Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1858-01-07
1.-The bird of the wilderness
So blythesome and cumberless, "
CHRISTMAS, ETC.
"a little nonsense now and then
+ rplished hy the wisest men,"


There is fine old air beginning, "Christmas
comes but once year &C., which most of our
readers have heard and doubtless appreciated.-
Not having good ear for music, we have nothing
to do with the melody of this popular song, and
only mention it en- pos$ani for the sound philoso-
ply inculcatcd Fully impressed with its ortho-
dox spirit some Of the young folks in and about
Yorkville, wisely determined to enjoy the passing
moments as they flew. Christmas was duly in
auguratel by party at the palmetto" on the
23d ut. 1t was quite pleasant and hilarous
hop and as the participants ''chascd the glowing
hours with flying feet" we Gid not envy the
would-be. e.sanctimonious nur;tanism of those who
''ncver dance"
On the night following, there was new-fangled
old. fashioned sport-quite r|ra aris in York
Vile Eowcver--a Christmas Tree, which grew
on the premises of the Senior Editor, who it will
be remembered took n premium recently for the
hest vegetable garden. We mention the latter
fact lest any may be surprised at what we are 60
ing to relate We do not mean it for Gulliverian
story, when we say that in single night, veri-
table tree grew to the height of fifteen feet, and
moreover that it was bending under load of
golden fruitage, which differed only from the fa'
bed apples of IIesperidcs, in as much as the lat
ter were guarded by dragon, and the former by
angels. The Tree was dedicated to Miss HATTIE
M1LLER-a little four old cherub, who blythe
by, is mole pretty and interesting than her name
imports. What is in name? We will not pause
to answer, but one thing is unquestionable-the
Tree of which we were Just speaking among other
unnatural freaks, produced several articles la
telled in our name. In the distribution Of good
gifts-some beautiful angel, or perhaps old Nick
himself, bestowed upon us, in compliment We
suppose to our we'll known proves, terrible,
ghastly, dare-deyil-lo looking knife with fierce
dog handle. An exquisitely-toned jews-harp,
delcately limited hoy much our operate ability
was appreciated; ald last but not least, beauti-
full Heart, (all of candy except the ribbon and
hole through the 60 sntre through which the ribbon
passed,) which is intended to indicate that
"Sweet@heart' was better than no heart at ALL and
after tasting it Fe fully agreed with the poet,
There's nothing half 50 sweet" &c. (but this is
a secret) 1t isf needless to add that we came a
way perfectly bell tTTIE-fed, and every person
else appeared TO bsfn an equally laugh-and-be-
merry condition. We should not neglect to state
however, that our delectable friend ''Timothy"
seemed perfectly ecstati6cd amid the beautiful
surroundings of Love, Moonlight and Powers"
On thefollowing evening (Christmas night some
of the same seed having been planted at Mr.. SAM
MooRE's, under the aspices Of Miss n, and Miss
L., it turned out much to the bewlderment of all,
that another Tree shot up to the ceiling and spread
out its outrageous boughs laden with variety
of trinkets as unmentionable as the latest impor-
tations of Miss FLORA McFLIMSY. This, howev-
err, we have from hearsay, having availed ourself
of the editors privilege of getting sick by super
abundant indulgence in something good to eat.'
Moore says very patheticallys
go you that have the charge of love
Keep him in rosy bondage bound" )"
and we would here, parenthetically and with e.
DUAL fervor, invoke the guardians of the appetite
to watch over US more tenderly and affectonately
next Christmas and the Christmas .folloring.
But this was only the beginning of the holidays
The spirit Of fun-like the ghost of Banquo-was
not to be whistled down. To those who imagined
Yorkville kind of ''sleepy hollow" where every
person INDUCED in lotos eating, dreamy, stupid
torpitude within the narrow precincts of home,
series of Surprise Parties" was an unlooked-for
appartion But it so happened that for the nonce,
the usual demure and sober-secOnd thoughtedness
of our quiet village was surprised into something
| very much resembling smile. The Surprise
| Parties" however. were too numerousfor particu-