Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1872-10-17
was melted into tears, and both the young Ia

was melted into tears, and both the young Ia
dies took the jerks
A man warned me, as I dismissed the as:
sembly, that the brothers swore they would
horsewhip me for giving their sisters the jerks
1 went out to the young men and expostula'
ted. One said he had seen me take out
phial, in which I carried some truck that gave
his sisters the jerks. As quick as thought it
came into my mind how to get clear of my
whipping, and pulling the phial out, | cried ID;
Eyes, gave your sisters the jerks. LII
give them to you" :,
moved toward him. He backed. ad'
vanced, and he wheeled and ran, warning me
not to come near him, or he would kill me.
1t raised the laugh on him, and l escaped
the whipping.
A HORROR OF WHISKY DRINKING PREACHERS
Peter Cartwright had horror of whisky.
and of whisky drinking preachers. He says.
"While settled in Christian county, per:
son calling himself Baptist preacher called
to stay all light with me. He was accompa-
MED by his son. I disposed Of their horses as
best could, and they partook Of our fare
After supper they both stepped into another
room, and when they returned smelled whls.
ky, very strongly. Although those were not
DAYS Of general temperance, thought it
bad sign, but said nothing. He declined to
Join in evening prayer. In the morning, as
soon as prayer was over, he again took out his
bottle, and asked me to take dram. de-
clined. On leaving, he said: Perhaps, broth
er, you charge? YES, said I, all whisky
loving preachers, who will not pray with me,
I Charge"
WHO Is GEN. JACKsONI
Cartwright, though not Radical Abol!-
ZIONIST, had very swelling views of the equal
ity of mankind. One day when he was
preaching in Nashville, Gen. Jackson entered
the church. Another preacher whispered a
little loud, "Gen. jackson has come in-Gen.
Jackson has come in." Cartwright said aud
IDLY: "Who is Gen. Jackson2 If he don't
pet his soul converted God will damn him as
quick as he would Guinea negro"
The congregation, Gen. Jackson and all,
smiled and laughed outright The resident
preacher told Cartwright that Gen. Jackson
would chastise him. The General, on the con-
trary, expressed himself highly pleased with
his ;independence. "a minister of Jesus
Christ" said Jackson, fought to love every
body, and fear no mortal man."
DISPUTE WITH DOCTOR.
Many other anecdotes could be told of this
eccentric and talented man, and there is one
too good to let pass. He once had dispute
with doctor relative to religion. The doc
tor said he wanted honest and unequivocal
answers to few questions.
did you ever hear religion"
"No."
"Did you ever smell religion ?"
"No."
"Did you ever taste religion7"
"No."
"Did you ever feel religion?"
EYES," ..l
"Now, then, said the doctor, with apparent
triumph, "I have proved beyond doubt, by
four respectable witnesses, that religion is not
seen, heard, smelled, or tasted, and but one
solitary witness, feeling, has testified that it is
an experimental fact. The weight Of evidence
is overwhelming, and you must give up."
Cartwrightasked, "Did you ever see pain p
emo"
p "Did you ever hear pain ?"
"No"
"Did you ever smell pain"
"No."
"Did you ever taste pain?'
"No"
"Did you ever feel pain"
"Certainly, did, sir"
The doctor and his family were converted.
BLAZING HIS WAY.
Cartwright having been brought up in a
log cabin, did not like climbing stairs, and
when he took up his quarters in hotel he
preferred rooms on lower floor. He once
went to Chicago and booked himself at the
fremont House. The preacher was assigned
to room in the eighth or ninth story.
Soon after being shown to his room, Cart
wright rang the bell.
A waiter was promptly in attendance. 81
want an axe" said Cartwright. The astonish-
ed servant said he would procure one. Hav-
ing obtained an axe, Cartwright asked the
waiter to guide him down stairs. At the first
turn in the stairs, Cartwright blazed his mark
in the walnut baluster. The dumbfounded
waiter asked what he meant. 81 want to
know my way back to my room again." said
Cartwrig ght. The preacher was assigned to a
room at more rural distance from mother
earth.
Mr. Cartwright was first assigned to Pleas:
ant Plains in 1853. In his old age he retained
his faculties to an extraordinary degree, and his
example has had no small effect in keeping
up the old-time spirit of Methodism.