Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-05-14
,pperas pants and blue homespun sack

copperas pants and q blue homespun sack
coat The first pair of boots he ever had
was when he was II years old, and it took
pair of No. II brogans to fit him. He
bought them Saturday, and the next day
went to church, and thought himself hand
somey dressed with his new boots, copperas
pants, blue sack coat and wool hat. In those
days it was fashionable tor gentlemen to
wear straps under their boots to keep their
pants down. He cut him some strips of
leather about an inch wide, and strapped
his pants (Which were very Tight down
under his boot, and when he made his ap-
pearance at church next day, thought he
was very much admired. He thinks that
if young man were to make his appear
ance in public now, dressed similar to what
he was then, that he would attract the uni
versal attention and ridicule of the public.
He says he would willingly give So for
picture of himself at that time. This OLD
gentleman now is one of our most Proml-
nent and prosperous citizens.-Et6ert0n
(Ga.) Gazette. ....... ...-.f.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF WAsHINGToN's
DEATH.-The Georgetown CentlneI Of L16er-
W, a semi-weekly, in its issue OF December
18th, 1899, thus announced Washington's
death: cit is our painful duty first to an
nounce to the country and the world the
death of Gen. George Washington. This
mournful event occurred on Saturday even
ing about II o'clock. On the preceding
night he was attacked with violent in
fammatory affection Of the throat, which in
less than tWenty-four hours put period to
his life. If long life devoted to the most
important public service if the most emf
nent usefulness, true greatness and consum-
mate glory; if being an honor to our race
and a model of future ages; if all these could
nationally suppress our grief, never per-
hapS, ought we to mourn so little. But as
they are the most powerful motives to graf
itude, attachment and veneration for the
living and of sorrow at their departure, nev-
er ought America and the world to mourn
more than on this melancholy OCCASION"
A CHICAGO WIDoWER's GRIEF.-"I
want you to come up, Dan and tell me what
you think of the way I've got my wifes
grave decorated. | tell you what it is,
one to get ahead of me in, and one of them
is in decorating wives graves. | f1atter
myself that there amt a wife in ROsehill,
from one end to the other, any more decora-
tive or with any more money spent on 1T
than my wife's grave. 1t costs like sin, but
it takes the rag off the bush for decorating.
I've done the whole thing up broWn-gOt
shells, bushes, cut flowers, rustic benches,
tombstone and the whole business, and l
amt ashamed to take any one, man or
or woman, to see my wife's grave" This
is true story and many of the read
ers Of the Tribune have paused with feelings
of amazement at the variety of garnishing
on the above mentioned resting-place of
wife who, if report be true, was never over
burdened with decorations in life.-Chicdgo
Tribune.
MosCow.-Many newspaper readers may
not understand why the Car of Russia
should go to Moscow to issue a declaration
of war Moscow is the religious centre of
Russia. 1t is the Holy City. All the Russian
emperors have been crowned there, and it
will appeal strongly to the superstition of
the people when they learn that the Car
has in solemn state in the Kremlin declared
war against the enemies of the empire, and
afterwards in the great cathedral of the AS,
sumption prayed for the blessing OF GOD
upon his armies. Moscow was founded in
the twelfth century. Itcontains4OO church
es, the great university Of the empire and
the famous Kremlin, the citadel which, in
itself comprises cathedrals, churches, arse
nails, palaces and fortresses, the whole sur
rounded by stupendous walls. The city is
also the centre of large commercial and
manufacturing interests. 1t is the Russian
Mecca, and the visit of the Car in these
stirring times carries with it profound sig
nificance.
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