Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-05-17


The CATTLE PLAGUE IN ENGLAND
The following is a psalm sung in the Os-
motherly Church, Yorkshire, England, a.
bovea century ago. 1t was composed by
the parish clerk on the occasion of the mur-
rain. a severe distemper that ragged among
the horned cattle iu the year l747. 1t was
sung and chorused by the whole congregation
in the church The four first stanzas con-
tanned an account of the cattle that died,
and the names of the farmers to whom they
belonged. The remaining verses were as
follows:
No Christians bull nor COW, they say,
But takes II out of hand;
And we shall have cows Al all,
doubt within this land.
The DOCTORS though they all have spoke
Like learned gentlemen,
And told US how the entrais look,
Ofcatte dead and green.
Yet they do nothing do At all,
With all their learning's store;
So Heaven drive out this plague away,
And VS. not no more
This piece was SO we'll received, that after
the sermon, it was desired again BY all the
congregation, except FIVE farmers-who wept
declaring that the lines were too moving.
The minister, on going ont, said to the clerk,
why, John, what psalm was that we had
to.day-it was not one of David's? mo,
no. quoth John, big with the honor he had
acquired. David never made such psalm
since he was born-this is one of my own.
H|- A correspondent of the Madison
Qpd) Journal complains of the want of
kindly feeling towards Northerners among
Southern people. His illustrations give u
pregnant explanation of the cause. He
says:
3At plantation 1 visited, the lady ow-
ner, who was a widow, spoke so frequently
and so bitterly of the "Ydnkees," that it
was getting hard to endure. With view
of checking the uDkird expressions used in
speaking Of my people, I gently informed
her that l was from the North myself. 1t
had its effect, for thereafter she made handy
use of pronoun instead Of the adjective.
"Madam, have you any milk" "No you
Yankees stole all my cows" "Boy," said
I, turning abruptly to her SOD, lad oftwelve
years or more, show old are you? ?" "Dou't
know You Id Yankees stole our Bi.
6lr !" There is no use-you can't switch
them off from that subject
D@- Little Rob begged hard the other
day, when some friends were dining with us,
to be allowed to come in and set at the ia.
BILE during dessert, which I told him he
might do, provided he neither talked nor
annoyed people by asking for fruit He
very readily asseuted to this condition,
which he honestly fulfilled to the letter At
last l heard the poor little fellow crying and
sobbiug most pitifully "What is the mat
ter, Rob ?" l said. "What are you crying
about?" "Why, pa" be replied, "hcre [
am, asking for nothing and getting it p
w An illiterate old lady residing iu the
vicinity of Cape Cod, desiring to dispose
of her cottage, posted upon it aplacard bear
ing the words, "for SAIL A wag chauced
to be passing one day as the dame STOOD 10
the door, and thinking to get laugh upon
her, be quizzinsly asked: "Mrs B,
when will this house sail ~ Gas soon as
somebody comes along that can raise the
wind" was the prompt reply.
I0- Jones while lately engaged in split.
ting wood, struck false blow, causing the
stick to fly up. 1t struck him on the jaw
and knocked out front tooth. "Ah," said
Bill meeting him soon after, ''you have had
adeutal operation performed, Isee" "Yes,"
replied the sufferer, "ar.idental"
p8- Said crazy woman of penurions,
stingy man, an officer Of the Church, We
regret to say, 'Do you see that man! You
can blow bis soul through humming birds
quill into musquito's eye, and the mus
quito wouldn't wink"