Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-05-06

When all he meant TO ask was,
"Wii you 80 out to tea :!
-Rhca Sheldon.
Darius Brown.
Darius Brown was the dcrndest cuss
Never was known to make any fuss;
Always took things Just as they come -,
Whatever happens" says he. I'm to mum.
Ef it raincd all summer D'ri would yc'l
.'We'd pray fur this ef we was III WE'LL
Nothin could fccze him, no Stree.
"1,,: tho Lords own doin' and jst cults me. "
Had a drought one summer ana crops All
died,
..Saycd us lots @ work.. Darius cried
EFF i, hadn'; been fur the heat an sch
Md had sieh crops we'd MI been rich
An moneys the ron; Of evil. sIre'
I guess it's brst we're all still poor;
No use frcttin at nli" says nc. :.
ms the Lords own doin' m j.st suits nc
His coed old wife fell sick one day
For forty years she had had her way
Had bo$scd Darius from morn TIL n'Eht'
But the old man said she was always rl;:n''
"A ,,an needs n woman 10 keep him
straight.
w,s al hc sa;d when she went her gait
But she died one SuHtlitS am wv w =,
"1,,s .he Lords own do;n' an jst suits me.
For dozen years he morcd alone
rut r.i,b cheer and kindness his Old face
shonc:
In bc,,cd his ne;ehbors and fed the poor
No hungry tramp ever passed his door
lie bouse burned down one winters day.
N,.h;, left but his chickens and hay.
81, warmed .hcm hers ~. sure, sa:d he'
"1t.. no IortIs own don' ! ard jist suits me.
JJis borsc ran cT one summers day.
And Darius came to his cEd that WY
All h.uis..,l and bleeding they picked him up
And gave him Il draught from the e'"''''S
Tn, he ncvcr whimpcTed. nor said a word
So far as any O the ncighbors h.&f".
Exccr; lust before his soul passed '''' >,
"Ii'. the Lords own dcn' az jisi sn''S me-
Lou j. 3caucha'np.
Honest Timidity.
,yhi,a Views and Interviews VS.
,-,it;nr IT the tclcr'S windGW al t"'
Peoples l.ank Il Trust company ""
d,vs a..o. a negro ninn VIII" lives about
six miles from town. was making " "e-
post.
.s,v OLD man, this is tho first d''
post YOU have made since away 'nS'
Eorcmbcr, what's the matter WIN
vuu?" asked the cashier
.Scs. sir, that's So, said tho negro
..but I am going to leave TINS mere ~
,nt with what l.have already left wilh
you"
..pu, vuu have not hlcn drawing ANY
muncv out. and y"u do not mean /" wi
mo that this is all the cash you h''' =
had in all that time.
NO. sir, / have had tins all '''''-.
In, I'll tell you the truth. " hc1 c"'''''
commenced going down 80 low, h!S'
,,.,, .c.reJ that the banks cnUtd h"f
stand it. that ti:cy would hav" t" ''S''
SO been Keeping my litti" mono! "'
home.
"rbat is all right to be cau;''iS' "''
man. but your fears along thar ii''' ".'
entirely unnecessary. if you ""'l'" "''';
understand. I'm the first pHc" '"'
hunks are not going TO bust. hc'
,,.,va ma idea OF doing anEi:ilas I'M
that. The fact is they cant aH"'" IT,
Int seriously. don't you knew tHa' e'''.
If the banks should bust. N"A W'".''
,,,, losa ANYTHING? The dcpGS.i"r Is ~
mn danger whatever. lie has G"t u ~
n,id even if j; cleans up AL 'he Va
tai stock and then some. /" d" II. ! ''''
money is absolutely safe.
That -. Air. McGcc? 9
">vbv, certainly. that's 50. 'h"''S'''
you understood that ..v,,,
We'll. sir" the negro rel''''"'
do make me- feel mighty good. us =
mirbtv worry /" l""k afi"f NY nav,
,i, tha, might lose ~ &"i ha'''' W -
.onrbndy get ii away from me- ''''
.,:,., coins: Ia hold it amy m"rr'
"T,hcrc is lots uf loose money III ~
,.,u,,rv," remarked Mr. Mc'''' y
Views and Interviews, after the '''7''
lend lrrt, 'mnrr Than r"u hay" any l"'f