Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-11-01
SWEARING.

in a crowd by the door of a post.oaice,
when man uttered volley of oaths.-
Look to your pockets? ? cried Howard,
buttoniug up his own tightly; 'alwaystake
care of your pockets when you find your.
self amongst swearers. He who will take
Gods name in vain will think little of tax.
ing your purse, or doing anything else that
is evil
A worthy clothier in Edinburg was &C.
customed, previous to engaging his clerks
to put the question to them directly, DO
you swear? ?-if so, you need not think Of
entering my house. I permit none to talk
to my customers whose tongues are set on
fire of hell
A few years since, two soldiers at Chat
ham laid shilling wager which could
swear the most oaths in five minutes. As
the winner (what misnomerD was utter
ing his last he was struck speeehless with
paral ysis, and remained so till he died.
A barge.master was casting off his boat
from a pier in the Thames. A person very
civilly asked him whittier he was going
Being in bad humor (swearers generally
are, } he shouted out, what is that to you
I am going to the devil Ere half an hour
had elasped his idle words we're veri
fed. A steamer ran his barge down, and
the shock of the collision pitched him head
foremost into the river.
have read a dreadful story of sick
man, swearer, who was infuriated with
his doctor, and so strained himself, that he
ruptured a blood.vessel. But even oaths
flowed with the crimson tide from hi
mouth, and he expired so.
A youth scarcely twenty was riding
skittish horse. The horse started ; the youth
was annoyed; and swore loud and strang'
oatbs that he would thrash him till he re
pented of it. But as he raised his whip
the horse reared and threw him against {
picket fence and when the bystauders rar
to him, he was corpse. His oaths were
still echoing through the woods as his sou
was ushered into the immediate presence o
God.
An American planter bad a favorite do
mestic negro Gan Uncle Tom) who was bid
den to stand opposite to him, and to wal
at table. Whenever his master took th'
name of God in vain, as he often did), thu
old African made low and solemn bow
On being asked why he did so, he re
piled, sMassa, can never hear that grea
name but it fills my whole soul with fea
and trembling The master was touched
aud reformed.
General Washington, when Commander
in Chief of the United States armies, issued
special order of the day, calling on al
ranks to abstain from it on pain of severe
penalties and he took care that these pen
alties were enforced.
is interesting to know that when St.
Paul's Cathedral was building, Sir Chris
topher Wren, the architect, caused a print
ed notice to be affixed to the scafolding
threatening with instant dismissal any
workman guilty Of swearing within those
sacred precints.
MY lads,' said Christian captain to the
crew when about to take command of the
ship, liam going to ask of you favor which
as Britou, expect will be granted by
crew of Britons. What say you, my lads
are you willing to grant your new captain
favor?' sAy, ayr shouted all hands
let US be told what it is.' well, my lads
it is that you allow me to swear the frs
oath in this ship; no man on board mus
swear till I do. What say you, my lads
!: will you grant me this faVor2' The joll,