Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-03-06
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A GOOD FATHER.

| United States army in 1S-, and ordered to
report for duty to the commanding officer at
Fort M'Kavett, Texas. There were no rail
roads in the Western country at that time,
and the usual way of getting to Texas was by
the Mississippi River to New Orleans, and
then crossing the Gulf to stage it up through
the State. DR.. Graham was very desirous of
examining the Western country mineralogl-
cally, so applied for and received permission
from the War Department to 60 by way OF Az
kansas and the Indian Territory.
On his arrival at st. Louis he shipped the
greater part of his baggage by the way of the
river. and taking only what he could carry on
horseback, started Oh his journey. While in
St. Louis, at the Planters Hotel, he formed
the acquaintance of a gentleman who, learn
ing where he was going, gave him letter OF
introduction to his brother, who was farmer
living on his route in Arkansas. 1t is not
necessary for us to follow him Oh his road, or
tell what discoveries he made in the interest
of science sufficient it is that one day, toward
dusk, he reached the house of the gentleman
to whom he had the letter, and dismounting,
knocked at the door and presented his letter
| to the Judge (even in those days every one was
a judge in Arkansas, who would not have
needed it to have accorded him an open-han-
ded welcome. for travellers were GOdsend,
now. After a short visit he proposed to 60
OH to the next town, about four miles off,
where he intended to put up for the night:
| The Judge would not listen to his leaving, and
was so cordial in his desire for him to stay that
| he would have been rude not to have done
so. The Judge, after directing one of the
servants to attend his horse, invited him into
the dining-room, where he was introduced to
the wife and daughter of his host, and also
to a substantial Western supper, to which he
did ample justice.
After supper they adjourned to the parlor,
and he entertained his new-made friends with
the latest news from the outside world. The
Judge brewed some stiff whiskey punch, which
Graham, socially inclined, imbibed quite free
ly. The old couple retired, and left their
daughter to entertain him and whether it
was the punch, OF what, at all events he made
hot love to her, and finally asked her to be his
wife and 20 to Texas with him, to which she
consented She being very unsOphisticated
and innocent, took every thing he said in
downright earnest, and with her it was a
case of Glove at first sight,
But am anticipating. During the night
our friend the doctor woke up, and remember
ed what he had said, and it worried him ; but
he said to himself after emptying his water
pitcher, "Never mind, I'll make it all right
in the morning. She's lovely, but what must
she not think of me !" and rolled over and
went to sleep again. Morning came, and
upon his going down to the parlor he found the
young lady alone, for which he blessed his
lucky stars, and was just about to make an
apology, when she said:
II told mamma, and she said it was all
right" at the same time giving him a kiss
which nearly took his breath away. ''Papa is
going to town this morning, dear, and you
ride with him, and talk it over; but he won't
object, know"
''But, my dear miss, I was very foolish,
and"
''No indeed you were all right"
"Well, will 60 to my post, and return for
you, for T must 60 on at once"
'No can 60 with YOU"
"You won't have time"
20, yes, I will. Papa will fix that. 1t
would be such an expense for you to come
back all the way here"
"But have no way of taking you"
II have thought of that; that does not
make any difference Father will give us
team"
With nearly tears in his eyes he went in TO
breakfast, to which at that moment they were
both summoned but, alas! appetite he had
none. 1t was not that she was not pretty and
nice but he thought what a confounded fool
she must be not to see that he wanted to get
out of it. But it was no use. When the
Judge started for town, DR.. Graham was sit
ting beside him. The Judge saved him the
trouble of broaching the subject by starting it
himself:
s'I always, young man, give Nell her own
way; so it is all right you need not say a
| word"
''But I've got to 60 on to-day"
The old judge turned his eye toward him.
| He had an Arkansas bowie in each hand, and
one of those double-barrel shotgun looks as
he said, "You amt a-trying to get out OF 1t,
| are you 20
The doctor, taking in the situation, said,
promptly, all hope being gone, mo, sir"
"That's right. 1 will fix every thing for
you; give you that black team of mine, and
| light wagon to carry your wife's things there
| the doctor shuddered), 'and thousand as
starter. You can be married tonight, and
leave early in the morning. ThatH suit,
won't it %
eyes, sir" answered Graham, family. But
on the Judge turning toward him, he said,
| ''Yes, sir, certainly"
"After you get fixed at your post will come
down and pay you visit. have been think
ing about selling out and moving to Texas fo1
some time; it's getting crowded here, and
things are a-moving as slow as 'laSses III WIN
ter-time."
Things were arranged as the old judge said.
The marriage took place, and the army re-
ceived all addition to it's ladies in the person
of the Arkansas judges daughter, and DR.:
Graham has never regretted the obduracy OF
his father-in-law or the nsophsticatedness OF
| his wife. "
SAVING AND DSPENDING.-Itisn is not true that
the great victories of life are to the sharp and
| immoral man, as a rule. Here and there, by
sharpness and cunning, men rise into wealth,
but that wealth is not of akind to remain. 1t
takes certain amount of virtue, of self-de'
NAL, of morality, to lay up and keep money.
| In the lives of nearly all rich men there have
been periods of heroic self-denial, of patient
industry, of Christian prudence. Circumstan.
ces did not make these men rich. The highest
moral prudence made them rich. While their
companions were dancing away their youth,
or drinking away their middle age, these men
| were devoted to small economies putting self.
indulgence entirely aside. If our readers will
| recall their companions, we think the first fact
| they will be impressed with is the measure OF
equality with which they started in the race
| for competency or wealth.
The next fact they will be impressed with is
the irregularity of the end. Then, II they
make an inquisition into the causes of the
widely varying results, they will be profoundly
| impressed with the insignificant part 'clrcum'