The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-08-10

and down his arm with soul lenstimes as
big as this poor mans.
HamJurg Journal.
A BAsHFuL MAN.-'rhe following pos
lice repor; from Dublin paper, is done up :
in style of excellence tina, shows the au-
thor, when writing it, knew what he was
about:
Our College street police court was yes.
ter,ay enivcned by the following some.
what whimsical case:-A tall, athletic gen.
ilpman, connected with one of the learned
professions, was brought by two constables
of the e. division, in company with some
of his friends, before their worships and.
charged with having outraged public De,
cency by having committed hlsiusty frame
to the waves which "genlly swell and sottA
" 1ow' upon the strand of kingstown.
Now, the generous minded l5S had not
the slightest objection that Mr.. Fl. should
pursue The hcallhful exercise of bathing or
swimming from the "mnrn to dewy eve," +.
provided that he did so in some sequester.
ed cuvc, unexposed to public views; but he
had decided objection to his exhibiting
h mself within the observance of Kings
towns modest maids, and with this grave
offence shr- now--rrrurrd 10 charge him. ~
The prisoner denied the accusation aItos
gerher. He had been very particular, he
SAID, in selecting a secluded nook, but the
fact was, that the confounded comsrables,
mt content with worrying her majesi, .
liege subjects upon terra frma. pursued
and prosecuted Them even to the "free ur.
bounded ocean"
Magistrate: -.Bnt, sir, the constable was
perfectly right in apprehending you, if he
conceived you were oulraging public de-
cency."
Prisoner.-"How could he conceive so?
All, sir, conception is blessing'-but
not as police ableconceives. Laugh.
ter. am peculiarly bashful man-mod-
est even to a fault; and do assure you,
sir, that am The last man in the worldthat
would outrage decency, either publicly, or
privately. Had seen lady coming lido
verify believe that, like the heroic youth
who did the same in The waters nf the Ohio,
also would have drowned myself, and
died in the cause Of extreme delicacy on
the instant. Great laughter.
Magistrate. wnuld be a little too
much to expect you to gn to such lengths;
but you might have selected some retired
lncaliIy."
Prisoner.-And so did, your worship.
and so did. Come down with me now
on the train. (I'Il pay yonr fare, and Judge
for yourself Why, Zimmerman might
have written upon solitude on the&book
where sprang into the deep. 1t is really
too hard that a gentleman 'aan"t refresh
himself wh tumble into the salt sea
without being m"lrsted by those greatest
enemies of the human race, the police
All, my beautiful Naples! how often have >
stood in the pelucid waters of thy en-
bay-nnencumbsre by 7habili-
men,s ofany sorl-ahandoniug myself to
the easy and graceful movements of unfet-s <
tered nature and nobody there found faultaz
with me, or sought to infringe my liberty.a5:
The prisoner was proceeding in strain:
highly Bnlwcric, when he was interrupted
by the magistrate, who told him that they
would not enforce the penalty this time. if
he would promise never again to offend in 8
a similar manner.
Prisoner.-"The next time I bathe, your. q
yorsIips, it shall be in little creek on the
Wicklow shore, where | verify believe
hrce people have not been since the food
Langhlerl r.
The prisoner then bowed gracefully and
eff the Office.