Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-03-11
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Rc Some one not otherwise probably n,
employed, pays the following compliment 3
to the fair sex. OF its justiness, let readers 3
determine: N
Calico is a great promoter of laziness.-t to
If young men wish to accomplish anything u
Of moment either with head or hand, they u
must keep clear Of the institution entirely
A pair of sweet lips. n pink waist, a swell. 4
ing chest and a pressure or two Of delicate
hands, will as much unhinge a man as three
feyers, the measles, q large sized hopping
cough, a pair of lock jaws, several hydroph-
obius, and the doctors bill.
Madam de Genlis, says somebody, reprov-
ed her librarian for putting books written by
male and female authors upon the same
shelf. Never do it. said she, without put
ting a prayer book between Them
Among all my boys said an old country
codger : / never had but one boy who tonk
after his father, and that was my son Aaron
he took after me with a club
A yourg lady who was rebuked By her
mother for kissing her intended, justified the
act BY quoting the passage: Whatsoever
that men should do unto you. do ye even SO
unto them"
BIBLE BoNEs.-An old man once said
"For long period / puzzled myself about the
difficulties Of the scripture, till at last Icame
to the resolution that reading the Bible was
like eating fish. When | find a difficulty, l
lay IT aside and call it a bone. Why should
i choke on the bone. when there is so much
nutritious meat for me? Some day, perhaps,
/ may find that even the bone may afford me
nourishment." Would that there were less
of picking Of bones, and more of ~feasting on
the substantial food with which infinite love
has spread the spiritual boardl
THAr WALLER Doc. Mister, have you
seen a yaller dog going long here. about a
year, a ysar and q bali, OF two years old ~
Why, yaze,o replied the chopper, suppo.
sing the Yankee was quizzing him !. yaze,
seen o yalier deg going along here, about
ayear, a year and q half, or two years old,
:; about an hour, an ho1r and q half, or two
hours ago, and you'll end him about q mile,
q mile and a half, or two miles ahead, with
tail about an inch, an inch and a halt, or
two inches long. and
Hold on that'll do. stranger.- calk'-
late you are into me about a feet, q feet and
q half or two feet"
D@- 1t is now satisfactorily demonstrated
that every time a wife scolds her husband,
she adds a wrinkle to her face. 1t is thought
the announcement Of this fact will have O
Moos ooAueoAy cnoSe, OopCSAoaAg de ~ 10 WI
derstood that every time a wife smiles on
her husband it will remoye one of the old
~ wrinkles.
az A person meeting an old man with
silver hair, and q very black, bushy beard
asked him how it happened that his beart
was not so gray as the hair Of his head
. why, goose, don't you see" replied tn
old man, lit is because the one is invent,
years younger than tie other"
: ~ A Justice Of the Peace. meeting
parson mounted an q fine looking horse, pee
vishly asked him why he did not ride on
doukeyo or ass, in imitation of his humbl
Master?
~ "0ne important reason isl said the pal
Ia son, I" that at this time they are scarce-ha,
,ot ing been transformed, by an all-wise Prov
10 denee, into magistrates"
he A MINIsTER was preaching to a large col
he gregation in one Of the Southern States, o
ay the certainty Of a future Judgment. In tt
ply gallery, sat a colored girl, with a white chill
he in her arms, which she was dancing up an
ms down with commendable effort, to make bah
ION observe the proprieties of the place. II
inn preacher was too much interested in his SUI
d. ject to notice the occasional noise of the il
of FAINT; and at the right point in his discours
led threw himself into an interesting attitude,
ma tho he had suddenly heard the first note
ian the trump Of doom, and looking towards tn
ral part of the church where the girl with Il
lin baby in her arms was sitting, he asked, in
ON low deep voice:
What is that / hear 2D
ity, Before he recovered from the ~oratoric
bly, pause, SO as to answer his own question, d
ing colored girl responded, in q mortified tone
ach voice, but loud enough to catch the ears
ats. the entire congregation
" Idon'no, sa, | spec it is dis here chill
the but indeed, 50, / has been q doin' all
uld could to keep him from 'sturbin' you."
REVoLUTIoNARY ANEcDoTE.-In the Re,
N luton, while the British army was in .,
session of New York city, patty tyrann
Z. were, of course, not unusual, and sometin
ean they became very capricious and ~intolerab
81 An officer entered q BARRIERS shop where Of
a boy was in attendance, and otter a deal
- clustering and swearing, because the mas
was out, he drew his sword, and laying it
i = the table with a great deal Of flourish, ii
addressed the lad
Now, my boy, shave me, and, sir,
the Lord Harry, if you draw one droI
lars blood on my face with your blundreing va
] will run that sword through your BODY
Z You hear, DO you? And now, take care
you go to werk.
s The lad proceeded deliberately with
business, shaved the officer as well as he
: ~ y able, and fortunately without nicking
Inc skin of the elegant Englishman, who sur,
y ed himself in the glass, and again adore.
= the youngster,-
sue Now tell me how you dared to shave
ss at all, after I had threatened to kill va
you cut my face ?"
and " Because" said the boy, I knew l
,atas the advantage of you. for if / had BEEF
's.r unfortunate as to nick you, / would !
M ~ cut your throat from ear to ear p,
- The cold sweat broke out on the off,
nn brow at the thought of his own e cane.
sova he marched out of the shop. wonders
the kind of rebels with whom his con
had to contend.
warm What are you writing such a big !
will for PATTI" why, you see, my grandu
worth er's dafe, and Pm writing a loud letht
mith's her Z"
from
!, will "THERE's no telling what a day,lf l
such forth, as Mr.. Day said when Mrs. D.
md at Twins.
ms PM says, sIf all the worlds a stage.
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