Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-09-12
AN ABUSING ACCIDENT.

One Of those annoying, yet ludicrous &C.
cidents, which will happen in the best Of
families, occurred on Sunday, not over a
thousand miles from this place. A dry
goods clerk had an engagement to take his
lady love out buggy riding. Early in the
morning, he appeared before her fathers
door with one Of those spider-vehicles, which
are probably constructed with view of as
certaining how light buggy can be made
The lady is sweet sixteen. She is full OF
life, fun and frolic, and is decidedly embon-
poimt, weighing about 145 pounds. As the
young gentleman drove up, his lady love
was standing on the top step at the front
door, with her venerable father, who had
his gold specs elevated on his forehead, in
order to get distant view of his future
son-in-law.: :,.,.r-e... -g.....-.-
Adonis jumped out of the buggy, prepa-
ratory to assisting the young lady in, but
she suddenly took one Of those strange
freaks to which the dear sex is subject
The buggy was standing about four feet
from the step upon which stood the young
lady. She probably wanted to convince
her lover that she was not clumsy, and
thought this would be good time to show
her agility. Be that as it may, she gave a
lump and landed in the centre of the bug
gy. If she had stopped there, all would
have been well-but alas the thin boards
Of the bottom of the buggy, unable to stand
the pressure, gave way, and the young lady
continued her descent. There was pier
cling scream-a plunging horse, with a
young man holding to him-a bundle of
muslin in the buggy, and two little gaiter
boots pointing within six inches of the
ground under it.
Paterfamalias rushed to the rescue and
detached the horse from the buggy. He
then got upon one side, young man on the
other, and they attempted to raise the
young lady up.
"Oh, stop! stop! you are killing me, D
she cried.
The boards had broken in the centre, anc
the long sharp splinters extended down
wards, and when they attempted to raise
the young lady out of her predicament
these sharp splinters would catch her. The
old man comprehended the situation in g
moment. He told the young man to ge
down and break the splinters off. Young
lady screamed 30 DON'T" and young mai
wouldn't. At this stage of the proceed
ings, practical neighbor came up with
hatchet, and the young lady was soon ex
tricated from her unpleasant situation, ant
disappeared behind the front door.
EMBARRAss1Ne.-A gentlemanly agen
of certain city, was collecting fares from
the passengers of very full bus one morn
ing. All paid promptly except one fat oil
laoy, who sat next the door, and who seem
ed to be reaching down as if to get some
thing she had dropped on the floor. Whel
her time came to pay she raised her head
and thus addressed the blushing youth: g
alters, when I travels, carry my money il
my stockin', for you sees, nothing can git i
thar, and I'd thank you, young man, jist t.
reich it for me, as I'm so jammed, IN tina
can't git to it, The youth looked at tn
other passengers, some of whom were laugh
ing at his plight; one or two young ladie
among them blushed scarlet, and he beat
sudden retreat, muttering something abou
not charging old ladies, &c. His cash va
short that morning the fare of one passen
ger.-Lezsngtoas Gazette.
~ A lad who had lately gone to service
had salad served up to- dinner every da!.
for q week, ran away; and when asked wh,.
he left his place, he replied, '"They mad
me yeat grass i tn summer, and 1 wul
afraid they'd max me yeat hay i tn win
ter: and could no stand that, so I wur off. >