Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-04-09
THE EFFICACY OF PRAYER.

The Gilded Age tells how Uncle Daniel and
the children first saw Mississippi steamboat.
They were sitting on log one warm summer
evening telling about spooks, after the manner
of Southwestern negroes, when uncle DAME!
said impressively, "chil'n, dars sumfn COM
in'." A deep coughing sound troubled the
stiffness, away toward wooded cape that Jut'
ted into the stream mile distant. All in all
instant fierce eye of fire shot out from be-
hind the cape and sent long, brilliant path
way athwart the dusky water. The coughing
grew louder and louder, the glarng eye grew
larger and still larger, glared wilder and still
wilder A huge shape developed itself out of
the gloom, and from its tall duplicate horns
dense volumes of smoke starred and spangled
with sparks, poured out and went tumbllng
away into the farther darkness. Nearer and
nearer the thing came, till its long sides began
to glow with spots of light, which mirrorred
themselves in the river and attended the mon,
ster like torchlight procession. "Chlln,"
said uncle Daniel, "it's de Almighty, git
down on your knees" AS the noise and the
lights drew nearer uncle Daniel prayed 20
Lord, we's ben mighty wicked, an we knows
dat we 'zerve to go to de bad place, but good
Lord, deah Lord, we amt ready yt, we amt
ready-let desc poor chilen have one more
chance, les one more chance. Take de ole
niggah if you's got to hab somebody. Good
Lord, good deah Lord, we don't know whah
you's agwyne to do, we don't know who yous
got your eye on, but we knows by de way you's
tiltin along in your charyot of fab dat some
poor sinners gwyne to ketch it. But good
T..l l.,a oL;p,, Jo,,t b'lopp haoh 1av'a
from Obedstown whah dey don't know muffin,
and you knows your own SELF dat dey amt
responsible. Oh Lord, spah de chiPen don't
tar de little chilen away from dey frens, jes'
let 'em off jeS dis once, and take it out'n de
ole niggah. Heah I is, Lord, heah l is DE
ole niggah's ready, Lord, de Ole" Here
the steamers whistle screeched fairly in the
faces of the awe struck group, and uncle
Daniel Selling as many of the chil'ens hands
as his own brawny ones would hold, secured
off toward the woods. Looking back, they
saw the boat was rounding point out
of sight. "Well," said the relieved uncle
Daniel, "dere's some folks dat say dey amt no
'fciency in prah. Dis chile would like to
know whah we'd been if it warn't for dat
prah. Dat's it, dat's it."
STREET SCENES IN PARIs.-The street
scenes constantly forced upon our observation
in Paris, says correspondent, are very anus
ing to a foreigner Men and women, har-
messed by leather straps into capacious hand
carts, transport heavy loads with apparent
ease. Jackasses, with ears of much fabulous
length, are driven in small herds from door to
door, where they are milked, and the product
served to invalid customers The prevalence
of wooden shoes, worn by the humber classes,
creates perfect din and clatter upon the side
walks and roadways, while these pedal at
tachments bear goodly proportion in size
and form to swampscott fishing skltt: The
uncovered heads of men, women and children
of the working classes, except, perhaps.
linen cap upon the more pretentious middle
aged women, is marked feature. The Won
derful harnesses upon the common horses,
heavy beyond all reason, with collars partly
of wood, and of such enormous size as to over
shadow the animal ITSELF are remarkable to
one who has an eye for the eternal fitness of
things. The marvellous burdens borne by
men and women upon their heads is alsoa
constant source of astonishment. Then there
is the army of chifoniers who perambulate
the street cutters in the morning, and who
again make their appearance, armed with
lanterns, at night, to ply their humble calling.
And also the amusing cries of itinerant trades
men, prepared to serve you in various domes-
tic matters and all forms a panorama of Gu
rious and busy life, extremely picturesque.
aar The story is told of pious old lady
living near Athens, Georgia, whom the young
folks over-persuaded to give party. When
the guests had assembled, solemn.looking
minister was introduced, and preached SOL
emn sermon two hours long.