Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-02-25

! I'm rieht, aint I!' continued he appealing to
his wife, Il very pretty young, woman, who
stood by Lin. >.
$50 Won seem to Think" replied she,
smiling, .but am con, ncel, SO far as | am
concerned in the husil es;, that the coat had
anything to do with it"
"Well, then, shall just tell my story, and
leave you to decide,' said he, tur;'ing to me.
You must know that there was 4 time when
! WAS rather hard up, and how to 8" a.
head was the business. had tried mercantile
s,,ecmlation, and sur!: III immensely of dollars
| had turned lawyer, but that would not answer
in any way ltook TO !arrning-no luck there
Went ont surcrca!gn; skip weat on reel, and
lost cargo Returned to New York, specula-
ted n lun.5 while on nothing; didn't lose much,
that's c,rtan, Int didn't realise; at last | gave
up husi, ess and resolved to arnuse myself Il lit
tie, SO | went south. and Joined Bolivar l
| fought witt, him for tnrce years, and good
officer he WAS; but lie lad one fault rs a gene.
ral, which was, that his army never got paid.
wanted ny three yrars, and finding there was
neither pay nor Ilunjcr got tired OF 1t, aud
made my WHY home To the States, and al last
arrived u; iie capital with onl y one extra shirt.
and not cc"t il my pocket. happened to
meet with tailor, WHO customer had once
been, when had money ami paid my bills; and
| he observed t!!at my coat was rather shabby,
anal that very well, and that all lie wanted WAS
an order for another, but as | had no chance
of paving hin, thought il advisable not to
take the hist. i ii.imk,' said !, That with new
velvet collar and brass buttons, i. might do
well for an evening party.
"'i sce.' says lie; that's an nld-coantry Gus
tom wearing an old coat at 4 ball; guess you re
going to Mr. rs tomorrow night. regular
tare.up, am told President there, and eve.
rv.body else. It's hardly worth it, continued
he, touching tie tireadbare cuff.
"Wc, the coat came home the next day,
not early in tie morning. as expected, but past
meridian, rn walked up and down my bed
room ia my trousers, thinking what | should
do. st three o'clock called upon Mrs. L.
and left my card; went back again, and waited
two hours for the invltItion-no invitation.
| Called gain at lie, and left another card, tel
linz tie ligg.r that had not received an i'll
yitltion, AID t;ia; tharc mus: be !; nsta!:r;
whercnpon IN invitation cane about an hour
after my rcta"n, ias! as! was putting my hat
on to call aSai1, aud leave another card, in IL
very MERGE h.'"'Ie', ''1N''' "I", "s"'
very ear'' 10 INC n''i' ""u NY 'U'' 'yoNe"
ma;kahiy gay. 1"d c"a'u sce '''' ..ie '1',' "
collar was new ana ''e p'''''s s,''.ereo Ia a.
mous!y, h%tynH c'"I' ""' see 'l'a' !Ae c'''h
"as not i'''ir ,'e worse lor "s"r' - s'"'.'
my brown coat i'""'r very s"'', .''" ",tS d
eo"slicFa'i' s''i''' '''''" ''' ">' jazz - '''
''''r' ,.,, ,.,,;,, .,o
r'i' 5000 .'';F '''F "'o!, .'"Hn.s IT, I,u
company c'" H. "'i''''s :" "''cH ru '',,' ill.,
but '"sG';'e 'a' crown o"' o' at. 's.""su
ton i'F "o""y A;'Sw me- ~: '' .''o 'o.i'! r.
ny were i'"n1u"c'' '''t" '''' ''I' i ',, =
t"ay u'' hot N''n" "''o wis., 1T "'' e'e''' 1
i"Hnu on' w." 'n'y were.
"i!'l wont 90, &2JS /, us '''c rooms Occ''''Ir
lai!e t"l. my Strk against 'nc "asi
till d"lls"t, ."t s::"'! neTe' 20 aA'aI' 50
ut LIST i'@:r,iv'"% y""''s '"ny S!"tE''s ~ .'''
Aaug"''.' "i tie . 0':r''"f' o. 90 W. "'''
th'y Pa,'v"' went UP a." '''"t' ~
iiayn" heard lr' ""'','' l''F''''e" - y. d..
"ld "r'.''ii"!""cr' III" ACCUSE" "st o' '''I."
forgotten me. As was very f"'''''c "'' W. :,
ry h"iH, SIZE presume" II WIS ,''t '"se' an"
when gave her my name w.l'hl feluseu 10
do Gntii we had been 'aihl'S l"r some nlu'eS'
rs ~ EDu,Ipnp:i to be q very SOOu one, she con-