Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-11-03

eloquence chat surprised the old gentleman, L
want everything Taint gotu home, no mother,
no father, sister, no brother, no friends, nobody
| to love me and look glad when come, or sorry
when I 20 no money, nothing to eat, and no
place to sleep, sir. Oh, sirl Iwant everything.
| What an epitome of utter destitution, and hope
less woe do these simple words suggest! Think
of the sunless, cold, heart-appalling idea: mo.
body to look glad when / come, or sorry when I
| 90. What does it not expressl what shade of
agopH, unutterable, does it not embody! Is it
not dis conviction that forces out upon the great
life drama so many marred and saddened faces;
so many dead hearts and reckless spirits? Ah!
after all that has been or may be said and written
about independence of spirit and action, let but
the human heart realize the fact that no bosom
heaves, no heart pulsates ia unisoa with its own;
let the impression be made upon the mind. GER
tainy and surely, that in all the wide world there
is none, actually not one human being whose
heart throbs quicker, and eye grows brighter at
the sound Of his or her voice or approaching foot
steps; that no hand is ready to close teuderly,
and with the love grasp around his own; that, in
short, he is uncared for, unloved; convince him
of this, and the light Of life goes out the song
of the heart is hushed fovever; and, in ninety
nine cases out of a hundred, such man, or such
woman, goes down the darkened path of trans
gresson, disgrace and infamy. Many trans
gressor has been lured from the brink of the pre-
cipice by the love emusic; many poor, besotted,
outcast wretch has been led by the hand of love,
back to society, to home, torespectabiliy friends,
honor, purity and heaven; while as many others,
who longed to return, have overleaped the fatal
cliff and perished in the darkness below, because
no one said: Come back for my sake, at least,
| r. hn IND a
friendless and the erring too A kind word or
look will not cost you much, but it may 60 down
| into the poor desoate heart Of the weary footed
and forsaken one, and tune it to another and
sweeter song, the burden of which shall be purity,
hope, happiness and heaven.
Had Jim been driven from the door of that ele-
CANT mansion, by the rough, heartless porter, who
is prepared to say what influence such an act
would have produced in all after life 2 The boy
was penniless homeless, friendless, and stran-
ger. Without food he could not live; and would
he not have done anything, even to an act OF des.
peration, to avoid the horrors Of starvation, and
prolong his life from day to day, even though that
life be protracted by the violation Of law, human
and divine? Let human nature reply-honestly
and fairly reply.
But the owner and resident of the mansion-a
| kind old genteman-took the poor boy in lis
|
not upon hard crust Of cast-away bread, and cold,
tainted meat-as is the manner Of some-but up
On warm and palatable meal, such as he himself
would have relished, then gave him warm, COM
Portable bed for the night.
Il have thought much of your marvellous story,
| Jim, said the old gentleman, as he entered the
breakfast room the next morning, 'and if it be
true that you are the son and heir Of the gentle
man you mentioned last night, do not know that
anything can be accomplished by acting too has
| tily. Perhaps it would be as well to remain quiet
for year or two, WHILE in the meantime, can
carry on private correspondence with my friends
across the water, requesting them quietly to look
into the matter for you. Fher. was Mr.. DVil-
ton in this city some months ago; but whether he
be the same gentleman or not, am not aware
If so, he will probably visit this country very
often, as he owns much land both in this and sew
eral Of the adjoining States; so that, upon the
whole, would advise you to remain where you
are, for the present, at least I have no family
my wife and son having both died. continued
the old man, brushing tear from his eyes go,
provided you have no objections, you can live
with me until you can find better father; and,
| as your education seems to have been neglected,
will turn teacher, If you wish, until you are
sufficiently advanced to enter college. If you
u
then, why, there plenty Of horses in the stable;
fine, large lot for run with the boys-plenty
| of boys in New York-aud occasionally we can
take trip up the Hudson. Won't you live with
me?'
%, yes, sir' said poor Jim, in perfect trans
port of delight.
That's man = said the kind old gentleman,
patting the boys head And now, James-mind!
that's your name hereafter-run over to that clio.
thing store, and tell that red-headed chap behind
the counter, that uncle William says he must fit
you at once-or forever after hold his peace
with two suits of clothes, beginning with the sole
of the feet and gradually ascending to the apex OF
the cranum.'
what, sir?' said Jim, quite mystified
Tell Jenkins to fit you with two nice suits of
Clothes said the old gentleman.
what, sir! two whole suits" said Jim, sur
prised at the sublimity of such an astounding and
overpowering idea.
sYes, James, said the old gentleman, smiling
good naturedly; 4 actually mean two whole suits
But he won't give them to me; will he, sir 2
Tell him that Mr.. William Mansfield says that
he must said the gentleman.
Yes, sir, said Jim and after looking doubt
fully back upon the broad, ovial face Of his BEN
efactor Jim finally left the house. muttering, Two
Uhole suitsp then crossed the street and entered
the door of Jenkins, Snooks & Co.'s Clothing
Store 1t may be important to state, that about
an hour after, Jim appeared upon the streets OF
New York in 'whole suit of neat black; and
Mr.. Mansfeld's great, noble heart felt as he look
ed down upon the beautiful boy beside him, that
it is, indeed, more blessed to give than to re-
ceive.' Leaving our hero thus comfortably pro-
vided for, let us pass on to another month"; and
look after our friend Barney, who, as the atten-
tive reader will remember, was also sent over to
America by that prince of Williams, Jude Sinister.
'Och an ye call it a fray coontry do ye p said
Barney, as he walked into the City Hall Park
with his hands in his pockets and pipe in his
mouth. sFaith ! an Pm thinking dat its so fray
that man made niver wear pair O. shoes if he
aint got the articles, be jabers Then seating
himself upon one of the benches, and knocking
the ashes out of his pipe, he continued: Just
give me ould Ireland an drap O. the crater; an
Ameriky may 60 to the divil entirely. 'Pon Inc
sowl, there amt dacint gintleman in the howl
coontry, bedad p
Your impressions of American life and man
ners are somewhat similar to those Of most Eu-
ropean upstarts,' said an old gentleman, who oc-
cupied seat near where Barney was sitting
'and, no doubt we shall have the pleasure of read
ing work from your prolific pen, entitled year
in America, and such like stuff. The difficulty is,
my friend that our friends across the water sup
pose that all lazy foreigner has to do, is to cross
the Atlantic and fll his pockets with money, while
he sits idly about taverns, and bites his nails for
a living
Saving your honor's prisence said Barney,
that's lie, so help me God
Exactly said the old man, driving his stick