The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1839-12-28

lTolD tnc noTac, WhitH tiel sCll quleliy
away, placed the former on the tail, and
the latter on the back of very sober
ruminative old COW, with the crupper
over the hnrns,) who stood peaceably
chewing her cud near the spot Immrdi-
ately thereafter they retired srme distance
from the house and separating, they raised
large cry Of alarm, that the enemy had
landed, and were marching with full force
into the village: On hearing the voice Of
alarm, the people ran out, greatly excited,
and CONSERVATION entering cve'y dwelling
found lis unwelcome way speedily into
the housholI temple where our official he
ro was worshiping. Taking counsel from
his fears I'D siratc!,ing hasty kiss, he
sta. ted from the lady's chamber, and rush.
ell down stairs, shot out Of doors with the
velocity of musket bali. and.owing Il
tnc darkness not seeing the me,amorpho.e
in tho conformation CT his nag. mounted
hastily on the Saddle with his back to-
wards the head nf the COW, and plunged
his spurs deeply in her sides. caused hcl
to bawl OFT with excessive pain, and Start
ed off in gallant style, and in her best
gallup, made towards tie camp. The Off
Ger still plying his spurs and whip to the
skin and buaes of the suffering old animal,
and with all his wine aid lave IN boar -
finling himself hurried rapidly backwards;
mangrr all his efforts To advance; and
hearing the repeated Rawlings of The tor
tured and frightened beast iIumaained
that he was carried off by magic. AID
roaring out most Justify that the devil had
got him was carried in this state nf per-
turbation into the very alignment Of the
camp. The courageous stntinrls hearing
the nniS". and imagining that fIanibal
and his oxen were cunning, discharged
their pieces and fed as if Ihe devil chased
them. the alarm guns were fred-the off T..
GERS leii their quarters. and cried, "lurn
out! tura out" with all thr strength Of
their lungs. The soldiers started from
their sleep as if ghost had crossed their
idream--and tie whole iohy running half
naked, together formed Il gallant dishable,
prepared to repe' the invader. When ~ |!
The lu'!icr"u> sight soon presented itself
to the eyes, of the gallant officer, mount
ed on an I'D COW, with his face towards
her tail. and this appendage sticking
straight ont behind; her tongue hanging
uut-hcr sides CORY with the g!icvou> gig
ging Of the spnrS-and hims If owing IT,
his excessive fear, almost deprived of rea-
son, and half pctriird with horror, A
loud and general roar Of laughter broke
from the band at the rider and his stepd-
the whole corps gave him three times
three hetrty cheers, as he blltrd into the
camp, and he was seized and carried to
his quarters in triumph, there to dream of
loves melaInorphoses backward rides,
s;ernway advances, ana alarm of invasion,
and thereby to garnSh his mind with ma
ieria'e f'r writing silenhid :rra'ise on
the novel adventure Of cowoIogy.
! Constellation.
The Newfoundland Fishery. 1.-The
banks of Newfoundland may be REGARDED
as one of the wonders uf the world; in
fact, lney are cars,s or vast aIIuvial tracts
on the breast "f the ocean, which allow
man t" reap without the trouble Of SOW.
ing; and most amazing are the fnny har-
vests they yield. The fish caught on
these banks finds its way to the most dis
tant parts Of the earth-lhanks TO the val.
liable condnent salt. and the humane po.
hey that rendered it almost as cheap as
water, and applicable even as seasoning
in the fo,d of cattle. In the year 1880,
nearly million quintals of dried cod fish
were exported from newfoundland, and in
1888, about halt the number of casks
filled with seal skins. In addition to these
alticl.s there were considerable exports
iof cod and seal oil. slaves. sal,ed salmni,;
herrings, mackcrel. tongues, sounds and
caplins, the last a fish s.. multirudinous
that il actually culors the waters when it
arrives on the coast The annua value
of the Ne foundland trade may be esti-
mated in round numbers at 6f2.D00 600
sterling. But this is merely the British
portion of the traffic. for the French aud
Americans also cure to an immense extent,
and have not been backward in profting
by the advantages so impoltically granted
to them in 1914. During the night thu
former fish in-shore, contrary to the rules
Of honor and good faith, while the latter
do much injury by throwing the ofal of all
the fish thu, take, back inio th" sea from
whnnce il came The Epwcnundia nd rod