Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-12-19
of the ppp&
YORK, $. G, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 70 1919
THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS
Santa Claus Sends Message To The
People.
PEACE and GOOD Will TO ALL

lILhUL hVD uuOD WILL ~ hLH
.tBenevoIent Old Gentleman Persuaded
Into a Talk Uses Tho YorkviIle En-
auirer as a Medium for the Wide
Circulation of His Advice and De-
sires.
Just about the middle Of the hand
some York county bridge that spans
Catawba river between Rock Hill and
Fort Mill, met a benevolent looking
old gentleman yesterday morning
bright and early. His countenance
bore such a kindly expression that l
was reminded Of Mr.. J. 3. Wood ,of
Clover; he had big bushy beard like
that of Uncle John Williford Of York
vile. He carried cane like that OF
DR.. w. C. Erwin of Yorkville. The
very atmosphere around him seemed to
bear cheerfulness and sunshine even as
does that which surrounds Mr.. Paul @.
McCorkle of Yorkville and he walked
as pert and as spry, despite the weight
Of many years, as does Mr.. Milus Car
roll of the Cotton Belt country or Mr..
Barney Barron of Rock Hill. He
smoked cigar with as much pleasure
and contentment as the late Mr.. X.
| G. McCaw smoked them, and he walked
as soldierly and erect as the late Mr..
r. C. Allein was wont to walk. There
was a twinkle in the old fellows eye
like the twinkle that comes In the eye
of Judge" w. A. Barrett when he
starts to tell good joke, and withal
his personality was as pleasing as that
of the officers in the courthouse Is
toward any person who has business
with them.
I.was in somewhat of hurry, having
business in several sections of the
county before the day was done; but
there was something about the old
fellow that caused me to become In
uIiisitiv. and to entertain desire to
interrogste him a bit. There could be
nothing but sociability in composite
of the gentlemen mentioned above and
the old fellow was as kind as could be.
Rather cool on the river" ! ventur-
ed by way of an opener.
"Yes, sir" he replied in his kindly
! way and with wink in his mischieV-
GUS eyes; "but did you know as them
! that are cold can get any kind Of a
...,. .ho,, .,yopt nvay- AT FOTd'S 'FlIrfif-
ture store in Glover, or the Peoples
Furniture store in Yorkville or at the
York Furniture and Hardware Com
pany or the York Hardware Company
or Walter Hayes place in Sharon, or
at any one of the number of places In
Fort Mill and this town Of Rock Hill
1 have Just left-not to mention heap
Of other places?"
Yes! sir" I replied, rather taken
aback; that is true and it is strange
hadn't thought of 1t before"
Eyes, If boys like you did more
thinkin' you'd be heap better off ano
heap warmer" returned the old man
smiling.
And / agreed.
Then his tone became as even and as
smooth as that of Uncle Bob Sherer OF
Sharon and he said, Now, sonny, don't
you get raw, with me. wouldn't say
nothing to hurt your feelings inten-
tionally no more than Rev. o. l.. Jones
would, and l try to spread the doctrine
| nf
of living and sunshine and happiness
lust as much as Miss Bessie Mason OF
Mr.. John Warren Quinn or Mr.. jim
Sherer or any other good Christian in
York county tries"
He pufred his Muriel cigar box OF
which he said he had purchased from
the City Pharmacy at Glover few
days before, and he spat into the river
sonny" said he, know you who
be-" y
I confessed my ignorance.
"Im the York county representative
OF Santa Claus" he said. Don't
look it?"
And then he inquired quickly on tor
Of his other interrogation-rdont you
I believe in Santa CLAUSE"
Certainly believe in Santa Claus,
7 replied quickly. Anybody who be-
lieves in the things that are worth
while and who believes in his fellow
man believes in the spirit of Santa
Claus"
We'll" ho replied sharply, Il am glao
to hear you say it. Some of you boys
and girls when you get to the agc
where your mothers don't wash your
cars and comb your hair, lose all in
terest in Santa Claus. And put this in
your pipe and smoke tit won't cost
you nothing. No matter what becomes
of you or where you finally arrive II
this world, don't you ever get to where
p you don't believe in Santa Claus. 1t Is
= as important and essential to rea
Co. happiness and joy in life to believe ir
+ Santa Claus as it is to believe in reli'