Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-07-08
CBEIiNG ORDERS.


eIne Oldest iniabitant perfectly remembers
the Widow Trotter, who used, many years ago,
to occupy 4 small wooden house away down
in Hanover street, in somewhat close proximity
: 10 Salutation Alley. Well, this widow was
| blessed with son, who like Goldsmith and
many other men, distinguished in after life, was
! the Ounce OF his class Numerous were the
tlogsings which his stupidity brought upon him,
and the road TO knowledge was with him truly
vale of tears
One day he came nome, as usual, with red
eyes aud hands.
80 you blockhead. screamed his mother
she was bit Of Il virago, Mrs Troi;er was
you've ben getlin' another lickin' know.
-, yes, replied young .'ir. Trotter; that 5
one Nv the reg lar cXeIcises-iickin me. Ar
ter I've licked Trot,cr,' says the master, Iii
hear the 'lthmctic class But mother, to
change the subject, as the criminal said when
he found the judge getting personal, is there
any arrant can do Tor YOU?
Yes grunbled the widow; only you're 50
eternal slow about anything yon undertake -
go get pitcher of water, and be four years
about it, will yc?
Bob Trotter took the pitcher, and wendcd
his WAY in the direction Of the street pump; !;
bnt he hadn't got fir when he encountered his
friend, Joe Buffer, the mate OF Il vessel, issming
lroHl his house, ani dragging heavy sea- chest
along after him.
Come, Bob said Joe, bear Il hand and help
me down to Long Wharf with this
well, 81 would, said Bob, 'only YOU see
mother sent me after Il pitcher OF water
What do von care lor ynur motner-shc
don't care for vou. Come along.'
'Wei,' said Bob; first let me hide the pitcher
where can lind it again.
With these words he slowed away his earth
en-ware under .ljglt of stone steps, and ac-
companied his iriciA aboard ship The plot
WAS urging the captain 10 cast oil and take ad-
vantage oi tie win! and tide, but the cap;ain
was awaiting the ;!rriv" oi Il boy VINO ha'i skip
ped the day before, and wishing 10 GOOD to his
eyes ur the delay iIc !.;i't accustomed.
At last he turned to Bob, and said
'Hhat do You say yuuugstcr, to shipping
with me! II. treat you well, and give yua ten
dollars Il moHth.
i should like to &C. said Bob, hcsitaiugly,
but my mother -
'ilang Your mothrrr said the Captain
Shell be glad to get rid of YOU
4 haint gol no clothes
'il"rc's chest full The other chap was
Just yonr size, and they'll lit you to 4 r.
I'll CO.
last oil thai line there" shouted the cap
tain and the ship fell oil with the tide and was
SOON standing down the bay with Il fair wind,
and every stitch OF canvass set. Sii" was bound
for the Northwest via Canton and back again,
which was tnen called the double voyage, and
usually occupied about four Years
In Tie meanwhile tie Hol,-appcarancc of
Bob scriuusi V alarmed his mother. \ night
passed, and the town cricr WIS called into re-
QUESTION, Il week, when she gave, HIM up, had
Il note read for her in meeting, and went into
mourning.
Jnst Ionr wears after the occurrences, the
ship got back to port, and Bob and his friend
were paid off. The wages Of the widows sou
amou"t'd to just four hundred. and eighty dol
lars, and he found on sqna:lng his accounts
with t;,c captain, t!ra; his advances had amount
cd to the odd tons. and four hundred dollars
clear were The fruits of his long crnsr.
As he walked in the direction oI his mothers
house. in company with Joe, he scanned with
curious eye the houses, the shops. and the
people that he passed. Nothing appeared
changed; the same signs indicated an nnchang-
ii.g hospitality on the part of the same laad-
lord, the same loairrs were standing at the
same corncrs-it seemed us il he had been gone
only day. With the old sights and sounds,
Bob's old feelings revived, he almost dreaded
to sec dcbonchng from some alley, detatc''-
men, Of boys sent by his ancient enemy, the
schoomastcr to know why he had been play
inr truant, aud to carry him to receive the GUS
tomary walIoping. :.
When he was HEAR home, he said to hin,-
self: -,
Joe, wonder if anybodys found that old
pitcher"