Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-01-02

An apphcau0n Tor Dail, Tor JONES, WIS maze py
his counsel, Messrs. WILLIAMS 4 Son, and HIATT,
on Monday last before Judge BEATTY, Of the Dis
trictC Court and the defendant released upona bond,
with sureties in the sum of two thousand dollars,
for his appearance at the Spring Termof the Court
: For ths Yo1kvnIs Enquirer. ;, %
THE CHRISTMAS TREE AT ROCK HILL.
Mr.. Editor: "And is this, indeed, Chrismas?'
would be the exclamation of those long past could
they but arise to witness these souless days ofwel-
come to the times Of merry making by the old and
the young; and even the blind, and the halt, would
now doubt the integrity Of the calendar, that
Christmas is indeed with US again. Who lives
and does not remember the shouts and hurrahs Of
youth the hunt, the dance, the race, and every
diversion that gave q joyous welcome to merry old
timesl Well do we remember in our very youth,
when, in the chase, the fox knew not where to lay
his head; and Mira Hare's local habitation was
to her, doubtful retreat, f;not place Of. dan
gerous conceament It was time when chanti-
cleers seemed TO crow their solssals dy and twas
such Christmasthat all the dogsbarkeditl Then
the jig and the breakdown had their iveliest fas-
cinations, when partaking largest in all the fantas-
tic antics Of Billy Caper.Com. Such were the
sports for the round of the week, night and day,
of innocent von,tb ,n;noed nth .ha .bo,,t. ~.
and hnrrabs ~ the orown vbo IN their wav too D
,yers lila v;tb deIebt !, tba;. go, = 49,,
dou5leaghted shooting matches and in their fight
ing and drinking rather their drinking frs,
But the mutations of time edraysa veil overthese
scenes and we turn TO vitnessa; other modes. that
keen nm the elyium ioys Of balcyon davs And
it Is for this contribution 10 record onr nieare at
the novel turn tbat the current Of fashion seems
destined to rive. in this eleyat;ne refinement of
HOMAGE tn a time-hallowed occasion. that Was in
times nast. the advent Of tow.row and vab.boo in
All their hull.a-baIoo snblimity Of dissolute man.
ners that gave to the birth day Of Cbrs the live.
ry of the very devil himself - 4.s4a5
But this is treading upon the Threshold oft
neyance However, we would not. under the ca
nrice of nropressiya age. renounce our nredilec-
Ton for on eoo,noo. We wonld Tho ra,ber ;nvore
nstbetic stra;ns to cav that IN an the chanoes of
time our taste Is not ameliorated in the homage
Jue to this fra,ern;z;no howl In the n.,,,ra IF
th;nrs = ;s wont;no IN ,cen,;on.neo0 ond can I'm,
reoe;ys our snscal cnns;dsrat;on and s1wavs nm.
oure onr famous odulations Wbo On f-;voions. az
~ oondemn on eoo.noo ia not, oonnetent for
Cbrstmss And e to Compliment the 'potencv Of
eocs and m,sr ,ol,u ia more bynerbole-it ;nsr;res
ne With no ostentatious euloeium--but when sub-
lined with tbe dew of Ceres Il liouitias ;nto a
ch,;stnos notation. and we wonld avoid exn,es.
s;na Ss-e ;ta nredom;nat;ng eIcellence Indeed 4
ia needS.s to elahorate and Wa mbm;t th;s .1soo,t
zLa~.Is ,,;tb o,r ta.t;rnon,, - on hono,sbls -;
InnaI 49, Srnmbl;n. - lin , cav;llsrs NOV oaosa Va
Al nou iot NO tur, ~ .he rb-;o.,nos ~. ,,d
fom .ha ~ th.ona 80 - .Ss ~ ID prs.hutar;sn Oh Ghn.aL ~
hos ,ali. I - tbs dsnse mass of nsonie. v;siaeS
.ha en- - - .ho;. Er,;.a ms;S 4 -.
,;sht mo. 49,, 40 +;naa g. ss.4;ral .nJ 80
e. ~ 49, oL;iJ.on &C - s.hh..h s.ho,i - pe.
H;m " Ibsra1 rnrss NOS .hs oort,Sn,;o,f c't tho
1n' a nOelH p"4e' "ae w ~:D, ''lI
o''Leue eeueiay; :" ploIulo uopIS4 ne1, ai,u
conlec'oner,es' Tni,e tue naney wcfk " ~. nanoS
suppnem otler niue souvenirs oi irienasnlp ana
ioVe' ine s y = alsu
eAune1' N ,ron. ana lion, i'S llan sprays ~. Weie
suspenoec .ne sn1 tla. inAae l,Aay l.s'e Asaf'
gao wnae ne.e anu 'nele, Mefe p mnasure can-
aies mh'In = iooAec IKE gums u seow Z! peei'ng
from the fofage OF this evergreen epandaller' ana
giving Wltn .neir name o erfsns scene, . candle
hgnt view OF Ecen IN tae Gays ol l1s enceaptmene1
= Inc distflouIon OF glIs was preceeded py songs
rom Inem. ana suitable cohoquy,t heH. 'mr.
cooper WIN pleasing anecaoses' lustfaang tne
moral import OF the Decalogue' a6-ss,,.fa,
1t was our derehcaon not 70 contribute anything,
however ulVlal 70 the grauncauon Q theSe Yotac
oo of m kino end aa arnonda doam n noof
iioo "a SttJ .aaNue "ti~ 90 Ne>AAki' AoSs
to pay some duty as an admlrer OF the successful
efforts of others, under whose auspices this exhi-
oauu %. at. .o" - .I;S Is,In .s.:a s.an WV ~
ken Of esteem. a hedge of endearment or a eift
for afFect;on's sate9 And in the hearts of The
voutb we see its RESPONSIVE emotion to those scts
of cons;deration II Is in goodness then tb.t tbev
sre made bonnv when their moments .-e ,n.Js
br;abt tben thev ara bannv Wben ths;, h..~ts