The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-09-05
JENKS AND CALIFORNIA.

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friend jerks, to his wife one evening after
they had retired to bed. Il am positively in
favor of this California business
There YOU 90 again, she replied, i never
saw any body like you
We'll now, don't get excited. We can
talk over The matter dispassionatey, and.
'Now Mr.. jerks, Can tell YOU at once
oh, p'<I,aw,' exclaimed >cur friend.
Where's The use of ones working ones soul
out her. for bare living. when by soinn to
California. he may clear fortune in year
or two, and. come back to his friends and
family to enjoy ii
Now stop said The wife, i won't permit
YOU to talk this way. You arc 4 married
man, and as such you've nn business To take
into your head to z" To California or any
where else, without your wife,
Come. come. now Mrs. jerks. You
know well ennugh-.
Yes, do know we'll enough that any $50
man is fool who will
'Ah, my l.vcr
Oh, 90 along! Don't talk to me of love!
mau who is so whimsical! You're ali tic
time spccu'atng. The other day you wait
cd al nlfice--"n another occasion You were
going to get up Life Insurance Company
because y"u thought they made great deal
Of n."ncywilh very lille trouble, then you
got the ridiculous notion in your head 10
start Il newspaper, just as if more than two
thirds of The papers don't break down after
the first year or twu-lIirn rou were going
to sci up town in jersey, wien yon know
how mauv ponr men have bcggared them.
selves and their families in trying To build up
this State Of Jcrscv-'
'.AII fnoI<. my 'lcar-a set Of jacks. Any
man. don't care who he is, with thnb'c
full Of brains, can start town and make
fortune by The ENTERPRISE
Then resumed Mrs. jerks. who paid no
attention 10 this bathurst from her husband
then. you wanted to buy Il steamboat, and
iGn her against a regular lInc-
Yes. and could have cleared a fortune
by il IN few ycars-bul YOU wGukrnt hear
,lus as IT, continued Mrs. jerks. you
c"a'd hold up against regularly organized
c"r,parT they rich and You pu"r.'
Couldn't have interested others! And
would not the whole pubic have run with
| US! We wouh have put the fare down,
and thrown in dinner. or il lunch, or CIV
en- a gold pencil case as "A premium to the
Iar:esl number of passengers. or snneIh ne
nflha, SORT, aud mind, I'I!teIl you, wc would
have brought that "dlnus ninnnp"ly to lis
knees We'd INA kc The In"np"'y how to
use the strong language of DIR. Bri.'
.Bnr, suppose they'd n'adc y"n l'oN Tho"
theur
.Nnw where's the use Of taking in that
way? You'rc enough to make nl1n ncr'
vuls.'
Yes, and you're cnnugh to drive one cra'
w with your visionary schemes
'Nnw, my dear cxpnsulalcd our ainla-
! friend, that's going a lnliC too lar.
Net hall ST. far as you would like I" 20.
What am To do. il you 90 To California"
WHY. yru could gn nome. coulln'l ynn?
Yes, cop!d, bu, WON'T she sharply re-
pied.
You will uol!'
.Nn! will not; that's settled case. The
world shall not laugh at me, aud say she
I,.,, T., r,, L,n, /, fore she WAS married a
year
What will you do ,hcnT
DO! Mr.. jerks, she exclaimed, Mr..
JcnkSp
.Wha, nv drarl' rcpIieI or friend, Sit
ting bolt upright IN the bed
Look at me, said she, imprcsSlvely, raIs-
ing herself ur"n her elbow and shaking her
finger at hnr--'l'u shall stay where you
are. or ii YOU 90, 'il go wUh YOU
Nonsense, Mrs jerks!
Common scI,se. Mr.. jerks!
"Pnoh. Mrs. jerks!