The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-04-11
From tbe Boston Post.
JOHN ANDERSON, MY 10, JOHN.

but how yoif heads tGrh'd taid." &c. Bu
vety body has mol read What tblows -
John Anderson, my jo. John,
How strange il seems 10 me,
That you should want to 60, Jolh,
In ,hp 10 sSa;
Tint now in your old age
You sbou!d.~ant to 20
So many miles 10 col sonic gofai
John Anderson, my 10.
John Anderson, my jo, John,
wonder what you mean
In going 10 California
Where shah sot be saen:
Oh! it viii Dteak ny heurt, John,
IF you do isate me DO.
For you'll forget me, yes you will
John AnderOn, my 10.
John Anderson, my 10, John,
You surely will get killed!
Your pockets lined with gold, John,
And overHowiug filled;
For Colds the root of evil John,
This surely ytu do know
Then stay at homo and live with nae,
John Anderson, my 10.
John Anderson. my 10, john
Just look around you now;
Behold yodf little children, John.-
You shall not 90 trow.
Behold the ltttls cottage, John
fhs eardeh where yud hoe
nah. thls ID heaven here on carh,S
John Anderson, my jo.
John Anderson, my 10, john,
You surely will be blest
If you d. stay at homo. John,
And in lis bosom rest;
And now. oh, will 70 moi, John I
Say yes-und not say SD -
Oh yes you say youth stay at home,
John Anderson, my 10.
John Anderson, my 10. john
We elshib'd the hill theg',let.
And mony happy day. John,
We've had with One anithcr;"
Then how glad am hat you, John,
Have concluded not TO 30
To get tho California Trash,
John Anaorsoh, my Jo.
John Anss:ssh; rs ius w Z. jss j::. John;
And many hSinf time. Johns
Causes ,is 10 weepi
Now this hill were soing down, John,
But Iinnd II hahd we'll 60,
And sleep lIesther al it, foot,
John Anderson, my jo."
ON Cambridge, February. S. a.
TEdrERAxcE.-1t appears from a com.
,unication in the Noshu,Ne Union, that tie
paternity of Free Masons were the of,sina.
,rs Of Temperature societies:--
1t may be interesting to the friends of the
ause to know, as mere matter of history
hat the first temperance society on record
vas established by the Free Masons of Italy
lat century since. On the 2slh ofApril
74s, Pope Clement XII. issued his cele'
rated Bull forbiidng the practice Of Free
iasnnry by the members of the Roman
catholic Church. Many Of the Masdns o
taIy continued, however to meet but in'
he purpose Of evading The temporal penal
les of the Bull, which extended in sohie in
tanccs to the inAiciion of capital punish
1ent, they changed their exoleric name
nd called themselves Xerophagists. This
, a compound of two Greek words; siShi
wing "those who live without drinking."-
This title they selected because they ther
Introduced pledge Of total abstinence into
heir bylaw and hence the Free Masons d
,aIy may claim the honor OF having taker
he ini,iatry step in the great reformation
which has since done so much good TO man
ind.
A DANaERoUs CHRIsTtAN.-SoheWhere
n the land of steady habits lived a mar
amcd zedeklah Brodhead. who was some
What less Of Stature than Gol,ah of Gath
housh possessing perhaps rs mich physica
trenglh. 81 The village @resllers Thought
shen out of sport he look UP whole hand
il Of them and dashed them on the ground
)uring a religious revival, zedekiah wa
onverted and olned the Methods, chdtcI,
)ne evening. while on his way from cIas
Meeting. he was assai'ed by half d dozen o
is former companions, shod,ing-
Now zed has btcultie a Christian ant
annot fight let's give him ,hrashing."
Hold moment," interposed Hed. put
ng forth an arm as long as a rail. IL know
christian cannot fight ! belong to a de
ominatmn who believe in falling frtn
.yace-dnd," continued the new convert
'lanling his foot more firmly tn The earth
md tow ering up like giant in Tile moon
srty w five degrees, III should fall from
race" here he lowered his voice to tone
f omnious solemnity. and advancing three
aces towards his felreatins assailants-" |
should fall front gface. ,ooe be to you !"
This was ieatufe in the play not antici
'ated by Tie boys, aid being totally unpre
Jared for such an emergency, they uanaosed