Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-11-10
Tistsuaneuus.

The editor of a paper in Iowa shit upon
IN expedient' for keeping his institution a j.
going. He announces q
"Our paper has been unavoidably de-
layed on account of the arduous duties de- I
volving upon our hands. During the day
they are busily engaged in sticking type,
and when the mantle of darkness covers
the face Of nature, being anxious to do all
the good they can in this world by circu-
latiDg the Visitor, they chase horses and I
cattle from the ~neighboring counties into
Warren, that our citizens may take them
up as strays, and as the law requires the
notices to be published, we thus raise the
"Jeems" to buy paper and keep the Visi
tor going"
Old bachelors are wont to console their
loneliness by such growls at womaukind as
Lazy if tall-cross- grained if small;
If handsome, vain-shocking if plain.
In Kentucky a plowman became ena-
incurred of a milkmaid on a neighboring
farm. His addresses were rejected, and
the disappointed swain, full of melancholy
and revenge, procured a rope, went to the
barn and-tied all the cow tails together.
1t is an actual fact that a man who at
tempted to hug a beautiful young woman,
has sued her for striking him in the eye.
He ia altogether unreasonable. Why
should he squeeze the lemon unless he
wants a punch?
A PAIR OF HUsBANDs.-A country
editor perpetrates the following upon the
marriage of a Mr.. Husband to the lady Of
: his choice
'This case is the strongest we have known
/, in our life;
. The husbands q husband, and so is tn
Wife"
q RIGHT BoY.-Not long since, some la
dies, walking in the garden of an eminen
d divine, who had been classed among tn
transcendenalists, saw a little boy scrapin
" up the gravel path with an old table spool
"What are you doing, my little boy il
e. quircd one of the ladies. 60" said II
young ofshoot of transcendentalism, az
D digging after the infinite"
t. SUCH A NosE.-Lady (affectedly)-L'
doctor, where, in the name of wonde
". could Fhave got such O nose as this? L
a; A.-Out of the decanter, ma'am. Ca
y; lady, with nose twice as red)
SNIPE's LITANY.-From want of go
wives that scold, maidens old, and
aid sharpers "sold"-preserve us!
From fopish sneers, mock auctionee
and womans's tears-deliVer US!
From singing flies, coal-black eyes, a
n,s baby cries-deliver us
From creaking doors, a wife that snor
let's COMPOUNDED bores," and dry-good sto
protect US!
nee From modest girls, with waving Gu
and teeth Of pearl-never mind!
lJ%' ADVICE TO YOUNG MEN.-Be sure
W. annex a woman who will lift you up inst
5 re- of pushing you down. In mercan
phrase, get q piece of calico that will W;
Josh was brought before a country So
'lls; for stealing a hog, aud three witnesses
ing examined swore that they saw
' steal it. A wag having volunteered
counsel for Josh, knowing the SOU
eets' brain, arose and addressed him as folio
). "May it please your honor, | can estat
- this mans honesty beyond the shade
AL a doubt; for | nave twelve witnesses re
ring t. swear that they did not see him ste;
The squire rested his head for a few
ments upon his hand, as if in deep thou
and then with great dignity arose,
Se'ol brushing back his hair, said, "lf there
,m;.h twelve who did not see him steal it,
only three that did, l discharge the
/ had oner. Clear the room"