Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-06-19
Aumuruus Department.


toners bother you much" asked citizen
who was talking with Woodward Ave-
nue. grocer, the other morning.
'Well, they seldom want to pay the
prices. 1t seems natural for them to try to
beat down the figures. There comes one
now who probably wants strawberries.
Here are some fresh ones at fifteen cents
per quart and yet if should ask her only
eleven she'd want 'em for ten."
"Say, try it on, just for joke. If she
The grocer agreed, and presently the wo-
man came up, counted the sixteen boxes
of berries under her nose and OF course In
quired:
''Have you any strawberries this morn
ing ?"
"Yes'm."
"Fresh ones"
"Yes'm."
I'm quart boxes 2"
"Yes'm."
GLOW much" :,
"Only eleven cents per box, madame"
served as she handed out S. bill, and take
'em she did.
The citizen disappeared at that moment,
and the grocer somehow believes that it
was put up job between the two.
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THE Boy WITH THE BoU9UET.-As sharp
lad OF IA started out Two or three weeks ago
with tWo-sh1llng 1ouque1 ,,sn IN ms eonSn; nana
and rang the door-bell OF house occupi-
ed by a widow. AS sne came 10 Ine ooor
ne asked:
rs this NUMBER 264o blank street! Z"
9es." .,1 . o,, with tho
Ihen thls pouqeeI A Is ioI you, w. "ion iont iHs h;s
compliments COLI >, oi-oi-"iiS' n"'e '0S' "''
carG; oL,h,,oo+, No1,or mind
for me On now sWee' ',.s es Mevei tIaro tH.rte
the card can guess WHO IL was hieie'
my lau, tase thls. s - 90 o,oo,,
!t was Iity ceI. Peoe s.a "u hm, - 81 bonnUato
at wholesale rates, and to hunt the city dl-
rectory tor the names OF WIDOWS. ne play
ed that game right along until some OF tnem
gave him away to the police anu an ohcer
overhauled him and remarked:
"You'n have to drop this, my boy, but
there is no law to prevent you carrying a
pair OF No. shoes from mouse 10 mouse 10
LOOK for the owner VINO lost ehem Oh 'he
street."
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SToNEWALL's bFnDGE bOlLDhk.5 80 s,!, Gse-
full man to StoneWall Jackson was olq Mlles,
the Virginia bridge bulider; Inc pgS priugeSs
were sweptaWaXs SO otGh Dy noous' vi Uufnru
by the enemy, tnat Miles was as necessary
TO the ConIeoerate army as 1IchSom d o4rna4ed
and burned bridge across the Shenandoah.
Jackson had determined to follow them,
and summoned Miles. "You must put all
YOUR men on that bridge,n said he; "they
must work all night and the bridge must be
completed by daylight. My engineer shall
furnish you with the plan, and you can 90
RIGHT ahead.n Early next morning, Jack
son. in a yerv doubtful frame of mind, met
the old bridge builder. "Well," said the
general, "did the engineer give you the
Dian for the bridge p, General" returned
Miles, slowly, othe bridge is done. I don't
know whether the picter is or not"
HSA A Good story is told of the Bishop of
Atlanta, Ga. He recently addressed large
Wound m bv asking in very paternal and
condescending way: "And now is there
a-a-n-y little boy or a-a-n-y little girl who
would like to ask me question? After
pause he repeated the question, "Is there
a-a-n-y little bow or a-a-n-y little girl would
like to ask me a question" ," A.little shrill
voice called out. HPlease sir, why did the
angels walk up and down Jacobs ladder,
when thew had wings ?" ooh, ah-yes, 1
ace said the Rishop: "and now is there
a-a,n-v little how or a-a-n-y little girl who
would like to answer little Mary's uues-
ton on-Rehe6oth ,Sttnlzv Herald.
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A BLIND MANS TOUCH.-They were in
blind man about to enter). "Were YOU aware
how delicate the touch Of q blind man is
When nature depriyes US of one sense, she
makes amends by bringing the other senses
to extraordinary acutenesS. Let me illus
trate bv this gentleman. IN take a scoop
of snosr and let him feel of it. and YOU see
how EnickIy he'll tell what it is" The
hind man having entered. he was put to
the fest. He nut his thumb and finger into
tho scoo, and without hesitation said.
saThat 10 pssand,n Everybody laughed but
the grocer. Hemade three several attempts
at biushing. and then went into the back
shop and kicked his dog.-Peck's iStu.
A NEW MINERAL Observation-Disclosures who
was at a high-paiced Springs" last sum-
mer was talking to Brinton about where
he would oo next season.
uWon't Won On where Won were last year?n
uNot mich 3
uWhvoU
"Thev clean Won ont of eyery cent you've
got.'
snrin@ aV there ,e the other dav. that is said to
he wonderfnl. It's an iron Spring,
ssNo II isn't. either. I know ali about it.n
uTt,s I staa, and varv stronp n-16rchnnt
prnreSe,
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A SAD ACCIDENT.-Jones-" poor
Brown is dead ?"
Smith-tYes he had long been in delicate
health and was not able to withstand a