Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-10-01
Anmorons department.
A STORY OF TWO BOYS.

STORY OF TWO BOYS.
There is man living on fifth street who i
good man, endeavoring to train up his chill
dren in the way they should 60, and as nj
flock is numerous and two of them are boys
he has anything but a sinecure in this train,
ing business. Only day or two ago, the
elder of these olive branches, who has livec
about fourteen wicked years, enticed hi:
youngest brother, who has only had ten years
experience in boyish deviltry, to go out or
the river in boat, species of pastime which
their father had many time forbidden. Bu
the boys went this time, trusting to luck tc
conceal their depravity from the knowledge
of their pa, and in due time returned, and
walked around the house, the two most limo
cent-looking boys in Burlington. They sepa
rated for a few moments, and at the expira
tion of that time the elder was suddenly con
fronted by the father, who requested an in
terview in the usual place, and the pair ad
journed to woodshed, where, after brief but
high-spirited performances, in which the boy
appeared most successfully as "heavy villain
and his father took his favorite role of "6rst
old man" the curtain went down and the
boy considerably mystiied sought his brother
"John, he said, "who do you suppose told
dad? Have you been licked p
Johns face will not look more peaceful and
resigned when it is in his coffin than it did as
he replied:
"No, have you?"
"Have I? Come down to the COW shed
and look at my back"
John declined, but said:
"Well, Bill, I'll tell you how father found
US out. 1 am tired of acting in this way, and
l amt going to run away and come home and
lie about it any more. I'm going to do bet
ter after this, and so when I saw father ]
couldn't hel p it and went right to him and
confessed"
Bill was touched at this manly action on
the part of his younger brother. 1t found 8
tender place in the bad boys heart and he
was visibly affected by it. But he asked:
"How did it happen the old man didn't
lick you?"
"Well," said the penitent young reformer
"you see didn't confess on myself, I only
confessed on you that was the way of it."
A strange, cold light glittered in Bills
eyes.
"Only confessed on me-" he said. "Well
COW shed and look at my back"
And when they got there * * *
POLITICAL VALUE OF SLANDER.-I relate
the following anecdote asit was related to me
Whether the incidents, as stated, are histori
cally correct Or not, the story is true one
true, in that it broadly, though grotesquely
sets forth an absolute political fact:
man in one of the new States, where so
ciety was in sort Of rushing condition, was
elected to Congress. A friend in Washington
Who knew how entirely unqualified he was
for such position, asked him:
"How in the world did you manage to gel
elected?"
"Oh easily enough. stole horse"
"What! Stole horse! And is horse
stealing considered a qualification for Con
gress in your district?"
"No-that amt it. But as soon as it was
known, the papers on tother side took it uI
and howled over it. Of course, the papers OF
our side had to defend me. A tremendous
noise was made. Our papers called it mean
dastardly, cowardly attempt to tarnish thu
fair name Of their standard bearer-a gentle
man whose fortunes were in the hands of hi
fellow-ctizens, and who would look confding
ly to them for redress and support. The
noble people would never be deceived by th
vile slander, fiendishly devised for the mos
unholy Of party purposes !-and all such kline
of stuff. The people got their backs up abou
the outrage and got in."
At the next election in that State this man.
opponent was elected. The same friend, meet
ing the now defeated candidate shortly afte
the election news had been received, asked
him how it happened he had been defeated
80, dod rot the fellow he smelt mice
and got the start of me. He killed deputy
sheriff.
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