The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1840-08-08

again the following day and invite Billy
to join their company, and afford them
more sport.
Accordingly, they met the following
day, and by the time they had got them
selves well prepared for amusement, Mas
ter Billy was again sought for and found
in his old quarters; but he appeared very
shy of the parlor. AT length they coaxed
him in and offered him some wine, but he
rejected it with evident anger. They still
urged him to drink; but no; his mouth was
fast shut against the admission of a drop.
One stratagem after another was tried to
gain their end, but like wise goat, he
had taken the resolution and meant 10
keep it; that he would not make a sense
less beast of himself again, to please the
more senseless men, that wanted to de-
grade him to level with themselves.
AT length they gave it up as hopeless
task and left the goat in the enjoyment of
his superior sobriety. On returning home,
one of the young men made this impor-
tant improvement of the conduct of the
goat; and l wish all would come to the
same wise conclusion.
"If this goat is so wise as to resist the
attempt made by us to intoxicate him the
second time, what folly, what madness,
it is in me, a rational and immortal being,
to fall continually before the same tempta-
ton. l will drink no more."- Acting on
the wisdom of the poor goat, he became
pious and sober man. w. /.
We earnestly wish that some ef the
t'ro legged goats of our region would fol-
low this example, so far as leaving off is
concerned.--Asheville Messenger.
A Predicament.- Baltimore Clip
per man tells of meeting in the street a
dashing belle of that city, whose conduct
as she neared him, seemed passing strange,
as at one moment she would hasten her
steps, and at another stop, as if in doubts
whether to proceed. Her cheeks were
tinged with bushes, and such was her
evident confusion that she ever and anon
cast pleading look around, as if to find
some open door to receive her. For a
long time he was at loss to know what
caused the poor girls confusion, when he
discovered close at her heels two little
pigs, who struck up a merry "squeak-
squeak" as soon as she walked forward,
but were perfectly silent when she stood
still. But why should those little pigs be
so very attentive? The young lady doubt
less had her swain---but not her swine.
As he passed her ne observed that her
.'bustle," which was stuffed with bran.
had burst open and was letting out its
stores to ameliorate the appetites of these
hungry little pigs! Strange that the Baltl.
more authorities will allow little pigs and
big pigs of various sizes to run at large to
devour the artificial portion of their bellesl
Now, Don't.-We find the following
good anccdote in the New World:
We are informed--.we will not vouch
for the fact, but we are informed---that
certain whig orator discoursed few eve-
nings since at Lafayette Hall in this wise:
---"Gentlemen, l will crafty you for a
few moments. In my opinion, Martin
Van Buren is in social life gentleman,
gentleman! Hear, hear) He is Won
derfully polite and pleasant in his manners,
and there can be no donbt that he is a
gentleman. (Cheers) 1 think he is a
gentleman. Loud cheers.) But public
life, gentleman, in public life, he is, gen.
tenant don't like to mention it, but he
is a--a---rascalp lawful silence) "Gen-
tlemen," continued the orator, warming
into perfect ferocity of emphasis, Seen
tlemen, if Martin Van Buren is elected,
I shall leave the country!p' tremendous
applause; after which solitary voice ex-
claimed "Don'tH)
Consumption. .----Half a pint of new milk
mixed with wine glass full of expressed
Juice of green horehound, taken every
morning, IS said to be an effec tual reme-
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