The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1848-11-01

The RAIN dclugc poured,
Tho clouds seemed rent assunder,
Yet wife lay still and snorcd
And then sung
With trembling tongue,
Hush, my dear lie still and sunibcr,
Valiant armies guard thy bed,
Flcas ard bed bugs without number
Gently wander round thy head!
OF in the Silly night,
Err sumbcr's chain hath bound me,
feel the cursed bite
Ofsomching crawling round Inc!
A gallant, somewhere-we forget where
was asked how he succeeded in his at
tcmpts upon the heart Of Miss Smith? so
we'll" said he, "that have The refusal of her
hand"
Dobbs, on being asked If he lad ever seen
the "Bridge ofSighs," replied, "Yes I've been
travelling on it ever since was married."
BRAVERY OF INDIAN WoMEN.--Sir G..
Simpson gives us the following instance of
the bravery Of Indian women: One OF the
Indians whom he saw at Gull Lake had
been tracked into the valley, along with his
wife and family. by five youths of hostile
tribe. On perceiving the odds that were
against him, the man gave himself up for
lost, observing TO the woman, that as they
could die but once, they had better make
up their minds to submit 10 their present
fate without resistance. The wife however,
replied that, as they had but one life 10 lose,
they were the most decidedly bound 10 de-
| fend it to the last, even under the most des-
pcrate circumstances, adding that, as they
were young and by no means pltllul, they
had additional motive for preventing their
hearts from becoming small. Then, suItIng
the action 10 the word, the heroine brought
the foremost warrior to the earth with bul
let, whilst her husband, animated by mix.
turc of shame and hope, disposed OF two
of his enemy with his arrows. The fourth,
who had by this time come to close quar-
ters, was ready to take vengeance on the
courageous woman, with the up-lllted toma-
hawk, when the knife of his intended victim
was buried in his breast. Dlsmayed by the
death Of his companions, the sole survivor
Of the assailing party saved himself by flight
alter wounding his male opponent by ball
in the arm.--Lake Superior Ne,CS.
A PRIyc1rLE.--"I hold" said Western
editor with dignifed emphasis, 81 hold it as
a self evident principle, that no man should
take newspaper three consecutive years
wilhou, making at least an apology 10 the
editor for not paying for it."
4 TERRIBLE LEssoN.--One evening some
weeks since there came into our ollice, man
of some thirty five years of age, in state o
almost helpless Drunkenness. Seating HIM
self upon stool, be threw back his cap, which
in the effort fell upon the floor, and striking an
attitude as we say OF the players, sometimes
he asked if we had ever seen him before. At
ter an examination, told him we did not re.
member of ever having :hat honor. lie then
said the last time we met, was al Baltimore, al
the Great Wing Convention in 1874. We re.
membcred him at once. lie was then editing
leading Wing paper in this State, with sue.
cess and was an honored delegate to that Con
vcnlion, though he had seen strange vcsstudes
in his day, and had been much addicted 10 In
temperance.
lie now stood before us in loathsome drum
kenness, and asked the privilege OF sleeping
uoon the Office floor. We told him that We
could not do lhat-hat in spite OF his condition
we could not be content to give to fellow
craftsman, whom we had known in better days
so DOOR accommodations us that, but he utterly
refused to accept anything else. lie was toe
drunk, be said, for anything else. We finally
) spread down large lot OF our old exchanges
and fixed him up as comfortable as we could
and left him for the night. In the morning w
, found him sober and rational, and we en,br: cct
the opportunity to talk to him of his habits
J though we had small hope of good from it, not
, wilhstanding his most solemn promises. H'
wanted to borrow five dollars. We had no mo
ncy TO lend to such rs he, bu, we gave him flee
Is n small sum of money-more than was to
his good, we applehcndcd-and he left us wit
the most heartfelt thanks for our kind deeds, an
kind words. We heard no more from him unit
last week, when we came across an item sta
: :. ting that man named Thompson was toun
! drowned in Lawrence. Though we had n
: knowledge of his whereabouts. VIC thought in
: stantly that it was he. The lr;llh realized ou
h aniicipations 1t was Henry &. Thompson,
:. man connected with some of the best E,millr
It in this Satc-of decided talent and genius
V who Lut for the terrible habit of intemperanc
might have filled prominent place in Society
The lesson should not be lost To our rca
ders he was unknown, hut there is hardly on
J.. of them who does not know of parallel case
il less distinguished, perhaps, and not so shock
e ingly fatal. We can name them by score
y men possessing every natural qualification
: adorn society, but who instead OF ornamen
have become its pests. That man who zoe