Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-08-27
For the Spirit of the Age.
To the Social Circle.

" FALLING IN LoVE."-ALPHEUs IN A
"QUANDARY."
Falling in love is a part and parcel of
our nature-yea, of our very. existence
Every body falls in love. Show me a man
who has never felt the power of cupid's
bow-whose heart never beat a tattoo at the
approach of some fair form or other, and
| will show you a wonder. Show me a
woman who hath never sighed for the re-
turn of a " lover" or longed for " perfec-
ton in union with an imaginary Adonis,
and | will show you indeed a rova aOis In
ferris!
Falling in love has been limited to no
age or cline, class, rank or grade. The
Blind Boy is no respecter of persons -
savage or civilized, christian or pagan, po-
ct or patriot, noble or ignoble, old or young, !
bond or free-all, all acknowledge his SUI
premacy.
Yea, even Azpheus has fallen in love
Which, by-the-byi is nothing SO very strange,
for he is always fallingin love. His heart,
like the bard of Ayr's, is completely tin
der; and is eternally lighted up by some
goddess or other" A single glance from
a pair Of bright eyes belonging to a pretty
girl generally sets it a-fre and it burns,
and glows and illumines his bosom with the
influences of the I" tender passion" AS [
l just stated, he is continually becoming en-
l tangled in the snares laid for his feet by
Venus crafty, mischieyious son. For in
stance, he met with a black-eyed brunette
some time ago al -, and Immediately
!, on exchanging 'glances' plunged deep,
+ deep into the fathomless abyss of Love
his heart huttered a moment, and was
gone!
Again-evening before last, on being in
troduced to another pretty little nymph-
with rosy cheeks, coral lips, brown hair,
g and hazel eyes, he lost another heart! ]
say another heart, because it could not pos
sibly have been the same one which he le
the "brunette" have, for I'm sure he neve,
got that back
er Thus will our " merry Circle see tina
[e Alpheus, poor fellow, is in a dilemma
s predicament, or, to use the language of tn
I'd immortal Crockett, ga r~eGIgenuine quan
IS dary"-without any visible means Of get
r. ting out. Hear what he says, and pou
out your hearts in sympathy for him 81
RS fancy still see the Buckeyes" yetradiar
rs. with the fires of love, gazing upon me !
nd while the "hazel," ever bent on maxim
ed mischief, are as busily engaged in weavin
". a web around my unfortifed heart Mo
zee unfortunate fellow Cannot my fair friend
Use Minnie, or Matte, or Sallie, or Gertrut
Ter Perry devise "ways and means for b
vas escape !? | feel confident they can.
lie will not ask " aid and comfort" of Fran
ov- or Claude, or Hal, for I presume that tn
have their hands full in steering their on
bark through the complicated labrynths
INK Beauty.
.u- Hating between two opinions" al
hit am, | would be pleased to hear from y
for all soon ; in the meantime [ remain you
ALPHEUS.
vir- P. S. If Matte only knew half h
had closely | have been engaged for the last
who months, she could not, [ feel sure, find
With in her heart to "Scold" me-eyen if
YER " knew how" But I am very confd'
that if she Were to give Frank a " roun
with 'twould be no more than he deserves!
and r. r. Springs. A