton. the next temperance speech made in
where country for being intoxicated. You N
ID the aoprise that preacher, that if he is guilty
l., my such an improperly, l expect to be alb
polish and mean to give him a hit or two. 1t d
lthful not lock very well to be talking of hitting
| and presence Of ladies, but you have got the
ny IN fair into such a mess, we cannot take eve
have gentlemanly spree without having so
ne = bright eyes under bonnets casting enquir
spects looks after our eyes, cheeks and nose. J
my will not only spoil the interests of the m
llsera- opoly, but you will cause some young r
am to be watched with suspicion, and col
what quently ruin our characters for s~obriety.
ak my One of your speakers says with bold
made frontry, that getting Intoxicated is a b
nkard. crime. That the drinker of liquor is a
y lips, ~faulter in all the duties of life. He M
IS, and tains this gravely. You had better emf
ID now your time to correct his errors. or he NAV
useful men to believe him and then these gel
manly sprees will become ~disgraceful
d what render some men unworthy of confidence
pledg- respect. just see how incorrigible you
d prac- When some men begin to ask civil quest
sters- you point back to something suspicious
: drum praise the church and religious devotio
charge You connect them with still house ass,
Great tions. Reasonable !! DIKO
Iced is -...-
at Never Drink Enough to Hurt.
= - ro n You never do? Then why that pee,
virtue tinge to your cheek? Why that incr
i'm for of irritability? Why that growing T
~lessness of character? Don't deceive J
these self, dear friend. You are in danger,
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