The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1841-08-25
MISCELLANEOUS.

Each party aoinning the Raee.-Two Yankees
lately took lodgings for about ten days at tavern
in Pennsylvania, and fared sumptouously drinking
two or three bottles Divine daily. The last daya dis
pue arose as 10 the speed of eir horses, and they
at last agreed to enter neohe profitable contest
The landlord appointed judge, each being the rider
Of his own horse. When they were mounted the
Judge, like those at the Olympic games, gave the
words one, t,oo, three, and Go!-of they went,
and have never been seen or heard of since; leav.
ing the landlord compensated BY having had the
honor to be their judge.
/ say, Mike, how did you get that new coat?-
How did getit7 Why upon the banking system.
The banking system, how is thatr Why, you see
gave the tailor a bit Of paper with, promise to
pay, written upon it.
Flusncy Of speech in many men, and most wo.
men, is owing to a scarcity Of matter and scarcity
words, for whoever is master of language and has
mind full of ideas, will be apt in speaking, 10
hesitate upon the choice of both, whereas speakers
who have only one set of ideas, and one set of
words to clothe them in, are always ready at the
moment; so people come faster out Of church when
it is almost empty than crowd is a, the door.
Svyt.
An Irishman, who served on board man Of war
in the capacity Of waiter, was selected BY one OF
the officers 10 haul in tow line of considerable
length, that was towering over the taffrai. Atter
rowsing in forty or.ffty fathons. which had put his
patience severely to proof we'll every muscle of
his arms, he muttered to himself, "By my soul it's
as long as to-day and to-morow!-Its good weeks
work for any FIVE in the ship!-Bad luck to tho arm
or Leg it'll lave me at last!-What! moro Of it yet!
Och, murder! the sa's mighty deep, to be surc!!"
When, after continuing in similar strain, and con-
ceving there was little probability Of the completion
of his labor he stopped suddenly short, and address
sed the officer Of tho watch exclaimed "Bad man.
ners to me sir, if don't think somebody's cut of the
other end Of it,"
Bling R.y subject 2. odical fits of D,.spond.N-C
M--->d the system of vigorous X-R-cise, Became
a-ing G.nius & soon had N.R.G N.uf at my ND:
/ of 10 R-gued the X.L-N.C Of this course, have
giv.N it my U-Logy for sty years, and have w-sO
reason for so doing. 1t will be found very NY,
pros 8, 2 keep NE from swing,
blunt the tt of conscience and LE.v6 tho P-ple and
make them =s2NEM.R.Gen.C that may Event-Us
in NE s of L&. Here's an Nd of this z. Our
next will B upon the :.ization society.
PECULIAR RTAsrE-Garrson, in his remarks at the
anniversary of the American Anti.Slavery Society,
said he felt proud of the detestation in which he
knew he was held from one end Of tho land to the
other.
When person gets married in the town of Hull
down East, he pays the parson in moasSes. The
Reverend gentleman is furnished with long stick,
and led into the cellar The bung of the moasses
cask is knocked out and he sops 10 his hearts con.
tent.-Nsu York Atlas.
TEMPERANCE BuLL.-The following glorious bull,
says the Saratoga Sentinel, wus perpetrated by Mr.
Pollard, one Of the Baltimore reformed drunkards,
in his admirable speech at the Presbyterian church
ON Thursday evening, /" Fathets,n said hs, in one
of his earnest appeals, "you have ehildreni or if
you have not, your daughters may have
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