Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-03-10
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if would indulge repose, but l am sensible
of the near approach of death, and | would
not allow myself to be surprised by him in
my sleep; l wish to meet him wide awake"
Lord Nelson, on receiving the fatal shot, said
to Captain Hardy: "They have done for me
at last, Hardy; my backbone is shot
through" and had the presence Of mind,
while being carried below, to take out his
handkerchief and cover his face and stars, to
be concealed from the gaze of the crew.
And last of all, the great Bonaparte died in
his field marshal's uniform and boots, which
he had ordered to he put on short time
previous to his dissolution.
NATIONAL ADJURAT1oNs.-A French Wi.
ter, in curious paper on the different forms
Of national oaths and popular oburgations,
says thTt most nations swear by a single
name-tLe fashion remaining unchanged
from the earliest times to the present, or as
he quantity expresses it, "lentis are cooked in
our day. exactly as when Esau sold his birth
for ten sous plate of soup"
The supreme object of national alteration,
is usually invoked, coupled generally with
some prominent attribute or popularity, thus:
The Challean swore "by the god Nebo,
whose right thigh is of gold !"
The Egyptian, "by the god Osiris, who has
ears on his heels!'
The Hebrew, "by Jehovah, whose feet rest
on the stars!
The sanscrit, "by Astarte, who made man
from her fair hair!'
The Greek, the Etruscan, and the Latin,
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tremble !"
The Celt, "by Teutates, who planted the
first forest!"
The Peruvian, "by the Sun, the soul Of
the universe
The Australian. "by the thigh of the Bear
that fell from heaven!' .-s...
The Indian, "by the Great Serpent, spirits
spirit Of spirits!"
A CONSCIENTIOUS G1RL.-The following
story is told of a two story brickhouse, in the
suburbs Of Boston, whose doors and windows
are nailed up and which has never been oc-
cupied Nearly thirty years ago young
man built it for his bride, intending to mort
gage it and pay for it gradually, as his world.
Iy goods increased, to all of which she agreed.
When the wedding day was appointed. the
trosseau ready and the house finished, he
took the lady out from Boston tn inspect it,.
After going over the house he presented her
with deed of it for wedding gift. Know:
ing his circumstances she was astonished
that he had actually paid for it. He ex.
planned that, buying ticket in lottery he
had drawn the first prize, which just covered
the cost of the house. The Puritan maiden
protested she would not take home obtained
by gambling and refused the deed. His
arguments were of no avail. she remained OBJ
durate When they left the house he locked
the door and threw the key into the brook
near bly, The next day he boarded up the
windows and only the spiders and mice have
ever occupied it. The man never married
he became rich, but is a wan,lerer on the
face of the earth. The woman never married
she is still living, poor anil an invalid.
Doctor, He HAS Done IT.-A physi.
clan tells the following story-not without
some regret on his part for the advice given
"a hard.w working woman had drunken hus
band, who when partly sober, would get the
blues and endeavor to destroy himself by
taking laudanum. Twice did the wife ascer
tain that he swallowed the destructive drug,
and twice did the doctor restore him. Upon
the second restoration, the doctor addressed
him as follows: "You good for nothing
scoundrel, you don't want to kill yourself,
you merely want to annoy your wife and me.
If you want to kill yourself, why don't you
cut your throat and put an end to the mat
r?' Well, away went the doctor, and
thought no more of his patient until, some
two weeks after, he was awakened from a
sound nap by the tinkling of his night.bell.
He put his head out Of the window and in
quired "What's the matter p doctor he
has done it," was the reply. "Done what p
"John has taken your advice" "What ad-
vice?" "Why you told him to cut his throat,
and he has done it, and he is uncommon dead
this time" Imagine the doctors feelings.
He has ceased giving such cutting advice.