Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-10-20

suffered heavy droughts-no other State
could have endured as much-but this
year Ceres has bountifully supplied US, and
the tide of emigration is commencing to
pour in upon US. We expect heavy EN-
igration this year, and | am informed our
expectations will be realized Any person j
with sufficient energy can do well here.
do not think parents need fear depriving
their children of good education by NOV
ing west. Several important schools are
being built up, and our last Legislature
handsomely endowed a magnificent State
University. Our common school system
The fact that the masses Of our people
are educated, that is in the elementary
principles of education, speaks we'll for the
prosperity of the State Ours is a pro-
gressive age and we are progressive peo-
pie. The ladies, though like angels visits
few and far between, are beautiful and
intelligent, aud have imbbed the progress
sive Spirit Of the Age. All wear hoops,
hoops small, hoops ordinary, hoops large,
hoops enormous, hoops Ia hogshead
nearly all dance from the old Virginia reel
to the latest French agony all 60 to
church all understand the etiquette of
good breeding-and all marry Our young
men are noble specimen Of Gods perfect
handiwork, but alas, many Of them are
daily recording their names upon the bach
elor list This is no fault of theirs, but that
of the times. My advice to young men
coming west, is to marry first; and to all
marriageable young ladies, we hold out the
greatest inducements
The camp-meeting season is 1pon US
And most of the meetings are visited with
the outpourings of Gods choicest and rich
est blessings The great revival Of 1858
which has produced such happy effects in
the Atlantic States, has not been without
good in the "Lone Star State" like to
90 to Texas campmeeting where all the
eatables are in common, or in hotch potch
as Sir Edward Coke wonld express it
There are few grounds in North
Carolina that wot OF, where stranger
would literally perish to death however
for the honor of the State be it said, there
are but few of such skin-fint localities
where the great AM is worshipped at
the expense of the inner man.
But let us turn from grave to gay,' and
so conclude these scribbling lines. Some
weeks ago | was several counties below
here, and while minglng with some friends
(where can a man 90 IN Texas without
finding friends?) one morning | received
a note from lady friend inviting my pres
ence at her dinner table as she would have
large "peach pie" Accepted, fixed ny
to the best of my abilitv-went. Was
ushered into the parlor where were few
young ladies and gentlemen, and after ex
changing the usual salutations, took som'
rereshment Talked one hour about tn
late elections, couldn't agree in politics, haC
some poitico- speeches, an,
finally agreed to disagree But how coul,
| we agree! coming as we did from sucl
; different latitudes. Mrs. J. is from
, Prussia, Miss P is from Ala, Mis-
+. c. is from Ky, Miss P
[ from Virginia, Miss " is from Mis-
: DIR. c. is from KY, Mr.. k is fror
: N. Y, Mr.. B is native Texan, D
E W is from Mo-, and - is from \
: c. The slavery question was not mootet
a Here we all agree. And how could we OF
S pose slavery" since grinping Dick a
Q smiles and bows, was continually passin
e through the parlor, ready at the slighte
If nod to administer to our wants ! Thr
was an hour passed, sometimes discussin
o the political topics of the day, not in tn;
e crazy manner to which the advocates
81 Woman's Rights resort, but in a calm an
d polite way as people should do who are pr
}. sumed to know the laws under which the
r live; and sometimes listening to some ca
q ital anecdote DR.. C said he was O
: posed to Banks. When little boy |
e carried some water-melons to an old fie
e muster, sold them, got his money change
h into v and the very next day his o
e washer-woman tore it all to pieces wht
n she washed his vest. Since, he has OF
all posed, ,conscientiously opposed paper none
Miss P advocated the banking sy
W tenn, and said she believed in VS.. ] ask
le her if she meant T. F. V's-assured
ID that did. "The gentleman" retorted ST
Is. "the gentleman from Buncone6e is too p,
80 sonalw x x Here +
:. dinner bell fortunately called US to the
: ming room. If we didn't agree in politi
a we did in saying that the peach pie "
ed the best ever made, and as Major Jor
pe says in one of his humorous letters {
O. scribing dinner up North all hands f
ho to work and did noble justice on the ocC
MS, sion; for one long hour the battle wag,
ot but at last we were overpowered, not no
"a ever without carrying off great deal
all the enemies plumber.
of This over DR.. W read the conte1
IS" of Harper's last Drawer, allowing the CO
yer pany as he proceeded, to tell some of tn
.r- own jokes which have not yet sheen
It print" Music was next introduced.
W. the ladies but two performed on the pia
,ut while the gents sat around emptying
las 70 ;abnlary of adjectiyes in express
nd their admiration for such excellent mu
lis Our attention was next called to the
the that some melons were to be eaten in
mo dining room. Here was another hou
sport, "a feast of reason and flow of so
ion Music again, while some played cards, SC
It backgammon, and some talked tete-a-t
$ of on the distant sofa. Those 'social gan
We given in Gody's Lady's Book for Aus
mes were next called up. Now for fun Fl
bIy you read them those social game:
ain. mean You may smile and think we
ere acting like children, but when you com
Sho pIay your part-to make comparisons