Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-03-08
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:. Hanebtiness invites hatred, and sets

:" Haughtiness invites hatred, and sets
itself up as mark for scorn.
-. In those degenerate days, character is
weighed witha scash balance
:" If you are buying carpet for durabill-
lty, you must choose small figures. -
... Honor feed us with air, and often pulls
down our house to build our monument.
-. An omnibus horse has about an equal
experience of wheel and wo
-. Two centuries ago not one person in
hundred wore stockings. ~
=. In Cypress and Egypt, hydrophobia
has never been known to occur. .- 81, .,
=. Be firm in every fortune; be honest in
every cause.
THE great difference between men, the
great and Insignificant, is energy.
...Some men are SO good that they are
good for nothing.
Temperance enjoins US to control our
passions as well as our appetitss.
-. It is estimated that there Are four mil
lions of female snuff-takers in the United
States. d, s.,a.''
.. Phe pleasant things in the world are
pleasant thoughts, and the greatest art in
life is to have as many Of them as possible.
-. The tears of the compassionate are
sweeter than dewdrops. falling from roses
| on the bosom of the earth
:" A frequenter of public dinners com
plains of the overwhelming quantity of dry
toast. -.. ..
=. Never answer calumniator. If you
will only give rattlesnake time enough, he
will sting himself and die Of his own Ven-
ON.
There are, no doubt, some outspoken
millers, but generally they are mealy-
mouthed set.
.. Long acquaintance is very often called
friendship, and SO is intimacy, but they are
very different things.
." Shrewd inquiries are being made wheth-
er the cup of sorrow has saucer. Can any
one tell us? .... s
=. Let no reproach make you lay aside
holiness: the frowns of the world are moth
ing to the smiles of Heaven. ...
"A lady describing an ill.natured man,
says, HE never smiles but he feels ashamed
of it, .-.
."A An architect proposes to build a Bach.
elor's Hail. which will differ from most
houses in having no Ewes.
."Seeing a cellar nearly finished, wag-
gish fellow remarked that it was an excell-
ent foundation for story.
Men will refrain from evil-speaking
when their fellow.men refrain from evil
hearing. ....
"A Western paper speaks of man who
sdied without the aid of physician Such
instances of death are very rare.
." Many institutions are improperly called
seminaries, for they do not half teach any.
thing.
:" Got any ice at your end of the table,
Bill? mo, but I have got the next thing
to it, whats that?' "A severe cold
-. If woman could talk out of the two
corners of her mouth at the same time, there
would be good deal said on both sides.
-. 1t would be great advantage to some
schoolmasters if they would steal two hours
day from their pupils, and give their own
minds the benefit Of the robbery.
." 1t was remarked BY Dionysius, the So
phist, in the counseling moderation in plea
sure, 'that honey should be eaten from the
tip of the finger
"A literary gentleman, of London, claims
that the word whig was derived from the
initials of the party motto, I'VE hope in
God
-. There is young lady in this city who
is so refined in her language that she never
uses the word 'blackguard,' but substitutes
African sentinel.
-. Much is said about the freshness of a
first love; but there are many whose Sec
ond love is better worth having than the
first love of others.
Those who, from the desire of our per-
fection, have the keenest eye for our faults,
generally compensate for it by taking a
higher view of our merits than we deserve.
} IF you want to annoy, and puzzle, and
battle man full of trick and duplicity, you
have only to practice straightforward and
simple integrity.
) TO keep eggs from spelling, eat them
while they are fresh. We have tried all
kinds of methods, but this We think is the
only one to be relied on 'in any climate
-. An original way of answering two
, questions ata time: Here, Biddy, my dar.
D lint, what's the time O. night, and where's
the pertaty pudding?' Its eight, sir
ID would do anything; go to the end Of
s the world, to please you,' said fervent
lover to the object of his affections. &c
: there said she, 'and stay, and shall be
well pleased
S -. Sir Peter Levy made it a rule never tc
: look at a bad picture, having found, by ex
perience, that whenever he did SO, his pen
Gil took tint from it. Apply the same
e rule to bad company.
-. 1t is probably more innocent to laugh
e at theatre at the foibles of imaginary
characters, than to find pleasure in ridicu
ling at tea-table the weaknesses of rea
ones.
e -. Voltaire had perfect horror of inquis
!, tive persons. He said to one of these pump
: ers: Sir, am delighted to see you, but
give yon fair warning, I know nothing
e about what you are going ask me-
r -. Sorrows and disturbances, in some
= minds, produce the effects of fermentation
t leaving that which is wholesome. snnnd