The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-08-08

an air OF extreme Importance. Ills o!o"
was encircled by tall bell-cro,Un, which
no doubt enjoyed the height OF fashion when
Atan ,oas child, and his delicate feet fitted
number of thirteen slipper remarkably
exact. Seating himself at my side he be-
gan-
"Slrangcr, she goes, don't she; the way
she cuts water ain, slow" Look here, (hc
continued, gazing full in my face,) look here,
I'll be sworn that Eve seen you allure, and
cl it war'nt you, 1t monght be your brother;
aint you got no kin in Lcrintin Caintucky.'
! assured him had no relations, to my
knowIedgc,m IN Kentucky, that to my rccol-
lection never met him in my life. although
| may have seen him some where.
"P'raps you have, old boss, ! have been
thar often, 50 efyou didn't see me, twarnt
my iaull-bul see here, whoever you happen
10 be, YOU are the gcnew'nc stock, what
mout be your li,ie!"
told him my name was Edward WI
son.
.Ned Wilson," he continued, ':you halnt
no kin 10 big 'fmn wilson, as they caA him
home. Big Tom. YOU Know, that lives on
| tho horse pond, fist mile from whar il en-.
| ters into tile Calntucky river; he has some
mighty nice gals, too, was well acqua-"
Stop, friend," replied, interrupllng him,
81 have no acquaintance with the persons
you named, nor have ever heard oi them
before"
"WeIl, old hnss, was gwine to obsarvc
too, that as both OF us has bin somewhar.
and somewhart slightly acquainted, would
You he so all nation pcllIlc, SO excrush'a'Ing-
| lv condesccndin. and SO etarnaIly commoda'
tin, as TO reconsc your lcelins to lend me
half? had sum bu, ieller held four Queens
agin me-bv Jings. you know that hand
was strong enough to make ho,Se fedrc ms
oats; and would bca, the horns oil billy.
goat. So efyou will Jst lend me hall '
| / gr hack and tear the rags off that teller,
| III give YOU two hundred and sixty per
cent"
He looked 50 rncst in his appeal, that
/ consented and len, him half d"Ilar, aud
congratulated myself that got relieved OF
his presence so extremely cheap.
:" "lhankee stranger, hurra for whnopec,
Richard ainl nobody else but himself. III be
darned eff he is! So saving. he entered the
cabin, and brandishing al", the fly cents,
called for couple Of honds.
| renamed on deck until the Steward
announced supper, when descended to a
repast that would have reflected honor upon
the ST. Charles.
Ny attention was particularly engaged
BIZ watching the "(an,asiic capcrs' OF my
friend of fifiv cents nolorilv. Tom Gordon,
who was Juggling away on piece ol tough
beef with his fork, and the butter -knlfe which
The Steward accidentally deposited before
his plate. lie ,o.led until the pcrsplra'i"n
poured of HIS courtcnance, when tin'lfnG AL
his efforts irunlcss, and rolling his eyes III the
anguish of despair, he leaped from tho table
with the steak in his mouth, while his leIt
hand cu,chcd the butter knife.
Hello, Tom" exclaimed our hospltabc
Canaan, "whal in the world arc you going
TO dol"
"Nothng SQUIRE" replied Tom, "pm jst
gwinc to grind this cusscd machine. new
er seed sch knife as this aforc. 1t haint
no more idge than dads old horses teeth;
and sec here Mndlord," (,e exclaimed, get
ting cxci,cd0 "in the course fhnman events.
we war all borne free and equal. and all
ak is far ch nee. That ere fellow" (PoIn.
liny TO a passenger hcSid, him,) has cal
quarter o: beef, while was trying to cut
mou,hrnI; now all want to know IS, do you
! call that equa ,ty, when feller has to cal
with this cusscd, dnd drat cd, daegcr-'o"k-
ING. dull consarn, and every one OF you have
bo,U,e knircs. No, faint iare, ami II that
chap will just hold back till | sharpen tins
tool, III give him as hard race as any 9th.
cr small man of nv size and weight will.
The whole table rnared with laughter.
and the noise was intense; the Captain as
surng Tom it was all a mistake. and apollo
gizing. he sat down considerably pacIlied.
Order was perfect v restored. and each one
was engaged IN conversation, whcn' "Jm'
any crimmanvr' resounded from the chair
where Tom was seated. and he rose from
the table. expectorating at a tremendous
ra,c. "P:l bc darn'd cf that aint too hard, us
no use, sch conduct as that amt gwlnc to
do no how"
"Whal's the NATTER" cnqnircd the Cap
tain.
"Whal's the maltcr7 Thar's enough the
matter. and I'd just give quarter to know
the chap as had the inpudence to do the
like, Id spi!c lis phisen"gnomy."
lis il any thing can remedy again, in
quircd tho Captain, "f it is, sir, speak, for as
Captain of this magnificent craft, | will sec
.hai YOU h VIC redress"
"lm clad :" har that, Captain, and III
tell YOU. aScd for w'"ic sasgur' and some some
yarmint handed me the sugar bowl, and !
wish may be blessed when ! swee'cncd
nv tea ef it ,ua'H salt.
The cabin again resounded with laughter
Some of the passengers rolled on the floor,
-, ,bcir e.,r,nc risibiIity: the