The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1848-11-08

led thcmto think him dead. They struggled
along IN poverty until the daughter grew TO
womantood and married, as did also the
mother; both of them remaining in stralten-
ed circumstances. Last week, however, an
old grey. headed man went to the humble
dwellin. of the daughter, and after survey
ing her with deep emotion for few mo-
mcnts said: "Do you know the name Of your
father?"t to which she replied by giving IT.
"The,, "said he, IL am your father!" At
ter their mutual greetings he brought in two
bags of gold, containing $4,000. and gave
them ti his daughter. and offered her
husband the best farm he could find in the
neighbohood. lie knew his daughter by
scar on her forehead, from wound recelv-
cd when child. 1t is not stated what ar.
rangemsnts were made with his wife.
SPECIMENS OF MASSACHUSETTS AND Cow,
NEcT1cur TIN PFDLARs.--"Onc day" said
the Bay State PedIar, las was driving a.
long. a fIIow with load of tin came out oi
a bv.rnad and followed right along IN my
tracks. Mister" said ], (which way are you
goingl"
"Going ahead!--don't you sect" said he.
."Ycs, SAYS l;"l reckon we had better take
different roads. else only one of us will sell
~ tin; what say vnnl"
Yes. we will. You may 90 ahead and
sell all YOU can, and then III sell as much a
gain as YOU"
"Whv. will YOU sell so much chcapcr!'
"No--I'Il get more for every article
"Well, don't see how you can do IT,"
TRY it, and I'll show you. IIl stop here
while You drive to that house yondcr. and
sell all vou can. Start on your team. lit
tie, and then come back for your whip or
something you have dropped, and you can
see how sell"
"WcI," said I, 50 I drove up to the house
and went in, and spoke 10 the old gentleman
who was reading the newspaper. "How
dc dn?" saws |. but he didn't mind anything
about me-"
"Wan, to buy any tin pans, pals. or cups,
or any ,hing?'
"Nn."
"l'll sell cheap, and take almost anything
in pay"
bDl "dill iplllC.
"Bul Just look a, my lot; it is the compile
test YOU ever saw
"Don't want to-"
"WeII, really wish could sell you some
thing. You really think you cant buy?
mo, don't want ANYTHING"
Sn went out and started my horse
"Whna,' saws !; snow I'll sec what that Con-
ncclicut fellow can do." So walks back
to the house. 81 didn't leave my whip here.
did II"
"Haint seen it," said the old man, keep
ing IN reading advertisements Then tho
CONNECTICUT fellow came IN
"How far IS it to a tavern!"
Half mile" said The old man.
"l'm as dry as Goldfish. III take some
of your wafer" walking up to table. and
taking up pewter mug. "Oh,' sal! he, ut
is cider; making believe he was going to set
it down.
"Drink it," said the old man; and he dill.
.Tha,'s royal good cider; ynu make that
for your own use; can't buy such as that; II
had barrel of that in Boston, I'd get five
dollars for it. How dit You make it?'
"Made it out of apples"
.Dd you7 We'll, they must have extra
ordinary good ones, every one of them fit to
make mincc pics of. Got large orchard
hamt you, Squirrel"
"No.'
FIRST rate what there IS on it, then; got
snug house here, too; havn't seen many
houses | Ike as well as this, and I've seen
good many IN my day. Real snug house.
looking round as ifhnniing stray fly; "how
manv rooms up S alrS!"
-Four and all finished off, said the Old
woman. who was ironing. On that he turn
cd right round and made all his talk to her:
"Four, and all finished oft, and furnished!
Ym are thriving like all nature! Got smart
girls enough to fill them up"
"Nn, only one
"Wcu. ono good one is enough tier
than three or four ordinary oncs--how old IS
she?"
Eighteen
"Erghtccn?.. she'll bc married before long,
reckon. No, many girls like yours live to
bc old maids
81 don't think she'll be an old maid"
"Ihe looks like You don't she now! I've
heard of her; she's handsome as a picture;
what a handsome setting out you'll give
herr
"Ycs, I've got five pair oflinien Sheets and
four covcrIids, that made her this summer
| neon if she ever does get married, that
she shall have as good setting out as aHy'
body" :,
$50 I would, and you arc ablc to do 1t.
Now | think of ii. I've got few first rate
things that mean to carry home to some
body. ynu can guess who, (wnklng.) i've
been rfercd more than they arc worth, but
would not sell them-.but I've mind to let
Won have them for that girl Of yours. | don't
know though as can lel'm go Belsey