Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-02-03
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- Kindness is slowed away in the heart
like rose-leaves in drawer, to sweeten every
object around them.
The recent anniversary of St. John the
Evangelist was Masonically celebrated at
Santa Fe, New Mexico by Montezuma Lodge.
"A "scallawag". is defined by the New
York Tribune to be a compound of the loa-
fer, blacEguard and scamp.
There are four men in the Chicago jail
awaiting trial for murder-three of whom
are charged with killing their wives.
The Cleveland Herald has discovered
that Shakespeare, when he spoke of "tongues
in trees" referred to wagon tongues.
A great many of the "aying" rumors of
the day would be more appropriately desig-
mated by leaving out the f.
Keep out of bad company, for the chance
is, that when the devil fires into flock he
will hit somebody.
The oldest piece Of furniture is the mul-
tiplication table. 1t was constructed more
than two thousand years ago, and is yet as
good as new.
1t is an old saying that Time waits for
no man-but the fair sex would have US be-
lieve that he is gallant enough to wait for
the ladies.
Among the votes for preacher to the
Massachusetts, Legislature next year, three
votes were cast for Rev. j. N. Mars, ne
gro clergyman.
"A man in Machias, Mo-, having some
hay destroyed by some drunken men, sued
the man who sold them the liquor for It's
value, and the jury gave him averdict.
A sensible down east female is deci-
dedly opposed to the interference of women
with politics. She pciutedly asks: If men
cant do the voting and take care of the
country, what is the use of themT
= Two foreign sailors examining the cupo-
10 of the Boston State House, one of them
remarked to the other: "Arrah, my honey
this is the first time 1 ever saw them copper
bottom the top of house"
-'Pompey, Whit am Diet goes when de
wagon goes, stops when de, wagon, it am no
use to de wagon, and yet the wagon can't 90
without it? i CUBS dat up, Glenn why,
de noise, OBJ course
- No man can tell whether he is rich or
poor by turning to his ledger. 1t is the
heart that makes man rich. He is rich or
poor, according to what he IS, not according
to what he has.
a member of the Legislature now in
session at Indianapolis, who had been
"coughed down" on several occasions, offer
ed a resolution instructiDg the door-keeper
to buy twenty dollars worth of cough medi-
cine for the use of the members.
An Augusta, Me-, paper tells a story
about dance between CHAP named Smell
lings and Rackensack gal, called Big Sis.
They danced II hours and so minutes, when
Big Sis caved, and took seat in the chin
uey corner, flaming herself with the bread
tray.
A Mexican newspaper thus refers to the
United States: "Already the North are
armed aud are preparing to declare war a
gaiust the Southern Stntes, having been
greatly enraged against them by book called
Uncle Toms Cabin; and they are deter
mined to either exterminate them, or COM
pei them to abolish slavery.
johnny" said mother to SON, nine
years old, ego and wash your face; I am
ashamed to see you coming to dinner with
so dirty mouth" 81 did wash it, man.
ma" and feeling his upper lip, he added
gravely, 81 think it must be moustache
coming |"
The anniversary Of Webster's birthday
was celebrated Tuesday evening, by ban
ouet at the Revere House, Boston, and was
presided over by Hon. Caleb Gushing
Speeches were made by the President, Hon.
Rufus Choate, Ex-Governor Gardner, Hon.
Mr. Seymour, of England, Lord Cavendish,
and others.
General Paez, who for nearly twelve
years has been banished by his ungrateful
countrymen, but has lately been recalled, is
Mason of high order, having been Grand
Master of Venezuela, and for several years
the representative of the Grand Orient of
that country to the Grand Lodge of New
York.
An editor Of down.east paper getting
tired Of paying his compositors, resolved to
diminish his help, and put his own shoulder
to the wheel. Here is specimen of his
first effort at type settiug-"We tuiug Ms
shVL ID most OF our own seatlNg TYPE
heleafteI - drinterS msy tAl k aqoul
IFS bEng difficult to III tipe, but don't
experience e uch dIfFIcUty."
A midshipman asked priest to tell the
difference between priest and jackass.-
The priest gave it up. "One wears cross
on his back, and the other on his bryast,"
said the miushipman. "Now," said the
priest, sstell me the difference between a
midshipman and jackass. The midship-
man gave it up and asked what it was
The priest said that he did not know of any.
Mr.. Farnsworth, of Illinois, asked leave
to submita resolution in Congress, on Fri
day, requesting the Committee of Foreign
Affairs to inquire into the expediency of ac-
ouiring all the British American possessions