Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-09-30
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W.! IL IL WASH I LOT tue law dSaluoO VIZ In
amy, whip me if | wouldn't go a dozen.
But who supposed, deacon, that a man OF
your age would give such advice to a man In
just starting into life
nara young wife demonstrated with pc
her husband, a d~issipated spendthrift on IN
his conduct. My love- said he, I am tn u
like the Prodigal Son; Tshall reform by g
and-by.' And / will be like the Prodigal E
Son, too she replied, 'for | will arise and ).
go to my father 7 And accordingly 8 q,
she went. Al
A Western paper says: The editor of :
this paper wants to marry somebody. Now T
don't misunderstood us we are not adver- F
Using for a wife. We wish to marry two Z
people-nor are we Mormon. From look
ing over the new statutes, it appears that a
justices of the peace are allowed two dol :
lars as a fee for solemnizing marriage [
We are in want of money, and wish to
marry E couple for two dollars
R0E-Dnring a recent performance of Ro-
meo and Juliet, at Marblehead, Massachu
sets, the fair Juliet's question, in the soil
loquy before taking the sleeping draught
-LsWhat if this mixture do not work at allY
was answered by an urchin in the pit with
Then take a dose of pills The effect
upon the audience can better be imagined
than described.
BGs-John Brown has 10 objection to the
lick-her law when applied to Jane. James
argument is simple and conclusive. When
John does liquor he does lick her-When
John don't liquor he don't lick her there
fore, if John can't liquor he wont lick her,
the conclusion she wishes to reach.
BG~At a camp meeting held in Con-
n%ecticut, a preacher delivered himself of
the following =:
Il would that the Gospel were a wedge
and | a beetle I'd wack it. into every sim
ner's heart among you!
Couldn't help laughing the other day at
an anecdote of a man accustomed to make
long prayers, who had over-persuaded a
guest, greatly against his inclination, to
stay to breakfast He prayed and prayed,
till his inpatient guest began to think of
edging away quietly, and walking off, but
: in attempting it, he walked up the old mans
son, who was asleep in his chair.
'How soon will your father be through
whispered the guest.
Has he get to the Jews Jet?' asked the
boy N reply.
No. said the other.
Wal, then, he amt half through an
swered the boy, and composed himsel
>; again to his nap, whereupon the guest Dol
ted at once.
MIR Smithers, how can you sleep so
The sun has been up these two hours =
well, what if he has (hiecup) II
goes to bed at dark, while I'm on a bende
till after midnight (Hiccup.)
He was brother to the man who, whe
his wife made a similar request for him
rise, exclaimed-'Well, what of it, the su
has a tarnal sight farther to go than | have
, A boy was lately asked who killed Abel
He promptly replied General Jackson
This equals the chatechetical examinatio
lg of a lad living in the wild regions of Il
ng' Green Mountains. FInto what state d
the fall bring mankind 2 asked the teac
err. With a most rueful expression
countenance, the urchin bawled out, va
mount
A CoNNUBIAL CONFAB.-'Arrah, p
an why cid | marry ye, just tell me tn
for it's meself that's had to maintain
ever since the blissid day that Faith
OFlannigan STINT me home to yer house
,re' 'Swate jewell replied Pat, not relishil
the charge, AN it's meself that hopes l IN
live to see the day you're a widow, wapi
over the cowld sodd that kivvers me-thi
by Saint Patrick, I'll see how We git alo
widout me honey
A Boston Correspondent states that
man thereabout has invented a scarecr
ore, so utterly terrific and hideous, that t
crows are busily engaged in bringing ba
the corn which they stole two years ago.
NJ WHIsTLING.-A loafer got hold of
green persimmon, which, before they
ripeued by the frost: are said to be the N
IL bitter and puckery fruit known.
He took the persimmon outside the 6
most denwall, and commenced upon it by S
has ing a generous mouthful of the fruit, VIII
end. proved to be in a state to frizzle his
man and tongue most provokingly.
How do you like it ? enquired the
soon ner of the garden, who had been watch
need him.
his The saliva was oozing from the corr
fresh OF the fellows mouth, and he was able
good to reply
ther, sHow do I look, naber? Am I w'iss
tried, or singin'!
snS5 RATHER MYsTIcAL.-A young wor
meeting a learned doctor in the squar
oS a certain town, asked him where she m
% find a shop-keeper whom she wante,
edaI The doctor gave the following direction
Up Move your pedestrian digits along
my diagonal of this rectangle, in a line per
ag"tyy dicular to the earth's equator, till 20
"nOiu rive at right angles diverge for abou
ty PAGES in that quadrangle, and you
have ocular demonstration of him, ST
.57 lug in an orifce made in an edifce 70
~. 81 purpose of illumination
e, and BN~ PURGAToRY as. MATRIMoN
ling it BY the way, the ghost of the depa
ill at reminds me of Joe Kelly's ghost co
En- to his wife.
y. 1t Molly says he, I'm in purgato
ly tur- this present.
bout 8 tAnd what sort of a place is it,