The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-04-20
NO. go.
enioycd lis warlike propensites I'M se-

'lehlnEed lis WarlIke propensltles til se-
curly.
htlength he published an article more
screre and cu'liag, against malfeasance I'm
office, i'an any that had rrercededit. In
fact. though pointed no ono individual in
particular, it wHs a "Sccrcker."
Some three or four days afterwards, he
was sitting alone in lis editorial office,
which was about a quarter ofa mile from
the printing establishment, his pen was
busy with paragraph, when his door was
opened without mnch ceremony, and i'm
stalkcd man full six feet in his stockings.
lie asked, care YOU s., the editor Of this
paper?" Thinking lie had found new
patron, the little man, with one ofhis blan-
dcst smiles, answered in the Affirmative
The stranger deliberately drew the last
number of the paper from his pocket, and
pointing 10 the article against rogues in Of
ice, told the aGris hled editor that it was
intended for him. II was in vain that 8.
protested he had never heard of him before.
The wrath ofthe visi:orrose to fever heat,
and from being so long restrained, boiled
over with double fury. He gave the edi-
tor his choice, either to publish humble,
a very humble recantation, or take fog
ging on the spot. Either alternative was
wormwood. but what could he do? The
enraged Office holder was twice his size,
and at one blow could qualify him for an
obituary notice. He agreed 10 retract,
and his visitor insisted upon writing it
himself, ahe sat down TO the task: Squire
s. made an excuse to walk TO the printing
Office, with promise that he woHld be
back in season TO sign it, rs soon as it was
finished.
S. had hardly gone fifty rods when he
encountered man who enquired where
Squire SIS office was, and if he was at home.
Suspecting that he, too was on the same
errand as the other visitor, he pointed to the
office, and told him he would find theSedi-
tor within, writing most abusive article
against of1icc-holdcrs. This was enough.
The eyes ofthc new conner flashed fire.
lie rushed INTO the office and assailed the
stranger with The epithets, "liar," "scoun-
drcl,', "covard," and told him he would
teach him what to write.
The gentleman supposing it was some
bully sentthere by the editor, sprang to his
feet, and fight ensued, that beat the Kill
kenney cats all hollow. The table was
upset and smashed into kindling wood
the contents Of larne inn-a!a RI ,.ea4 iq-
legs and backs broken bcyunurIle sKlil OF
furv Blow wFS,bbss%ga; This seemed arso,cr oay
pidity of lightning, and the force Of
sled &c hammer. First one was kicking
on the floor, and then the other-each ta-
king it in turn, pretty equally. The ink
on the floor found its way to their faces,
till both of them cut the most ludicrous fig-
ure imaginable. The noise and uproar
was tremendous. The neighbors ran to
the door and exclaimed with astonishment
that two negroes were fighting in Squire
SIS office. None dared seperate them.
At length completely exhausted, and
pounded TO jelly, they ceased fighting.
The circumstances of, the case become
known, and the next day, hardly able to sit
on horseback, their heads bound up, they
started homcward, convinced that they had
obtained very little satisfaction from their
attempt to fog dn editor. -