Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-09-30
For the Yorkville Enquirer.
THAT TRIP OUT WEST.

And now for that other part of my promise, as
to the "Ride before Breakfast"
Mr.. Editor Did you never notice that invete.
crate procliyity that is in US to make virtue of
necessity? know you have-for you ore close
observer of men and things. Attend while j.
lustrate. A good friend of mine, boarding at our
house, took his departure on the morning in ques.
ton. The cars were to leave about daylight, and
desired to show him the respect Of accompany
ing him to the Depot. So having gone with him
accordingly, and it being long while till break
fast, and not feeling able or willing to try another
nap, forecast the matter and sent my young
friend, JoDrE, to the stables for saddle horse,
that might try horseback exercise as ! felt that
1 needed something of that sort, and at the same
time give myself the credit Of early rising-of
kindness to departing friend, and the pleasure
and profit of seeing parts of the city and the su-
burbs, that might otherwise have been unvisited,
or at least not seen under the refreshing and en-
chanting advantages of May morning So pay
ing fifty cents for q fine roadster, I mounted be-
fore sunrise, and, at jolly pace, wound my way
through the South. Eastern portion of that famous
city.
My first adventure was little ludicrous. Pas
sing gang of laborers at q new building, I made
an inquiry which produced strange effect-whe'
ther Intended or no, this depouent saith not
Whether from the popularity of the question, or
from the mode Of my sitting my animal, or from
my size, or the shortness of one Of my stirrups,
or from the time had chosen for my ride, or from
their native propensity to fun at the expense of
stranger-they burst incontinently into furor Of
laughter. I smiled of course-asked no further
questions only, for one of them to hand me q
switch, for had neither whip nor spur, and away
cantered-me for ride, and they for their fun,
their brick, and their mortar I soon left the
streets-got on turnpike-left that in little
time and crossed toward the South, over little
rill and up slope, and soon was in front OF
DR.. HuEsroN's, the worthy editor of the Home
Circle and glancing in, saw one Of his preacher
friends reading his Bible, or something else;
touching my hat passed on, and was soon bey-
ond my reckonings.
The dew was on the grass, the birds were in
the branches of the trees, the atmosphere was
fresh and bracng and full of the odor Of refresh
ed and invigorated nature-sweet-scented vegeta-
bles herbs and flowers. o! sir, q mornings ride
in May is luxury, when once one gets at it, and
if nothing but miserable habit Of laziness him
ders US from getting at it, why then let laziness
be called the objectionable sin
Whipping along around small fields, along mar
row lanes, over open grounds, then in front of
handsome cottages or stately mansions, and along
side tasteful and esuberant gardens, orchards all
in bloom or the young fruit just formed, and pass
ing patches Of clover, or oats, or wheat-then
pens of pigs or calves-6ne COWS quietly submit
ting to the operations of the mkmaid, or fine hor-
ses being led to water or turned out to Craze, or
being groomed and rugged for on after-breakfast
ride or drive into the city or elsewhere-all these
and more besides, were the rapidly recurring OBJ
jects of sight and reflection. need not attempt
either to partcularize or classify or generalize-
only to say that in any and all these matters,
Tennessee is peerless State.
I soon found my way out Of these windings in
to another pike, and determined to follow it and
see to what it would lead me. 1t is not necessa-
ry for man to go far any way, so near city,
without meeting with either accident or ezpense.-
1t CHANGED to be the latter with me on this occs-
sion, for had hardly gone mile before reach
ed toll gate-only FIVE cents-yet here was re-
minded of the expensveness Of pleasure. Recre-
ations are needed for mind and body, but for the
most part, in our world, they are costly; they
don't pay, in an important sense, with too many
of our fellows for 'no recreation is allowable that
does not send us back, with relish, for our nec-
essary duties.' Il am prepared to defend that
rule against oil comers but not in the ENQUIRER
at this tiue.) And what think you, my friend ?
met kind, but rascally dsrkey, who told me
how to ride around the toll gate, and so evade the
expense; but feeling that he had not said his
prayers, or purged his conscience Lately, conclu-
ded to keep on the high road, even at some ex-
pense
And now, sir, am ready to show you that
"honesty is always the best policy" Thus: A
lady was the keeper of the gate; and as she was
kind in giving me the change, I adventured to