Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-03-29
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BY JAS. WOOD DAVIDSON.
COLUMBIA. S. c.. MARCH 26. 1855.
Freedmen'S Schools.

Poetry.
An Italian named .MARJoNI has recently
published poem in the style of VIRd1L'E
Georges. MARJoN1's poem is called Mid
aDitery.
"Good Lord "-etc.
Small Pox.
This contagion still keeps firm and OBJ
stinate hold and our people are waking uE
to the importance of vaccination. There
are probably not more than score or two
of cases in all ; but some of these are ugly
ones.
The Southern Guardian.
We rejoice in learning that Mr.. PELHAM
is at work in way that will soon have the
Guardian out. The day for its re appear
ance has not been fixed upon, but we are
assured that it will be forthcoming ere long.
Hymen.
A member of the Thirteenth Regiment
of South Carolina Volunteers informs US
that sixteen of the members of his compa-
ny have been married since the war. We
do not know how many of them returned in
all; but we presume not over thirty.
This looks like being in earnest in this
Reconstruction business
The End of the WorldI
DR.. CUMMING predicts that the end of
the world is to come in lS67-next year.
A cotemporary is of opinion that the Rev.
erend Doctors stomach is out of order ;
and his vaticnal ravirg arise wholly from
that cause and recommends the water.cure
treatment.
Our own opinion is that if our tenure of
life were as secure as that of the world up.
on existence, We could snap our fingers in
the Lean Fellows face for many day yet
Yet DR.. CUMMING will have hundreds to
believe him. No prophecy however alb.
surd, so it be bold and alarming, but will
have some believers.
If some person of high position-such a
one as Pope Pro Mono, for instance, were
to predict that on certain day in the fu.
ture, Shetland pony would eat up the
moon, thousands would believe him espe.
cially if he were to "nail t wi scripture"
by stating that Balaam's ass ate thistles, and
thistles we're emblemstic of the moon
So it goes.
Venezuela.
Col. BRYCE of this city, who was some time
ago announced as Director in the Vene-
zula Emigration and Land Company, has
recently issued card saying thatat present
he cannot accept the Dictatorship in ques.
ton; and refers parties, seeking information
upon the matter of Venezuela Emigration,
to DR.. H. NJ. PRICE, of Scottsville, Alber.
marie County, Virginia. Col. Bryce pho.
poses cat his earliest convenience to submit
his own views either by printed circular or
by publication in the leading newspapers
of this State, as to the mode in which the
merits of this grant-so liberal in its terms,
embracing so large territory abounding in
such immense materials of weslth-may,
by an intelligent and careful inquiry and
provision, be truly ascertained and its Sc
ductive promises be fully realized"
Thus the Venezeula matter rests for the
present. Those wishing immediate infor-
nation may write to DR.. PRICE; and those
who wish to make more careful inquiry and
to get more thorough information would
better wait till Col. BRYCE be fully inform.
ed.
Spring.
The birds are singing again and among
our ruins here in the city it is peculiarly
sweet-a mingling of the sweet and the
plaintive When the heart is full of hope
this bird.music is altogether sweet; but
when the spirit is wounded the sweetest
carol is burden of plaintive wailing.
Earliest among the vernal flowers the
violets and the hyacinths have been bloom.
ing amongst US for couple of weeks.
The trees are greeDing with bursting buds
and tiny leaves.
The melloWing atmosphere paints our
sunsets in dyes of unusual softDess and del.
icacy. Yonder, across the Cougaree and
beyond those Lexington pines, these balmy
evenings, there blush as glorious sunsets as
ever charmed a lovers eye beneath the soft
est Italian sky that Romeo ever raved about.
Our land is desolate, it is true, and our
city in ruins, but we have The Beautiful
with us still Birds usher in our day with
songs; the flowers make our y.path love-
ly; and gorgeous sunsets imparadise our
closing days.
Attili could not touch these
The Unionville Times.
We take pleasure in acknowledging the
receipt of the first number of this weekly.
The interest and design of district paper
is to a great extent local; but the Times
aims at broader field. 1t comes from our
friend ROBERT A. MCKNIGHT, formerly
of Columbia, and an elder brother of Asa
Hartz. Those who appreciate the humor,
GUS, will find this department literally and
successfully attended to.
We are decidedly pleased with the Sa.
lutatory of the Times The Editor says
awe have no position to define; no politi.
cal opinions to ventilate."
That's a man after our heart. Those
are the principles we have always held
We are opposed to positions-all positions
of all kinds upon all subjects. And as to
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