Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-10-06
GOOD HIT.

Ihs To- wing is from the Tuskegee
Demoerats lt is q decidedly good hit, and
as sub q Ne it a push, and at the same
time qdas5ell candidates to read, reflect
and dorm Provided they see themselves
a13lcdH 5sts5 Atabamd paper.
sEco7 oHzPTER OF THE BOOK OF CAN
eice came unto me-, sayiRg: Arise,
SlungAsb and go forth into 6eland which
is called Texas and show myself to the
people thereof, and proclaim myself a can
bdate and when thou shalt come to the
nouse Of one .Neagle, thou shalt treat all
Ilne people thereabouts, and set the sSwill-
ers' on a regular bender
And when Preached the sJuicerv.' be-
hold a swell head came to me, and bis ewes
were like unto two ~cranberries, and ont of
his mouth came assafetida, and he had an
empty bottle and his nose was like a can
Ger. i
And he said unto me CONTEST thou
rom the land of Drug Stores, and of the
city Of Jugsg Yea, verify, / answered /
did. And he said my soul thirsteth for
wlsdomwater,1 and | win tarry, for the day
is far spent.
Then said upon him Let not thy soul
lbe troubled, for [ fill thy bottle and send
Khee on thy way5rejoicing. Then the rum
ssekers heart was made glad, and he swore
ne would polltwo votes for me on the day
OF nSRfaation.
"a Verify | set him down as two votes.
Notwithstanding we had taken four
dr~inktogether, he said : Artthou a Wing
or a Ianocrat. Itoldhim | was neither
for | VS. afraid to tell. Then he asked mo
a secoa time Art thou aFire-Eater or 8
Know Nothing? told him I was a can.
didate i the people.
sIhelkaid he unto me: Knowest thor
the ma Gooberpea, who hath a nose Ike
a ~claw7ammer, and teeth like into mai
clamps and a countenance like a wiltec
pumpka and a voice like a circular saw
YeaSerily, | said, he hath pledged him
selfto pport me, and lend me document
which ould make some of the tribe of Of
ice se6ers howl, even as Preston howled
Andbehold the rum sucker left me. an,
the logon which I sat rolled from unde
me, anil fell asleep and dreamed a dream
and belpd there came an old candidat
and sad onto me, except ye carry a flu
bottle'Te Ian in no wise be elected.
Whsoeyer, therefore, shall provide hin
self wa good liquor he shall be foremo:
on theday Of election. And whosoevt
shall Urn up his nose at a bottle, intenc
to votfor nobody.
Wa unto the mar who hal 90 fort
withot his bottle-it were better for hi
. that aFtone jug were hanged about h
neck, ind that he were cast on a feath,
bed.
An}if thy whisky offend them, suck
out, ah send it to Choctaw for stage
juice; pr it is better for thee to have hel
fire tia ice water; whatever maketh drul
come, ball serve thee on election day.
Takfheed that We despise not these
4 tie thiEs, for say unto you that one m
81 is as Cpd as another in the eyes of t
drunk31.
er Andghen thou art asked for thy OBJ
ion, be Ave that thou art mum /; and ma
thy counte1nce like a sponge, which "
St soak up ever mans smile.
Thou shalwheedle with thy tongue, a
n coincide w every man, and always sh
in thou show preference for the strong
o candidate, 4o is not running for the sal
be office as thYlf.
Verify, vfly, l say unto vou be alws
at seen at churI, and treat in every rum he
and kiss ev9 baby whose father has
vote and mt hin +b,+ :; $500 IL /.
K. money freely If thou shalt see a flo
m take sides WI both combatants, and sw,
ilv that both areight. Never fail to wink
nd him that IS gen, and swear it is all ris
,at when thou a rubbed rather closely
h. strangers.
On Be sure th; thou oppose not the stro,
en- est party, andever condemn a fre-eat
err Whenever ths hast a hard case to q
to with, take hlH to a log, when thou 81
sit down. with i'm, and be sure 10 h
he HIM to aa6&ff rs enemies and when tt
his shalt gdt the key to his feelings, unlock
lis soul amp fill it up with rot-gut. III
was E SET him down as one! Be sure t
nd thy frialds al vote in the morning. K
them shpplea with bust head and Il
IN -, Pm 0"oh oUnol uP 81 l
they WI notlbe known when they &C
on again ipthe evening to vote.
Now t thou art beaten, and thy pa
l in ieiuse Peie's thee, quiG at once, ana sW
or that it Isrotten and call them Abolition.
,ipo and setI lie mark of the beast upon tn
veI1 because hey have forced thee out at
re- little e1Eof the horn
!. as And nen | awoke, the ~demagogue
was gone, AZ | crept into the doggerv
lied inishedly nap.
Ybs, truly, SLuNesHo,
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