Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-04-09


He was considered by his friends as dead
| am happy to hear he is still alive and a
minister. Heaven knows he had need of re-
formation! Thanks be to you sir, for un-
willingly leading me to this valuable infor
nation. WE'LL well, did not know that my
two relations lived SO near me! Upon my
word | must 60 up and see my three friends. |
But ne added turning to Uans, / am in
formed by this that you are young student
in search of situation as schoolmaster?'
: | am was the laconic answer
{ l suppose resumed the old gentleman,
you are sufficiently we'll adUanced in your
education (which | learn from my cousin,
the parson is very thorough one) to take
charge of pupils in the higher branches of
mathematics /?
yes, SIR
And surveying?'
Yes, sir!
And in moral, political, intellectual,
phlegmatical, geological and philosophical
philosophy?
You are also, I doubt not, also somewhat
acquainted with Latin and Greek and are
well posted up in DilaCorM and Jones' Die
tionary?'
Yes, sir'
'Isuppose you could calculate an almanac?
Yes, sir. l have calculated small one
in my time!
For what year?'
The year 1914, sir
Your weather prognostications come true,
supposed?
Yes, sir, to a hairs s-breadthv
'And you predicted the battles that occur
red that year, correctly? 2
Yes, sir, to a t.
To what christian denomination do you
belong? Presbyterian, Baptist or Method
ist?'
i belong to the Savage denomination, sir ?
responded Hans.
Have mercy, oh! my soulr exclaimed
the old gentleman throwing up his hands in
astonishment.
Perhaps you do not understand me- said
Hans, turning pale at the sudden turn things
were taking. L belong to savage's congrd
Cation SAvagA il qaa14~54--o. ga Drf
tist.'
OH yes! answered the old gentleman con.
siderably relieved. oh 4! yes! was mis-
taken, l see. am Baptist myself. am
glad that you are of the same persuasion
l suppose you are deeply yersed in the West
minister Professional?
Perfectly, SIR
And you are muSician?'
Yes, sir! perform on the fiddle, flute
clarionet, Piano, pianette, fageolet, seraphin
and the rams hornp
All right said the old gentleman salts
factorily. And you can mend pen or cot
BILE 4 shoe and use the rod in the right place
according to the advice of Solomon?'
Yes, sir, in fact | can do a little of an.
thing and everything
Right againp said the gentleman con
placently--Mr. Hunker, you Just the yer
man have been looking for, for some tim
g For the last two or three months | have bee
trying to find out a private tutor for my tV
daughters, Pauline and Elmira and as yC
come to me well recommended and have ST.
tcient education for that important post,
. think | shall employ you, for a year or So
4 Name your price p
!, Well, MIR. Claver,' replied Hans, scarce
able to conceal his JOY at his good fortune
h getting into good birth SO easily: 8 don
= wish to be hard upon you, bat consideril
Il my extraordinary attainments and expe
ence think my services should be wor
:, 500 per annus.
,, It's bargain-a bargain, sir, cried Q
if Mr.. Claver-' come, walk in sir, and | W
introduce you Immediately to the ladies'
- So saying the old gentleman, follow
= by Hans, adjourned into the old fashion
}
IS tonishment as he looked around him. I
room wherein he now found himself W
t. grander than everything of the kind he b
ID ever seen. 1t was large and we'll ventilat
by three large glass windows-somethi
70 uncommon IN those good old fashioned da
Il with green blinds. In acorner stood Il SIN
!" circular table piled with books and news
u pers, and in another lady's secretaire
Against the opposite papermdchedw wall stt
1t, massive mahogany sdeboard, crowned W
!! a complete assortment of glassware and
re- riously wrought vases, the sight wher
greatly interested Hans on the other a
9 hogany side-table. The walls were cove
- with pictures and paintings Of various
- scriptions. On the top of the antique m
tle-piece stood some vases filled with fre
We, blooming flowers and a bas rclieuo the Fl
I've was covered with thick carpet over VIII
wild flowers were strewn in profusion. 1
on ry thing wore neat, tasty and refined
Ks. pearance, which greatly delighted our n
Ted tiate. At the secretare sat the elder
Claver-Pauline-a beautiful Young cir
at sixteen summers. Her hair was golden
es, ored, and fell in waving folds upon sv
es, like neck of stainless white her eyes v
ith large, soft, dark and expressive her
,py head Just high enough to unite the inte
he tual with the beautiful her nose delca
for chiselled and somewhat aquiline, impair
it hawk-like appearance to her features; !;
d =? mouth and lips were exquisltely cut, di'
his sing row of pearly teeth, and her chin
J in beautifully dimpled.
On sofa near her, reclined Miss Elm
tie two years her junior. She was blue-
L and dark-haired, with Grecian nose.
ath- was brunette and her fern symmet
and faultless.
ash Nothing could be more contrary thar
ing characters and dispositions of these two
Wish Pauline was talkatiye, sociable and fol-
c in company She was extremely coniding
sir, BILE hearted and generous in her sentim
nave Though of an aristocratc family, she
lrew gentle and condescending in her man
, the respectful and deferential to her inferior
and courteous to her superiors. She was
and obliging to all-plebeians as we'll a
and tricians-and never willingly woundin
low ones feelings. She was therefore be
read by all her acquaintances and the favor
lppa- all the neighboring cottages, many Of