The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-04-20
THE SEQUEL TO capt. RlCE'S
TREAT."

THE SES UEL IL ''thl L. MIL
TREAT"
Some few wears since gentleman rr
siding not an hundred miles from this, raw
cling in the neis shbJring State Of Arkan-
sas on collecting expeditions, had coca
sion 20 call npoHa customer, who We shal
call John Smith-not the immortal Iohr
Smith, yr., who writes for thcncwspapcrs
but in all probability relation of the
..great original whose portrait hangs upon
a peg against the cabin wall" Being a.
he thought in the ncighborhond, but no'
knowing precisely the whereabouts of the
aforesaid John Smith, he acc"sicd cop
perss-striprd specimen of TIC cid North
Carolina State, wko was rather listlcssly
at work in front Of a cabin hewing out an
axeltree for an OK cart from pine saP!lag.
velIer-Good morning, sir; will you
have the goodness to direct me TO John
Smiths!
N. C.-Ccrtainly, sir; If there is any
thing in this world I DO know, il is thc
way to john Smiths. Why John Smith
and me came nut together from North
Carolina. We cut ont that new road lead
ing across that branch a"d over that Lill.
We
Travc!lcr-But, sir, will you have the
goodness to tell where he iivcs7
N.C.-T'o be sure will. As [ was
saying, iftherc is any thing in this world
W. i, s;r John smith and me h Earffia, Sis
,ers: and he has 90. the smaEtcsl WIG Ill
,ll these parts She :,
Trsyel er-No doubt of it, slE; hu' !
IVAN, 70 see him. and have nothing TO a." !,,
With the good qualities Of his WIFE, VIII
YOU direct ne! .,,c
C-ofcourse will, as said before
r. there is anv thing in this world l 40
inow il is the way to John Smiths. Do'
asJwas observing, his wife can spin Ecr ne,
six cuts day, besides attending 10 fanny
fxings . Cav oil
1.,o,. or care: but that has nothing TO ia
,r;,b nv question. wish TO find her nus
h,nl-will YOU tell me where he lives:
N. C.-will tell you where Joha S'h'',
rvcs7 We'll, that's a sooa one. te!
won scs;n. 4, ,atif there is any thing IN tIi'
yyorldI do know, it is where John Sm'ii
lives WHY, sir as said before, we c'in'
from North Carolina together Ana "'
l,s, woke ofthe trucst pulling oxen II" al
these parts. Ais negro man Jim - '''
Tr.vcl,cr-Nv dear sir, it is growing lat
and wish to cct on, IF yon can direc
me. whv don, you do it! | ask ynu.agal
if YOU will direct me to John smiths
C,-Havn't told you dozen time
if there is any thing in this world | u,
know. is where John Smith lives Havn
I told YOU that we came from North Caro-
lima together, But speaking OF MS d"
Jim, he can pick out his hundred we's"
of cotton in a day, and shell out "a turn
corn mill'' at night, and no mistake. 81
sides, sir
Travcllcr-Zounds, man! what have
TO do do with Jim--ar his cntton-or IL
corn? Ihave asked yona piaIn iHcsa'i
which will ask again. Is there or
there not. such man as John Smith lvIn
in this Section" and you know The wa
to his house, will you point it ont to me:
n. C.--And zounns, man! han't bee
,ellino Won all The time that there is such
man as John S:ni.h living in these dlggil
and if there is any thing il thc world
know ii, The way to his house? ! te
you asan, We not only came from Nor
Caro]ina TO- ge,hcr, but cut out that NC
road leading across that brancn ana ov
,ha, hin. WHY, sir JOHN Smith mas Il
smar,cst daughter you ever saw. one IL !,
only been TO school two years. ana II
got as far as "ampHEcation. 49,, .
Travellcr-Confound his daughter, al
her ampliGcation too! | think go" la la
got that lary"urscif. For when ask !
a plain question, which YOU m'gn' ans"
in halfa dozen words, you spin me 10
yarn about two roads, wives negroes.
en-, and little girls. Now do' that sa 60
fellow, Just talk little more Ike III
Of this world, and show me the road
John Smiths.