Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-08-23
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GEORGIA coRREsPoNDENcE.
PINE FOREST, Ca, Aug. s, 1850.


Dear Enquirer Why didy allow it?
Well, if I must apologize for presuming to
write for your very elegant and interesting
weekly, I must tell you that I have been
provoked to it by that very able, elegant
and saucy contributor of yours, known by
the nom de plume of "Willie Lightheart."
Now don't get angry, for we all love and
admire "Willie," but We love "Lizzie"
more; and we again repeat did you
allow him to criticise and silence our fa.
vorite-the spirited and accomplished wri.
ter of "Never say die?" Now hear his
uugallant, uugrateful and unceremonious
words: "Allow me to say for the special
benefit of Laughing Lizze,' and your
readers generally, that have read Never
say die,' very many times. 1t looks very
we'll on paper, but such theoretical ideas
can never be carried out in real life )" and
concludes with this very fatherly advice
Lizzie, my child, you are young and in.
experienced-the gliding of life is not yet
worn off to you-the winter has not come
down upon your summer yet. Roll your
hoop, my child, gather flowers and make
dolls awhile yet, and while you are thus
engaged, Willie will attempt to write
something about that philosophical: Never
say die,' of yours" Now, Dear Willie,
I don't intend going into an argument with
you, but we have also read that same piece,
and being little older and perhaps more
experienced, I can tell you that have pass.
ed forty winters, and undergone many hard
trials and reverses and We we're so encour-
aged, delighted and we'll pleased with
'Never say die,' that we are disposed to
have it inscribed on the household gods.
Does it not remind you of the renowned
watchword in our Navy, made sacred by
the dying charge of one Of her gallant and
brave officers, when he fell in battle NOR
tally wounded7-sDon't give up the ship
And more recently, the words that carried
General Taylor to every victory, and bore
him triumphantly into the Presidents
chair? Need 1 repeat theu-"General
Taylor never surrenders!" And, dear Will
lie, if ever sin the course of human events,
thee should pass around Florida Capes, or
ascend the great Mississippi, or being on
a pleasure trip across from Charleston to
Sullivan's Island, and thee should by any
sad and unavoidable mishap be thrown
overheard, 1 tell thee to hold thy head above
the surface and keep kicking and thee
will never drown. And in conclusion, l
would remind thee, that as thee has never
yet come out with that philosophical an
swer of thine to 'Never say die,' to let it
pass, or, peradventure, I will come down
upon thee in good earnest next time.
And now, dear ENQUIRER, as l have
been thus forcibly drawn out before your
very many interested, delighted and highly
intelligent and respectable readers, I will
occasionally give you some hasty sketches
from real life, picked up during the last
seven years of my life, in the pine woods of
lower Georgia, in which will be included a
description of the 'Altamaba river and her
tributaries;' and the inexaustible pine
forest and the facilities for turning the same
into money; and many other sources Of
wealth and prosperity in Southern Georgia
"My first trip to Darien on a raft of tim
ber )" "The steamers running from Savan'
nah to Macon and Florida, during the last
seven years, and the fate that has attended
them" "The steamboat race from Savan.
nah to Macon" "The character of the set
tiers at this time-illustrated by tragedy
acted out during the last three years. -
And as you have no other correspondent in
South Georgia, just now, will try to gath
er and communicate to you all that may be
of interest to your readers.
am with great respect, gentlemen,
Your humble servant,
A FORESTER.