Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-01-20
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When is an author most like puppy?
When he carries his tale with him.
The young gentleman who flew into
passion has had his wings clipped.
-Welove the man both summer and win
ter, who never forgets to pay:the printer.
Some of the lakes of Switzerland are one
thousand feet deep.
Creditors and poor relatins never call at
the right moment.
An Irish Judge said, when addressing
prisoner: "You. are to be hanged, and l
hope it will prove warning to you"
People are all the summer learning to
leave door open, and the whole winter4earn-
ing to close it.
Whoever is honest, generous, courteous,
and candid, is gentleman, whether he be
learned or uulearned, rich or poor
Adam Clarke said he had lived to know
that the secret of happiness was never to al
low your energies tostagnate.
Cabbage contains more u,uscle-sustain-
ing nutriment than any other vegetable what
ever.
1t isa remarkable fact that Arkansas
has not now single telegraph wire within
her borders -.
- Most kinds of roots aud barks are now
used ns medicines, except cube root and the
bark Of dog.
The French Government intends to erect
statuate to Napoleon l. on the Island of
St. Helena, iu view of the sea.
The past and the future are alike
shrouded from us-the one wears the wild
ow's veil, and the other the virgins.
BY actual calculation it is found that
the average salaries Of ministers in the Un-
tied States do not reach $500 per anuum.
-"Love in cottage" is all very we'll,
when you o,cn the cottage, and have money
out at interest.
An old sailor, at the theatre, said he
supposed that the dancing girls wore their
dresses at half.mast as mark of respect to
departed modesty.
The greatest burden in the world is Su-
perstition, not only Of ceremonies in the
church, but of imaginary and scarecrow sins
at home.
1t is stated as a curious fact, that more
money is expended annually in the United
States for cigars, than is expended for all the
common SCHOOLS in the Union.
- Socrates, seeing scolding wife who
had hanged herself on an olive tree, exclaim-
ed: ooh, that all trees would bear such
fruit tw
An instance of the variations of the pres
ent season, in addition to what has been re-
corded, we note the fact of ripe strawberries,
grown in the open air. Such were exhibit
ed yesterday in this city.-Char Courier.
- Miss Dubois says that the first time a
coat.sleeve encircled he waist she felt as if
she was in pavilion butt of raiubows, the
window-sils of which were composed of Eo-
lian harps.
The perfume Of q thousand roses soon
dies, but the pain caused by one of their
thorns remains long after A saddened re-
membrance in the midst of mirth is like
that thorn among the roses.
1t is stated 10 London papers that con-
sistory is to be holden on the 10th instant
at Rome to create two new cardinals-one
for America. The archbishop of Baltimore
is likely to get the red hat.
-sMy dear, what is the matter with puss?
See how she swells her tail aud arches her
back at the sausage gave her that was
left on the plate oh, that is nothing she
merely scents old Towser in it,
Never dispute about triaes, even though
you are certain of being in the right. The
truth will come to light sooner or later, and
then your opponent will not only respect your
wisdom, but love your meekness.
1t costs deal of money to be rich, and
it is question if so much is worth so little.
After all, is wealth worth the cost-frst, in
acquiring it; next, in supporting it; and
lastly, in bearing up under it, when you
you have lost it ?
A lady was taken by surprise in Missis-
sippi, the other day. At least we judge so
from the fact that John A. Surprise was mar
ried to Sallie A. Stock. They will probab-
ly have little Surprises occasionally to keepup
the Stock.
The Selma (Ala.) Reporter says two
headed girl is about to be exhibited in that
place We hope girls won't get to having
two heads, for they would then have four
eyes, when two are more than the boys can
resist.
The tastes of men, as exhibited in their
habits of'pleasure, are true indexes Of their
passions. Murderers do not wear roses in
their button holes! Williams seldom, if ever,
train vines over cottage-doors the beauties
of Nature find no sympathizing chord in
their breast.
"A witty man, who lived in constant fear
of bailifs, having absconded, one of his ac-
ouaintances asked what was the reason Of his
absence, to which he replied, "Why sir, [
appreheud he was apprehensive of being ap-
pretended, and so left to to avoid apprehen-
sion "
"A national convention of blacklegs assem-