Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-06-24

some of our sirup on snow, slr. -
"You are giving me most agreeable
and unexpected treat" said Mr.. BlnR-
ham, as he lifted from the snow ball
of the yellow ware, poised on the end OF
his fork. "Such a sight it was never
our privilege to see at the islands. My
daughters entertained the erroneous idea
that snow was red"
The boys shortly beat retreat to the
kitchen. Libby, how is that sugar
holding out?"
"Two-thirds Of it boiled overland
the rest is almost gone"
"They eat like cannibals. There won't
be enough left to sweeten cup of tea"
The doctor sat at the head of his ia
BILE that night with thankful heart
He was never so happy as when he
could entertain there guest. use the
word entertain" intelligently. Among
the tributes to his memory 80 years aft
er was this: "a more racy and enter
tanning talker in his best days it would
be hard to find. His fund of anecdotes
was unlimited, and book of his stories
would be as rich reading as ever his
story telling profession produced. "
When he was in the mood for it, no
one that I ever met could provoke 30
much laughter. Doctor" gasped a
woman at his table, between her spasms
of laughter, "please stop. If you do not
let me rest long enough to get my
breath, shall choke to death. "
Opposite the doctor sat his wife, at
his right Mr.. Bingham, at the end OF
the board the venerable father. Large
candles in shining brass sticks illumin-
ed the scene. The doctor looked upon
his three children to command quiet.
"Will you ask blessing, sir?''
The doctor never talked while he
carved. He was an expert carver, and
the we'll filed plates went round with
dispatch.
II hope Miss Lucy's preserves are
keeping we'll through the winter" said
Mrs. Mollie, with smiling face, as she
handed her guest sauce plate Of yellow
ounce.
"For our preserves, madam, we are
indebted to our parishioners, notably to
your generous remembrance after we
had the pleasure of sitting at your table
last Thanksgiving day, and they have
in fact, we appreciated them to such an
extent that nothing now remains. "
The doctor burst into hearty laugh.
"Good for you My Mollie's crooks are
full and she will see to it that you are
supplied"
Forty years after it was also said of
this lady by one who knew her init
mately: "She was always beautiful,
but never more gracious than at the
head of her own table. There like best
to remember her," Amid all the sor-
row that came to that home in after
years-sorrow from brooding shadow
or death and deeper sorrow from the
! shadow of life-hers is the one form
that shines out like star, grand in tho
love that endured all things, hoped all
things, overcame all things, strong IN
faith and patience that were sublime.
II shall enter into no controversy
with you, sir, upon the subject of for
eign missions, said the doctor when
the conversation drifted, as was natural,
into that channel, "but''-and a hu-
morous twinkle came into his eye-"l
told my friend Tinker when he returned
that hundred or a thousand of those
souls boiled down and simmered to.
gether would not equal the soul of one
man like him.
"Lebbeus. " said his father, rapping
on the table with the handle OF his
knife, as Was his wont when excited,
"you are wise above what is written.
You are irreverent."
For a moment there was silence. then
the doctor, pushing back his chair, said,
with a laugh, "No irreverence about
itp'
No one ever accused the doctor G..
filial disrespect. There is an old letter.
carefully preserved, written by this half
blind old father, addressed to his son,
as follows: "Dear and well beloved and
well worthy son. "
After supper the doctor and his guest
spoke of the first minister of the church.
"This house was his home, sir, built
for him about 1869. Here his children
were born. This was his first and only
pastorate. From here he was buried"
"He chose the site Of this house most
wisely. 1t is beautiful for situation
truly"
~ have every reason to suppose he
planted the elm trees. He passed away
before my time, sir, but I believe him
to have been strong man, of dignltled
presence. His children and grandchll-
dren have taken high rank in the pro-
fessions-such believe his descendants
will continue to do. There was unfortu-
nately one exception"
The doctor nodded toward the south
bedroom.
"You have then his daughter under
your roof"
"Under the roof built for her father,
sir; his youngest daughter. She was
handsome, silly and unfortunate. Her
husband was, think, the first regular
ly settled physician in the township"
"She married, then:''
"The doctor married her, sir. What
else could he do?'' The doctor blew his