Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-03-31


IN full was the pastor of a church In -
Philadelphia many years ago, the leading M
members of it being loyal subjects of King
for whom they had great rever-
ence. The minister was a German, and -
q stanch republican. The custom Of pray- tel
for the King had always been main IT,
tanned in that church but the Rev. Jacob
G-,when he was settled there, neglected
to remember his Majesty in his public
prayers. The leading ~parishioners met and
demonstrated with him on his oversight,
and desired him to pray for the King on :
the following Sunday, which he promised
very readily TO do. The next Sunday morn \
ing he introduced the following petition
into his service. 4
80 Lord, hear us vile We pray for de Y
King George, and all the Kings of the .
earth. Grant dem all keen conviction, :
sound conversion, and give dem all short
lives and happy deaths, and take dem all
home to heaven, and let US never have no
more kings vile de world stands"
He was excused from praying for the
King after that comprehensive prayer.
BsE- A father once overheard one of his
boys using profane language. At dinner
table, when they were seated, he commen
ed speaking to the lads of their several ca
pacities and accomplishments. "There,"
said he, is Clarke, he is a good Latin schol-
ar there is Edwards, he excels in Greek.
Finley does better in mathematics, and
here is Morton, who thinks he is a good
swearer! But he is not. ! heard him
this morning, and he made miserable work
of it. Now, Morton, if | were you, |
you'd not try again. You write a good
composition, as good as any boy in the
school but in swearing you can never ex-
eel. If you practice ever SO much, the
sailors down on Long Wharf at New Ha-
ven will beat you all hollow. You can
never rip it out as hey do, and you hadn't
better try!
Morton was never heard to swear after
that. He became a good 10y, and after
ward an excellent minister Of the Gospel.
Father M'Iver was one Of the worthiest
ofthe Presbyterian clergymen in the South,
but, like his ancestors, very much set in
his own way. He came Town from the
Scotch, and it was one of his forefathers
who prayed at the opening of one of their
ecclesiastical courts, 80 Lord, grant tha
we may be right, for thou knowest that W.
, are very decided" So with Father M [
:, yer, he was very decided but it was no
Of this trait in his character that our cor
respondent writes, who says Of him:
Sometimes he was remarkably absent
minded, and the apostolic benedictio
which he used in Diminishing the congreg;
ton, he would pronounce when sittin
down to the table, instead of the custom'
ry blessing.
"Once he went into his garden just
the beans were coming up, and was su
prised to see the old bean on the top
the young stems. Forgetting for the m
ment that this was the way in which
had always seen them coming up, he to-
his hoe, and for two hours worked aw
most diligently among them. His W
now made her appearance, and astonishe
as she well might be at his work, exclai
ne ed:
N. "EMy dear Mr. Mac, what on earth
se. you doing?'
"'Why, you see, wife, he replied, VI
innocently, fthe beans have all come
Of bottom upwards, and | was setting tn
right again!
"When he was stated clerk of the T
ave ~etteville Presbytery, and was calling
roll at the opening of the meeting, he ca
to his own name, and called it out lou
lm' and louder three times. Receiving no
the swer, and not once thinking of himscl
the person, he marked his W name,
tho recorded himself among the absentees.
BGg= The N. Carolina correspondent
- a very good story which has been rela
however long before his day, of others
sides Uncle Hector but he tells it so
it must be repeated.
cold Uncle Hector was famous for
- ing the largest nose in all Cape Fear reg
He could not help that, though, but III
~tunately his habits gave it a bright,
,eek. color, which, with its size, made it a I
En- raj and artificial curiosity. One night
non, retired to rest after indulging pretty Fl
q an all the evening, and waking up in
bor;. course of the night with a raging thirs
n;co, rose and set off for something to drin
roves 1t was pitch dark, and for fear he "
solu- pitch against the door of his room, W
w;no was usually left standing open, he or
along, took the door directly betweeI
Nth hands, and received the edge of it fuI
againstthe end Of his nose. 1t kuo
6vo him over backward, and he screamed
sec. with an oath and agony:
i he "tWell, | always knew | had a big
but / never thought it was longer thai
,ho,. arms before"
When John Randolph visited Richu
what it was his habit to stop at the Eagle T
Is0O and to drive his own horse around
70 and stables, on another street. On one
occasion, while performing this latt
clear Grafton, he was arrested by a country
on standing before the grocery store
e who by one Simpson and his wife-the wi
IN is a ing the man of the two-and Ran
beyed, being impeded in mis- passage of the n
ned. street, ordered the countryman to g
Of the way. The frightened fellow
to do so, but Randolph was too impa
cage and springing out Of his own Wagon
q Gag after the eountryman, who took refu