The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-03-23
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i bad nut absolutely deteniited, IN mr. own
!nil,I, theslstsfe p( his grievances, when
an impudeht# ifnie iarfirr, squsitsd st,pon
ihe sidewalk, discovered, something 4offra.
sive in lllrapp"uranrp. ofthe manansW HIM
we have alluded, and jumped towards: him
Hilha sliarl, ail,, .aligry bark. This was
all"gelIertqo great az indigniiy. and Fill.
I'd The rupnfnur traerller's annnyai,crs
to ovarffoWing. lie: turned frrceIy &,e-
wards the dug. aud whilpheS insnltrd him
.aitii biuIt oatl, atitmpledsto kickh
fhr'rur WAS nlthgethertno nimtile. and as
he leaped aside 10 avoid the Punishment
i'e had earned, l,arke,I more furion.Iy ,i,an
belore. The mans a.. gcr kr,.wiio bound.
Ihe more The dog barked at him tie more
anxious; liz seemed. In b. To succeed 5$in
Kicking him. The figure theyrut, as 7,he
l"ErI"r. caperrd int" the middle of the
$ rrr'. lhes"ap af,"r him, The dog yeIpinx
AMI his antagonist swearing I.mdrr. and
l"tid"i' Was ludcrous in the extreme.
People gathered upon The side Walk In
fr""ds. Tie la,!i"s locked OF; on and piis.
gied;ll'rmen braced lhrmsc'v vcs 4 snii,st The
s"ti ap,l shook IEriry ii les hrav.,y. aud
the boys yellel out ingreal GpIiyh, ..go IL.
old itll"w. go il while you're yonng..".
The man wt" was making so iaughable ans
Xhlbrliun Of himself sonn ,.iscny, red that
ehe dog was nil"grIer tnoSagiIe for him.
md gave uplhr chase in respair. III was
not until then lie observed Tia. in his an.
ger ne hal made f"ul of himself He
ilss''lY drew down his hat over his brow
aud walked rapidly away.
" hen 'sir merrin,ent had subsidized, we
could not hel thin. king how much this lit
tie Incident resrmbIrd human lifr;lhat
is'ihe life Of many specimens of Irumani-l
~. If thp-man whose story we have told
had only walketzqaietly on his way, and
TAXI II II" n"tire nj the uu,cry Of the cur,
% malter whether The eur was governed.
~ want"n or hy tnalicinns. motives, he +
would haze excited by his conduct neither
laugh .er in others, nurtimi.Iished his own
Is'H-rrspect. So in a thousad things in
life. He who ptrsues his own path fear.
lrssly and calmly, without needing the
purrile assaults nf those WIN cannot, by
any possibility affect his des'ines, he will
acl part dictated by good sense and, Wis,
dom. lis passing strange. that in a life
$" hriefas This, whrnit is in the power Of
each one I" add 10 the Others enioymeu,.
there should be st,Smany ours. Tile busi.
.ess of one lalltfe speuifle of. this world
seems tn he /" render The remainder mu.
camfor'able and unhappy. There might
be SOME slight, by MAX iip l
others miserable they could add lo their
own happiness; but no such result follows
their Iaburs. Indulgence in their nwn
malicious prhpessiIies. not only annoys
others. but keeps themselves in "a perfect.
slew, by no altaris conducive 10 comfort.
The true waytn manage these is la pass
them qui ily by-lhrir yelpihsis altogether
inn"xinus. The moment You mr,l,lIe with
them yen find yourself in The identical
position pftn man who attempted to Kick
he dog. lamph al ard dtrided. without
he healing balm ei srIfarproval in COM
pensalion.-M O. Picayuac.
''ad Doss.-Tltreen mad Dogs have been.
| killed in Coln'nbiasaOithin the lastpeek--
one that is known lo;br mad and thai pass.
ed through the town is sill at large. One
of the Students of Cullrge made most
narrow escape frdm nnenfIhem. In pass
ing through The commonIn near the College,:
he was attacked by u Dog and very nearly
hiItcn-he heat him with an umbrella,
hnwevrr, and passed on. 1t has since
been ascertain"d that the Dog was really
mad at The time, though probably The:
young gentleman may. not be aware of4it.3
The circumstance was related To us by
gentleman who Witnessed the attack of
the Dog, lhoug h at distance from him.