Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-10-12
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write and post, and this invited five-mile
drive by moonlight to the rear across the most
ghastly field which can well be imagined. |
had some trouble in finding my carriage. |
had left it at well defined position on the
battle Of the day before, but to reach it I had
to walk for raore than a mile over a plain
where the cs;-casses of men and horses were
not merely thicky strewn but frozen into all
sorts of fantastic attitudes. The thermome-
ter had been sixteen degrees below the freeZ-
ing point or the previous night, and men only
slightly wounded, who had not been able to
crawl to their comrades, had been frozen to
death. One man was stiff in a sitting posi-
tion, with both arms lifted straight above his
head, as though his last moments had been
spent in an invocation, and it gave one shud-
der in the clear moonlight to approach him.
Others were crumpled up in a death agony,
and so frozen. In places, many together,
French and Germans were mingled, not he
cause they had been ut close quarters, but be-
cause the same ground had first been occupied
by one and then by the other, perhaps at an
interval of half day. l think | was more
comfortable with bullets singing in my ears
than walking amid the distorted shadows of
these dead and stitfened men and it was
quite relief to see a haystack on fire and
regiment warning themselves at it, and my
prudent coachman within comfortable dis
tance of the rudtly blaze. Then comes the
hard part of a correspondents life l had still
to dine. had lived since the mornings cof-
fee on loaf of bread which l been picking
at all day then to write my letter-a good
two hours task then to see that it was safely
posted either that night, or the next morn
ing early, so as to give metme to get to the
field for the third days battle. And all this
after having on strain of exertion and ex-
citement since daylight; and then the gentle
man at ease in London reads it all in his
armchair after breakfast for a penny or at
the most two pence half-penny.
THINGS LEARNED BY EXPERIENCE.-It
your coal fire is low throw on a tablespoonful
of salt, and it will help it very much. A lit
tie ginger put into sausage meat improves the
flavor. In icing cake dip the knife frequently
in cold water. In boiling meats for soups use
cold water to extract the juice. If the meat
is wanted for itself alone, plunge into boiling
water at once. You can get bottle or barre
of oil off any carpet or WOODEN stuff by apply
ing dry buckwheat plentifully and faithfully
never put water to such grease spot or liquid
of any kind. Broil steak without salting
salt draws the juice in cooking; it is desira
BILE to keep these in if possible cook over :
hot fire, turning frequently, soaring on both
sides place on a platter, salt and pepper tc
taste. Beef having tendency to be tougl
can he made very palatable by stewing gently
for two hours, pepper and salt, taking out
about pint of liquid when done, and letting
the rest boil into the meat. After taking NJ
make gravy Of the pint of liquid saved A
small piece of charcoal in the pot with boiling
cabbage removes the smell. Clean oilclotl
with milk and water a br.Sh and soap vii
ruin them. Tumblers that have had milk in
them should never be put in hot water a
spoonful of stewed tomatoes in the gravy OF
either roasted or fried meats is an improve
ment. The skin of boiled egg is the most
etficacious remedy that can be applied to d
boil. Peel it carefully, wet andapply it to the
part affected. 1t will draw off the matter and
relieve the soreness in a few hours.
SOME VULGARITIEs OF "GooD SOCIETY," y
Asking questions, private and personal, is
one vulgar habit and telling your own bust.
ness, which no one wants to hear, is another
Trying to find out the cost OF present that
has been made to you "pumping" a servant
loud talking in public hard staring at the ta'
BILE; insolent disrespect to husband, wife, Sis
GCt VI oliO"IllS SSh'pOA III stho
making scenes in public showing an embar-
RAISING amount of fondness, and making love
in public; covet sneers, of which people can
see the animus, if they do not always under.
stand the drift !; persistent egOtism, which
talks forever of itself, itself, itself, only itself
and cannot even feign the most passing inter
est in another detraction of ones friends,
and it may be of relatiOnS-a husband telling
of his wife'S unpeaSantneSS. a wife complain
ing of her husbands faults the bold asSump-
tion of superiority, and the servile confession
of infinite unworthnesS all these are signs
and evidences of ulgarity-vulgarity of a far
worse type than that which eats it's fish with
a steel knife, and says ''you was" and ''eacll
of the men were" In fact, true vulgarity
resolves itself into that central point Of evil
seltishness. The unseltish can never be really
vulgar. They may be uncouth, but they call
not be more while the best top dressing of
manner to be found in the whole world cannot
make the substance refined, where that one
foul canker of egotism and indifference to
others lie at the heart of things.
The DEAR OLD MOTHER.-Honor the dear
old mother. Time has scattered the snowy
flakes OH her brow, plowed deep burrows on
her cheeks, but is she not sweet and beautiful
those are the lips that have kissed many a hot
tear from the childish cheeks, but they are the
sweetest lips in the world The eye is dim,
yet it glowS with soft radiance of holy love
which can never fade. All, yes She is a
dear old mother. The sands of life are nearly
run out: but feeble as she is, she will 60 fur
ther and reach down lower for you than any
other upon earth. You cannot walk into a
midnight where she cannot SEQ you; you CAN
not enter prison whose bars will keep her out
out you cannot mount a scatfold too high for
to reach, that she may kiss and bless you in ev.
idence of her deathless love. When the world
shall despise and fOrSake you, when it leaves
you by the wayside to die unnotced, the dear
old mother will gather you in her feeble arms
and carry you home, and tell you all your vir-
tues, until you almost forget that your soul is
disfgured by vices. Love her tenderly, and
cheer her declining years with holy devotion.
A SHETLAND Pony RANCH.-The Texas
Wool Grocer has the following concerning a
State: GAS many of our readers do not know
that there is a Shetland pony ranch in the
State, we will give them bit of information.
Baron Won Raub, Leon Springs, Bexer coun-
ty, has 5000 acres all under fence properly
sub-divided and stocked with beautiful Shet-
land and spotted ponies. His breeding stock
consists of seven stations and forty-fve mares,
all thoroughbred, and 200 small spotted pony
mares. lie is breeding race of striped and
spotted ponies te please the children. He sells
the increase to persons all over the world, and
the supply is not equal to the demand. These
little ponies range over the prairies like sheep
or goats, and present novel appearance, very
gentle, every one is as docle as a cat, and can
be caught anywhere on the range
SUPERSTITION IN MASSACHUSETTS,
is a great deal of superstition yet remaining