The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-10-24
NUMBER 43.

different localities and climates also produce
notifications Of The person, the color, and
the men,al constitution Of men, also modify
ing their skill in the arts. and the productions
OF art. Hence one nation excels another in
fancifuI. fabrics, while it is etccIled by others
in the more substantial, thus creating almost
an infinite variety of manufactures, and gen.
Grating thessape necessity or desire of ex-
change. trade, and intercourse. And thus
is the great machinery ofibe world carried
on-not upon the hafrew, contracted, and
contemplate theories of tariff rcslrc,ionsts
who wood abolish all trade and Intercourse
between nations, aud put amend TO- tfsespro.
gress of civilization, but iD:c6nforrnity with
the laws Of Providence itself, which con-
tract and defeat The selfish and mse1,ievous
purposes ofignoran or wicked men.
THRILLING INclDENT.-Professcr Hitch.
cock. in letter 10 the Amherst Express.
ro IN Virginia, describing some Of the coal
mines in that State, relates the following
thrilling incident:
"a hunter. one antumnal evening, eagerly
following The chase, found himself sliding
down into an abandoned coal pit; but sciz.
ing upon the top of bush as he slipped
down the craggy side, he hung dangling in
The air over The black gulf, and fell con-
scious, from his knowlcdge OF the, e,place, that
if he fell he would drop at least two huns
drcd feet, and be dashed to pieces by tic
rocks beneath. He struggled in vain 10 re-
gain foothnld. He heard the cry Of his
fellow hunters and of The hounds as they
bounded past. lie shouted with all liIs
might, and The fnres, returned his echo, but
no voice of rescue came with it. The winds
whistled around him, and moon shone upon
his face, but that brought no. relief Ills
strength rapidly failed; he thought in agony
of his family and friends, but he must die an.
awful death. and even his maneled body
never be discovered. His mind became
bewidcred, his muscles gave out, aud down
he went-down-down-swifter, and swift
err nor struck the bottom ill he had reached;
the enormous depth of-sIx IscHEs!' ~
ABOUT RrenT.-A prococious youngster
being asked how many gendcrs there are
replied, "Three sir-the masculine, the femi-'
nine, and neutral" "Well dune my SON.;
now define Them" "The masculine is men,,
the feminine is woman, and the neutral is'
aid bachelors"
AT a Temperance celebration al New
market, Tenn. a little lad appeared in the
procession, bearing flag, on which was in
scribed, "ATs Right ,chen Daddys Sober"
TAKING ToLL-Tbe st. Louis Revcle
has been publishing tale recently, Purport-
ing to give some adventures in the lite OF a
young physician, from which we clip the fol.
lowing unique passage. Generally speaking
one is apt to grumblc when he comes To a
toll bridge; but it mus, be positively delicious.
where The toll is taken aiie, the following
fashion, Indeed, VIC should prefer, unier'
such regime, to go sleigh-ridingin country
all cut up by rivers:
"a snow having fallen, the young folks of
the village got up a grand slcighIng party to-
a CT untry tavern at some distance, and the
interesting Widow Lambkin sat i'll The same
sleigh, under the same buffalo robe with my
self.
"Oh, oh--don'l r she exclaimed, ms VIC
came to the first bridge, catching me by the
arm, and turning her yelled face towards me,
while her little eyes twinklcd through the
gauze, in the moonlight" ...-aar. ...s, s
"Don'l what = asked, PPM not dooirg'
any thing"
"Well, but | thought you were going to
take toll replied Mrs. Lambkin.
"ToI?" rejoincd: whats thata'
Nov, do tell !" exclaimed the widow.
her clear laugh ringing above the music of
the bells. Dr.. Me!ows prcteuds that he
don't know what toll is I" r
"lndccd, don', ,hen,' said, laughing in
turn. So
"Don't know that the gentlemen, when
thew 90 slcighing, claim kiss as toll when
they cross hridge? Well, | nevcrT
But shall tell it all =? The struggle of
the widow to hold the veil were not suf1i-
cicnt to tear it, and somehow. when the veil
was removed her face was turned directly
towards my own. and the SNOW glIstcnlng in
the moonlight and the horse trotting on of
himself, the toll was taken for the first time
in tho life of Dr. Mcllows:
Soon we came to long bridge, but the
widow said il was ''no use 10 resist, and
she paid up as soon as We reached it.
But YOU won't take toll for every span
will YOU ductor!' she asked. To which the
only reply was, practical affirmative TO
the question:.
Did yon ever, recder, sleigh-ridc with
widow and take toll at the bridges.
GIVE HIM Up.-"Arc you an Odd Felow?'
"No, sir, I've been married for week." ~
mean. do you belong to the order of Odd Eel.
Iows?" "No, no belong to the order OF mar.
ried men" "Mcrcy show dumb. Are you a