The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-03-14


but the following caps anything of lhe kind
we have yet seen:
The Philadelphia Despatch tells story
connected with the whIpping-post Of Dele
ware, where man received twenty lashes
"weI laid on" for some offence Of which
he had beenconvcted against the good peo-
pie of the commonwealth.
The culprt, instead of blowing like "ten
thousand" when the sturdy constable applied
the lash, laughed all the time immoderately
in the midst of his groans and oaths, which
made the angry officer lay on still harder,
without however lcsscning in the least the
extraordinary hilarily of the prisoner.
On giving the twentieth blow, with all his
strength, which made the blood spirit an'I
broke his whip, the constable could stand it
no longer.
"WelI. here. mister" said the offended
officer. "I've done my duty, and can't lick.
VIC any rrrore but I'd ias, like to Asau what
it is that's so funny 2"
Funny ha ha y roared the other
Funny why its the bes, joke ] ever heard
Of! la ha ha Excellent good --ha
ha Why Oh Ia ! ha r' said he. as alter
na,cly his pain and mcrrimcns predomin.
atcd.
"Funny We'll, what is it 7--what is the
joke?"
The joke p now roared the other, "why,
it's excellent. IoWUe got the 'orong Smith !!
| amt the man that was to be whipped -
It's the other one! Now you will have to
90 it all over again! Really, its too good
You must lick the other man Ha ha p
reared he, as they took him back to prison
to dress his wounds:
MoDEsry-Behold the daughter of inno-
ccnce how beautiful is the midncss of her
countcnance how lovely is the diffidcncc Of
her looks
Her check is died with the deep crimson
of the rose her eye is placid and serene and
the gent!cncss Of her speech is as the melt
ing sohness Of The flute.
Her smiles arc as the cnvening rays of
the sun the beauty Of her presence as the
silver light Of the moon.
Her attire is simple ; her feet tread with
caution, and size feareth to give offence.
The young and the old arc cnamcrcd
win her sweetness s"e 'a'''e'' "e' wv"
commcnaat'"n: II,1, a., e.,, :, ,ho ,on,or
o"c sPeaAc'' 'io' .ne :'I. II. ''o o"l''. II
sa'ioh "' "o'''a''' 'e'Ne' 10 '''' '''''0 ''0"'O y
above her companions.
She turncth not her head 10 gaze after the
steps Of men she inqulrcih not of them
whittier they are going
she giveth not her opinion unaskca' nor
s,oppcth her cars at that OF another. 4
She irequenlcll' not The public liaun'S o'
men, she inqnlrclh not alter tho knowledge
improper for her condition.
SO becoming Is the behavior OF modest;
so lovely among The daughters "t womcl
Is there one who hath forgotten TO blush,
who playeth with the wanon 9 lances OF her
eyes, who replenishch the cup when The
toast goes round. and dcspscth the weakness
of her sister.
Shame shall ovcrtakc her in the prime of
her days, and the years of her wldowhcod
shall be infamous as they arc many.
Not a great many years ago, there lived
in our land, three little bows, about whom
much has been said. They appeared very
much like other boys.-had no better anecs
tors, nor did they enjoy better advantages
than manv of YOU. Indeed their uicalta-
rrs NAV not lave been 50 great as yours.
For them, excellent schools were not so
common as at the present time. Que of
these lads became the postboy from Quincy
to Boston. Another was miIIboy in dis
tau, part of the country. And the third was
a LAWYERS errand boy. Their names were
John Quincy, Henry and Andrew. They
were all good scholars faithful and oocd'-
cnt to parents They priced their priviIe-
ges. and improved them accordingly, so that
tlhcy made rapid Improvement. They were
always among the first Of their class. Year