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Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-02-20
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I.. l.le nnmber of ,he BuasI0 ea.e IL.

Isslate number Of the Buffalo Cos r.
a man advertises for young man be7i
tween fifteen and twenty years. xhels
does not chew or smoke tobacco, deesL
not believein spiritualisn. does not ssxe
a point of attending the theatre more
than three evenings week. does notex.
| ect his employer to black bis boots o.
wait upon him. is gentiemanly IN his ds-
portment, writes fair hand and would,
like employment at 8 lawyers ONCE. ss
s moderate salary. A Ayoung man wdo
has some knowledge Of law preferred
What satire is this at the generation o.
young men coming on the stage And
vel is !, not fully deserved? These
EAST times are fatal TO sober ssnse.
and promise poor fruits, indeed. for ths
future. Youpg man you Who hAyeths
interests Of yourself in keeping, take note
Of the future as well as the present. and
..cut your cloth" accordingly
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-02-20
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RoMANCE OF THE POST OFFICE

J. Holbrook, we'll known as Govern
mcnt agent, has publisheda book called.
-'Tenyears among the Mail bags" We
6nd inc Eastern exchanges several
extracts, which are bo'h amusing and
instructive. We copy the following;
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1856-02-20

Yours Respectfully, T.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-04-30
Do you Surrender ?

This is an interrogatory we would put to
every man and woman who has ever been en-
gagged for the promotion Of the Temperance
cause-Do you surrender? Do you give up
the conflict? Are you content that Whis-
key and Demagegueism shall rule the land?
Because the Temperance cause has not ac-
complished, in a few years, an entire change
in the moral, social and political relations of
society, which for a century has been entail
ed upon it, will you give up all that has been
done-let the arch-fend Of destruction again
occupy the field without rebuke or opposi-
ton, and see all the bright and beautiful
hopes of life crushed beneath the ponderous
wheels of this bloody Moloch?
Our heart sickens and our worst fears are
excited, when we look out upon the present
calm. unintarAstAd stoto of feeling presented
by our once active, energetic, temperance
phalax. God knows we have endeavored to
discharge our whole duty in the important
part Of the work committed to our care
We have labored day and night for the pro-
motion of the cause; and we are not dis
heartened yet, though the e-ncouragements
look rather gloomy and dark at present. If
those who feel interested in the work who
desire to see it progress and occupy the van
tage ground it once maintained, will work
with us-will give us their aid and hold up
our hands by sustaining and keeping up a
, Temperance Press in our State-we shall la
Dor on earnestly, industriously and hopeful
ly in the good cause, fully believing that the
clouds which now lower will pass away, and
the bright sun of Temperance emerge forth
with renewed splendor and success.
But, if they refuse US this-if they do no.
give US their aid by subscribing for the pa
per themselves, by laboring to get others to
t subscribe, by contributing in every manner
2 to sustain it, of course the Paper must &c
down-it cannot support itself. We there
e fore earnestly appeal to all our friends t.
come to the rescue nosc, if they ever Intend
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-04-30
Literary Paper.

A prominent feature in the Spirit Of the
Age, is it's Literary character. We have en-
deavored to make it interesting to the gener-
al reader, as we'll as acceptable to our tenn
psrance friends. To this end, we have Sc
cured contributions from gentlemen and Ia
dies ST eminent ability with which to enrich
It's columns-we have culled the choicest
gems from the best literary periodicals Of the
tEay-we have spared neither time, talent or
expense, to keep up a literary paper in our
midst. And all this we have lone at one
half the price paid for other papers. We
now appeal to our literary friends-especiGt
ly the Ladies-to come forward, and 10y their
influence, cooperation and means, aid US il
reviving the prospects Of the Age. Ladies
and Gentlemen, shall we appeal in vain?
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-04-30
Grumbling at Advertisements.

Men, at times, are very unreasonable and
often practice one thing and preach another.
For example, a farmer has beef, corr and to-
bacco to sell. Should a purchaser wish to buy
the beef without the bone, the corn without
the cob, or the tobacco without the stem, and
this without paying an extra price over the
regularterms, the farmer very properly would
regard the proposition as outrageous, and the
SPECTATOR as crazy. Yet men who buy and
sell the bone as well as the beef, and think
it all fair and right, las in truth it is are
sometimes grumbling at newspaper Publish
ers for refusing to do it, Owners of newspa-
pers refuse to sell tobacco without the stem,
corn without the cob and beef without the
bone, unless an extra price is paid, re. they
refuse to publish a newspaper without adver-
tisements. In doing this they only do what
their readers practice in all matters of bust
ness of an analogous character. Therefore
when a man complains of US for having ad
yertisements in our paper, and expresses
wish that they be all taken out, and reading
matter substituted, we avow our perfect will
l~ingness to second his wishes on the paymen
of an extra price. To ask us to exclude al
advertisements in our columns, and yet to sci
the paper at present prices, would be just a
unreasonable as to ask one of our farmers t
sell us beef without the bone, at FIVE or 81
cents per pound, while every body else is Sc
ling both together at that sum. DO you see
In short this is the question Will you hay
a paper with advertisements, or no pap'
at all? This is the true issue. The bone
we'll as beef, or nothing for our paper cou
no more be sustained without advertisement
than a farmer could raise a crop without so
of our readers can make a sensible sermon
this subject.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-04-30
To our Friends in other States.

We have received a great many subscri-
bers, within the last few months, from Vir-
ginia, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama,
Tennessee, Mississippi, Louisia ana, Florida
and Texas-for which we return our pro-
found thanks to those kind friends who in
terested themselves in cur behalf. In most
of thasa Sta4aa 4hn~e-%e ~ roTTi sor"noe Pa
pers published. We would therefore offer
them the SPIRIT OF THE AGE' as the organ
through which all the Southern States may
communicate with the world. And we hope
the friends Of Temperance in each State will
get us up clubs of subscribers, and also fur
nish us with Communications, giving us ae-
@ou'ats Of the temperance enterprise in their
resi- >ective communities, under whatever As
sOci .ations or Societies they are carried on.
BY this means you will be supplied with an
int eresting Home Organ, and a Southern
Tie importance Newspaper be established and
made permanent beyond contingency. II
the money sent North for northern temper.
ance papers was kept at the South, and paid
out for sustaining Southern temperance pa
pers, we should not have to complain, as VIZ
do. Will you do it? fso, signify it BY
sending us on a good club of subscribers.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-04-30

rating reveries he pressed Inc to his excited
lips, and entwined a few leaves of box and
Arbor-vit@ around my alabaster brow, and
arraying them in boquete order, he COM
missioned me to go to her, the object of
his affections, and with all the confding
eloqucncc of my emblamatical tongue, to
plead such a pathetic petition, that the
deepest recesses of her heart would take
cognizance of his extreme devotion. And
thus with a brothers hand was l grasped
and gently borne to his sister, to await the
fate of my destiny.
And cen before hersoft fingers encircled
my delicate form, | saw a sweet smile play
across and illuminate her lovely features.
She caressed me tenderly, and considered
me a boon as almost worthy of her hon.
age, for / was the first she had seen this
Spring. And oh what sweet encomiums
did she pass on my early blooming; and
how delicately did she eulogize the exquis-
lite tint of my color. But ere | could only
produce a transient impression upon her
visionary sensation, | watched scrutiniz-
ingly her serene countenanee, the index of
the heart, to see its internal motions. But
there was no serene reservoir there In
which my constituent could pour his vol.
umes of inexhaustible love, and meet with
reciprocal sentiments ~springing from it:
founts of purity.
And while | was thus carelessly lying OF
her velvet hand, a q~uizical sutton pluckec
one of my purest petals, and oh how ex
quisitely did he expatiate on The heautie
of nature
1t was now twilight-hour, and the mel
low light that sparkled from the twinklin:
stars, as they appeared, one by one, to dec
crate the arched Heavens, gave a golde
tinge to my whole appearance, And wit
what sombre did he bid her adieu. H
carried my dropping petal to his "sanctur
sanctorum," and there he uncurbed his ell
thusiastic imaginations, and then oh VIII;
wild, frantic strains of exquisite ~eloquenC
burst forth from his excited pen. He pc
trayed the softest habiliments of my del
cate nature in such sweet praises, that
near blushcd at my curiously wrought faI
ric. Then enclosing my escutcheon in
neat billet-doux, he forwarded it throug
the mail to her, for an APRIL-FooL.
EUROCLYDON.
Air Castle, N. c., April, 1856.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-04-30
Onr early Friends.

1t Is pleasant to remove the misty covering
from the tablet of memory, and there read
IN vivid lines the scenes and joys of former
days. The familiar faces of much loved
friends loom up before the mental vision up
on which they were mirrored long years ago.
Their well-remembered voice and gesture,
look and mein, stand all fresh and green be-
fore US. We call to mind one who was our
constant companion, with whom we wander
ed in the woods and along the streamlet's
side. We remember the saddened scenes of
our last farewell. In a distant State he is
engaged in the noble task of moulding the
youthful mind and fitting it for usefulness
and honor in the stern battle of life. Thine
is a noble work.
And the memory of another carries US far
into foreign lands, where he is engaged in
proclaiming the unsearchable riches of Christ
to the b~enighted heather.
And we shed the tear of sympathy and
affection, as we remember one who went
down early to the tomb-but the bright star
of hope which gilds his grave betokens for
him a glorious resurrection.
And as these memories come rushing up
on the soul, how many faces, long forgotten,
come with striking recognition before US,
andwe ask-''Where are they?" Alas how
many have gone down to the d~runkard's
grave and the drunkard's doom. We re-
member one, and another, and another, whose
light has gone ont, enshrouded in the hope
less gloom of inebriation, and from their ray
less graves comes up a sepulchral voice O.
warning to those they have left behind, tt
beware Of their sad fate.
But how little is their solemn admonitiol
needed! The survivors rush on, REGARDLESS
of consequences, as if determined upon self
destruction. No warning however awful
no dreadful consequences however startling
no appeals however afectionate and earnest
are sufficiently potent to stay their mad c;
reer. Hope droops her weary pinions in des
pair. Love hangs e rhead in disconsolat
sorrow-fond anticipations Of loving frienc
lie crushed and bleeding beneath the VI
hallowed feet Of the Liquor King. Alas
: for the deluded, infatuated slave of intox
a
eating drinks.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-04-30
LADIES DEPARTMENT..
For the Spirit of the Age.
To a Friend in Affection.

MY DEAR FRIEND Il have no words
With which to express the feelings of pain
nd surprise that were excited III my
breast BY your last letter. That | should
perhaps sec her loved face on earth no
Aore-that she was sick, suffering, dying,
vas another bitter draught infused in my
life's cup but when | turned from this
picture TO thst of the Christian, purified
10y suffering, perfected through pain, until
hers was a mere lingering upon the thresh-
old Of q blissful eternity, my heart caught
the glorious inspiration OF her own faith,
and in all sincerity | could exclaim still
=" Bless the Lord, oh my soul and all that
il within me bless his holy name" Oh
when the storms howl and the rains beat
forrely down on our defcuceless head, how
humblGx VIC. eap ralpTn ia tlpa keEipue rtlRst
Of tho tried and wearied spirit. A few
moro weary days, or years at most, and we
must walk the same dim valley but all
through those years viii the bright beacon
lights Of love beam down upon us, Turing
us gently, and showing more clearly the
pathway up to the throne Of God which
they have trod. Tell me not hat oul
christianity wears a gloomy gorb; but tel
me, rather, of the bright and beautiful
garlands that she wcaves about the edge o
the tomb itself. Tell me Of the swee
songs that rcycrberatc upon dying ears
tell ne Of the glorious visions that burs
upon the eyes fast closing to all carthl,
scencs-and of the sweet soothing iniu
enccs these truths exert upon liyinghearts
that could otherwise never sustain thei
burden Of grieyous woe. Aye, we know
~ surely as that the beautiful spring tim
succeeds the dreary desolation of winter
that this %corruptible body shall put on tn
incorruptible this mortal frame immortal
ity, when the unclogged spirit shall bus
in tho everlasting sunlight Of our Saviour
smile. Heaven still keep you for man
long years prepared to advance his hol
prccepts, and finally save you in his etc
nal kingdom is the prayer of
Your sincere friend,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-04-30
Written for tho Spirit Of the Age.
Adventures Of a Hyacinth.

II was a lovely evening, not long since,
when all nature seemed to smile at the ge-
NAL warmth Of an April zephyr, as it fan
ned It's checkered landscapes, and breathcd
its sweet melody over hill and dale in tri-
umphant rhapsodies, at the anxiously a.
waited conquest spring had gained over the
last lingering frosts of a reluctant winter
20 release its frigid claims, that | ventured
20 raise my delicate head, and unbosom
my snowy petols to the passing breeze
My tiny wings were laden with such a
sweet odor, that the very air seemed de-
lighted with its burden Of perfume.
And, the first that spied my brilliant
beauty, and pressed this pubesccnt stem
of mine, was the enc PITS ultra of heav-
ems best workmanship in the stature of a
man. lie was almost transfxed with my
loneliness, aud thus luxuriating in the fra
GRANGE Of my kindred class, / was snatch
ed by the ruthless hand of the l%oiterer,
and c%lasping this downy tendril of mine
within his enthusiastic grasp, he ther
commenced my terms Of emblematical 10
~quaciousness:
lie faneiej me the l~oveliest Of flowers
caressed the very dripping of my stem
and even sighed at my weeping on being
severed from the bosom of maternal earth
But here o bright vision of happiness flick
cred across his Imagination, and r%evivify
ing in brilliant colors the exquisite beaut,
Of n lovely maiden, whose purity of hear
aud perfection Of disposition had e%nlistc,
the very vitals Of his life to obtain a con
quest over her much soughtfor parsonage
lie had watched from his cottage bowe
the very impulses Of her bosom as sh
promcnaded the Anticipated halls of hi
fathers domicil, and imagined the sma
windows and ancient porches to grow bea,
tiful in rejecting her exquisite l~ovelines
And while thus RECALLING in such exhil
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-04-30
Ditto.

What a costly article is this Ditto, and
how much of it is needed, or at least used,
by every one who has an account at the
Grocer's, the Merchants, the Butchers or the
grog shop. Observation-Disclosures up
the main body Of each long account as it
a year. And when we come to examine it
we are astonished to see how much Of it we
have consumed. But then, there are the
days aud dates all regularly put down on the
account-these are corroborated and sustain
ed by the Ledger and the Day-book in the
Counting Room-and we are bound to con-
fess to the soft impeachment" We look
at it and groan in spirit, because we are not
able to pay for this mighty array of Ditto's;
and are sorely troubled on account thereof.
Whence comes all this trouble i? 1t all
arises from going IN debt. St. Paul exhib.
tied the characteristics of good business tai
ent and sound philosophy, when he said
cove no man any thing"-and many a man
has been made to weep and howl, because he
had not obeyed the wise injunction. "Pay as
you 60" was the sage advice of Poor Rich
ard and pity tbs all men did not adhere to
it.
But we did not design a sermon on this
i~ugubrious subject-and as nearly every
body, at this present writing, is capable of
making the application for himself, we
feel sure all will res pond to our counsel,
when we say-avoid the Ditto's as you
would the small pox.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-04-30
A Noble Woman.

"There's a noble creature" whispered
a friend to US, pointing out a handsome
woman, in the prime Of life, who stood
conversing with an aged man.
"There is something majestic about her"
was our reply.
"The majesty Of goodness ?" exclaimed
our friend. Chow low and soft her voice,
and what a world of love in those dark
eyes. And her lips mark their fine but
firm outline! l tell you, she stands there
a true woman; and, though now splendor
surrounds her, and wealth pours in upon
her, she once renowned fashion, fame, and
riches, for a man who was glorious in his
attributes, but poor in pocket. He had no
splendor to offer ~her-nothing but a price
less heart. She was lively, witty, and We
ry much accomplished. Her parents had
bestowed upon her all they had, to give
her a liberal education; yet she was never,
because of their old fashioned, simple WAYS,
and unpublished conversation, ashamed of
them, for In all that makes nature noble,
they excelled, and in spite either bad gram
mar she loved and was proud of them. [
have seen girls-charming girls, intellectu-
ally and physically-who never cared to
know what made the eyes of the poor old
mother dim, or what kept her SO silent in
their company and [ knew she was thus
brought by the l~aziness, c%onceit, and con-
tempt Of these charming daughters-alas !.
But her old mother was no slave to her dar-
ling and beautiful child for she sat down
smiling in the cheerful sitting room, while
the sweet voice of her daughter carolled
forth from the neat homely kitchen.
She married, and very soon came press
ing, bitter want. Sickness blighted the
strength of her husband but she loved him,
and loving, what will not a true woman do
J With her own hands she toiled, with he
hopeful words encouraged, until the cloud
parted, and the sun shone again.
SANDER now joined hands with envy t
aid in trampling out the brave heart, Blu
in the end they made it much stronger
: Like the little flower that sends forth rares
perfume when crushed, so that gentle heart
/ loved and trusted more exceedingly. Ant
when that malignant sisterhood hedged III
e the path of her husband, she had only t
G S1lllc, dIlu a IOoO OuISU OuU1 SIC Oul
: to speak, and the thorns bowed themselve:
turning outward the down that shroude'
d their sta Tx.
And they saw that with such a wife, tia
man could not be conquered or even for
l. moment cast down. So they ceased the:
$ Vaccinations, the future smiled and frienc
came with better times, and the true W,
man stood before the world a model vii
and mother"
l gazed towards the subject of Ms Ell
logy, and as l gazed [ venerated. "Ho
v many such," drought 1, "can our lar
beast Of Ia this day and generation y
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-04-30
Iumber 3d.

occasionally n shade Of care on the wite's
face that would seem to he foreign to her
supposed happy lot = and IL he had observed
more carefully he would have noticed that
William often had business at the village
tayern--thnt he often called, on his way
home-that he sometimes came to tea-and
that M n later hour his wife often went to
rho window and watched his return with a
nervous apprehension. But these things
were not generally observed, and they were
recknncd one of the most prosperous and hap
~ families in all the State.
Passing over two or three years Of heart
aches and grief In that pretty cottage, and
Of surprise aud regret in all the place, how
do we find the family The c~Ottage-door is
closel-thc FIRE has gone out on the hearth
weeds are in The place Of flowers in the gar
dcn-the windows arc boarded up-the two
children that hal been nurtured so tenderly
are sant away among strangers, and in the
grave yard n little mound, without a monu-
ment, tells the fate Of that wife. The wind
that signs through the tall grass around the
grave sings n melancholy rcquium, as If 1t
knew that she died of a broken heart.
We will 60 back TO the village and look
for the law nfice which was n short time ago
ascqno NJ industry and the raliying point OF
men 0ftllent and rcspectability. How chang
cd now The last book Of 4 choice library
is gone 70 satiate 4 thirst that is anqueEcha.
Die furniture has also disappeared, and lit
tie ~retunins but n rusty stove, two OF three
broken chairs, and q rickety pine table =
ashes arc ogcr the door, and in one corner Il
q rude bunk, where sleeps the miserable &C
curant, VI lee IL so fortunate rs not 20 max,
hi bed in the gutter.
There he stands beGare the d0orl Hov
that once beautiful face i hlrred and mad
hidcous by great purple blutches that cove
Il! How that hand, delicate as a lady''
,rembles and refuses to perform any Office
See, no tries to be gay and to appear as h
used to--but the Gre Of his intellect has gon
out and I've car no longer conceal the faC
even from himself, that he is a broken-dowI
degraded man. IL was not long after thi
hat the meeting limited at in the opening
the chapter took place. lie then lived
miserable uutcast from society, and haunte
the scene Of his rain, and sought, by ever
~cxpedient, to crafty the raging thirst thu
was burning him Up, and that would not
quenched but by the damps Of the grave.
We left him with many n painful regr
for the past, and ! never saw him more
hut n few months after, ! learned that
had wandered away 10 Troy, in New Ioi
was there attacked with delirium tremeI
and carried to the almshouse, where he dic
-wns put in u coffin Of rough boards, ar
carried on n cart TO his ignoblo grave, wi
uo oNe to shed a tear over his untiInely on
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-04-30
Congress.

The Senate has passed the bill amendatory
of the bounty land act of Sd March, 1850
It was considered in the shape of a substi-
tute to the bill from the House. Its main
provisions are an extension of bounty to sew
eral classes of persons connected with the
military and naval service, not heretofore in
cluded, and the admission of parol testimony
to prove the service rendered. 1t also pro
vides that the time occupied in travelling home
from the place of discharge shall be compu-
ted at one day for every twenty miles in ma
king up the necessary service. In this form
the bill was passed by a vote of % to TO-
The Senate then held a brief Executive ses-
sion.
The House of Representatives finished its
work upon the deficiency bill, and passed it,
after disagreeing to a large portion of the
Senate's amendments. Amongst those disa-
greed to were one appropriating a million Of
dollars for the transportation of the army,
and one for allowing mileage to officers when
travelling under orders without troops.
The Washington Star says that Senator
Douglas bill for the admission of Kansas
while it will pass the Senate by a large ma
jority, will have u clear majority in the House
of Representatives. 1t proyides, as our read
ers are aware, that when Kansas has the re
quisite population, she may enter into tn
Union with such a constitution as she ma,
adopt, without reference to the slavery ques
tim