Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-09-01
Oak Bower, Ga.
KITTY KAY.

seen it, and franked a cart load of the Is !.
sues containing it home for his fathers =
distribution. The old man presented a
copy to an illiterate, hard-headed old dem Q
oerat, remarking thai there was a picture :
of the President. The old fellow scanned
the picture carefully for several minutes,
and then, with his eyes sail riveted upon
it, and with an energy of utterance that
showed conclusively that his remarks were
the result of thorough conviction, he said,
" [ don't like that countenance. Mr.. EGG
lish, as sure as there's q God in heaven,
that man uiH steal" Of course the
hopeful father tainted away.-Seymore
Times.
peA " Mister, will you just lend papa
ysur paper he only wants to send it to
his uncle in the country"
. certainly; and ask your father if
he will only just lend me the roof of his
house. l only want the shingles to make
the tea-kettle boil"
Say little Of persons whom you can neis
ther commend without envy, nor dispraise
without danger.
n COuuuGbOA ~ q hOWOPapCAj opOohIhS
of a contemporary, says "He was former
ly a member of Congress, but rapidly rose
till he attained a respectable position as an
editor-a noble example Of perseverance
under depressing circumstances"
Let a person find out his W peculiar
weakness, and be ever suspicious of him
self on that side. Let a passionate man,
for example, resolve to show less resent
meut than reason will justify there is no
danger of his erring on that side. Let a
laxative II an resolve always to say less
than any person Of the company he is in.
If OBe has reason to suspect himself of
loving money too much, let him always
give somwhat more than has been given
by a noted miser.
THE BREATHING ENGINE "A caloric
ship is q steamer with the devil out of it
a ship of the millennium - a gentle, safe
and quiet craft, that will 60 silently, ye
swiftly, DER the waves.
SURGICAL The following may be pu
down as the greatest surgical operation Q
? modern times: "~Imagine a quiet couple
on the shady side of fifty, seated to tea
5 with a prodigy of a nephew, a lad of ffteer
medical student; fresh from the lectures
7 from the family trio. Uncle says tn
shaver, what do you think is the most di
! fcult operation in surgery?' Aunt look
puzzled, while uncle, after some conside
e alton, replies that he does not know. Then
screams the lad, Ill tell you ats tdkin
: the jazz ont Of a aoomanP"
k THE BEST NATIONAL DEFENoEs.-
Should an invading army ever land in r
e gland, they would, of course, take posse
=, sion of the railways to come up and Alta
Il London. What more efficient means
destroying them could we wish for
Punch.
THAT fellow has seen something of t
world who said that a young man W
spends all his earnings to appear gent,
amongst the ladies, as the fashion is abe
town, ought to consider that the mon
re which bought that cigar shall be needed
Ia buy a pig when he and the young lady
"a married that the buggy hire would
% needed to buy a load of lumber to bull
ID house, that the extra fine clothing mic
n buy a forty acre lot ofland for a home, a
y that the money paid for a ball ticket
you and Miss -, would come so han
as to dress little Alice and Susy.
at Tom , bought a gallon of OF
err. last week to take home, and by way {
ed label, wrote his name upon a card, VIII
we happened to be the seven of clubs,
le- tied it to the handle. Alderman c.
ty, coming along, and observing the jug, 9
IAN city remarked.
"That's an awful careless way to lie
ten that liquor"
"Why so ?" said Tom.
. "Why Because somebody might CT
e a along with the eight spot and take it
The bee through many a garden roves
tie. And huns the lay Of courtship DER,
But when he finds the flower he loves,
He settles there and huns no more.
OF course he does !
ten,
for HARD.-Ws nave heard of people b.
,uld plaed in a quandary, but we know of nc
inks more unfortunately situated in this res
has than The English army officer. If b.
What ceives an insult and don't challenge
ap- offender, he is tried by a co lrt martial
broke with infamy. If he does chall
eng his adversary and happens to kill hin
day is harded over to the civil power and
rowd for murder. If he don't make a 70
with himself he is drummed out of the q
vent Ifhe does make a fool Of himself, siz
con- of cordage jerks bin out of the world
ns A horse dealer was asked ;far
y he NAL which he offered for sale. was i
50 no "Not at ALL" said be, "he often P
on whole nights together BY himself
terial
% " p~raising, in rather enthusiastic terms
sermon of a Scotch minister, who ha
ouired a great name for depth and subli
dren. Her auditor ventured to propose a gu,
1t, lie to her.-'Well Jenny do you under
ks or himF Understand him p holding VI