Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1859-04-02
Good socIefv

one can gain information, it is lwaps SsGa -
bs found. It has broken Gown many a mar
by associating with the low and ynIea,..
where the ribsld song was }incuicaied9and
the lncecent sto y, 10 excite laughter aud in.
'hueucerthe lad passions. Lord ClsrenSo6
nss attributed snecess sn6 Lsppiness,fn life.
10 assoclat'ng With persons more Vi ti,ohs
tnan III Lselt. l! you wish 10 be wise and
respected-if you. desire happiness and NOT
misery, we advise you il. associate with ,Es
Intelligent aud good. Strive for4TeDtaI ey.
eellenee and strict integrity, aud you will new.
er be found in the sinks of poIFti,iooihS. add ON
the benches offretaiIers and gamblers. Onca
habituate yonrs.lfto a v;Ftuous coutse--c,6co
secure love for good society, and no punish.
ment would be greater than tiy accident 10 h.
Tor ha't a day associated with the low and
vulgar. s. 20
F1GuRAT1vE LANGuAeE.-fIow mary com.
mon hsurative expressions in our lansuaga
are borrowed from the ART of Carpentry. NAV
be seen in the following sentence: ''tlF
"Fhe lawyer who filed a b,ll, shaved note.
cut an acquaintance, split hair, made an
entry, got up a.case, framed an enCiirtment.
lmpannelied jury, put them into box
nailed a witness, hammered judgeandlbU
a whole court: all in one day, has since laid
down law aud turned carpeuter.' 777 s.arn
NEWSPAPER BoRRowERs.- Hear how edi>
tors talk 10 that class at individuals.
Got paper TO spareF
Yes, sir, here is one of our Iast-perbSp,
you would like to subscribe, sir, aud take it
regularlyg -
-Iwoud but am too poor =
That man has just come from the circn.
that cost SO cents; iostti,ne on his fsrrni 90
Get ts; liquor, judging from the smell, SO CTS
making ain all a. oi!ar and a lalC, actually
thrown away, and then heggng for a news
paper alleging that he was loo poor 10 pay
for it sa' t.,sy, -:
That's what we call saving at the spigot and
losing at the bung hole. -,
MORE Missouri ELoouExoE legislator.
whose bright home Is III the setting snn. 'des
liVered the following in the NJ ssGuri i gisIa.
ture, in reference to the .pfcject of .fornilsg
new county:
Il predicate my objections 70 this new
county on different grounds, one Of tire main
aud mot importsut OF which is, that Lam
confident 1t would not be entitled 10 n repre-,
sentative in the next fifty wears. MrssSpcak.
ser, did you ever visit tile Territory sought 10
be created into the county If CArters Did
you ever have Eu opporlnu;tF Of bsiloIdibp
itsimultifarIOus beauties and Of examining iis
boundless tesources2 Well, sir, have.
have been all over it, sud all around il, mud
do say here, openly and defantIy, tha, there
is not level ground enough within lis entire
limits to build pig>pen cn.'' Laughttr1-
The soil IS SO poor that it would nottgiow
Sir, you mightmow the county
with razor and rake it with a fine too.h
comb, and you woul MT get enough fodder to
keep sick grasshOrpeF through the winter
Renewed laughter. Sir, they plant {, IN
with crowbars, and hold the sheep i.y the hind
legs while they nibble the grass in the creeks
of the cliffs. Increased lsughter1 Sir.tls
Jeroe nGturoe Of that section are principally
ticks, end ! must in justice say, that variety
Of insects attains splendid size in tIl;s new
county of Carter; the smallest that ever fell
under my observation being at least as big as
saddle bag locks. (Lsughter) , o.. seaf
As to internal improvements in that sec.
tion, this House can form some idea when 1
assure it that the only thing testrhBli6g TOAD
that ever saw there WIS when ono of the
barefOoteu natives dragged a wild boy seven
miles through the snow. (LsugLter and
cheers) With such county sc tlis, 4Alr.
Speaker, they propose to make new county,
and the reason given for so doing is, that the
of the Inhabitants will be nro.
NOTED thereby Sir, If it were possible to
bold their courts under tire shade of n rost
oak and blackjack saplines, TO keep Clerks
Office and its records n the recesses Of a ihol.
low sycamore, and TO make iail cut fsoms
OF he dark and siimy caves beneath the crap-
gy hills of that rough couptry-if it were DOS.
s'ble TO establish the machinery for doing
couaty business out Of such materials. va
might entertain the pr ject rs feasiBlsi and
plausible. Bot, alas, even such advantages
as these are ce1'ed the nature of ihs r0uniry.
(GTeat iaughter.) i is true there vould be
no difficulty about tie ,caYeTns foT a i.iL but
the necessary post, oak and black jack ssp-
] MS, to supply with their foliage a canopy for
the august tribunals of ju,t,ee, could not be
fund. And as for -sJ caniore tree. su taLla
for depository OF the an biges Of tho county,
1t would be sought in vain. The winds even
refuse TO tiow sycamore pods in that diree.
ton. (Cheers aodIIaughier.) And the idea
OF the people ever being able to build houses.
IN which 10 transact. business, is deeply, dark
ly, Prod:gously aud Preposteriously absurd.
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REVIVAL OF KSOwo Norn1NGrs,rl= IVA
overheard few@days ago. the following in
teFesting and important conversation, between
two tculled 'pussons,' Of complexion so,ne,
where betw cen that Of an ace of spades and
tbe ontsihe OF biark Kettle, Wti0.Wefe leisS
upe!y snpHiDg themselves upon a. wood pile.
'Clsw, Use tell you. If dey guins to 'leavor
to fetch dem 'Pot:ed niggsrs. ober dis way
which hear dey be. dars'il he a fuss in de-
family, sure. 'SPect dey want 10 'sociate wild
dem ntggers on quality. Nsbei dc il sure.i
Sam. dus you rally think dey'il fotcR dem
Diggeis here s:I.lt tl9an .;asf
For satin, Glenn, beard mass say dare
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