THE RASP.
RALEIGH, APRIL 9.
ALL Letters to the Editors must come FREE of
POSTAGE.
OC- Mr. James S. Stiles, is our authorised Trav
elling Agent, for this State, to receive subscribers and
give receipts.
YOUNG MEN.
Classing ourselves with the above cognomen,
we would choose through the medium of our
little sheet, to descant in a brief manner, upon
the size and progress of young men, not those
Who are born with a gold spoon in iheir mouthj
and surrounded by all the comforts and plea
sures which affluence can bestow, but those
who are less fortunate those who are depen
dent upon their resources for advancement and
success in life. On them we would enjoin the
necessity, of first learning the propriety of
governing and subduing their passions. This
is a shining virtue which our immortal Wash
ington, in a great degree possessed, and he ex
emplified it in both the public and private acts
of his life, and set an illustrious example which
all young men should endeavor to emulate. A
young man who is under the direction cf a
superior in calling, is often subject to many
ills and mortifications, sometimes real, bur, to
a sensitive person, often imaginary. To
them we would say, be of good heart, and, re
pine not at the ills of a moment, for t hey are
mere transitory ripples upon The lake of our
existence, and the quicker they are banished
from thought, the more exhilarating is our cup
of happiness. Let not the fiery impulse of a
moment sever the ties which bind you to an
endearing frieud,for in your calmer reflections,
the keen pangs of shame and remorse will in
crease your agony and distress. You must
bear up with a bold front, and combat with a
manlv heart, the many trials and misfortunes
you will encounter upon the stormy Sea of
Life. Persevere in all your undertakings with
an unliringzeal. Execute your common every
day tasks, with a buoyant heart, and willing
hand, and the dark cloud of distress will be
dispelled; and while your bark proudly sails
into the happy haven of succpss and prosperi
ty, the brilliant sun of peace and enjoyment
will shed its glorious effulgence around the
trophies of your well earned honors.
A young Miss, in writing to her lover, from
an adjoining county, to this City, seems to
have forgotten to say something about home
affairs, and, after sealing up her letter, breaks it
open to add the following.
N. B. I break this letter open to let you know
that our calf runs alter folks.
P. S. So no more at present, only her horns
ain't large enough to hurt any body, if he was
to but 'em.
Superior Court of Wake, held its Ses
sion in this City the present week, Jude
Settle presiding. Hardy Carroll, a freeman
of color, was put upon his trial on Tuesday,
for breaking open a shop in this City, and at
tempting to fire it. He was found guilty, and,
as this h's second offence, will not, of course,
be" allowed the benefit of Clergy.
On Wednesday, Allen Jones, a free man of
color, was put upon his trial on a charge of
forgery, and acquitted,
On Thursday, Chamlee and Griffin were
arraigned at the barforthe murder of Bunnjand
up to the time, that our paper went to press,
(Friday,) the case had, not been submitted to
the Jury.
Er" We would call the attention of our rea
ders to the advertisements of J. J. Biggs, and
Messrs. Love & Beits.
SOAP LOCKS.
We present to our readers to-day, on our
first page, the picture of a dandy, of the real
soap lock order. We have missed it in but
one particular, and that is, the hair is not suf
ficiently long.for the present fashion. We had
the unspeakable pleasure, of letting our optics
rest upon one of those onhuman looking crea
tures, during the present week, and, although
his soaplocks, hung in profusion, onnis should
ers, could but pitty the young man, that the
soil was too soft to produce any thing else.
What an apt; and striking illustration Jo we
behold in one of the soap lock order, oi the
desert of forge tfulnes, where, we Iearn,oothing
but weeds, in countless masses, spring up, to
choke the free circulation of intellect ! ''It is a
fashion, of every fashion, and no fashion at
all !" We are inclined to believe, that, if our
young men, who wear their hair so extremely
long, were aware of the fact, that the intro
duction of this fashion, was by a culprit who
had lost his ears, and let his hair grow out to
hide the deficiency.some of them&t least,would
abandon the fashiont and look like they were
intended to look not an imitation oi the hu
man species.
ACCIDENT.
We regret to state that Mr. J. E. Lumsden,
while engaged in fastening a sign up to the
side of a house, let the board fall, and, shock
ing to relate, it struck, and fractured his thigh
bone.
THAT GOODMAN.
There is no man without his good qualities.
Even the sot, who rolls about our streets, and
wallows in the mire, has a good quality. The
low and degraded of all orders, will, on some
occasions, exhibit a benevolent spirit. We
are not as ungenerous as some others who will
keep from his Satanic Majesty, that which is
justly due h'm. The established maxim, 'give
the devil his due,' is one by which we shall be
governed in giving unto him who is the sub
ject of this article, a sarcastic glance. Had
we a pen plucked from the mine of a porcu
pine, and sharpened upon the grindstone of
indignation and disgust, and dipped into an
inkstand of gall, we could not write in language
sufficiently satirical, the meanness of this nin
compoop. He is not only at home when in
the house ot bacchanalian revelry, and walk
ing arm in arm with the meanest outcast in
the world, but he is at home when passing from
shanty to shanty, wearing the shirt of benev
olence. The man who would demand of the
weary traveller, the very shoes from off his
feet, as compensation for one night's lodging,
would disgrace a pirate's tomb, and causp dis
may and confusion iu the caverns of the lost.
Such has been the conduct of one, who pro
fesses au upright walk with God. We speak
fearlessly; and stand prepared with liviog evi
dence, to prove every assertion we have made
here, and even more than we have said, but
Gannot utter publicly, without shocking the
modesty of the most callous reader. We
challenge any man who may feel aggrieved to
ask us for a public explanation! he shall have
his request complied with, accompanied oy a
long flist of awful disclosures, touching the
whereabouts of Gallows Hill.
flr Some of our Washmgtonians attempt
to play the orator giye it up, good sirs it is
not your calling tell the plain and simple sto
ry of what you know cf the effects of the intoxi
cating cup, and you will be a blessing to your
fellow men.
NEW MONTHLY.
We have received the first No. of the "Bal
timore Monthly Visiter,5 a very neat literary
publication. Price 51 50 per annum.
. ECf3 A Washingtonian says that the night
on which he was married he got pretty well
corned. 'Will you take this woman to be your
wedded wife?' asked the clergyman. 'Y-y
yes,' was the reply, ''I come a purpose!1
d3" A serious riot occurred in Macon, Ga.,
on the night of the 23d ult., in which two men
were killed and four dangerously wounded.
Those who were killed and wounded, says the
Macon Telegraph, had no participation in the
affray.
v GREEN.
A real green horn, happened in the .Circus,
second night of the performance, and after lis
tening impatiently for the last of some grand
march which was being performed by the band
of music, rushed suddenly through the crowd
to where the musicians were seated, and with
a lion-like voice demanded of the Fiddler that
'he play the fishing hornpit cause the congre
gation was tired hearing that hymn.1
The banks of North Carolina are to resume
on the first of Nov.-N. Y. Dollar Weekly.
Amen! But who made you so wise? We
dont believe they will resume until they get
ready, and they'll take particular care not to
get ready quite so early. The people have not
cried for mercy loud enough to reach their
interested deafaessjuor will they cease their op
pressions, until the scream of the hungry wife
and the frantic yell of a distressed father is
heard over our land
Every body is a prophet now-a-days. Joe
Smith, Elder Knap and such worthies are held
as oracles of sage wisdom; and why not we ?
We'll bet a shinplastet picayune to a Benton
cent, thai in a century from now Mexico will
be added to Texas; Texas to this country, and
the flag of 'stripes and stars' will wave trium
phant over the whole. Will any oue take the
bet? Here's our Selma Press.
Yes, we'll take that bet. Here's our IXf3
Who shall we leave to ascertain this fact?
ELOQ.UENCE.
A Western lawyer who was employed to
defend a man charged with stealing a hog, a
rose, and addressed the court follows.
'May it please your honor and gentleman of
the jury: My client never no more stole that
are hog than ar frog's got ar tail.'
SARCASTIC WIT. '
A gentleman and lady, who were on their
way to church last Sabbath, chanced to pass
by a flourishing clover field, when the gentle
man observed, 'that is a fine place for a calf to
graze in,' whereupon, the lady remarked, xhop
over then !' The gentleman was Stat mutusf
SPLIT IN THE RANKS 1 !
A few Democrats cf this County, held a
meeting in this City on Monday last, for the
purpose cf nominating candidates for the State
Legislature. Massy, Mangum, and Wilder,
were nominated for the Commons, and Siep
ard for the Senate. So far as we have been
able to learn, the nominations have not given
general satisfaction. We understand that
there are 9 districts that were not represented
consequently, Rands' friends and Whitakers'
friends, will support them as heretofore.
We acknowledge,(by request,) the re
ceipt of $3, per post master, Sandersville,Ga.,
paying the subscription to the Rasp, for Jesse
A. Northington, and A. G. Ware.
The Ladie's Cabinet Magazine, for
March, although late in making its appearance
upon our table, richly repays the reader,by pre
senting on every page originality and variety.
TO CORRESPONDENTS.
Several communications have mysteriously
disappeared from our table, which, should ve
chance to lay our hands on, shall appear in our
next.
The letter from Wake Forest, about "that
weddiog," will appear next week.
IXf Lady's World of Fashion, for April, is
before us, and as we anticipated, is a little more
than what it purports to be. This work will
compete with any other monthly publication
in the United States. In the present number,
is presented a splendid steel engraving of the
Spring Fashions all calculated to please the
Ladies.
In walking with a lady n public, her opin
ion of you will not be enhanced if your counte
nance wears a perpetual atid unmeaning smirk
or grin, or if you keep dancing around her like
a monkey. A consequential strut, or a minc
ing gait, might be avoided with advantage.
There is a chap, down East, so cursedly
little, that be can't see himself without a mag
nifying glass. Oh ! crackee !
f (Written for the Rasp.)
TO FRIENDSHIP.
Amid the sofj affections that exist
In human hearts, and cast sweet morsels in
Our cup of joy, there's none more sure to give
A cordial drop than thou, O, friendship! hail!
Thou brightest jewel of the virtuous sooU?
As morning dews in summer do cheer up'
The withering leaf, restore its verdure too,
And add new beauties to the drooping flower,
So thou art want the heart that oft has felt
The chilling blasts of cold adversity.
As pleasant winds do chase away. the cloud
Thai in deep darkness hides the noonday tunt
So those in social confidence in friends,
Sweeps fromthe brow that gloom,which some
rouffh touch s i -;
w - . - -j - . . -
Of fortune, or ill fate Jias left thereon. '.'"
WAKEFORESlV
Adapting the means to the end killing a
flea with a brick.
A man took off his coat to show a terrible
wound he had received on his arm. Not be
ing able to find it, said he recollected 'twas
brother Bill's arm.
A tall minister said scoffing! to a short one
'when in the pulpit, you look like a collar of
brawn in a dish.1 'And you,' rdplied the other,
'like a pestle in a mortar.'
In the town ot Frome, there is a singular
placard, in a window, to this effect : 'Wanted
a few young Parsons to learn the straw
business.
Do not enter the room suddenly where yoti
know there is a young lady and gentleman sit
ting, busily engaged in fanning a flame.
If you are but a newly married pair just
caught the dining roora,par!or,or stage coach,
is not a proper place for your billing and coo
ing. It is very aggravating to old bachelors.
RATHE a LATE.
' My dear, I believe your lamp went out
before I got home last night, remarked a
gentleman to his lady at breakfast. True,'
replied ihe lady, ' but then you know the sun
was up.' Nothing more said.
IPBsIKBISS StfSU(BlEIE)o
rsiHE subscriber most respectfully informs
-- the citizens of Raleigh and the public gen
erally, that he is receiving his
SPRING AND SUMMER GOODS,
Consisting of almost every style and quality of
oiotns, oassimers anu vestingsja good sup
ply of goods very superior lor Summer wear.
Also, a general supply of fancy articles for gen
tlemen. The subscriber will invariably close his ac
counts every six months, on the first of .July,
and the first of Januaryon each and every year.
He considers however, that the money is due
when the Clothes are delivered. A very lib
eral discount will, in all cases, be made for
cash.
All orders, both at home and fr.om abroad
will be thankfully received, and attended to
with the utnost despatch.
Reports ot Fashions received monthly,which
at once enables us to render entire satisfaction
to those who may desire the earliest Philadel
phia fashions. J. J. BIGGS,
Successor to Oliver & Smith.
Raleigh, April 8, 1842. 11 t4
AT OUR HOUSED
f OVE.& BETTS are now receiving a new
supply of Family Groceries, among which
thev have two baars
JAVA COFFEE, an article pronounced by
those who have tried it. very superior.
RIO COFFEE, ffood article,
LOAF and BROWN SUGAR.
PICKLED OYSTERS, excellent.
OUR BAR,
Which is at all times furnished with the
choicest wines and liquors, is no less the re
ceptical of the tee-totaler, who indulge in
LEMONADE; -A
beverage in itself pleasant and innocent. In
fact, the quantity of this delightful drinfc which
has already been made at Oar House, has had
the tendancy to entitle it to the name of the'Le
monade House.'
Raleigh, April, 1842. H