Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-07-05

pulled, they must hoist away for dear life,
but not to speak word for the world
Well one night the old woman came to the
door as usual, and sais, 'Jerusia,' sais she,
swhat on airth ails you, to make you set up
all night that way? Do come to bed, that's
dear Presently marm,' sails she, Pm
rastling with the evil one, I'll come pres.
eutly.' dear, DEAR says she, you have
rastled long enough with him to have
throwed him by this time. If you can't
throw him now, give it up, or he may throw
you Presently, marm, sais her darter.
sIt's always the same tune says her mother,
goin' off grumblin'-'it's always presently
what has got into the gal to act so? Oh,
dear what a protracted time she has on it.
She has been sorely exhausted, poor girl.
CAS- soon as she had gone, Barney larfed
so that he had to put his arm around her to
study him on the bench, in way that
didn't look unlike rompin', and when he
went to whisper, he larfed so be didn't
nothin' but touch her cheek with his lip,
in way that looked plaguily like kissiu,
and felt like it too, and she pulled to get
away, and they had a most regular rastle as
they sat on the bench, and down went both
on 'em on the floor with an awful smash,
and in bounced the old woman. (Which
is uppermost,' sails she. Have you throw.
ed Satan, or has Satan throwed you?
Speak, Rushy, speak, dear, dear-wbo's
throwed?' Il have throwed him, sails her
darter; 'and | hope | have broke his neck,
be acted So Come to bed then, darling,
sais she, 'and say prayer afterwards, and
and jist then the old woman was seized
round the waist, hoisted through the roof,
and from thence to the crane, where the bss-
ket stopped, and the first thing she kuow'd
she was up ever so far in the air, swingin'
in large basket, and no soul near her.
Barney and his niggers cut stick in
double quick time, crept into the bushes,
and went all round the road justas day was
breakiu.' The old woman was singin' out
for dear life, kickin' and squealing, and
cryin,' and prayiu,' all in one, properly
frightened Down runs Barney, hard as
he could clip, lookin' as innocent as ifhe'd
never heerd nothin' of it, and pretendin' to
be horrid frightened; offers his services,
climbs up, releases the old woman, and gets
blessed till he was tired of it. oh ! sails
the old woman, 'Mr. O'Balentine, the mo-
meut Jerusha throwed the evil one, the
house shook like an earthquake, and as
entered the room he grabbed me. Oh ! Il
shall never forget his fiery eyeballs, and the
horrid smell of birthstone he had
Had he cloven foot and a long tail p
sais Barney. Il couldn't see in the dark,
sais she; 'but his claws were awful sharp,
oh howthey dug into my ribs. 1t cen most
took the flesh off; oh dear! Lord have mercy
on US! hope he's laid in the Red Sea-
Tell you what it is, auuty,' says Barney,
that's an awful story; keep it secret for
your life-folks might say the house is
haunted-that you were possessed, and
that Jerusha was in league with the evil one.
Don't so much as lisp syllable to livin'
sinner breathin' keep the secret and will
help you
The hint took; the old woman had 20
wish to be burnt or drowned for witch,
and the moment feler has a woman's Sc
cret, he is that woman's master. He was
invited there, stayed there, married there
but the old woman never knew who the
evil one was, and always thought to her
dying day it was old Scratch himself. Af
ter her death they didn't keep it secret no
longer, and many good laugh has there
been at the story Of Barney O'Baleutine
and the Devil.
AFFAIR RETORT AT the assize at Mas,
many years back, while Mr.. Parsons was
addressing the court, an ass in the street
happened to bray so loudly as to Interrupt
the learned gentleman; whereupon the
Judge, Lord Norbury, said, One at a time,
gentlemen-one at time if you please. -
This sally caused much merrimcnt in the
court, but did not in the least diScompose
Mr.. Parsons, who pursued the tenor Of his
discourse as if nothing of the kind had hap
peued He was not, however, insenslble
to the merit of the joke nor willing to let it
90 unrewarded, and an opportunity was Of
fered him of giving Rowland for his Oil
YER When his lordship was charging the
iury, the same ass who seemed so fond of
the vicinity of the court, brayed again, aud
deeper and deeper still At this moment
the Judge was so entirel y taken up with the
business in progress, that he qaite forgot his
own joke, aud startled at the sound of Ned
dys sweet voice, he hastily said, Whats
that-what noise is that 1t is only the
echo of tie court, my lord, said Mr.. Par
sons, gravely The justice and excellence
of this retort were acknowledged by the loud
and continued peals of laughter with which
the court resouuded, and in which the Judge
himself could not refrain from joining.
ne- There is story told of good min.
lister at Moutague-Rev. Mr.. Moody-who
has been most literally furnished by nature
with that very necessary appendage to a
mans face-his nose 1t is said that while
at public dinner on certain tune, gen.
tleuan who sat opposite to NJ, thinking to
get off good joke at his expense, remarked
in loud tone:
Mr.. Moody, there is a fly on the end Of
your nose.
This threw the company into roar, for
the tone Of the voice conveyed the impres.
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