Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-05-09
NUMBER 81


triumph over the efforts Of time. Surely the
labors of that life, ho, er humble, are the no.
hest, which are connected with no recollection
Of having retarded the progress of the human
mind which only have: bee1fdevotedto to its in,--
provcment, which have led the soul onward in
its great researches after truth, saRd taught the
intellect to soar into those broad fields of intel
lectuaIl light, where thousand influences beam-
ing virtue and happiness, stud the. cloudless
skies of science and philosophy. How much
better to be thought of, for the piety Of our
example, even IN a narrow sphere, which We
have faithfully filled up with useful labors, than
to be remembered as possessed Of great abilities
and opportunities, but as great though striking
crinless TO have it said as the wayfarer pas.
ses by our mouldcring tomb, .There scsts the
instructor of my youth-he who let my mind
into the glory Of her existence who gave her
the birth ofreason; and learned her that know
ledge, while it is power, is alse-yirtae and
happiness. Reflections, accompanying the
years of ones life. like these, certainly exer.
else no little influence OH mems moral felicity,
and are 10 weak arguments tor the immortal
ty of the SOUL. t s,ata'-a,
AREMARKABLE A SToRy.-The Presbytsrian,
religious paper, published somewhere IL, ,the
North, tells the following extraordinary story:
"a young man in the township Of Warsaw,
Genesee county, N. Y, was engaged in Getting
wood; and in Telling a tree it beca1,e entaagled
in the branches of other trees. While endea.
vo,ing to disentangle the tree and bring it to
the ground, it suddenly fell, and splitting at the
butt, he was caught by the foot, and thus sus.
pended with his head downward. In this con-
dition lhe cried for help, until his voice was
gone aud his strength we'll nigh exhausted.-
His axe; had fallen, and he could barely touch
the end of, the helxe with his finger fsHe la.
bored to reach it, but it Was all inyait. Gould
he but get that, he could extrieatei himself,
But alas! twas beyond bis reach. What was
he to do! He had cried for help until he could
no longer speak. He was in the woods, three.
quarters Of mile from any human being ffhe
weather was extremely cold, and he was hang.
ing with bis head downward, Suffering extreme
pain, mot only in the foot which was caught in
the cleft OF the tree, but also in the bead,
caused by his unnatural position and the great
exerti0n he had put forth to be heard. Death
now seemed inevitable, unless he could be i'm
mediately extricated. There was no alterna.
tive Summoning all his courage. therefore,
he came to the determination to make the at
tempt to cut off his leg; and should he sue.
ceed in doing this, there was but faint hope
that he would thereby save his life, for there
was no surgeon at hand to take up the arteries
ITO kind friend near to bind up the mangled
limb. 1t seemed more than probable, there.
fore, that he would bleed to death But what
will man not do to save his life. He had ia
his pocket an oil dull knife With this, he cut
off the legs of his boot and stocking. ..and then
uujointed his own ankles. .-''' 'S'
This being done, he crawled tof his dinner
basket, and binding up the stump with napkin
which had covered bis dinner he started upon
hands and knees through the snow for home
When he arrived within few rods Of bis
house, he was discovered by some friends, who
hasteued to bis relief His strength was now
exhausted. Help had come and he tainted.
He was borne to the house and resuscitated.
Now comes the curious facts; and viii here
say that the gentleman who related the facts to
me was present and wentfor the surgeon. Co.
said the wounded man, go Immediately to the
woods and cut out my foot, forit IS suffering
most exeruciating pain They did so, and
brought the foot to the house. He then said it
was cold, and wished it put. into warm water
This request was also granted. 1t was not in
the room in which the unfortunate man lay,
yet as soon as the foot touched the water he
cried out, saying, It burns me the water is
too hot! Upon putting the hand into, the
water.it was found even so. The water was
then made cooler, and he was satisfied. win
also add that n surgeon was obtained from.Bo
tavia, distance Of fifteen or eighteen ,miles;
and the limb again amputated; the man re.
covered and became preacher of the gospel
in the Baptist Church."
Elegance in DRESS is cheap and simple
What it costs man for tobacco, who uses it is
sufficient, if added to the present cost of his
clothing to dress him with elegance. Afew
more shilliugs yard for cloth, the work of q
tasteful tailor, decent regard to the prevailing
mode, and certain likeness and simplicity, is
all! Elegance is never gaudy, never outre. nev.
er out OF fashion, nor in the extreme of fish
ion. 1t allows Of few ornaments, aud no
studied display. The difference of q single
dollar. in an article of dress, may makethe
whnla distinction between elegsnce and vulrar