Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-02-05
s.Ne'lltry to accommodate {; her." said the

other, coolly. .
Dwell, give her the best in your stable,
said Discount, "and charge your price. : |
like to pay well and be paid well; Eliye and
let live is my motto"
"You are extremely liberal and disinter-
ested," was the remark in reply; "but pray
give yourself no uneasness about the mare.
She is mine, and TRUST | shall never treat
her in a manner that will draw on me the
displeasure ofthe Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals"
nYours!" said Discount, his lip quivering
with surprise and astonishment.
"Mine ?-yes, mine" said the dealer in
horse flesh. ri gave her to q gentleman to
ride out not more than half an hour ago, and,
like a good customer, he paid me five dollars
in advance"
ri have got an idca," said Discount.
$50 have l." said the other. M have
got an idea that some person has been fool
ing you"
uFooling me, sir! shouldn't care about
being fooled; but TO de diddled-done clean
out of SjO-why, sir, it's too bad, but I'll
offer a reward of $50 more to find the fellow,
and if catch him he goes to Baton Rouge,
where the State will furnish him with board
and lodging 'free gratis for seven years.
But, never mind, when I take deposite in
live stock again, I'll be sued for usury, that s
all" " .... ... o.
Our readers by this time see that the shar-
per hired the mare to make the raise, and
that Discount, who had been himself for years
shaving, was for the first time in his life,
shaved-N, O. Picayune
WESTERN MUsTc-A Western chap went
to New York to purchase goods, &C., and
was invited to one Of those fashionable par
ties so common in large cities. He was
clearly Western original, but said very lit
tie until he saw that the party was not to
close without an attempt to corner him. At
length bevy of laughing girls, by the mer-
est accident in the world, found themselves
grouped about the Western green one in a
most animated discourse upon music and
city playing. When all this had progressed
Just far enough, one of the damsels, with her
head more adorned without than within, and
in that peculiar parlor drawl, which, FORUM
ately, no type can represent, accosted the
observed with:
"Do the ladies play music at the West,
sir"
Original saw the game and resolved to
win.
go, very universally, Miss" was the cool
reply.
"Indeed, was not aware of that; pray,
do they use the piano mostly"
"Never, Miss the instrument that we
have out our way is the iSrinctte, and the
girls all play it."
80, dear. am sure, positively, that l
never heard of that before; do tell what it is
and how they play it."
"Well, the instrument is small pig, and
each takes one of these under her arm and
chews the end ofits long tail, and that brings
the music" ...
The preconcered "come' made no further
progress and for the balance of the evening
Western "green" was the lion of the show
DIVIDING THE FLocK.-When Mr. Moo
dy was on a journey, in the western part Of
Massachusetts,, he called on brother in the
ministry on Saturday, thinking to spend the
Sabbath with him, if agreeable. The man
appeared very glad to see him, and said:
Il should be very glad to have you stop
and preach for me tomorrow, but | feel a.
shamed to ask you.
What is the matter?' asked Moody.
why, our people have got into such q
habit of going out before the meeting is
closed, that it seems to be an imposition on
stranger
If that is all, I must and will stop and
preach for you,' was Moody's reply.
When the Sabbath day came, and Mr..
Moody had opened the meeting, and named
his text, he looked around on the assembly,
and said
sNIy hearers, I am going to speak to two
sorts of folks to-day, saints and sinners =
Sinners [ am going to give you your por-
tion first, and would have you give good at
tenton.' When he had preached to them
as long as he thought best, he paused and
said !: There, sinners, I have done with
you now; you may take your hats, and go
out of the Westinghouse as soop as you
please
But all tarried and heard him through.
WHO STONED STEPHEN ?-The Buffalo
Democrat narrates this good story of one of
the miniature men, vulgarly called children.
A teacher in q Sunday school in R,