Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-07-07
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.

Mr.. Editor Il saw either natural or an un-
natural curiosity the other day-hardly know
which-perhaps neither-leave you to decide. "A
friend suggested walk, and as an inducement,
promised to exhibit something out of the usual
order of things in this country. Being little
related to our common mother, Eve, felt the
same disposition that probably induced her to
pluck and eat the forbidden fruit-to go and get
another ,orinkle. There, however, was q differ
ence in the result She was made wise, but the
knowledge acquired, added nothing to her happi-
ness, and, consequently, remorse and guilty con-
science tormented her no little for the trespass.
On the contrary, sow something that pleased,
gratiied and instructed me for good, consequent
ly, left the object Of curiosity with moral les
SON, and with the determination to know no such
word as fail and to have no such term as 81 can't'
in my vocabulary. But this inherent disposition to
understand and see the novel and curious, has
not only made man wise and better in some in
stances, but it has made some men madmen. The
unbalanced mind has been totally wrecked by
giving too loose rein to inherent curiosity.
mean the disposition to investigate the marvellous
1t has induced some to pull hemp, in order to
know how hanging by the neck feels. Others
have been ruined morally, and pecuniarily, by
suffering this disposition to rule. Well, well!
what long depression in the middle of 80 short
story! The curiosity what was that? Why
nothing but hive of bees swinging to large
oak limb about 90 feet from the ground! This
limb points to the North. Here is wisdom or in
stnct, for the body of the tree shades them du-
ring the heat Of the day, q matter Of no small
importance, for wax will melt. These little in
dustrious creatures were found attached to the
limb Of this oak last December-during the holi-
days. They had three rows of honey comb 18
inches long and 10 inches wide-enough to sus-
tain them all winter. They were not left long in
that exposed condition. The sides Of the limb
were pared, and quite comfortable home was
constructed around them. They have filled the
first "gum," and now have an ample appendix
tackled on to the old one. They are working O
way with all their might and will soon no doubt
need another addition. This is the curiosity, and
o novel sight it is. How many of your readers
ever saw "bee-gum" swingingin the air, attach
ed to the limb of q tree
This teaches that if we help ourselves in ad-
versity, there will be found those that will pity
fail to find just such situation as our taste pre-
fers we would soon be reduced to want if not to
pauperism-having neither home nor friends
When say ''we," mean those fsstidious young
men that thinkit disgrace to do work that would
soil their linen or have tendency to tougher
their hands, Had these little creatures spent
their time buzzing about from tree to tree in
search of better situation, they might have died
of hunger before it would have been found. As
it, is they have good home. The ancients used
to say "The Gods help him because he helps him
SELF" and there is truth in the remark.
Rocky River and its eastern tributaries carried
off several thousand bushels of wheat in the straw,
on the 23d of June. There fell such a rain as is
not common, and Rocky River covered all the
owland connected with its banks. The wheat
poured over Austin's mill-dam for % hours in q
solid column, fifty yards wide. 1t commenced
going down about 8 p. m, and after the first p
hours it came down in detached portions until l
or o'clock, a. M. heard of farmer that lost
sll he had, with the exception of one sheaf.
I have filled my Sheet it deserves no credit,
but certainly do, for having written so long an
article with such small amount of material. The
Dogstar will soon rise, and then fear it will be
worse. AS ever, yours. CHARLOTTE.