Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1886-02-25

their success or shortcomings in the OBJ
servance, always remembering that the
mothers, sisters and aunties are the "ladies"
to whom these attentions should be shown,
and not merely to the guest and stranger
Yonkers Gazette.
THE ESQUIMAU AS A TRADER.
The Esquimau knows nothing of the use
of money, and but little more of the art of
barter. This was strongly shown in their
method of trading with the whaling crew
of the ship Whereupon my party was
taking passage to North Hudson bay. a
nice polar bear robe was spread on the
quarter deck, one that you would expect q
| furrier's clerk to intimate was worth clear
$3.50. NV breath was almost taken away
when the master of the ship hauled out of
his pocket half plug of navy six (one-
| twelfth of q pound) tobacco and offered it to
him for the white silky affair, and had to
lean up against one of the davits, when this
northern ninny accepted the offer with a
smile, as if he had struck special sale
bargain.
The white man got generous, however,
before he rolled up the skin, and added
sixth of q pound of powder to the bar
gain. Four saddles of reindeer meat were
had for half cupful Of shot, that proper
ly managed might have secured four ducks,
which in turn could have been traded to
this whaler for lump of brown sugar,
and the native would have been satisfied,
even if the white man had bitten it in two
and handed him the smaller half. Twenty
five rusty musket caps were given for five
beautiful white fox skins; and l went into
mathematical estimate with lOgarithms
and astronomy, which showed that man
with q capital of a box of musket caps a
cents wholesale) would, if he started into
this business at Is years of age and contin-
ue it till he felt like retiring, at so, own the
whole earth by warranty deed, and have
chattel mortgage on the rest of the solar
system that's, if the foxes held out. They
had brought three dogs with them in the
comien, which / wanted to purchase for
explorations, and although the surround
ing circumstances would have justified me
in rendering handeless palmleaf fan that
hung up in my stater0Om as a souvenir from
my unknown predecessor. 1 broke loose
from the infatuation, and actually gave
them something approximately near their
own value.
AS a result one fellow, who had evidently
not washed his face since he was born, so
insisted on rubbing noses with me in an
affectionate manner to testify his apprecia-
tion of my payments that Notwithstanding
it was interpreted as signifying eternal
friendship, almost repented of my weak
attempt at generosity, and regretted that |
had not given them ppeful of tobacco TOR
each dog, instead of a pound package of it
along with other articles. A breeze spring.
ing up, ter-bow-it-ec (fareWelD was eX-
changed, and we parted with all our Esqui-
mau friends except their odor, which hung
over the ship as if it had come to stay. 1
spent the next few hours reading a descrip-
tion of these same savages, and how they
had to be watched to prevent their stealing
things too loosely scattered about the ships
deck, and I thought there would be very
little left of even the deck if the natives
stole enough to keep even with their trad
ing losses.-LieM. Scheratku's Letter.
A GOOD ILLUsTRATIoN.-A Marietta,
Georgia, correspondent writes to the Attain
ia Constitution the following: Cobb Superior
Court met here last Monday, Judge Joel
Branham, of Rome, presiding. Judge
Brown was disqualified from presiding
Judge Branham has won many golden opin-
ions from our people by the impartial charg-
es to the juries and his just but lenient SEN
tences.
The charge of Judge Branham to the
grand jury was strikingly forcible, and par
ticuarly so in expounding the duties of
working the public roads. In regard to
breaking up the practice of carrying con-
cealed weapons, he gave an illustration that
came under his observation while practic-
ing attorney in Rome. He had clerk in
his Office who was in the habit OF carrying a
derringer pistol in each of his vest pockets.
This he tried to persuade him not to do, but
he was persistent in his purpose. A client
made a remark to the clerk after he (Bran-
L b,J l<>ct no "a effort
to do his duty in the matter. On accostlng
the client about it he denied making the
statement. The clerk and the client and
Judge Branham all met in the law office,
when the clerk wanted to know of the eli
ent if he denied making the aforesaid re-
mark The client emphatically denied it,
when the clerk, who was seated at the table
writing, looked up and simply remarked:
"You have lied, that's ALL" The client, who
was a large, muscular fellow, picked up the
tongs and was intending to brain the clerk,
when the aforesaid clerk ICED histingersln
his vest pocket and pulled out derringer,
and, without getting up from his seat, rested
his hand on the table and exclaimed: "You
put down those tongsw The man very pru-
IDENTIFY put down the tOngs. When he had
left the clerk said to Judge Branham: "You
have always insisted that should not carry
a pistol, as would have no need oft. Now,
suppose that had not had that weapon that
fellow would have killed me with those
tonss." "Not at all probable" replied
Judge Branham. "Why?" interrOgated
the surprised clerk. "Because," replied
Judge Branham, ''if you had been without
pistol you would not have called the fellow
liar" This was a revelation to the clerk,
and he abandoned the practice of carrying
concealed weapons.
BORN AFTER His MOTHERS BURIAL
Rev. John Lindsay, now preaching in Rich
mond county, n. c., was born four months
after his mother had been dead and buried.
His mother to all appearances, died and was
buried in Stewartsviile cemetery. The night
following her interment persons for securing
the ieweiry buried with the body, unearth-
ed the remains, when consciousness return
ed and she was enabled to return to her
home. Arriving at her late residence she
raped at the door, and was answered by her
husband, who was overjoyed to meet again
in life his beloved wife, whom he had
mourned as dead. Four months afterward
Rev. Mr.. Lindsay was born. The mother
survived several years. This statement is
made by Rev. Mr.. Lindsay, and is literally
| true.
ssy- If YOU think it right to differ from the
times, and to make stand for any valua-
BILE point of morals, do it however rustic,
however antiquated it may appear; 90 IT,
not for insolence, but seriously as man
who wore soul in his own bosom, ana dld
not wait till it was breathed into him by
the breath of fashion.
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