Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1857-10-07
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NEAT PEoPLE.-A traveller sout west :
gives the following as his experience of ar AZ
neatness, which is rather good: OF
We always did like neat people. We
always cherish a kind of tender feeling for
all neat women. But we never was really
struck with one until last week, and the
way of it was this We were 'out west a L
few miles and got belated; looked for a G
place to stay over night found a cabin .
asked if we could be accommodated, and a
tall woman, with freckled face, red hair,
bufalo-skin moccasins, buck-skin dress, and ,
a baby, said sshe reckoned we mout.'
We got off our horses, hitcked them to a e
cottonwood corn-crib and went in. We :
asked for supper. We got some bacon, .
molasses, boiled pumpkins and corn dod-
ger. We ate heartily.
After meal was passed the woman said
to the Oldest girl: Nov Doddy Jane, you
have jist got tokeep that old slut and them
ere pups from sleepin' in this ere meal box
any longer. In maxim this strangers
corn bread | was Just naturally pestered to
death pickin' the small hairs and dead
fees out of it, that came off from them
pesky dogs and if they sleep in it a week
longer it won't be ft to use.'
We we're in love with that woman on
account of her neatuess. And that even
ing we laid down on tue rough hewn floor
and had pleasant dreams. Ghostly heas
were hopping about through our corporal
diversitiss 5, and spectre sluts, with goblin
pups, danced before us in boxes Of earthly
meal, during the live long night; and our
great grandfather sat straddle of US six
hours, anG with a ramrod to a six FOUNDER
cannon, stuffed cords of that neatly pre-
throat, and whistled all the time for the
dogs, while the baby and its tidy mother
!, sat by and wept for the departing hoe-eake.
We like neatness.
A SoFT PFAoE.-1 was down to see the
widow yesterday said Tim's uncle, 'and
; she gave ne back bones for dinner. | went
down rather early in the morning we talk.
ed and laughed, and chatted and run on,
she going out and in occasionally to see t.
things, till dinner was ready, when sht
helped me graciously to backbones. Nov
n l took it as a system Of personal approba
ID ton, because every body knows l love back
bones, aud / fattered myself that she ha,
s, cooked 'em on purpose for me. I coul
IA see it, too. So after dinner, while sittiu
IN close beside the widow, | fancied we bot
I'd felt sorter comfortable LIKE know l did
l felt that l had fallen over head and cal
and heart in love with her, aud Imagined
~ from the way she looked, she had falle
st teeth and ~toe-nails in love with me. Sh
appeared just for all the world like sh
IN thought it was q coming, and | was goin
lat to court her. PRESENTLY couldn't hel
if i'll laid my hand softly on her beautifr
ret shoulder, and ! remarked, when | place
it there, in my blandest tone, Tim, for
in tried to throw my whole soul into the e
bs, preston, / remarked then, with my ey
M pouring love, truth and fidelity right in
it'll hers, Widow, this is the incest, softe
or place I ever had my hand on in all my life
tn Looking benevolently at me, and at t
the same time flushing up a little, she said,
md winning tones, Doctor, give me your hal
the and I'll put it on a much softer place
lcle after a moments hesitation, I conse
lcal ted, aud giving her my hand, he gen
very gently, Tim-and quietly, laid
on my head-and burst into a laugh IL
, or is ringing in my ears yet
ood Now, Tim, | haven't told this to a Iivi
mo- soul but you, and by jinks /! you musu
for but l couldn't hold it any longer, SO |
and you; but mind, it mustn't go any furtht
und N. Z. Spirit Of the Times
y Of
Did any of you ever see an elephar
ears skim asked the master of an infant sch
pork in a fast ncighborhood.
4 have!p shouted a six-year old at
foot of the class.
pork 'Where2' inquired oldspectacles, anu
cent by his earnestness.
'On the elephant was the reply.
omi-
fat AGeorgia negro was riding a mule ale
own and cam to bridge, when the mule s
mar ped.
M. 'Ill bet you a quarter said Jack,
make you 90 over this bridge aud
that he struck the mule over the ears, vi
-o.oL made him nod his head suddenly. {
NJ take de bet den,' said the negro, and
'h;oS trived to get the mule over the bridge
~ won dat quarter, anyhow said Jack.
" the But how will you get your money,
want n" y,
.yness douau.aa ~. 80 - inasSa z
their 'AA' ue quarter
nS- Two Irisbmep va,o in
them for stealing a cow and The o.bon Gu
their inc a watch .
with 7sHallo. Mike. and what o,olooL ;.
near said the cow-stealer to the other.
has al and sure. Pat. and haven't M.
d with mace handy Init sbould tb;nk - wa 5
brine. milking time