Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-06-04
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The man whose leCliuSS "eie '"oihN"
up" has obtained fresh supply.
Mature designed the heart to be always
warm and the hand to be often open.
What is more beautiful and poetic than
the chld's idea of ice-"Water gone to
sleep!'
There are many men who delight in
playing the fool, but who get angry the mo-
ment they are told so.
Common sense has become such rare
commodity, that the world has entered into
a tacit compact to live without it.
Which are the two smallest insects men.
toned in the Scripture? The widows unite,
and the wicked 'fee.'
- How independent of money, peace OF
conscience is; and how much happiness can
be condensed in the humblest home!
God is on the side of virtue; for he who
breads punishment suffers it, and he who de-
serves it, breads it.
A man being sympathised with on ac-
count of his wife's running away, said, 'don t
pity me till she comes back again
- Compliments are the coin that we pay
man to his face-sarcasms are what we pay
him out with behind his back.
Why should little boy be careful to
watch the conduct of his papa's sister! be.
cause the Bible says: "Consider the ways OF
the aunt and be wise"
-nWiggins, what era in the worlds MS, M
tory do you regard with the deepest horror Z
nThe cholerap gasped Wiggins, with q
spasmodic shudder.
1t is said that bleeding partially blind
horse Of the nose, will restore him to sight;
so much for tho horse. To open mans
eyes, you must bleed him at Ihe pocket.
"A philosopher who had married q vulgar
but amiabe girl, used to call her "BroWn
Sugar" Because, he said, she was sweet,
but unrefned.
~nPaddy," said joker, "why don't you
get your ears eEopped-they are entirely too
.ionc for q man?" nApd yoars," replied
Pat, cough, I'd be lengthsned-they ars 200
short for an ass"
Give me kisses, darlint! Let thin ne
laid wid power on me lips-wid report like
Heavens tunder whips, or the exploshin' av
the evenin' gun-och, let me have thin that
way, livery wun!
-"When feller has reached a certain
pint in drinkin'," said an old soaker, 81
thing he orter to stop" "Well, think, !"
said wag, "he had better stop before he
reaches pint
The heart sickens when it sees how ma
ny and how powerful are the causes in ope-
ration to pervert, crush, and waste man SIN
tellect, and to keep those powers grovelllng
in the dust which should be soaring among
the stars.
A Chinese boy, who is learning English,
came across the passage in his Testament,
owe have piped unto you, and you have
not danced" and rendered it thus: owe
have toot, toot to you, what's the matter you
no jump"
-"What does the minister say of our new
burying- ground ?" asked Mrs. Hines of her
neig ghbor. "He don't like it at all; he says
he never will be buried there as long as he
lives" "Well," says Hines, "if the Lord
spares my life, l will
ID should nightly like a drive OUT"
said dandy to man on seeing an elegant
carriage and horses standing on the street
"Shoud you," the man retorted. "Well, get
into that carriage, and I'll engage they will
quickly drive you out?'
Speaking of prayers, reminds US of one
we once heard at revival in the Jerseys
The speaker becoming animated, burst forth
with: 30 Lord, manifest thyself to us to-
night; come right down through the roof,
and I will pay for the shingles ?" The ef-
feet may be imagined.
= In curious book on the Round Towers
of Ireland, the origin of the term Yankee
doodle, was traced to the Persian phrase,
"Yauki dooniah," or "Inhabitants of the
New World" Layard, in his book on Mn
erah and its Remains, also mentions Yang
hidumia, as the Persian name of America.
"A sick man, slightly convalescing, re-
Gently imagined himself to be engaged in
conversation with pious friend, congratula-
ting him upon his recovery, and asking him
who his physician was, he replied "Dr. -
brought me through" "No, no." said his
friend, "God brought you out of your ILL.,
ness, not the DOCTOR" "Well," replied he,
"maybe he did; but I am certain that the
doctor will charge me for it."
A little boy had colt and dog, and
his generosity was often tried by visitors as
king him, 'just to see what he would say"
to give them one of his pets. One day he told
gentleman present he might have his colt
-reserving the dog, much to the surprise
of his mother, who asked, "Why, Lacky,
why don't you give him the dog? "say
nothin', say nothin', mother; when he goes
to get the colt, I'll set the dog on him."
An Englishman in Philadelphia, speak
ing of President Washington, was express
ing a wish to an American to see him
While this conversation passed, "There he
goes" replied the American, pointing to
tall, erect, dignifed parsonage passing at the
other side of the street. 'That General
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