Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1859-07-06
ANECDOTES.

A very difhdent young gentleman, In
one of his experiences, waiting on a maiden
home in the evening. desired her not to
mention it, as it might cause remark
1Don't be afraid,7 said she, "of my tel
ling, feel as much ashamed of as you
do" He must have felt quite as badly as
the old Revolutionary soldier says he did
once Of all the solumn hours / ever
saw, that one when went home from widow
Beans wher her daughter Sally told me
needn't come again, was the .sofhnest."
An old lady said her husband was very
fond of peaches, and that Eas bis only
fault. aFanlt madamem said one !; how
can ron call that fanlt s;WhY because
there are different way ! q eating them
sir. Ny husband takes them in the form
ofbeapdy-"
"MADAM," said cross tempered physi-
clan, to patient "if women were admit
ted into paradise, their tongues wouldsoo0
make it purgatory" "And some physi-
clans if allowed to practice there" replied
the lady, "would soon make it desert"
A LAWYER had his likeness taken in
favorite attitude, standing with his hands in
his pockets. at would resemble him more
closely" said an acquaintance, "if he had
his hands in somebody else's pocket"
A WESTERN editor, having heard that
to persons in drowning condition, all the
events of their past life suddenly rise vivid
ly before them, modestly expresses wish
that some of his subscribers woald take TO
bathing in deep water.
- Il
lived on q small salary, was troubled to
get his quarterly installneut He at last
told the noopaying trustees that he must
have bis money, as his family were suffer-
ing for the neccssaries of life.
money" replied the steward, "you
preach for money! thought you preached
for the good of souls"
"Souls," replied the minister, {" | can't eat
souls, and if could it would take thou
sand such as yours to make a meal"
PRENTICE says Of an editor who says he
smelt rat that if he did and the rat snelt
him the poor rat had the worst of it.
A GENrLEMAN in Spring6 I'D has inven-
ted an apparatus which is designed as q
certain remedy for snoring. 1t fastens up
on the mouth gutta percha tube to tho
tympanum of the ear Whenever the sno-
rer snores, himself receives the first impress
sion, and if be be a sensible man or woman
quits.
D A CORONER, IN ArRansas, afUei eIaps..E-
elling his jury, said: 'Now gentlemen
> you are to determine whether the deceased
$ came to his death by accident by incl
D dent, or by the hand of the incendiary ,
b The verdict was that the deceased came
r to his death by accidence in the shape Of
i bowie knife.
WHEN Jemima went to school, she was
; asked why the noun bachelor was singular.
: 4 Because" she replied, "it is so very singu-
lar they dou't get married"
y THERE was recently duel fought at Ma.
n poleon Arkansas between a doctor and q
r. tailor, in which the doctor shot the tailor
through the leg and the tailor shot the doc
tor through the lower extremity of the coat
They made up friends on the spot, the doe.
ar tor agreeing to dress the tailor's leg, and
u the tailor to mend the doctors coat tail.
re KEEN REroRr on ORME.-When this
ie intelligent historian presided in the expor
70 warehouse at Madras, Mr.. Davidson, who
;" acted under him, was one morning at break
us fast asked by Mr.. Orne Of what profession
% M his father aoasg He replied, that he wa
:. saddlerl
:. >. 4And pray" said Orme, "why did h,
:: not make you saddler 2"
p p 81 was always whimsical said David
io son, land rather chose TO try my fortune
EN- as you have done, in the East India Com
R41+y
~ be, "what profession was your father p
a. my father" answered the historian
~, ~ rather sharply, "was gentleman"
MLa ~ sand Why" retorted Davidson, wit
=" ,ae great simplicity, "dh not he breed you u
. agentleman?"
Of g At a rancho near Sacramento,
rel young woman went to town to buy son
the traps for her wedding next day. Whi
,et- there she met an old fame, married hi
lie and took him hope. The disappoint,
up groom was so generous that he joined
the merry making, and volunteered to
L the fiddhng.
ET A Yankee down east has invent,
a machine for corking up daylight, whit
will eventually supercede gas. He cove
the interior of -four barrel with shoem
kers wax-holds it open to the sun, th
suddenly heads up the barrel. The lig
sticks to the wax, and at night can be c
IS, and sold "in lots to suit purchasers"
A Discussed CooRER.-The customt
of certain cooper in a town out We
.ver caused him a vast deal of vexation by th
shaving habits and persistence in getti
all their old tubs and casks repaired, a
buying but little new work. II stood
> however" said be, ''untl one cay old S;
,ow Crabtree brought in an old bung-hole
which he said he wanted new bar
,ain, made. Then Quilted the business"
'ars @ A lady requested student to WI
:, in her Album, with which he complied
= dedicating the following:
!, IN "Some people say q students life
Rev In one of peace and pleasure,
V;aa But as for me, want wife