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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-07-21
M}istellaueuus &eadiug.
For the YOrkville Enquirer.
DANCING.

l want to beg the attention Of those who
defend themselves, or others, in the prac-
tice of dancing, by saying the Bible does
not condemn it, to a consideration of the
text in Ecclesiastes 3:4: "a time to weep,
and time to laugh time to mourn and
a time to dCmce." Now, is it not evident
that the opposite of mourning is not dane
ing? Dancing is there put figuratively
for rejoicing. And in a few other places
where it is used in the Bible, it evil
dently means "rejoicing," as in the 3Oth
Psalm, llth verse: "Thou hast turned my
mourning into dancing" or rejoicing.
Andin the 10th Psalm, the people are ex-
horted to praise the Lord in the dance.
Now that is evidently not the dance that
is now practiced. If one should burst out
in the praise of the Lord in the dance,
how every one would be shocked.
To jump up and down as a child does
for gladness, or to leap and jump as David
did before the ark, is the kind of dancing
that seems to be meant by those texts, and
/ think, too, in the parable of the prodigal
son, the dancing there means some noisy
demonstration Of joy, such as jumping,
clapping the hands for joy, and praising
the LOru. b.
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aBn Books have brought some men to
knowledge and some to madness. AS full
ness sometimes hurteth the stomach more
than hunger, so fareth it with wits; and
as of meats, so likewise of books, the use
ought to be limited according to the quail
itv of him that uses them.-P7mdyrh.
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"Mrs. Mead speak to me honestly and tell
me what you think has become Of my hus-
band"
"My honesty won't ease you, my dear, and
the Lard knows I may be wrong, though folks
think that it's the devil as gives me wisdom"
said the old woman, showing her fangs with
a grin of ill-dissemblei triumph; for in her
own mind she had no doubt of the motive of
Cuthbert's disappearance, and was flattered
with the facile mastery that put her far
ahead Of the towns surmises.
"Pray answer me- have the heart to lis
ten to anything now, Mrs. Mead"
"Wel," exclaimed Mrs. Mead, speaking
slowly, intermitting her words for the sake
of filling the spaces between with deliberate
mods and shakes Of the head, they'll be
thinking this of thee-that you are not mar
ried, and that Mr.. Shaw hath left you to
bear your shame alone. They'll argey that
the son of tn old popinjay up at the school
house 'ud never match with Mike Strang-
fields darter, and that he hath ruined ZEE
with promises. And maybe they'll say that
tn old doctors in the secret, and hath got
his son away slyly to save him from the dea-
con, unless you shall defeat the liars by
sure proof of thy marriage, and that yon
must get about quickly"
Jenny stood looking at her with a steady,
vacant gaze, as though she did not heed
what was being said, and, with the same alb
sent manner, was moving toward the door.
"How shall you get about it, dearie! You
do not asks"
"Howw exclaimed the girl, pausing. 31f
my husband does not come to me, am quite
helpless"
"Why, who should help zee but thy father!
Let him 70 to work He hath money and
strength If was his wife he'd not sit idly
cursing."
And at the notion Of the deacon cursing,
she set up creaking laugh. But such advice
was lead instead of life to the poor heart that
heard it.
"Good-by, Mrs. Mead, said she, "if you
have news to comfort me, you will not keep
me waiting for it!'
"Trust me! I'll do my best. But I'll not
come anear thy house, though l had young
Mr. Shaw in my arms. Pm none so dear to
tn deacon but that he'd bile me in his pitch
caldron, could he find reason for murderin'
me i the Bible. As to thy NANNY But
there, dear heart! if have gool news you
shall have it quickly"
With pathetic effort to smile farewell,
Jenny left the house.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-07-21
CHAPTER XIV.

1t had been sudden sickness and dread
full giddiness that had caused Jenny to sink
on the floor, from which she recovered soon
visit to Greystone school. The wild distrac-
ton in her eyes had repelled Mrs. Strang-
teld, and for mercy and dread the mother
asked no questions, but sat, silent and signing,
watching her daughter with piteous concern
Then her duties calling her, and thinking
besides that solitude would be precious to
such bitter grief as Jenny's, Mrs. Strangfeld
gently left the room.
No sooner was she gone than Jenny started
to her feet, and paced about as taough
seized with madness, with frown upon her
forehead, and her hands pressing tightly be-
low her hips. Full realization of what had
befallen her had come to her heart, and she
was driven by intolerable agony of spirit
That Cuthbert had left her of his own will
did not come into her mind. Belief in love
does not fall dead in this way. And no one
had yet suggested to her, as kindly solution
Of the mystery Of his disappearance, that it
might be he had taken q sudden shame OF her
as his wife and had left her, acting sweet
part up to the last hour--for men are shock
ing deceivers.
What, then, did she Think Why, that
some accident had befallen him; and the idea
that he might be lying dead in some hidden
place so frenzied her, that, without con-
sideration Of her purpose, she fled upstairs
for her hat and left the house to seek him
She had wandered beyond the market
place when her mind took grasp of her in
tention, and that brought her to stand.
The midday sun beat fiercely upon the road,
and held the pavements tolerably empty.
Bat there were people in the shops, and they
stared at her as she stood; perceiving which,
she went down the street again, with her
heart beating furiously over newborn
resolution to call on DR.. Shaw, and begin
her inquiries after her husband at his own
home.
But when she had got as far as the market
place, the fame of Mother Mead as gossip
and teller of fortunes occurred to her, and
this because she saw the old woman's bent
figure going at hobble Oh the other side OF
the market place. So Jenny, passing quickly
through the stalls, Intercepted the dame as
she was turning into the court in which she
dwelt.
Mrs. Mead was talking to herself in loud.
quavering voice, and so completely engrossed
Will NllSuiihe IuouSht>-lOI OIhSA
thoughts could possibly visit such an ugly
conformation!-that she did not observe
Jenny until she found herself stopped by the
girl standing in front of her.
"Ah, Miss Jenny Strangfeld-if that be
your rale name, my dear! A hot marning,
isn't it, with power of dust for an old nose
that finds snuff cruel, dear. Why, your
father is jest beyont-I am now from him
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And then recalling her fathers iron ma
ture, and his hard rejection of unsupported
words, and his evil, unsparing habit of think
ing the worst, her heart seemed to stand
still, and she remained motionless and frozen,
with her hands locked and her teeth clinched.
"Sit down. my dear, sit down. and do not
run clane daft, for there's nothing heavy the
matter yes," creaked the old woman, again
inspecting Jenny closely, motioning her the
while to be seated by arching her hands out
of her shoulders like a rabbits paws. "lf
he's your sweetheart, ye must have some
faith in him, and maybe he'll be turning up
in day or two, and then the laugh'll be on
thy side. Do ye hear!'
"He is my husband" said Jenny, in sob
bing whisper, breathing quickly.
"Well, we'll, husband or sweetheart, if he
comes he'll be welcome, won't he now,
deariel'
"My husband" shrieked the girl, with n
wild stamp of the foot. "Will it not be be-
lieved"
"Why, to be sure it will. But see Pm an
old, lorn woman, who knows the world as
thy father knows the Bible-all the harm Of
it, my dear; and if you was my child, this
would say-hold thy peace about your mar
riage until you can show proof, that Satan
himself wouldn't doubt. that young Mr.. Shaw
is thy husband. What! will you make envi-
GUS wenches and their flabbergoon mothers
believe ye by saying, 4 do not know the
name of the church where l was married.
and l have no bit o paper (the Lard knows
what them things are called to prove that
Mr.. Shaw is my husband, and It's the truth
itself that ne'er living cratur', my own
father not excepting, knew that was Shaw's
wife until this blessed day, when my husband
hath left ME to give the news O my marriage
alopen"
She ceased, leering shrewdly, with fore
finger against her nose.
The stunned look that had settled upon
Jenny's face while the old woman was speak
ing passed moment or two after she ceased,
and strange and striking character was
given to her beauty by an expression which
it seems absurd to describe as mingling of
despair and determination, yet which as
suredly suggested both these qualities.
II see that great trouble has come upon
me; but in the sight of God my heart is
pure" she said in a low but steady voice.
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Ba" One can see in clear night about
5000 stars without the aid of tele-
scope. A like number visible in the
opposite hemisphere makes total of
some G,O00 that can be seen with the
naked eye. But the telescope brings
to view a vastly greater number, es-
timatcd at upward Of 20,00O,OO0.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-02-20
Sorrows Of the Sweet Sixteen,

A curious petition was that adj
dressed in 1873 to the Governor of
South Carolina by sixteen maidens of
Charleston. It ran thus: 1.-THE hum
BILE petition of all the maids whose
names are uhderwricten. Whereas
we. the humble petitioners, are at
present in very melancholy dispO-
sition of mind. considering how all
the bachelors are blindly captivated
by widows, and our own youthful
charms thereby neglected in conse-
quence of this, our request is that
your excellency will for the future
order that no widows presume to
marry any young man till the maids
are provided for or else to pay each
of them fine for satisfaction for in
yading our liberties, and likewise a
fine to be levied on all such bachelors
as shall he married to widows. The
great disadvantage it is to us maids
is that the widows. by their forward
carriage, do snap up the young men.
and have the vanity to think their
merits beyond ours, which is great
imposition on Us, who ought to have
preference. This is humbly recon-
mended to your excellency's consid-
Grafton. and hope you will permit no
further insults. And we poor maids,
in duty bound. will ever pray"
The forlorn sixteen would have ap.
proved the edict of the Portuguese,
king. which forbade widows more
than fifty years old from remarrying.
on the ground that experience taught
that widows of that age commonly
welded young men of no property,
who dissipated the fortunes such
marriages brought them, to the pre-
judice of children and other relations.
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A Cool Detective.

Highwaymen in the mining states
se dom operate upon stage coach
with III. S. NJ" on it. They know
that these initials stand for the Uni
ted States mail, and are pledge that
the whole power Of the government
will be used to capture them.
The detectives in the government
service are quiet men, courteous in
manner and gentle in speech. Mr..
Hayes tells. in his hook on "New
Colorado" of one whom he met who
wore gold spectacles, and looked like
German professor. Yet this man
alone took two mail robbers from the
north of Texas. AT one place their
friends planned rescue. He quietly
informed his prisoners that. while
their friends could undoubtedly kill
him, they might he sure that the first
moment would send them both into
eternity. Not a man in the crowd
moved finger.
On one Occasion, celebrated detec
tive was Gil stage which WAS attack
ed by two masked men. The first he
knew was that two revolvers were
thrust in the coach's window, with
the command. "hands up, gentle
men,"
The highwaymen chad the drop"
on the passengers, which, in their
vocabulary, meant the certainty of
their being able To kill before being
harmed themselves. To his disgust
the detective was compelled to give
up his watch and money.
AS the robbers left. he put his hand
down in the "boOt," and to his de.
light it touched a carbine. Asking
the driver to go on little further,
and then stop and wait for him, he
went back alone.
The two men, unsuspiciOus of dan
ger. were "divvying up" the spoils in
the middle of the road. This was
just what the detective had calcula.
ted on,
Nov, you sc0undrels. it's my
turn" he shouted. covering them by
the repeating carbine. "Throw up
your hands or I'll shoot"
The robbers. at his command, step
ped one side. holding up their hands,
while he picked up their rev0lvers.
1t was not many minutes before the
astonished passengers saw the high
waymen walking down the road,
with the cool detective following.
They were taken in the coach aud
finally lodged In Jail.
The hero was General Charles Ad-
ans. who subsequently went alone
among the Utes and secured the re-
lease of the women captives from the
White River agency. Halls journal
of Health.
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Excitement In Texas.

Great excitement has been caused
in the vicinity of Paris, Tex. by the
remarkable recovery Of Mr.. ]. E.
Corley, who was SO helpless he could
net turn IN bed. or raise his head;
everybody said he was dying OF Con-
sumption. A trial bottle of DIR.
Kings New Discovery was sent him.
Finding relief. he bought large bot
tie and box of DR.. Kings New Life
Pills; by the time he had taken two
boxes OF Pills and two bottles of the
Discovery, he was we'll and had gain.
ed in flesh thirty.slx pounds. Trial
Bottles Of this Great Discovery for
Consumption free at VIM. Nydeg
gers.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1886-02-20
A Monkeys Trick.

An old monkey sat eozily asleep In
a snug corner. with friend nesting
against him and INDUCING likewise
In comfortable snoOze. Presently a
young skylarker approached them
somewhat timidIy; and, squatting
beside his friend. sat quietly for some
seconds. then suddenly, as if possess
sed by some malicious inspiration, he
reached his arm out cautiously, he.
hind the slumbering friend, and gave
the elderly monkey whacking box
on the ear. He. waking in just wrath,
and unsuspicious of the truth-fOr the
culprit was now shamming sleep and
looked the picture OF innocence-few
upon his friend with an indictment
for assault, and chivied him with
monstrOus clainor round and round
the cage, while the cuIprit sat re-
garding them and iabhering with
JOY. Some little time after the per-
Torrance was repeated, the old mon
key and his friend having settled in
the.corner, and the assault and wrong
full punishment oct urring as before.
Once again the trick was tried, but
the friend who had twice suffered wns
shamming sleep this time. and caught
the culprit in the act, and, with the
help Of the old monkey, gave him a
good drubbing. which. indeed, he
we'll deserved.-Phiiaoe Lphia Cal.
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Canada.

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The value of the THE SUN as an Advertis
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the main element of value in advertising
than those Ofany other daily paper of " hich
we have knowledge,
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Sam Jones' Joyous Wives.

believe If anybody in this world
ought to he joyous and happy it i
Christian people, Christian wives.
JOY in the Lord. "GWl will keep
him in perfect joy AMI peace whose
heart is staid on him." Always wear
a smile upon your face. and be cheer
full and joyous as Christian wife.
Oh. my. to have wife always sad
and moping. She looks like her
Father in Heaven had Just died, and
had not left her cent in the world.
II is discOns0late. Lord. If you will
lust make home wear one great, big
smile. what a grand thing it would
be! love to see everything smile.
God don't intend that l shall suffer
all my days down here and go to
heaven before I see anything to en-
Joy. Blessed be his name. / can en-
by it down here. AS l said the
other day, let us quit singing the
"sweet by and by" and sing the
sweet now and now. Joy makes
home pleasant. A thing joy is a
thing of h"auty forever, as we'll As Il
'thing of beauty Is joy forever"
Sister, let us try one whole week
to be joyous and pleasant. Let us
keep our faces straight, or If we get
them out of shape at all let it he with
hf,r cnniln a. hrnon ul fhl fInuhIp
door gong into the parlOr. l like a
smile mile long sometimes. one 81
you can't get your face straight any
more for a week, good, hearty
smile. If you go home and be right
Joyous for week. and look right
happy for week, you must and will
say. "Well. if Jones has not done
anything else, he has played my wife
out. / have got pleasant home
now" Sometimes we do so wretch.
eddy we can't smile. and the children
see it all. Many woman has pitch
ed into Bill and John and Mary and
Julia about fussing with one anoth-
er, when the truth of the whole bus
mess is they learned how to fuss from
their father and mother. Now. l
don't mean to say that you women
fuss with your husbands. or that your
husbands fuss with you. hut knew
of a woman down in Georgia WIN
fused with her husband, and I wish
you could all see her now. You
never would fuss if you could ever
see her. / sat talking once to man
and wife, and said: "Look here.
how often do you and your wife
quarrel ?'' 1--WE don't quarrel"
"Do you mean you never said an un
kind word to each other" "That is
just what 1 mean," he said. ibid
not your husband ever speak an I'M
kind word to you since your MARI
age'" said to her. mo. sir; upon
my honor he did not, nor / To him."
"Well," said l, II want to get your
pictures to show other people, and
say here is man and wife who never
said an unkind word to one another"
Why not always have pleasure and
enjoyment =? Oh, these little trou-
. bles. by wife was with me on that
trip, and they wanted me to bring
my wife back with me some other
time. l said; "My wife heard all
you said. and she will have sort OF
contempt for me. I will never take
my wife where fellow says he never
spoke grabbed word to his wife,
She will always be throwing that
thing up to me, and / don't blame
her either.
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