The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-09-27

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Intelligencer, llh.
THE BoATMAMs DAUGHTER.
The following remarkable story las all the
interest Of a romance; yet it is true, and The
par,ies are still living:
Il was iu the memorable year Of 1914, when
the allied armies were concentrated aooW
Paris.
A Young lieutenant Outrageous was engaged
with three Hungarians, who alie, having re-
ceiyed several smart strokes from, his sabre,
managed 10 send ball into BIZ. shoulder, to
pierce his ches, with a thrust IoR lance,
and leave him for dead on the bank ofthe rv-
er.
On the opposite side Of The stream, boat
man and his daughter had been watching this
unequal fight with tears OF desperation. bu'
| what could an old unarmed man do, or pretty
child Of sixteen? However, the old soldier
for once the boatmau was-had no sooner seen
The officer fall from his horse than he and his
daughter rowed most vigorously toward The o'h'
er side.
Then, when they had deposited the wounded
man in their boat, these worthy people crossed
The river, hut with faint hopes of reaching the
military hospital in time.
"Yol have been badly treated, my boy said
the old guardsman 10 him; "hut here am l, who
have gone further on, and come home.
The silence and fixed attitude oi lieutenant
s. showed The extreme agony OF bis pains
and the hardy boatman soon discovered that.
| the blood which was gathering about the wound
on the left side, would shortly terminate his
existence. He turned 10 his youthful daughter.
.Mary," he said, "you have heard me tell Of
my brother! he died ofsuch another wound as
this here. Well, now, had there only been
somebody by to suck the hurt, his lite would
have been saved"
The boatman then landed, and went to look
for two or three soldiers to help him 10 carry
the officer, leaving his daughter in charge OF
him. The girIooked at the sufferer for mln'
ute or two: What was her emotion when she
heard him sigh so deeply, not that he should
die without nolher's kiss.
MY mother! nv dear, dear mother !" said he'
4 die without" ;,
Her woman's heart told her what he would
have said. Her bosom heaved with symPa'
thy, a,h her eyes ran over.
Then she rene mbered what her father had
said; she thought how uncle's life might have
been saved. In an instant quicker than thought
she tore open. the officers coat, and the gene
rous girl recalled him 10 life with her Ups.
Amidst this ho y operation, the SOUND o' foot
steps was heard, and the blusbing heroine fec
TO the olher end of the boat. Judge OF her Ia
theirs surprise, as he came up with two sol
diers, when he saw Lieutenant s., whom
he expected to find dead, open his eyes, ant
ask for his deiverrr.
The ioalman looked at his child and saw i
ALL
The poor girl came to him with her hrat
h"n down. She Was about to excuse hersell
when the father, embracing her with en,hus
aSin, raised up her spirits, and the otficer thank
ed her in these prophetic words:
"You have saved my life il bel"ngs to you.
After this she tended him, and became HI
nurse, nothing would he take but from her hand
M wonder that vi such nurse he at lens't
recovered. Mary was as pretty as she wa
good.
Meanwhile master Cupid, who is very bus.
in such cases. gave him another wound, ant
there was only one way to cure h--so yer!
deep it was.
The boa,man's daughter became MADAME
Her husband is now, not simple lieutenant
hu, lieutenant general; and the boaman'
daughter is as eIegan, and graceful lady
any you soc al court - London Journal
AFrEcrroN.-We sometimes meet with mel
who seem to think that any indulgence in al
aff:ctionale freling is a weakness. They WI
return from journey and gree, their tamI''e
with distant dignity. and move among ,he'
children with the cold and lofty splendor OF al
iceberg. surrounded by its broken fragments
, There is hardly more unnatural sight on earth
, Than me of those families without heart.
father had better extnguish hoy's eyes, tina
take away his heart. Who that has experience
the Joys Of friendship, and values sympathy al
affection, would not rather lose all that Is beau
iflI in natures scenery, than he r"hbed OF IN
hidden treasure Of his heart? Cherish. ther
' your hearts best affections. lndulg lge in tn
warm and gushing emotions of fi'ial' parents
and (raternal love. Think it no, weakness
Godis love. Love God, everybody, and ever
thing that is lovely. Teach your children
- A.. ,.,. IL. .,sa Tho rnI,},in. to love the