Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-03-03
For the Yorkville Enquirer.
MRS. yyEAZLE's LETTER.

For the Yorkylle Enquirer.
MRS, wEAzLE,s LETTER.
Dear Nr. Editor Il have been for n long time
a reader of your interesting paper and have
often been so delighted with portions of its con-
tents, that could scarcely keep from writing to
you and expressing what felt, but "being unac'
customed to public writing" Was afraid that
you'd laugh at ME, or may be, get angry at my in
trusion. Now in your last paper, there is little
piece in "imitaton of Longfellow," that pleased
me greatly. 1t is like little picture I can
fancy when read it, that see the lovers "be-
meath the starlight" the young girl with love-
light in her eye, and happy smile upon her coral
lip, and the young man looking down upon her so
fondly while his arm cncrclcs her waist, I can
see the big mountain too in the background, the
moonlight and the flowers, as plain as if | was
there If was only painter could picture
! the whole scene exactly. l once before read a
piece Of poetry by this same writer, and it affect
ed me in the same way. could see everything
so plain There he was in his "litte attic room"
with t'a FIRE burning on the hearth" and his poor
heart "too full of gloom" to take any comfort in
its warmth just sitting at his little table writing
line or two, and then stopping to listen mourn
fully to the rain pouring Gin heavy, ceaseless
shower without" l wish l could remember the
whole piece, but ms l cannot, do beg the author
for copy and repubsh it.
That piece called "Wcre Bird" is beautiful
TOO; not only the IDEAS but the verse is so pleas
ant to read, the rhyme so easy and natural, it
dor't seem az tho the writer hammered his brains
all to pieces to produce them. But he can't help
being poet it runs in MS blood.
Aud there's J. Wood Davidson, too I read evc-
ry piece he writes, over and over again. Whether
it is because the articles are really good, or be-
cause admiring the character of the writer makes
me fancy them so, dent know. l have had a
kindly feeling for him ever since he was in Col
lege here. There is something in his rcsolutc
persevcrancc-his calm and accomplishing en-.
dulancc of any nconvenienccs that he might en-
counter-his determination to be scholar, and
above ALL in his pure moral character, that I have
eyes. and have longed to 60 to him and pat him
on the head, and say "Thats right 60 onmy son
and you will yet grasp all you are reaching for. "
And there's "Willie" too; there is something
charming in hi, writings; but it is pity they
didn't all take to something else-it isn't often that
people make q fortune by poetry.
But don'r mean to attempt to criticize, or to
offer my opinion as q thing of any consequence,
for having very little learning, of course can't
be judge of poetry, and indeed, when 1 began
to write this letter had no intention of saying
what have said. meant to speak only of my
self and my own affairs and to ask your assistance
for I've got notion that your paper (Which of
course goes all ever the United States and every
where clse) can do more to relieve me Of the dis
trcss I'm in than any thing else in this world
When I'm fretting over my troubles, people often
soy to me, "Havc patience, watt something will
turn up :" but hare waited, and nothing has
turned up yet. Or they'll say, "Don't make so
much fuss-be quiet anl all will come right
But | can't be quiet-Tm obliged to make fuss.
Years ago when was young and prosperous, l
was restless and cxcitable, and Pm restless still,
and so is Jemima Jane, that's my eldest daughter)
but don't wonder at her. for l know that girls
(pour short.sighted things =! will be so when they
don't happen to get married right of as quick as
they expected; and somehow, Jcmima Jane don't
seem to take, or rather no one seems to lake her,
and cannot for the life and soul of me why for
every body says that she's the image of me, and
was counted real beauty when was young: and
there arc people who say that even now Im-but l
wont say what was going to- for like as not you'd
accuse me of vanity, ard gracious knows Tn clear
of Mat; but do know certain lady who is fifty
five if sheis day. and 70 see her wriggle and twist,
and hear her talk you'd think-bur let her pass,
never talk about my ncighbors, and make it q
point never to mcddle with any lady's business.
| IT'S as much as can do to mind my own. So as
| was saying, Jcmma Jane is handsome and well
educated, at least she ought to be, for she went
to school seven years steady, never missing day,
except when she was sick, or the sun was too hot,
| or it raned, or showed, or was too cold, or the
! soldiers turned out and she wanted to see them,
or she was going to ball, or pic mic, land took
her to all such places as soon as she could walk
or when she had the headache from being up late,
or when wanted her to 60 n visiting or shopping
with me. l did not let her stay from school for
every triac like some people do, for I knew the
disadvantage Of it, aid Heavens and Earth! how