Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-07-27
For the Yorkvillc Enquirer.

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| For the YorkvIlc Enquirer
Dear Enquirer Should you deem the
following letter of sufficient interest for
your columns, it may, perhaps, afford your
readers some recreation, as furnishing a
brief household diary, in connection with
the history Of the times. B.
DEAR B;-Ihaqe been thinking Of wri.
ting you for sous lime, but my health has
| been bad: Is now better and I hope I
shall soon be all right again. A. s..just
left us for the army. How time and all
things have changed. But it doeslno good
to murmur or complain. Itry to take the
world easy. We have much to annoy and
perplex, and, at The same time, much to a.
muse. Twill say nothing Of the troubles,
but conine myself to that which amuses
and drives away trouble. Iknow Of nothing
better to commence WITH than sort. Of
diary at home, or Of what is daily transpi.
ring. julie, this morning while dressing
for church; bawled to her mother, "What
must Iwear to church T" "Put on your Pa
radi and Garabaldi." Now expected to
zee the child dressed in an inch of her life,
when she cAme down. stairs. What do you
think she had on7 One Of her grand mas
old silk dresses cut and trimmed. The high
prices Of everything, not only prevents us
from getting many ofthe necessaries of life
but prevents us from enjoying many that I've
have. For instance; at breakfast We sit
down-the FIRST thing. sNow children you
must not eat that butter, you are all dys-
peptio, and I have always;heard that butter
was the worst thing dyspeptic could eat,
besides, butter is three dollars'a pound and
it wont do to waste it." Breakfast over,
the cook comes "Miss Jane, muss I kill a
chicken for dinner?" No, have got moth.
ing but pullets, and I want all the eggs I
can get. Eggs are two dollars q desen. I
want 70 sell eggs enough to pay Bets sub
scription to the Church. It is true, she is
not here IN the flesh, but I hope she is in
the spirit, and Tthink her ubaeiptiou ought
to be;paid. Now, whenever my flesh and
spirit. gets separated as far as this and Tex
as, l want all subscriptions to Churches
stopped, at least as far as the spirit is con-
concerned. Night comes on, the first sound
you hear is, 'tBlow out one Of those can
dies. We can't afford to burn two, when
they are selling at four dollars pound. -
Bed time comes on 4mChildren take that
short piece of candle and go to bed. Blow
it out as soon as you get TO- your room. Day
after tomorrow lhe moon changes theu you
can go to bed BY moonshine." Now you
see how irregular our hours for retiring
must be. The first few nights after the
change, we must be in bed by dark, or we
miss the moon. After the full, we have to
sit up about an hour later every night, wait
ing for her to rise. i never did believe in
going by the moon, in planting seeds, or
making soap, neranythiag else. But l have
less use for her in going tobed than any
thing else. Ihave always thought any bosy
was a fool, who went by the moan, and any
one attempting toregulate their hours for
going to bed by her, viii come toshe same
conclusion. The will be down soon,
SO I must close and prepare forbed.
:. 80 -, Yourstruly, a. g.
sP.s.-0ne thing Isforgot; you know
julie is now taking music lessons. Her
motherthinka.her progress wonderful. Of
course, I am no judge, but loan tell what
Ihaye seen and hsard:- In the first place,
hsYeheasd no tune that I could reeoguise.
julie takeasher seat at the piano and com.
menoes as If she was trying to knock ell the
keys out Of the instrument atone lick, I
ask, what tunei is that? "Oh !sthat is no
tune. sheis running the scales" That
over, size commences again not quite 80
severe. What tune is that? 'That's no
tune; why I shough.::.y0a wsrea a better
judge Of music, that is sort Of prelude,
which all beginners must learn, before they
can make accomplished performers. Did
you never notice Bet and Fanny, they al
ways commence with prelude" # you
will notice. Jon will see julie has an elegant
touch, and l think will make a splendid
performer. Now if there is anything in
touching, I think myself, she wilsucceed,
for she can ooma as near touching the old
piano all over atone lick, as any one ! ever
saw sit down at the instrument. ! said !
had never been sable.to recognize 9 tune;
she can STRIKE Dayso Absence and susan..
nah. She ia dead match for your Ma, on