The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-11-07

went into the kitchen with the basket and
asked The head cook, who happened TO be
the chosen woman, to have the goodness to
step over to the pastors house with these
cucmbers as present from her, as they
were the first of the season, which she pro-
missed TO do, and the elderly lacy Withdrew.
The cook, not knowing that any thing
partculardepended on her carrying the bas-
kct, asked transient woman who had come
into the kitchen TO beg meal Of vicruals.'to
do The erraFf. In the course of the day the
matron was apprised Of The mistake. and to
complete the anxiety of the pastor elect.
he was introduced to the bride elect. The
introduction threw HIM inloSan estacv Of
rapture. AT first sight" said lie, 81 loved
the dear woman with nv whole heart, and
now VIC have lived together twelve years.
and are blessed with nne dearly beloved
dau yhter, eleven years of age. And don't
believe that a happier family lives on the
lace of the EARTH"
have been told BY ladies' educated at
Grace Hill, that MoravIan marriages, though
effected in this strange way. were never
known TO be unhappy. D. S.--Cong. Jour.
SAM SLICK ON LEarsLArIoN.-Thef fol-
lowing are extracts from the story called
"PIaying Card" Slick was asked if he
had ever intcrfered in politics when he was
ITO home at Sckville."
"No, said he, not now. was once an
assembyman, but since then gin up poll
tics, There is nothin' SO well taken care of
as your rights and privileges. squire. There
are always plenty Of chaps volunteerin' to
do that, out Of pure regard for you, ready to
lay down their lives TO fight your cause, or
their ior'ns if they had any, either. No; |
have given that up. Llochmakin is a bet
ter trade by half. Dear, dear. shall never
forget the day | was elected felt Two in
cheS taller, and about little the biggest man
IN SIickvIHe. knew 50 much was expec.
ted off me, couldn't sleep for tryn' to make
speeches. and when Twas in The shop spilled
half my work by not havn' my mind on it.
Save your country saws one, save It from
ruin; cut down salaries. Intend to-. says !.
Watch the officials, saws another; they are
The biggest rogues we have. don't con.
venc with liberty that public servants should
be the masters of the people. quite con-
cur with you, says |. Reduce lawyers
fees, says some; they arc ealin' up the coun-
try like locusts. Jlst SO, SAID ]. A bounty
on wheat, SAYS the farmer, or your life.
Would you tax the mechanic to enrich the
agrIcuursts, says the manufacturer. Make
law against thlslies, says one; regulation
about temperance, says another; we have
! right to drink, if we please. says third.
Don't legIsla'' 100 much. says fourth--il's
The curse of the State; and so on without
eend. | was fairly bothered, for no two
thought alike, and there was no pleasn no.
body. Then every man that voted for me,
wanted some favor another, and there was
no bottom to the obligation. ] was most
squashed to death with the weight of my
cares, they were so heavy,
Active WoNES.-As general rule, noisy
women do much less than they seem to do,
and very much less than they believe, and
qulet women often do more. But it does
net follow that all quiet women are active;
on the contrary, six out of ten are indolenl;
and work only on compuIslon. lndolent
women have their good points, and one OF
the most valuable Of these is their quietness,
it is great luxury in domestic life, but, per.
haps it is luxury too expensive for poor
man, unless he can get it combined with ac-
tivIly. The wife of a poor man, no matter
what his profession opposition, ought to be
active in the best sense of The word She
ought to rule her house with diligence, but
make no boast of it. Her managing pow
crs ought 10 be confined t. her own house,
and never be sent to interfere with her neigh
bors. Her activity should be kept healthy
| by being exercised upon important matters
chiefly. though the trlfles must not be dlsre-
gardcd. A woman who will make herself
unhappy because the usual custom of clean
iny the house on Friday is, on a particular
occasion inevitably nirmged, Is inadequate
to perceive the difference between the lesser
and the greater. Some active women, who
pride themselves on housekeeping seem to
forget the ob bject Of keeping house is, that
human beings may be accommodated in it;
their Splc idea seems to be this, that the OBJ
ect Of keeping house, is that the house may
br kept in certain form and order and
To the maintenance of this form and order
they sacrifice the comfort the house was cs.
llbhshrd to secure Such active women
are pests to society because they want sense
- direct and control lhrir energies