The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1860-11-08

poxes aBdexciastned, Hsthere's n min
tfstef or .jus.ios Of the peace on Till
bost, I've got 4 JOB for him" 81
~ sm Justice OF the peace 10
marked venerable hooking old. maj
from York State, 1Iemouut The checs,
boxes, and you shah be married maj
in iess than Eve minutea.- ~ = Z,
well, hold ON, squirrel haint 90
90 money. but I'll give you an all io
fired good axe" =,
:" Never mind about tho pay" saiS
the squire : !" I'll take my pay in seeing
yoa happy Sss 81 4 =
The fellow remounted the pile o
cheese clasped the, hands Of his dearl,
beloved, and in three minutes the, cere
nony WAS performed---he had entered
into q new iexistepce. Kissing his httlt
bride once on her ready lips, lie seated
himself on big cheese, and com,nen
ced, no doubt, for the frst time, 70 re,
aIize what he was, where he was, wba,
he had done, and what ought and must
be done. ,.,.. 49, 80. ..'.'
:. Stating mp suddeply, he exclaimed
half aloud, to himself, )" Well, by no
key, this Is q pretty, hard way of pass:
ing the first night y q. -
The bride flushed, and replied
Never mind, John, We are Just ms hap.
py as five were rich. Come, sit down.
-Bst John had an idea, and he was
bound to pat il in operation. Going to
his pile Of baggage, consisting of one
large meal bag, containing change OF
SHIRTS, socks, neckerchief, and o;d boots,
he took from the .leg Of one of the boots
aa excellent axe, and, walking up to The
clerks Office, he exclaimed -.
" / say, look here. Cap'n. I've paid
for deck passage, but l want bed for
myself and w-i-seif. haiut got no
money, bat hero is au all jofred good
axe.", f52,.,- =. p
The gentleman IN the office replied
that the clark had stepped ont, but
would be back in few minutes where
upon the man went back TO the pile of
cheese 10 look at his precious treasure.
Having our sympathies aroused, we
hastily ran around among the passen-
gers, told the story, and took up q col.
lection to procure state room for the
young couple. To the credit Of our
lady Passengers, they were the. mos,
liberal in their donations and in less
than ten minutes we had collected
Sl4.92. Presenting tie sum to the
agrecabIy, astonished young man, we in.
formed him that he could now procure
a state:roomt with two beds, one for
himself and wife, the other for the bows.
Thanking us, with. his big watery eyes,
hefushed TO the clerks office, where he
was met by Capt. Pierce, agent of the
line, Capt. Evans. commander of the
boat, aud Mr. Carrier, the clerk.
Capt. Pierce exclaimed, "EIere, Inv
good fellow, here's a ticket for yourself
and wife 10 go to Chicago. Get West
as fast as YOU can; 60 to work on a
farin, and look out for the land sharks" !"
~ Capt Evans. pulled out gliuering
coin and said Here's FIVE dollars
keep Yourself IN good condition, and -
r-bere the worthy Captain forgot his
speech and ran off laughing. q.
The clerk, Mr.. Carter. handed the
man q key, and said, a You are vel.
come 20 one Of the best state rooms on
the boat. II has two beds-one for
yourself and wife, the other for the
boys" ...
Capt. Evans having returned, ex-
claimed, ",GiSe the boys another room.
They haipt no business IN there. They
haint no business "-here he broke
down with laugh er again, aud hurried
away 10 give orders on the boat. The
couple now repaired 10 their sun,ptuous
apartment, as happy rs mortals are al
lowed to be on this earth, and, the, pas.
aengers gathered in knots 10 praise the
liberality of all concerned, and the com
zeal oddly Of Capt. Evans, g.. -
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REMFNBEa HoME.--Fortupate, nm.
speakabiy fortunate, is the young man
that has home; tba. he loves, and dear
ones nesting there 10 whom bis heart
goes out In unmeasuable yearnings Of
affection. The youth who has come to
the city to seek his fortune, is guarded
as by an angel from Heaven, when he
cherishes fresh in bis memory, the pic
ture Of an humble cottage honas which
sheltered the near and venerable bling
who gave him birth. The thrill of heI
loving touch, a. she laid her hand upou
bis head In blessing, ero he turned his
footsteps toward the great city, shall
hold him ever ia the Path Of Life, and
charm the Tempter AWAY. And still
more blessed is he f he has devoted q
postion Of his wages to tho support o
that home, and of those dear ones whom
be so loves. In such case, his earn
iHgs are hallowed with a sacrednes,
which communicates itself to his char
acter, and is exhibited in, blossoms O
ddteopsuess. The consciousness tha
the wages gladden. and beautify, ant
mako comfortable the home Of hi
childhood. and the authors Of his being
gives dignity to his labor, and de
light in its reward such as 30 mer,
sel6sh spirit Of ncqsixi,ion can mpart
Therefore, young men, remember you
pateTnal homes, and devote at least
| poFtion ef yonr earp;ueys "A fl,s ,al;,,