The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1855-11-02
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,"SN>>. ~" .ucy mean 70 DECIDE, " clec-
'ea, ON certain questions which. doubtless,
will come before them, such as ire cons,;,n'
tionaiity Of the liquor law. :.
FMS reminds US at once of the Stuarts,
who sent for Judges, or snch as were on the
eve OF appointment, to ascertain how they
woull declsee such or such q question IL
brought before them. g' :.
We have always held judiciary elected,
at intervals by popular vote, redical er.
ror In craftsmanship anu political doctrine.
and an abomnalion in the wide system of
law and justice, and think that we ought
not to withhold our humble aid in puttinr
on the record of mems minds the above
mentioned illustration Of the way In whicl,
mat sad mistake operates and necessarily
must operate Caroliniaa.
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RErAKTRE.-"1n your travels" writes a
Troy correspondent, possibly you have met
tneiate Dr. III, Of New York. He
was one the wittiest men to be found amono
our 'diggins.' But few could gain an ,i,
vantage over him in repartee, and seIdom
did he allow any one to have the last word
While passing through a street in one Of onr
large cities, he was accosted by an old No.
qualntance, whom he immediately recopni-
zed. The doctor, with his usual poIiteness
grrasped his hand and gave it an oldfaslr;ou
ed squeeze, re,narking, at the same fine
that 1t afforded him great deal of nIaas'
nre, now and then, to shake an honest mans
hanu. lhe gentleman had had a business
transaction with the doctor, in which he
thought he had been wronged and not feel.
ing very friendly, he Instantly, responded.
'Weti, doctor, wish could saw the sama
OF YOU The doctor promptIy renI;ed :,
We'll, friend b., If YOU had lied :.
did, you conld B. left. perfectlv conN
vineed that he met his match. and that two
shakers were equal to fever He meyer
forgot nor sorgave." e."--Raick16ockey. -
BEWARE OF A oossIP.-When Won ob.
serve that an acquaintance habitually enter.
tains you with harsh inuendoes an scor.
dal-no matter how agreeably prenared 'or
handsonaely served-qaietly but inmed;a,c.
y, discontinue allint:macy IN that onartar
For you may be certain that your name !.
left ont OF the TRADE to which you are l;..
tenirg only because You are present. Tic
hiatus will certainly be supplied at the newt
house to which your visitor goes, (which will
perhaps be that of one Of the victims Of ,ha
present conversational and Just such tLings
as you have heard about your neigh bor Will
be SAID OF You. One should leave the o,ass
upon hearing the sorpents hiss or rnttje
sooner or later, however, this serpens az 90.
ciety falls victim to its own poison m
moral charaSter implied by such habits Will
in time, quite destroy or greatly veaLen IN.
intellect, and the distributor Of social As,rns,
and mis- understanding sink into an obiecf ~
contempt and adherence. - -
An AMUSING MIsTAKE-One Srnd..,,
evening, lately, while The Rev. Dr. WeIci,
OF Albany, was in the midst of oue of hi,
most inpassioned charity sermon. 10
crowded house,an incident oceurr.J viii
put to test boil, his politeness and nxesenca
OF mind. -" f'''ehce
"A pair were awaiting to be yoar,fe,, a.
the sermon, IN the rear Of the and;a,.a "''e,
were to be called forward bv tho s.s,,. ""u ~
@ l'a' the latter official, having become absor.
pea IN contemplation OF slrowsirress while m.
reverend doctor was preaching, was sudden.
y reused TO hs recollection by hearing ,hs
doctor eScialn-"Ihe spirit and the bride
ON ne posted to the wedding eomn.nv
ana notified them that the moment baJ ~
'teo por tie. ceremony. They pro,nrtlv
obeyed the summons, and tho b,;5opy
bridesmaid and groomsman, came sa;l;nS ,
down the broad aislein the midst Of the J;ss'
course. '"o u'S
The preacher seeing at a elance ,b.,
mistake had been committed Reisbad ~
sentence, descended from the pulpit with do. i.,
n'ty and composure, performed the ceren,o.
ny, and returned to his pulpit to finish ii,
discourse. The wedding party were not ~ =
all aware that everything was not as !,
should be. ~. As "
FACTS FOR THE CUmovs,--Ifa a tal,ow 49,.
die be placed in a gun, and sho. az ! A..
it will go through without sustain;no 80.
injury. aud if a m,lsket ball be fired me-
ter, twill not only rebound, but be a.,,..
ed as iffired against substance ,.~s
ke',oa'l may be fred, through a pane Of pia.,.
making the hole the size of the bali, witbou.
cracking the glass If the glass be suspendsd
by thread, 1t will make no difference ,na
'he thread wilinot even vibrate In the Aro-
tic regions when thethermomoter is below %,
70, persons can converse more than a mill ~.
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