Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1855-12-20
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twice shame befall me-
What is the difference between butch"
er and gay young lady? The former kills
to dress, while the latter dresses to kill
Come rest in this bosom, my own strick.
en- doar;' as Sally susll Raid when she put the
whiskey .iaklss behind the cotton psdius''
Mankind 10 general mistake difficulties
for impossibilities. This is the difference be.
tween those who effect and those who do not
The Louisiana Sugar Crop for the pres
ent year is estimated at 275,O0O hogsheads,
against 255, 1873 hogsheads last.
FIX x-President Fillmore has been visiting
the King of Holland. He will spend the
winter in Italy.
- Watcris scarce at Jerusalem. In build
ins school house that cost 9600 Bishop Co.
bate was obliged to pay ESQ for water to mix
the mortar!
jackson, the "American Deer" has
been running at the Hippodrome in Paris
lie does three miles and three quarters in
twenty minutes with ease.
- 1t would be curious chapter in histo-
~ if the present Murat should become King
of Naples. During the reign of Louis Phil
lippe this individual kept clearinghouse in
the United States.
"A polite young lady recently asserted
that she had lived near barnyard, and that
ii was impossible for her to sleep in the morn
ing, on account of an outcry made by gentle
man hen
"A certain newspaper having advertised
that they would send copy of their paper graf
is for one year to the person who would send
them club of ten, received the ten spot Of
clubs from a young lady in the country.
"A lawyer, being sick, made his last
will and testament, and gave all his estates to
fools and madmen! Being asked the reason
for so doing, he said, From such I got it, and
to such 1 return it again
- Nobility and gentleness go hand in hand
and when sec young gentleman kind and
respectful to his mother, and gentle and fore
bearing to his brother and sisters, l think he
has noble heart.
"A country parson had singular peculi
arity of expression, always using the phrase,
Il lattct myself, instead of Il believe Hav-
ing occasion to exhort his congregation dur
ing revival. he fattered himself that more
than one half of them would be damned
The Boston (AIass.) Transcrip! gives
the total length Of the Mississippi and all its
tributaries as ffty-one thousand miles, which
is more than twice the equatorial circumfer-
ence of the earth
-W Would you have influence with those
who look to you for guidance and instruction ?
Bear with you the law of kindness. Would
you command their respect? Letyour words !
though they infict pain for the time, drop
kindly from your lips.
- Milton was a cobier's clerk and also !!
derived precarious subsistence from teaching
in country school. Shakespeare, until hon
ored by royal notice, was scarcely considered
respectable vagabond; Otway and Gold
smith persisted in want, and Chiterdon sought
refuge from despair in suicide
Anybody who supposes that locking
girl in back room will prevent her from
knowing what love means, might as well un-
dertake to keep strawberries from blushing in
June, by whispering in their ears about the
snow We had last winter.
"A Yankee, down east, has invented a
machine for corking up daylight, which will
eventually supercede gas. He covers the in
terror of -four barrel with shoemakcrs wax,
holds it open to the sun, then suddenly heads
up the barrel The light sticks to the wax,
and at night can be cut, and sold in 'lots' to
suit purchasers.
-- The Governor of Connecticut has issu-
ed his proclamation, announcing the adoption
of an amendment to the constitution of that
state, requiring all electors to be able to read
and write. The whole vote of the people was
90, ,914, of which 1880, were in favor of the
adoption of the amendment, and 12,544 a. |
gainst it. The majority in favor of it was
1926.
- The Washington correspondent of the
South Side (Virginia) Democrat, who is sup
posed to be Mr. Banks, the editor, candi-
date for the Clerkship and of course in the
secrets, writes to that paper that the Speaker
ship is "settled," and intimates that all will be
astonished when the final result is announced.
He says that all previous specuations of cor
respondents are wide the mark. Mr. Banks
does not, however, give US any idea of what
the result will be.
- The ship Adelaide arrived here on the
l4th of October from San francisco, bring
ing cargo of California wheat, barley, &C.,
which paid profit to the shipper of nearly
so per cent clear of expenses, the wheat sell
ling at an average of about So per bushel.-
The same vessel is now up for California with
1900 bbls. of -four on board, to 80 back to
the same port from which she brought the
wheat. Some would think that 10000 miles
was long way to come to mill.-N 7. Sun.
- 1t is curious fact that the British Bal
tic feet now at Klcl, is, during the Temporal
ry absence of Admiral Duudas, under the or
ders of Captain Codrington, brother to the
of the Crimea. Thus the
sons Of the hero of Navarino are at this mo-
mept in command of two divisions of Eng
lish force engaged against Russia and for
Turkey, while then Russia, France and Eng