Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-07-24
Anlaorpns department.
A NEW SUMMER RESORT.

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new summer resort, and allows the would be
host thus to describe its attractions: He came
to this Office to see about getting out an illus.
trated catalogue. He was a nice old man
and honest in his convictions. He lives out
from the city about eight miles on Napoleon
Creek, and it suddenly occurred to him the
other day that his place was beautiful Sum-
mer resort, and that his facilities for taking q
few boarders should be published. "Fust, u
he began, as he removed his ancient tile
Napoleon Creek flows right by the door, and
there's allus at least feot of water in it all
Summer long. Nicest place in the world fol
women to learn to swim. No sharks, alliga'
tors, or snakes to bother 'em, and they kin
splash around in harmless glee'
"Any fish in itp'
"Yes, sure there be. They are small, to
be sure, but all you've got to do is to catch
more of 'em in day. Napoleon Greek
can't be beat, sir, for an attraction, and il
furnishes the best kind of water for washing
clothes. We save six bars of soap every
week by using this water"
"Well2"
"Wall, then there's a hill in the distance
over Squar' Fuller's farm. tell ye that hill
looks lovely to boarder sitting on the back
verandy! It's kinder bold and defiant, and
kinder soft and pleadin', and the sight makes
man feel sort O. awed and humbled. The
hills big thing, sir, and it's going to draw. u
eyes"
"Then there's the medder and a white
school-house beyond. Then, on 'tother side
is the big stub that was struck by lightning.
Boarders can take home all the splinters they
want to, and nv boy Dan can tell 'em all
about how the pieces flew. This stub is goin'
to git EN-, sir-can't help it. 1t combines ro-
nance and the power of lightning together,
and boarders will stand around thar with
their mouths open and tongues hanging out. "
Anything else?"
Anything else?' he repeated, in an injured
lone. "Well, l should say there wasi There's
sheep gambling Ger the lea, and they are 60
ing to draw; there's COWS wading through
Napoleon Greek, and that will fetch 'em
there's an old fanningmil which the children
kin turn, and they'l cry to sit up all night
there's a grove with more'n forty birds in it,
and boarders kin take the kitchen chairs
right out thar then I'm going to break two
colts this Summer and have lightning rod
put up, and tween men the old woman we'll
make it perfect paradise around thar"
"And your prices?"
"Wall, bein' that this is the fust year, we
shan't bar down ery-heavy. want to git
folks in the habit of comm out there, and
kinder advertise her up, and bimeby we kin
take sumthin'. Don't forget to say that we
have family prayers twice day. Thatll be
another big draw, you see. Dan he sings
bass, my wife sings sort of soprano, sing
awlto, and Sophia Jane she accompanies US
on the melodeon, and I tell you it's sweet.
Thatll git 'em hard; and on extra occasions
I kin prevail on the Edison boys to come over
and help US. One plays the bass.drum and
the other mouth organ, and they can't help
but draw. You jest orter hear 'em play
Baby Mine once!'
Beautiful, is it
Beautiful! Why, it just melts you right
down, and you don't care whether there's flies
in the milk or not! : Wall, good-by. Work
'er up strong, and don't forget Napoleon
Creek and the women in swimming"