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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-01-03
"THE OLD WOMAN"

twas thus a few days since, we heard q
young STRIPPING of sixteen designating the
mother who bore him. By coarse husbands
we have heard wives called so occasionally,
though in the latter case the phrase is more
often used endearingly. At all times, as COM
monty spoken, it jars upon the ear and shocks
the sense. An sold woman" should be an OBJ
ject of reverence above and beyond all phrases
of humanity. Her very age should be her
sutest passport to courteous consideration
The aged mother of grown up family needs
no other certificate of tn. She is monu.
ment of excellence, approved and warranted.
She has fought faithfully "the good fight"
and come off conqueror. Upon her venerable
face she bears the marks of the conflict in all
its furrowed lines. The most grieyous ills of
life have been hers; trials untold and unknown,
save to God and herself, she has borne inces-
sanity, and now, in her old age, her duty done,
patiently awaiting the appointed time, she
stands more truly beautiful than even in youth!
more honorable and deserving than he who
has slain his thousands, or stood triumphant
upon the proudest field of victory.
Young man, speak kindly to your mother,
and even courteousl y, tenderly to her. But a
little time and you shall see her no more for
ever. Her eye is dim, her form is bent, and
her shadow falls graveyard. Others may love
when she has passed away; kind-hearted sis
tcrs, perhaps, or she whom of all the world
you choose for partner, she may love you
warmly, passionately; children may love fond
ly, but never again while time is yours, shall
the love of women be to you as that Of your
old, trembling mother has been.
In agony she bore you! through pulling,
helpless infancy, her throbbing breast was
your safe protection and support in wayward
and touchy boyhood, she bore patiently with
thoughtless rudeness and nursed you safely
through legion of ills and maladies. Her
hand it was that bathed your burning brow or
moistened the parched lip; her eye that litup
the darkness of wasting, nightly vigils watch
ing always in your ftful sleep by your side, as
none but her could watch. Oh, speak not her
name lightly, for you cannot live so many
years as would suffice to thank her fully
Through recklessness and inpatient youth,
she is your counsellor and soace. Up to
bright manhood she guides your improvident
steps, nor even there forsakes or forgets.-
Speak gently then, and reverently of your
mother, and when you too should become old
it shall in the same degree tighten the rcmorse
which shall be yours for sins, to know that
never wantonly have you outraged the respect
due to the sold woman"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-01-03
SALE OF / W11rrr-TTlRle peace tss loving snI

SALE OF a WIFE;-TtRe peace loving snl
law abiding citizens Of the town soff ebsts
had their ideas Of morality rather agitated5 a' =
few days since, by the cement that enss
amongst them had sold his wife to smother for
consideration 1t seems that the man with
his wife was the tenant Of another, and thssi
wife, who always said that she did not intend
to die until she goton the upper shelf of so-
ciety, who was probably amember Of the heeSI
love association, was drawn towards the land
lord, who is, or rather was "a ssinglesman, by
"passional attraction and demanded an sin-s
slant return. There is no doubt butMhst the
demand was complied with, whereupon hebe-
came quite dissatisfied, and limited as much
Things grew no better veryfa until the hus-
band not6nding his hints were rsgardsd, spoke
right out and objected to the way matters we're
progressing. This opened the way for q nego-s
tiation, and after long pickering and banter.
ing, the husband agreed the landlord should
have his hog, his wife, and garden tssasao for
five hundred dollars and writings to that effect,
were Immediately drawn up, sealed, hgned
and delivered, and the woman was transferred
forthwith to the arms Of her fortunate posses
sor.-Rochester Advertiser -: 81.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-01-03
sHARPE's RIFLE.

This recently invented weapon, if itposses-
ses one-half Of the power and capacity claim
ed for it by its proprietor, is destined soon to
supercede every other weapon for warlike pur-
poses now in existence. 1t is the most ef6ca-
cious and terrible frearm in existence. The
small carbine now used By the United States
Mounted Men throws a ball with deadly accu-
racy one quarter of mile, and can be fred
ten times per minute 1t is not complicated
in structure, is easily cleaned, and suffers no
injury from wet weather. Mr.. Sharpe is now
preparing models for four new species of his
weapon, namely A small pocket pistol, cal
culated to throw MIME ball one hundred
yards cavalry pistol, with a range Of five
hundred yards ). a rifle aaitable for footmen,
with range of onS mile; and a large gun to
throw twoounce ball ora small shell one
mileanda a half, or as far as a man or horse
can be seen to advantage. With this latter
weapon Mr.. s. declares he can set on fire q
house or ship at a distance. of nearly two
miles; and prevent the use of field artillery by
killing the horses before the guns are brought
within good range. This rife, in the hands
of a good marksman, is equal to ten nuskets,,
bayonets and all; for, place a man six rods
distant with musket and bayonet, and before
he can bring the bayonet INTO use the rifle can.
be loaded and discharged ten times. They.
carry balls with great precision and force
Mr.. Sharpe intends these rifles to, become a
national weapon; and should Congress, BY
using little liberality, purchase the patent,
the country would be possessed of means of
warfare unequalled in the world.-&. Louis
Democrat.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-01-03

The, INDICATED DEAD.A gentleman Of
undoubted veracity, writing to q friend in this
city gives the following particulars which ap.
pear to us worthy Of notice by scientific men,
whose studies have enabled them 10 Investigate
and understand the canses which prodnced the
effects related: 81. s. :F5s- - SO $,
On the 18th inst, the body Of Nh. M. o.
Brien, who died in Miiiedgeviile about two,
years ago, was disinterred, and; upon opening
the coffin, was found in the sames condition as
when buried. There was no appearance Of
decomposition, and no unpleasant odor. Ths4
body had retained its former weight and ise,
the features were perfect the hair firm as in
life, arms, hands, feet, and in fact, the whole
man in every particular as he was when COM
mitted to the tomb. Mr.. 0'Brien was, at Che
time of his death, about sixty years1old and I.
weighed near two hundred pounds. He was
buried in black walnut coffin which was en- .
closed in box, and the whole enclosed in !
tight vault. Some part of the, outside box
had decayed, as well as the wooden cloth with
which the coffin was covered. The silk gloves
and stockings, which. were on his feet remain.
ed unchanged, even in color colua~5as Ea- ,
Qlirer. t So ~ Is :s,.t q
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-01-03
LEWIS II. GRIsT, Pubhshsr
THE jM,oRM,oNss

Horace Greeley, now:in " Washington, writes
to the Tribune that he recently met q gentle
man not long from the Salt Lake. He says::
Ny friend gives horrible account Of the
moral and social condition Of the Mormpns,
with whom he spent some months. He left
them wallowing deeper and deeper in the:
slough Of, filthy sensuaiity, with a:certainty Of
going from bad to worse till their whole fabric
Of imposture is exploded by the miseriesit
creates and difuses He says the women are
nearly all anxious to fly from the horrible den;
especially those. who have been sssealed,, as
the "spiritual wives Of the seoundrelly hyp-.
ocrites who propagate and uphold this mon.
strous delusion. Nearly all the leaders have.
from three women each up to- Brigham
Young's seventy, someof whom make q poor
living by washing the clothes Of the %. Shses
soldiers. Hundreds of these deceived, abused
women secretly attempt tosbeg the privilege
of coming away with the troops and trains
passing from time to time through or coming
from Salt Lake City, but this cannotb Be ailoE-
cd. Nearly all would get away if they could.
Such pictures of distress and despair IS are;
presented by many Of these deceived and abuz
sed women can be found NO where else than In
Utah, Hundreds of them never heard nor
dreamed of the tspiritua wife system until
tburst upon their amazed vision on their e.
rival at Salt Lake. And such mixtufpso sof
profanity and blasphemy, nonsense, impudepts
assumption,and bufoonery,; as is contained ia.
their sermons and other religious exercises
cannot be paralleied in the world. "a tetaen-
tile" of any account is carefully watched fGaS,
the hour he ventures among them, and thsff
is little scruplei as to the means whereby ":
troublesome intruder is disposed Of Is
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-01-03

ONLY Six M1LEs.-Thc gap between the
two ends of the North Carolina Rail Road has
been reduced to only six miles, and the work
of laying the rails is progressing as rapidly as
possible. A few more days and the iron band
which stretches, rainbow fashion, through our
State will be completed, and then we can tray
el 'like streak" from Maine to Texas -
From Salisbury to Raleigh the fair will be
only 81 60; and distant, in time, only FIVE Or
six hours.-SazisJuy Watchman.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-01-03

IdEY SHALL NOT BLUSH EOR THEIR IA
THER.-Two men had entered into an agree
ment to rob their neighbor Everything was
planned. They we're to enter the house at
midnight, break open his chests and drawers,
and carry off all the gold and silver they could
find.
d" He is rich and we are poor" said they to
each other, by way Of encouragement in the
evil they were about to perform. "He will
never miss little gold, while its possession
will make us happy Besides, what ight has
one man to all this worlds goods ?"
Thus they talked together. One of the men
had wife and children, but the other had NO
one in the world to care for but himself. The
man who had children went home and Joined
his family, after agreeing upon a place Of meet.
ing with the other at the darkest hour of the
coming night. =. -
"Dear father" said one of the children
climbing upon his knee, ~ am so glad you
have come. ."-S - 80. .s- s.,&,,
The presence of the child troubled the man
and he tried to push him away, but his arms
clung tighter about his neck, and he laid his
face against his cheek, and in sweet and
gentle voice, said: -.
"T love you, father" ..
Involuntarily the man drew the innocent
and loving one to his bosom, and kissed him
There were two other children in the mans
dwelling, boy and girl. They were poor,
and these children worked daily to keep up
thesupply ofbread, made deficient through
idleness in the father than from lack of EN-.
ployment. These children came in soon after
their fathers return, and brought him their
earnings for the day. ....
90 father !" said the boy, "such dread.
full thing has happened. Henry Lees father
was arrested to-day for robbing. They took
him out of our shop, when Henry was there,
and carried him off to prison. I was so sad
when saw Henry weeping. And he hung
his head for shame-for shame of his own faith
er Only think of that p
The man did not reply to the words of his
son, but turned his face away to conceal his
expression.
ASHAMED of his fathern thought he
"And will my children hang their heads also
in shame No, no, that shall never be-"
At the hour of midnight the man who had
no children to throw around him sphere of
better intention, was waiting at the place of
rendezvous for him whose children had saved
him. But he waited long in vain. Then he
said ::
81 will do the deed myself, and take the
entire reward."~
And he did according to his word. When
the other man went forth to his labor on the
next day he learned that his accomplice had
been taken in the act of robbery, and was al
ready in prison.
"Thank heaven forvirtuous children!" said
he, with fervor. "They have saved me-
Never will do anything that will cause them
to blush for their father"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-01-03
:CRoiee 4oetrg.-
ONE HUNDRED YEARS FROM NOW.

This world is lovely, fair and bright.
The sunlight sweeps our brow,
Twill doubtless be as beautiful,
One hundred years from now!
TIE birds will sing as sweetly then
Their Springtide roundelays, .- -.
The sunshine dance upon the hills,
As in the olden days.
The haunts weloved in childhood's years
Willbsoom as sweetly still;
But otisr forms, unknown to Us,
Our places then will fill;
The streams will glide as gently on,
With music sweet and low,
Upon whose banks at eventide,
We roamed so long ago.
The same bright sun will still pursue,
His trackless course on high, ,-
And stars as bright and beautiful
viii still CLEAN in the sky; ' So
With lightsome step theSpring will come,
With cool refreshing showers,
With laughing brooks, with singing birds,
With sunshine and with flowers.
Although the earth will be as gay,
The birds sing on each bough,
They will not sing their songs for us
A hundred years from now
The flowers will then unfold their leaves,
But will not bloom for US,
And though it seems distant day,
1t surely will be thus!
All living things upon the earth,
Must wither, droop and die,
nd we shall soon have passed away,
like cloud tints from the sky;
Faith points us with confding glance,
To realms where partings cease, ~
Where streams of love are flowing from
The crystal fonnt of peace. =
Then let us strive to win our minds
From all the dreams Of strife,
And strive to write our names within
The glorious bookof life;
And let us strive to win crown,
To place upon our brow, ~.
That it may all be well with us,
One hundred years from now.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-01-03
MAMMOTH TREE OF CALIFORNIA.


We published yesterdaya description of the
various monsters which make up the "Wash-
ington Mammoth Tree Grove" of California
The finest, the most beautiful and symmetrical
of these trees, Though not the largest has
been cut down, and fragments of it have been
exhibited here and in Europe by set fspecu-
lators. From this beginning, unless the Goths
and Vandals are arrested in their work, the
destruction of this Incompatible forest will
probably so on till the last vestige of it is de-
oSroyed. In this view, the point that we make
is that the State of California and the Congress
Of the Union should intcrpose to preserve these
trees, as the living proofs that the boasted
monarchs of the wood of the Old World are
but stuntcd shrubbery compared with the for
est giants Of our own country. We say that
Congress should interpose, upon the presump-
tion that these trees are public property are
on the public lands of California, ana because
Congress has already interposed to protect the
public live oak forests of Florida from the rapa-
city of unscrupulous spectators.
These California monsters are, we doubt not,
Of the same genus, though perhaps not of the
exact species, of the ancient cedars of Lebanon.
The California grove is in about the same lati-
tudc, the same altitude, (4,500 feet above
the sea, and has the same climate as those
mighty forests of the mountains of Lebanon;
from which King Hiram supplied the timber
for the building of Solomon's Temple. Of
those Lebanon forests only some half dozen
gnarlcd and shattered relics n0w remain near
the summit Of that lofty range; while in Cali
fornia We have grove of the most magnificent
specimens, cocval with Solomon and David
There they have stood, and have continued to
grow, while Kingdoms, empires, and dynastics
have risen and disappeared; and there they
stand, the living patrarchs of three thousand
years. 10 these venerable giants, upon ba-
sis of seventy years, the discovery of America
Was but an affair ofycstcrday, and the birth of
our Saviour an incident of some forty years
ago 1.-The old "Herculcs' of the group is still
among them, of the respectable height of $50
feet, and with the extra-adermanic circumfer-
encc of 107 feet. And there is scarcely one
in this imperial family less than three hundred
feet from top to toe! What goosebery bushes
arc the forests of Europe, and even of the Mis-
sissippi valley, compared with this towering
cedar grove of California.
We repeat, that it is the duty of the State
Of California, Of Congress, and ofall good citi-
zens, to protect and preserve these California
monuments of the capabilities of our American
soil Let it be the law that this Washington
Mammoth Grove shall standby. Y. Herald.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-01-03

D9r The following resolution was passed by
the Grand Lodge Of Free and Accepted Ma
sons of Alabama, on the 4th inst Is Z
"Resolred, That the retail traffic in alcohol,
ic drinks. is demoralizing in its tendency, op.
posed to the principles of our Order and there
fore inconsistent with the Masonic character, y:
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p9" 'Tom,' said man to his friend, Il
think it highly dangerous to keep the bills Of
small banks on hand nowadays Tim,' an
swered the other, Il find it more difficult than
dangerous,'
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-01-03

AN AFFECTING APPEAL-An unfortunate
editor in Kentucky, thus addresses his delinsa
quent subscribers friends, ne are slIost
penniless-Job's turkey was millionai
with our present depressed treasuf
To-day, if the price sf salt was two cents
we could nos buy enough to pic
a jay-bird." Es$
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-01-03

s@r "Ned, who is that GIRL + saw you walk
ing with ?" .sMias Hogg ~ go 8
4eHogg, Hogg well she's to be- piitiei essrJ
having sucha name"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-01-03

~ The citizens of Charlotte, n. G., have,
~ a vote 122 to 20, subscribed $4,000 to
nc Wilmington and Rutherford Railroad.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-01-03

Miss Jenny Campbell, aged lis years, died
in Orange county, Va, on the 9Th instant.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-12-06
MISCELLANY.
A ROMANCE or REAL LIFE.


On the l5,lrof April 1918, mercer S shop
Of very modest appearance was opened in the
Rue ST. Denis, near the market Of the limo
cents. About half an hour after young work.
woman entered the shop and bought skcin Of
black thread for ten cenimes. "Wil you have
the kindness to tell me your name - the mercer
asked in the most polite manner of the young
girl, as she handed him her two sous, al should
be glad to know the name at least of my first
customer"
my name is Victorine ID" replied she smil
ing at his fancy. Blessed be the hand which
gives me my first sale" responded the mercer,
as he wrote her name upon his register.
The workwoman, without, however, attach
ing the least importance 10 this benediciion
which street beggaTs bestow on us at every turn
and which the dsposer Of all good grants so
seldom, the workwoman, as we were saying,
bowed to the shopkeeper, and took her leave
Two years since poor woman Of sixty, hav
ing on her shoulders a bundle of course bags
which she was carrying home to make up, was
walking along the street, when an old gentle
mon passing in cabriuei, after having looked
attentively at her, stopped his horse, descended
from his carriage, and approached her. Par
don NE madame said he 10 tie stranger, who
looked at him with an air Of extreme astonish-
ment, 81 have not, confess, the honor Of being
recognized by you, bu, for my part remem-
Der you. Are you not Madamoiselle Viciorine
D." Formerly, sir, that was my name, but it
was long time ago row am the widow G."
"Will you be so kind as to tell me where yol
live, that may make you a visit, and that we
may talk together, for have much to say to
you"
Very much mysiifed by this singular rem
conlre, the widow G gave her address, and the
old man took his leave, promising to call soon
and sec her. Many changes had taken place
IN the position OF the former Miss Victorinr d.
since the year 1918, for then she was rich, in
youth and Illusions at least, and now years had
come 10 destroy and discolor all ihis-alier an
extremely laboilous lite the woman, whose eve
sight had become weakened, had been forced To
quit the profession of yest-naker which she
carried on, and to employ herself in sewing up
coarse bags, precautions business, which bare
ly served TO maintain her in fact, her gains
were so scanly that her landlord was on the
point of ejecling the unfortunate widow because
she could not pay her rent. Things were in
this state when she met the gentleman 10 the
cthroei
Time passed, and The promised visit did moi
take place, when one day the widow received a
letter containing bill for five hundred francs
and conceived in this manner-"A thousand
pardons, my dear lady, for my not having KEPT
my appointment until that takes place be 5,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-12-06

WHAT is FOR Dun GooD.-Lord Campbell.
che present distinguished Chief Justice of Enc.
land, in remarking upon the Pilgrim Progress
says Little do we know what is Cnr onr
permanent good. Had Banyan been discbaro.
ed and allowed his liberty, he no doub, would
have returned to his trade, filling up his Ieisuro
intervals with field preaching: his name wonld
mol nave survived his own generation, and he
would have done little for the religious improve.
men' Of mankind. The prison doors were shu,
upon him for twelve years. Being cut Oft from
ne external world he communed with his avn
soul and inspired by Him who had ,ouched
lsaiah's lips with fire, he composed the MOBILES,
allegory the merit Of which was first discovered
BY the io~iy, bot which is now lauded BY the
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-12-06

refined critic, and which has done more to ava
ken pieiy, and to enforce the preccpis of Chris
tian morality, than all the sermons that have
been published by all the preates Of the Angli-
can Church"
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-12-06
POETRY.
CORN SONG.


Heap high the farmers wintry board
Heap high the COLDER corn
No richer gift has Autumn poured
From out her lavish horn
Let other lands cxuliing, CLEAN
The apple from the pine,
The orange from its glossy green,
he cluster FROM the vine
We better love the hardy gin
Our rugged wales bestow,
II, cheer us when the storm shall drift
Our harvest fields with snow.
Thro' wales Of grass, and meads Of flowers,
Our plows their burrows made,
While on the hills the sun and showers
OF changeful April played,
We dropped the seed DER hill and plain,
Beneath the sun OF May,
And Brighten from our sprouting grain,
The robber crows away.
All thro' the long bright days Of June,
Its leaves grew bright and fair,
And waved in hot midsummer's noon,
Its soft and yellow hair.
And now with Autumn's moonlit eyes,
It's harvest time has come,
We pluck away its frosted leaves,
And bear the treasure home.
There. richer than the fiblcd gins.
Apollo showered Of old,
Fair hands the broken grain shall sin,
And kucad its meal of gold.
Let yapil oilers loll in silk,
Around the costly board;
Give us the bowl Of samp and mHk,
By homespun beauty poured.
Where's the wild old kitchen board
Sends up its smoky curs,
Who will not th1nk the kindly earth,
And bless the farmer girls'
Then shame on all the proud anil vain,
Whose folly laughs to scorn
The blessings of our hardy grain,
Our wealth Of golden corn.
Let earth withhold her goodly root,
Let mil1ew blight the rye,
Give to the worm the orchards fruit,
The wheat fields to the ty.
But LEI the good old crop adorn
The hills our fathers trod;
SAN let US, for his golden corn,
Send up our thanks to God.