Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-09-17

rogue indeed.
And if he cheats whenever he can, he is
indeed, in spirit, in grain measureless
scounGrel.
IT is said that bleeding partially blind
horse In the nose will restore him to sight.
80 much for the horse to open a mans
eyes, you must bleed him in the pocket.
CoURTING.-Courting in the country, saws
the Syracuse Standard, :" ia altogether DIFF
ferent institution from the city article. In
the former place you get rosy lips, sweet ci-
der, johnny caks, and girls made of nature:
and IN the latter a collection of starched
phrases, formal manners, fine silk jewelry
and girls got up Gin hoops" Always take
the rual district when you want to get good
style of calico. Some folks who have tried
1t think that city courting isn't bad to take.
Tastes differ. We presume there is nothing
disagreeable about it either in city or cuun-
try-if there wasn't so much, danger of city
g'hals flying away.
A PoINT OF ORDER-One of the members
of the Lower House Of New York rejoiced in
the name of Bloss. He had the honor of rep
resenting the county of Monroe, and if his
sagacity legislator did not win for him
the respect of his associates, his eccentricities
often ministered to their entertainment
One day in the midst of windy harangue
that had become one word for its length
and emptiness, "gassy" member Of the
metropolis stopped to take drink of water.
Bloss sprang to his feet and cried,
"Mr Speaker, call the gentleman from
New York to order !"
The whole Assembly were startled and still
ed the !" Member from New York" stood
aghast, with the glass in his nand, while the
speaker said
"The gentleman from Monroe will please
state his point of order"
To which Mr.. Bloss, with great gravity,
replied:
al submit, sir, that it is not in order for a
acind-mill to go by Uater."
1t was a shot between wind and water; the
verbose orator was confounded, and put rim
self and his glass down together.
THE Judge recently called at the VII.
lage store, designing to make the purchase
of mackerel. Several friends were in
who knew that the judge had become a
good Temperance man, and were willing
| to run him a little. The store keeper
joined in the sport, and begged the judge
/ to take little something. "What will
you have, Judge? Take any thing you
like" The judge looked around, as il in
doubt what to choose, and replied: /" be-
here I aoiU take ndckercl P' Helping
himself, he gravely walked out Of ths store,
1 and was not invited to take anything there
again.
q SPEECH BY A CIRcUINAVIGAToR--
At a demonstration in Banff, in honoc OF
e the Earl of Fife, the following speech was
, delivered by Captain MDonald " 1t is
!; now the eleventh hour with me. l am
. now seyenty-fve years of age, and the old
est man in the room. | have sailed four
v times round the globe. (Cheers.) ! have
/ heen in all the climates ofthe known world.
e And I may tell my young friends here,
f that for ffty-fve years have drunk moth
inc stronger than tea or coffee, and L al
ways stood the cold better than any man
= in INV crew. have made nine voyages
a round Cape Horn-(cheers)- and l al
wavs stood the cold better than any of my
e seamen so you viii see that it's only
y dutch courage that drink gives"