Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-09-24
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cause il cleans her hands beautifully.
"A phreuologist has gone to examine the
head of navigation. -
- Frugality is founded on the principle. that
all riches have limits.
Few men are calculated for that close
connection which we distinguish by the ap-
pellation of friendship.
The difference between Schoolmaster
and an engine.driver is that one minds the
train, and the other trains the mind.
He who receives good turn should
never forget it; and he who does one should
never remember it. e..
Watch two foes with all diligence the
enemy that stands without, and the traitor
who opens the gate within.
An editor out west offers his entire
establishment subscribers accounts, etc, for
a clean shirt and good meal of victuals
-"Frank, where have you been ?" "Ive
been playing at an old game-chasing hoop
in Chestnut street."
1t is thought to be question worthy
of consideration whether person whose voice
is broken, is not, on that account, better
qualified to sing 'spieces."
THE Boston Courier says there is di.
lemma in the court as to the proper mode OF
making Jew swear. The Psnn$yluantan
suggests treading on his corDs.
- Taylor beautifully says that as "the
stroke of thunder.bolt disclosed the richest
mines of Mexican silver, so what is deemed
calamity, sometimes developes mental beau
ty, whose existence was before unknown"
The best description Of weakness we
have ever heard, is contained in the wag's
query to his wife, when she gave him some
thin chicken. broth, if she would not try to
coax that chicken just to wade throug h the
soup once more
"Johnny, does you love me?" "Well,
Susy, I does" Chow do you know you
love me?" "Kase, Susy, when ever looks
atyou, my heart jumps up and knocks agin
my stumick so that 1 don't have any appe-
tite for o week afterwards"
The Albany Knickerbocker gives the
following recipe to destroy flies: "Take
boarding house pie, cut it into thin slices,
and lay it where the flies can have full ac-
cess to it. In less than fifteen minutes, the
whole coboodle of them will be dead with
the collie.
"Grandpa, did you know that the Uni
ted States have been in the habit Of encour'
aging and acknowledging tories?" Ger
tainly not; what kind of tories?' "Terri'
tories. Now give me some peanuts, or III
catch the measles, and make you pay fol
em."
- Little Boy-"When get bigger, Mr.
Brown, you'll let me ride your horse, won't
you?" Mr.. Brown.-.'Why, Charlie, ]
haven't any horse; what made you think
So" Charlie.-"Why, I heard mother say
this morning that you had been riding a
high horse lately"
That was very pretty conceit or ro'
mantle husband and father, whose name was
Rose, who named his daughter "Wild," SC
she grew up under the appelation of "Wild
Rose" But the romance of the name was
sadly spoiled in few years, for she married
a man by the name of "Bull."
AN Irish soldier, who was boasting OF
his great courage, was asked why he ran a,
way in battle. "Faith," says Pat, "me
heart is bowld as lion--so it is; but | hap
pened.to have pair of cowardly legs, which
always run away with me body, when I'D
be after the inimy, bad luck to them?'
A lucky chap at Washington, who has
the prescription, says: ga woman is the
best maneuverer after all. Take three pounds
of petticoats, four smiles, two tear drops,
with CANNON at discretion; stic briskly, and
apply while warm to the blind side of a Sec
retary, and you have a never failing pre-
scription for getting office.
"A Yankee made bet with Dutchman,
that he could swallow him. The Dutchman
lay down upon the table, and the Yankee,
taking his big toe in his mouth, nipped it
severely. "Oh, you are biting me-" roared
the Dutchman. "Why, you old fool" said
the Yankee, "did you think I was going to
swallow you whole"
A little fellow, from four to FIVE years
old, having perforated the knees of his trou-
sers, was intensely delighted with patch
his mother had applied. He would sit and
gaze on it in state of remarkable admira-
ton, and in one of these moods, suddenly
exclaimed: "Grandma must put one on the
other knee, and two behind, like Eddy
Smiths"
-"Julius," what's coronep?" "a coro-
ner, Mr.. Snow, is a man what sits Cd de
people, to see wedder dey killed demselves
or committed suicide "And what docs he
do, when he finds out ?" "Brngs in de
wardict, julius" "What's a wardict ?"-
"Why, long, black pole, painted white on
de end-now hold yer jaw, and don't bodder
any more"
1t is told that when Minister Miles,
prayed for rain, he left nothing uncertain.-
He said: 30, Lord thou kuowest we do not
want thee to send us rain which shall pour
down in fury, and swell our streams, and
sweep away our hay-cocks, and fences and
bridges, but, Lord, we want it to come driz-
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