Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-12-23
Anmuruus department.
AS GOOD AS HE GAVE.

speaking OF SnOOClnS DUCKS, says Dr. r,
"puts me in mind of the great storm that oc.
Cured when 1 lived on the island. AS you are
we'll aware, our island was near Cisco Bay /;
an awful storm arose, and was so fierce that it
drove all the ducks in the bay into pond
covering about an acre, near my house. In
fact, so many ducks crowded into the pond
that could not see a drop of water"
"Sho," says Smith, "didn't you shoot any of
'em ?"
That's what was coming at. went into
the house, got my double barreled shot gun
and discharged both barrels right into the
midst of them; but to my astonishment they
arose in the air leaving not solitary duck on
the pond"
"Good gracious! You don't say so," says
Smith. "Didnt ye have any shot in yer
gun, or what in thunder was the matter?"
"Well, | was coming to that" said DIR. F.
"It astonished me at first but as soon as the
ducks arose few hundred yards in the air,
and commenced to separate little, ducks be-
gan to drop, and whether you believe it or
not, picked up twenty barrels full and
it was poor season for ducks, too. You see
the ducks were wedged in solid on the pond,
and when they arose they carried the dead
OueS III Iue dlT Will LHetu, duu Wucu Ihey sep
arated, down came twenty nine barrels of dead
ducks"
"Oh," says Smith, ri am not surprised at
that at all, or of the big lot of ducks you
bagged, for it was an awful storm. I remem-
Der it we'll, doctor; had at that time corn
barn full Of corn on the outside was knot
hole and during the storm the wind blew so
fierce that it blew every ear of corn right
through the knot-hole being just the size of a
cob the result was that it shelled every ear,
leaving the corn in the barn, and the next
morning found my corn barn half full of
shelled corn, and not single cob. 1 had
curiosity to know where the cobs had gone.
II went to the rear of the barn, and follow
ed the line of these cobs over eleven miles,
and at distance of FIVE miles large first
growth pine tree stood in the track, and darn
me if the wind didn't drive the cobs into the
tree from top to bottom. Oh, doctor, that was
an awful storm"
"Yes," sighed the doctor, "it was awful"
A PULL-BAcK INc1DENr.-The Norristown
(Pa.) Herald has this:
A subscriber in the country senaS US
graphic account of a thrilling but ludicrous
incident that occurred in the neighborhood
last week. A fashionable city girl came out
to visit her sisters She wore jaunty hat,
coquettish spit curl, and the pull-backedest
sort of pull-backess. On Thursday his two
sisters and the city girl meandered out in
the shady lane to drink in the beauties of the
scenery and talk about the beaux. Present
ly a loud believing was heard, and mad
bull was seen paving the earth on the other
end of the lane, and coming toward the ladies.
The country girls, admonishing their friend
to run quick" went over four-rail fence
into an adjoining field with an agility, if
not the grace, of a circus actor. The city
damsel attempted to "run quick" but it was
mournfu failure. She was only FIVE yards
from the fence, but the longest step she could
achieve was not over six inches, and her fran
tic efforts to escape the impending danger
were painful to witness. The bull was com.
ing nearer and nearer, with mischief in his
eyes, and his tail switching ominously. For
minute or two the situation was such as
would have filled a newspaper reporter with
joy But the fashionably dressed young lady
proved equal to the emergency. She just
laid down and rolled to the fence, and, by
an overwhelming effort, "busted" the pin
back arrangement, and went over the fence
Of fetiquetto, or anything else. and
the bull passed Oh with sample of her dress
on his horns, muttering all the while about
the rainy spell, or something that way. The
city girl says the next time she visits the
country she will wear skirts expansive enough
to permit her to step over hay wagon, should
necessity or cross bull require it.
THE DEAcoN's HoRsE.-Deacon Smith, Of
Wilkinson county, says the Irwintown (Ga.)
.Somherner, owns, or did own, a horse, which
one time in its life saved him an incalcula-
hle amount of money by its horse sense. The
deacon says himself and wife, while partaking
of their MONDAY meal, were very much sur
prsed at the actions of their horse, which was
loose in the road near the house. 1t would
run up to the gate neigh vociferously, and
then run off again. This was repeated sew
eral times, and the deacon arose from the
table to ascertain the cause of its strange con-
duct. He reached the door and looked out
and saw, away off in the direction the horse
had run, dense smoke. He seized his hat
and ran to the place.
"Gentlemen," said he, "lightning had struck
a tree and set it on fire, and the flames had
communicated to my fence around my corn
field, containing about eight hundred bushels
Of corn. The fire had consumed about doz-
en- panels of fencing, and reached branch.
My horse, when arrived, was standing in
this branch dipping her tail in it and throwing
the water on the burning fence"
The crowd looked incredulous, and the dea-
con said:
"Gentlemen, if you don't believe it, you
ask Mahaly."
RESIGNED TO HIS Loss.-The funeral par
ty had retired from the burying ground, but
he fingered about like loving widower to
see the last sod put on. With his black
clothes, his black silk gloves, his black border
ed handkerchief hanging carelessly in his left
hand, his sombre visage, and half yard OF
black bombazne wreathed around his black
hat, seemed the very picture of melancholy.
Presently he awoke from the reverie into
which he had fallen, and said to the grave
digger:
IL hope you think she is comfor'ble down
thur; I've put in all the style knew how;
prime rosewood coffin and trimmin's an sew
enteen carriages. She oughten to be on
easy"
nIsa,ll never bother you again" cheer
fully replied tf,e- brisk little spokesman, step.
ping back to see if he had built up the mound
symmetricaly.
"Well, now. I'm glad to hear you say
that" added the bereaved man, "'cause, you
see, expect to have another one afore Christ
mas and don't want the sperit of this here
onfort' nate to come roamin' round the house.