The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1841-06-23
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| tanlaW and customs would allow hn1:t to
put on. His hair was cropt close 10 his
| head, because Gov. Endicott lhad forbid
den any man to wearsit. below the; ears
But he was a very personable young man;
and so thought the bride-maids and Miss
Betsy herself. -
The mint master was also pleased with
his. new son-in; especially as he bad said
nothing at all about her portion. 50 when
the marrsage ceremony was over. Cap
tain Hull whispered a aword4tos two Of bis ]
servants, who Immediately went: ssout and
soon returned, lagging in "a large parrot !
scales. They were such az par as whole.
sale merchants use for weighing "a bulky
commodity was now to- besWeiglied in
them. - x = 3 ~.
"Daugter Betsy, said the mint aster,,
'sgo into one side Of, the scales.
Miss Betsy-or Mrs. SeweRs as we
must now call her-did as she Wasbid,
like a dutiful child. without any questions
IF why and wherefore But what herfa-ss
ther could mean, unless to make her hnss
husband pay for. her by the pound lir :
whichcase he would have adeafSbargana
she had otthe least idea.
"And now" said honest John Hull 20 his
servants, @brng that box tither: &
The box, to which the mini ntsmaster1
pointed was ahuge square, roH bound,
oaken chest; it was big enough my chill
dren, for all four of you to play hide and
seek in. .,. g -
The servants tugged with might and
main, but could not .lifs this enormous rec
ceptacle, and were finally obliged. toIdragS
it across the floor. ~ -
Captain HulEthen took a key out Of
his glrdIe, unlocked the chest, and lifted.
its ponderous1lid Behold i'll was full 10;
the brim of bright pine tree shilh1gs fresh
from the mint, and Samuel SeWeH began
to think that his father-in=law had got POI:
sessionnf all the money in the 4Massachtf-
setts Treasury. But it was only @the'mnt-
masters honest share Of the coinage.
Then the servants,s at. Captain HulPs
command, heaped double @handsfuls OF
Fshillngs into one side Of the scales while
Betsey remained in the other. sjmgles l!n-f
gle, went the shillings, Sas handful after
handful was thrown in till plump and
ponderous asshe Was.they fairly weighed )
the young lady from the floor: U I.
.There, son Sewellp' cried the mint
master, resuming his seat N grand dfathers
chair, "take these .shillings for my daugh-
ters portion. Use her kindly, and thank
heaven for her. Nisnot every wife that's
worth her weight in silyer!
The children laughed heartily sat this
legend and would hardly be convinced
but that grandfather had. made i out OF
his own head. He assured them faith +.
fully. however, that he had found it,inthe
pages of agrave historian, and had merely !
tried to teiIit in somewhat hnnier style
swell, grandfather" remarked Clara,.f
wedding portions now a-days were Paldsa
Miss Betsy's was, young ladies would not s
pride themselves upona an airyfgure asma-
ny Of them do"
Interesting Relic of the Eutaao Battle
Ground-Wc are in possession, through
the kindness of Wm. Sinkler, Esq. of ST
Johns, Berkley, who now owps the sreYo- g
Iurionary battle ground of,he Enlawiofan
lid fashioned English gold watch, dug up
very recently hear the foundation of the Il.
celebrated Brick house, in whichthe Brit
ish took shelter, and by means ofswbleh
they were enabled to check the ill then
vicloriuus Americans, under Greene, at the
battle Of the Eulaw, and thus to prevent; 81
The consumnation Of The American 5ylcto.%.:
ry. The watch is small one, Sinclosed.s
in gold case, and the golden portion gof
it is in complete preservation; but the
brass and the steel of the works are in &
such ii state Of rust, as totrender it inca
pacle orrcstnration to use, without a sub
siiule of enlre new works. The chrys- 3
al is perfect, and so are the hands and :
hours arc denoted by; numerical
e rrrs, and lh@ minutes by fspres, 90 llle
face ppeat, il, caPtsls .pLI.
,hesnr." and in smalE lesters, .L2nd"n. N -
Ia the interior, %:El. Dnchesne, London,
,lso indcates.tHeiMake'r name; and the
lumber is 1896. This relic doubtless be.
oag gettlo some British or American of offlcer ssf7
Who bore a parlin thai celebrated passage
,f arms, satsonce so. full of glory, and so q s
lis results, TO our state and e.
o tie American cause. 1t was probably in
10. fob &c one whn feti on lhatgf.emorable
a Il