Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-11-28

solemn earnestness, "Not yet not yet Thou
mayest not come with US now, but in littl
while shalt thou rcjoin US, and this our little
sister,"
And the dreamer thought that they rose
slowly on the moonit air, as the light clouds
float before a gentle breeze at evening; then
the child stretched forth its arms towards her
with pantive cry, and she awoke and sprang
forward to where her child lay. The waters Of
the lake rippled over the feet Of the mother, but
the babe lay beyond in the rushes at the point
of the promontory where she had laid it. The
bewildered mother essayed to spring across the
stream that now flowed between her and the
island but in vain; her strength failed her, and
rs she sank to the earth she beheld the island
floating slowly away upon the waveess bosom
of the lake, while eldritch laughter rang from
out the rushes, mingled with sweet tiny voices
soothing with fairy lullaby the cries of The
babe that came fauter and fainter on the ears
of the bereaved mother, as the little hands of
the el6u crew impelled the floating island over
the surface of Loeb Dochart
Some hcrdsmen going forth in the early
morning found girl apparently ifeless lying
on the edge Of the lake. Ste WAS recognized
and brought to her early home. When she
opened her eyes, her parents stood before her.
No word of anger passed from the lips Of her
father, though his eye was couded and his
head was bowed down with sorrow and hu-
initiation. Her morther took the girls head
and laid it on her bosom-as she had done
when she was little guieless child-and wept,
and kissed her, and prayed over her. Then
after time she came to know those around
her and where she was, and she started up and
looked restlessly around, and cried out with
loud and wild cry, MY child Where is my
child?"
Near the spot where she had been discovered
was found portion of a baby's garment. The
people feared that the child had been drowned,
and searched the loch along its shores. Moth
ing, however, was found which could justify
their suspicious but, to the establishment Of
the searchers, they discovered in the midst of
the lake small island about fifty feet in length,
and more than half that in width, covered with
rushes and water. plants No one had ever
seen it before, and when they returned with
others to show the wonder, they found that it
had sens'bly changed its position. The home
returned wanderer whispered into her mothers
ear all her sin end all her sorrow. Then she
pined away day by day. And when the moon
was again full in the heavens, she stole forth in
the cleaning. She was missed in the morning,
and searched for during many days, but no
trace could be found of her. At length some
fishermen passing by the floating island, scared
u large kite from the rushes, and discovered the
decaying body of the hapless girl. How she
had reached the island none could say-wheth.
er it drilted sufficiently near the land to enable
her to wade to it in her search for her babe,
aud then foated out again from the shore, or
whethea beings Of whom peasants fear to speak
had brought her there The latter conjecture
was of course, the one more generally adopted
by the people. and there are those who say that
at midnight, when the moon shines down at the
full upon Loch Dochart he who has sharp ears
may hear the cry Of baby mingliug with el6sh
Laugh and sweet low songs from amidst the
! rla ITS and rushes Of the floating island.
es-
CALIroRNIA.-The Address fthc Monterey
Delegation which w9 publish to-day, as well as
the steady progress IF organization by the rep.
resentatives of Southern California, prove the
correctness Of our repeated assurances that the