Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-02-10
J.
For the Yorkville Enquirer.
CROOKED sTIofxs, &C.


Did you ever try to make UP nice cosy fire,
ndhave a crooked 'mis-shapen log which would
lie no one way, but was awaysin the way or out Of
the way, preventing the CHEEKY blaze from ascend
ing? have just been endeavoring to make up
just such.a fire, and just such another amorphous'
stick has malevofently thwarted oil my designs.
I punched this way and punched it that way. 1
rammed here and jammed it there, and damned
it all over, lengthwise, crosswise and roundabout
wise; but in the words Of Arclmedes "it was no
CO." retired, yielded, succumbed, beaten,
as many others have been, bya stick. gave up
the effort, rs useless to stick to it, and willful
woman will have her way $50 will fat one have
her weigh and so will a crooked stick There
ore many other crooked sticks in this world be-
sides those We use for fuel. There are men who
are never happy themselves, and prevent Others
from being so, by their sour faces, and harsh re-
marks and utter heartlessness. There are wo
men who gossip about their neighbors, with sly
innucndoes, and cruel jecrings, and oftentimes
with lies. They spread false rurOrs and cast
stans ON hitherto spotlcss regulations. They fol-
low with the condemning crowd TO stone an er-
ring sister, but we're they told 'let her that is
without sin among you, cast the first stone" they
would not dare to throw the smallest pebble
These are the crookedstick in the faggots called
communities; and these will the devil use for fu-
Ell. Then they'll lie straight and keep quiet
There 10 another kind of crooked sticks They
are those who cannot keep straight, even though
they try. They lie smoothly enough at first, but
suddenly the heat increases, and here COMES
bend, and a warp and crook, and their symme-
try is destroyed and then they are in the way Of
their fellows. These IRE those good-hearted, kind
generous, ofteutimes talented men, whose course
is virtuous and straight and beautiful, but the
heat of fiery temptation comes and they are led
astraynnd become crooked sticks. Perhaps the
devil will catch these too, but let US hope that he
will not make back logs of them. Well! as was
going on to say when these last remarks so rude
ly interrupted me, let the log alone, knowing
that in the course of time, by means of the vigor
Gus application of fiery measures from below that
lC WOulu OuG Of Hby duu bO Will lAe
happy consciousness that what is to be, will be,
l bide my time.
As remarked before, have handkerchief.
There is nothing very startling in this announce
ment, nor do I make the assertion tfmidly. 1t is
beautiful yellow silk handkerchief, all dotted
over with red spots of brightest crimson. "Well
once upon eime"I asked young, lovely and ac
complished, but unsusceptiblc female, to take me
for poorer for worse, &C. She had the bad taste
to decline, and retiring, hid my burning cheeks
in this cherished handkerchief. When got home
found that large holes had been burnt in it,
caused by the aforesaid cheeks. I enclosed the
remains in piece of brown paper and sent them
to my beloved AMELrAn. JANE, who atthe sight re-
lented, and TO use the words of scripture '.'the
enemy came and seized larss" and thus were my
heart and handkerchief made whole again. MORAL
Always save the pieces.
Yours vagariously,
.-... A. RUBY.