Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1884-10-09


their farms which one sees and their brown
hued houses, with black-eyed children gath
cred about the open dOOrWays, lend an ad-
ditional attractiveness to the ride.
THE LEANING TOWER OF PISA.
The tower has such a strange effect upon
you! You see that the stairs are very steep
in some places, and that the inner wall
crowds down upon you in an unpleasant
way. The effect is a little like being in the
cabin of a ship at sea; you realize kind of
undulating motion, without having the
visible cause of it before your eyes. We
stopped to rest; a small window was at
hand; we looked down into the interior of
the tower. 1t was like deep round shaft
that had been sunk slantwise; there was
Just enough slant to it to be unpleasant. We
trudged on and on, and looked again. The
tower was beginning to move a little; we
both saw it and felt it. The walls sagged
very much; it was with some difficulty
that we kept from slipping out Of the door
level with the stairs when the tower reeled
over on our side. | wonder that we had
the courage to complete the ascent. Towers
have fallen before now; leaning towers are
choose to. The earth has sunk about the
Pisa tower, so that you 60 down several
steps to get to the door on the ground floor.
We were near the top; the roofs of the
city lay far below us; we caught glddy
glimpses of the world from the opening in
the wall-the tempting doors that invited
us to step into eternity without waiting
our turn. BY this time the hollow of the
tower looked like mOnstrous funnel. We
were stumbling over the stone stairs in an
unpleasantly suggestive manner, when we
came to the top chamber, where the great
bells hang. Here we breathed more freely.
The big bell, weighing six tons, hangs on
the upper side of the tower, ''to windward,"
as it we're; the smaller bells take their
chances on the down grade. This little
fact relieved us, for we were still affected
by the unsteadiness of the long, spiral stair
way. While we were looking off upon the
country from the turrets above the bell
chamber, 10! all the bells began ringing
right under our feet. The sensation was
as if the tower was about to be shaken to
pieces every stone trembled perceptibly;
the air was whistling about our ears; one
man did it all! He sprang, on to one of the
bells and set it swinging, then leaplng gay
y on to another, and at last caught the big
bell to the windward and got its thick black
tongue in motion; so he skipped lightly
from one to the other, lodging the roaring
monsters as they heaved about him. Es-
cape was impossible while this concert was
in progress.
The green hills were about us on the in
land side; the country was as t1at as tioor
from Pisa to the sea. Away off in the cor
ner by the shore lay Leghorn. Should we
not 60 to Leghorn when it lies but an hour
hence by rail? We thought it best, and as
soon as the bells were quiet we went down
the cOrkscrew stairway and came to the
outer door in capital order. / had thought
to receive the finishing touch on the way
down, but on the contrary, having become
somewhat tangled during the ascent, had
only to descend to unravel it all, and came
out precisely as had entered.
The FIRST INAUGURATION.--W William
Dunlap, the artist, graphically described
the appearance of Washington and other
dgnitaries at the first Inauguration. The
oath was administered on the balcony of
Federal Hall, in Wall street, New York,
where Il statute of Washington now marks
the spot. This building had been erected
for the accommodation of Congress under
the direction of Major L'Enfant, a French
officer of engineers, who afterwards planned
the city of Washington. In front of the
balcony were the volunteer companies of
militia in full uniform, with a large con-
course of citizens. Gen. Washington is de-
scribed as having worn that day plain
suit of brown cloth, coat, WaistcOat and
breecheS Of home manufacture, even to the
buttons, on which Robinson, an engraver,
had portrayed thearms of the United States.
White silk stockings showed the contour of
Il manly leg; and his shoes, according to
the fashion of this day, were Ornamented
with buckles. His head was uncovered and
his hair dressed and powdered, for such was
the universal custom of the time. Thus
was his tall, fine figure presented to our
view at the moment which forms an
epoch in the history Of nations. John
Adams, Il shorter figure, in a similarly plain
dress, but with the (even them old-tashioned
Massachusetts wig, stood at Washington's
right hand, and opposite to the President
elect stood Chancellor Livingston in full
scribed oath of Office. Between them was
placed Mr.. Otis, the Clerk Of the Senate, a
small man, bearing the Bible on cushion.
In the background Of this picture and in
the right and left compartments formed by
the pillars stood the warriors and sages of
the Revolution.
When all was ready Gen. Washington
stretched forth his right hand with that
and dignity which characterized
all his actions, and placed it on the open
book. The oath of office was read, the
DlDlc was IdlSco anu uC uOWeO HIS lledu
upon it, reverentially kissingit. The Chan
cellor then made proclamation, "God save
George Washington, Presidentof the United
States of America" a shout went up from
the multitude, cannon were fired near by,
the music played and every one appeared
delighted.
ASovEREIGN.-A youngman picked
up a sovereign lying in the road. Ever af-
terward, as he walked along, he kept his
eyes steadily fixed on the ground, in the
hope of finding another. And, in the course
of long time, he did pick up at different
times a good amount of gold and silver.
But all these days, as he was looking for
them, he saw not that heaven was bright
about and nature was beautiful around He
never once allowed his eyes to look up from
the mud and filth in which he sought the
treasure, and when he died, rich old man,
he only knew this fair earth of ours as a dir
ty road to pick up money from, as you walk
llOng,