The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-04-25

containing some halt dozen barrels OF pork ana
flour. sWell,' exclaimed the suior, when ex.
animation was concluded, what do you say?' 4
say, she replied ,arlly, that Tdecline your offer.
oint going to cook all that pork and make so
much bread. True as live
Boston Rambler.
A NEw CHANG AND ENo.-Ifwe may credit
the following account from the Missouri States.
man, a duplicate Of the Siamnese Twins has
been produced in the Western country
"TuE MISSOURI TwINs.-These wonderful
children are now in St. Louis. They are the
children Of Mr.. Benjamin Ross, Texas county,
Missouri, and were born On the 10th Drcem
her ls47. They are connected from the breast.
bone abdomen. measure twenty inches in height
and weigh twenty pounds. Their connection
is such that they sta nd to face face, heads coated
over with fine black hair, and in all other re-
spccts perfect in form and feature"
A NAUTICAL ExrLo1T-Last night canal
boat broke away from her moorings in the river
and went out into the lake. There was but
one man aboard, bu, he having acquired much
skill in the prrils of the "raging canawl," was
equal to the fearful crisis. Of course his poles
were not adequate in that depth Of water, so
quickly splicing the sum total of ropes and two
lines, he shonldered the cook stove, brought il
on deck. made fast, and cast anchor This
morning he was discovered securely riding al
anchor, and was brought into port.
[C7ereland Herald, 7th inst.
CURE FOR BAD TEMpER.-David, man Of
meek and kindly spirit, had long suffered from
the pa,lrr.clattrr, ending, scolding tongue
Of his rorser half. One day herb doctor
greeted David at his work with swell,
Master David. and how he you? ~ "Oh be
very we'll, thanks to We, hut my WIFE not so
very nicely!" indeed said the gatherer Of
the simpes, with quick ear for an ailmeni.
:: what may lie the matter wi she, Master David!
"Well,' said David, in his usual quiet and dry
wav, "shc hev bad breaking out about her
mouth every now and then, that troubles m"
and her very sore, sure yc, Master Doctor"
"Well, said the latter. 81 could make
grand cure Of her, Ill warrant; hev save
at make fra the wice Of juniper tree, and hy
billing up a vast o different kind o things at
quite cure ,ha, in no time !" "'Deed." said
I,avir, land what Nigh. your charge be, now
for Il box o that ntment al would quite cure
her!" Oh, said the herl,ist, lacking anxi"usly
up in Davii's face, only a matter Of a shilling!
"We!l, that's dirt cheap said David. "Ifyou
cure her, III g:ve you eighteen pence {: there
now ~ With this of;.r, the doctor set off home
to prepare his noslrnn, and straightway hied
tie very mex, day to Darid's house, bor in hand
There he found Mrs. Price. and went at once
to business. "WrIl Airs. p. your master tell
NEE that you hav betimes bad hrcakin' ont
around the month, and have brought hok %
fine 'intmcnt at will cure ye!" With this an.
nouncrment. Mrs. p firing up, at once seeing
her husbands jest, rai-ed the brush with which
s',e was sweeping the floor, and pummellrd the
doctor to her hearts content, even following to
heat him Il field from her h"use, he screaming
all the white, "Oh, Missus Price, be you gone
man p From that day, however, Mrs. Price
has been wholly cured Of her scolding habits.
David has only Ia lock up in her face and say,
iii get box u that 'insmcnt,' and there's an
end Of the matter, David honorab!y paid the
doctor his ls 3d. an treated him to make him
forg't his pummel|ing. The whole ofthcsr
circumstances are strictly true.
Durham Chronicle.