Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-11-25
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From the Marion Commonwealth.


tract from an old letter found in the road
It appears to be the advice of an older to
younger brother and if this extract meets
the eye of either party they must forgive
the liberty have taken with the letter-for
there is honesty and truth in it. In fact,
Mr.. Editor, if you want to see real honest
and truthful opinion about business and men,
Just steal the mail bags and break open
aud read the letters Of families;
m-G Geo. July Goth 1858.
sc Dear Brother You ask what think
of your leaving off teaching and going to
gooding, and if / don't think it would be a
farming if you would get married hard
y know how to answer you, for both are en-
Joined as scriptural duties, and don't like
70 run in the face of scripture. Except gard
ening and feeding sheep, farming is the old
est work in the world and you know, Bob,
our mother always taught us to respect the
old age.
But, Bob, will come to the question
sortsr circuitous, for don't like to look the
responsibility of suoh advice straight in the
face, for you might act on my opinions, and
if you struck bad bargain you would say,
uBrother Pete told me to do it." And to
avoid that I will come to the point round
about, sorter cireut-rider fashion.
Well, Bob, I say if you are determined
to 90 to farming, get married by all means
and as quick as possible. Don't let the first
wash day pass by without courtiug some
body and if she says eyes" the first time
q circuit preacher comes along tell him to con-
solidate you two into one institution under
charter with farming privileges and all the
extra official duties connected Herewith; l
tell you brother Bob, no man has any busi-
ness farming withouta wife. Why, Bob, it
would look Just as we'll to see fellow plow-
ing without a collar on his horse or escorting
young ladies to church in his shirt-tail as to
zee fellow farming without wife. Itwon't
do Bob!
But farming on a small capital without a
wife, is a slow, lonely and unhealthy busi-
ness-unhealthy to body, soul and mind.
I say, then, don't go to farming unless you
marry, and if you don't marry, you had bet
ter continue teaching. That is my advice
in a roundabout way so as to avoid the res
ponsibilibty. But it is time you were mar
rying any how. Don't marry a right poor
woman or a very rich one-a right poor one
will be lazy and spend all you make, and a
lazy woman won't keep her face clean, and a
bob-tail COW will make you just as interest
ing a companion as lazy, dirty-faced wo-
man, and lazy woman never has under
meath garments clean. And that's g worser
than ALL" Bob. And I say, don't marry a
very rich one either, Bob; for she amt apt
to be so honest, and there is danger that she
may want to wear the forked clothes; and
if you don't want the road Of your married
life to be forked and foggy, stick to your
breeches, Bob, and let her hang on to petit
coats And remember that very few women
cultivate their minds any after marriage
hence, if you would marry woman that
you will not be ashamed of in after life, let
her have good education but above all
let her have religion and common sense.
You ought to marry such woman worth
at least ten thousand dollars man is worth
lust ten thousand dollars more than wo-
man if he is honest and has religion and
good education.
More on this subject next time. Look
out, Bob don't let the woman fool you
there is much trash in the market these days.
Sample well before you trade.
Your Brother, PETE"