Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-05-29

"CAROLlNA. .'-lnere mas Deel qulle dl
interesting discussion in the columns of the
Charleston Ne,Cs and Courier as to the origin
of the name of Carolina. The last commu
nication on the subject declares the matter
to be incapable Of solution, and says that as
it was mooted question in Charleston as
far back as 1880, when Ashe visited thai
city and the first settlers were still alive, il
cannot be freed from doubt. We suspect
that much of the doubt sprang from what
Ashe wrote. Charleston was originally 10
Gated on the Cape Fear, then removed tc
the Sand Hills above the site Of the present
city and subsequently definitely established
where we find it. 1t was called in honor Of
Charles II, who made the grant Of the
province to his seven courtiers. Doubtless
among the settlers there were some who
supposed that the name Of the province also
was derived from the same source. But
Ashe hardly shared the notion. He wrote
that "the name Carolina was derived either
from that Of our most gracious sovereign
Charles II or Charles TX, of France &C.
One sees at a glance that he was inclined to
the last opinion or he would not have men
ton being from the French king. Besides,
he logically puts the better opinion last
The fact is there was no basis for the sug'
gestion that the name was derived from
Charles II. sour most gracious sovereign
came to the throne in 1860, while the coun-
try South of Virginia was called Carolina
anterior to that date. In 1862, in Crom-
Wells time, Yardly, Virginian by birth
sailed through Currituck inlet into Albe.
marie sound and visited Roanoke Island
and the ruins of the fort erected by Sir
Walter Raleigh's colony, and in his account
of his exploration he speaks Of the country
as "South Virginia or Carolina" The
whole region between Virginia and Florida
was known as Carolina long before the day
of "our gracious sovereign Charles H."
This then removes the doubt which Ashe
in 1880 expressed as sort of compliment
to the English king. 1t is noteworthy, too
that even at thas date, 1862, South of Curri-
tuck inlet was known as Carolina, for Cur
rituck inlet was subsequently fixed as the
beginning of the dividing line between the
two domains.-Raleigh Neacs and Observer.
MODEST MA1DENs.-There is an old and
very sweet word which has now gone out OF
fashion, and that is modesty. We hear OF
some girls being steady and respectable,
and some girls being doubtful, ,"or "giddy,"
or trough" We speak Of ''girls of the pc
riod" and 'fast young ladies'" but we sell
dom hear of a young girl being modest or
"maidenly." My dear girls, old fashions
are sometimes better than new. We would
not have you dull or sad, or doWncast,
looking as if you were afraid to speak or
move! That is not modesty. We would
have you fresh and joyous, and innocently
gay but still we would have you gentle in
your ways, and dignifed-yes, dignitied
in your behavior.
You have each of you jewel to guard,
as precious to you and far more precious
than the richest gem could be. l mean
your virtue, your character, your honor.
Depend upon it, a girl, however young,
however weak or unprotected, she may
be, can make herself respected, If she re-
spects herself, remembering that, as chris
tian maiden, pledges to fight against all that
is evil and serve God, who loves and blesses
the 'pure in heart"
Guard your eyes and your ears, then, l
pray you, from the sound of evil as far as you
can. Never try to know about wrong things
that you need not know about. Never
listen to bad talk. Never read book that
you would be ashamed to read out openly.
Never allow yourself in actions that you
would not wish those whom you respect to
know of. Never enter bad places of amuse-
ment. Remember God sees everything and
knows everything. Remember, too, that
what is good and true always comes to light.
Dear girls who read this, think of these
things, and may God in his great mercy
enable you to "walk in white'' amid the
black temptations of the world, that so
you may "walk in white" with him above
in the heavenly country where sin shall be
no more.-IHe Instructor.