Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-04-11

The dying man beckoned his adversary to
approach. "It's half my own fault said he
"r1y fly! and leave me alone to die. Yet
take this letter. Summerville- 'ous top of
the 'ill-hold DR., Blodget's : take i'm this let
teri tells all about lfrd ave lived vas
TO 'ave"-
But he could speak no more, and the mid
shipn,an hurried of the homicide.
From the iucoherent words OF lis victim, the
horror-strckcn Impkins gathered that heIw
to call IT Dr.. Blodget's in Summervle, and de-
liver the letter; and thitherward he bent his
step, in as pitiabieycondition as the dying man.
He soon found the cottage, pretty resi-.
dence, eu,bowered in trees aud ornamented
with, Several distinguished darkies, who were
staydibg rodnd the door yard griuuing to the
esent of their respective worries. Before he
I'D tune to ring the bell an impulsive old gen
Ien,an in black rushed out. Tompkins me-
chanically extended the letter, not having cour-
age enough at lis command to utter word.
81 see--l Set" said the impulsive little old
gentleman, who was no other than DR.. Blodg-
It h:u.srlf. 'Tompkins, eh p give me your
hand
"forbear! there's blood upon it," said the
wretched Tompkins. a#t
."Blood! nonseuse!" said the Doctor. "Come
along. My daughters waitins-and, SO are the
bridesmaid and the parson, you dog"
but, sir, what has this to do with mel'
"With you! why isn't your name Thomas
Tompkins!"
"Certainly." --''s '.'
$50 this letter says. Do you pretend that
you hav'nt come to fulfil the arrangement
made by your father to marry my daughter
whom you havn't seen since you and she were
boy and girl! Come along-a'e you crazy!'
ii believe am" starnmered poor Tompkins,
who was astonished at every thing he heard.
ii believe arn crazy"
Tommy said the old gentleman, sternly,
81 b,lieye you've been stopping at the halfway
house"
"Not drop, Doctor, as live"
"Come along, then."
And the Doctor hurried in his victim. He
was soon in tue presence of the bride and her
relations. There were flowers in porcelain va.
scs, cake and wine npou the table. aud music
in the Hall. Miss Emma Blodget opened her
arms. and the Doctor pushed Tommy into
them.
As soon as he could extricate himself, which
he did, blusling with couius.asS6iI1lIl6ll =
sta'n'"ere. ag n.d,cs aud gentlemen, you
se oe'o& you an unh"ps ~ ss.-.-..Il ,.ssI ,I,o little
~ Unhappy wretch" shouted 'nc .r>,m, M,
na.,"r M what do you mean by tha1' oH""'
o.p" "nr s,ru.n.law is dead r said iomkl''si d..
,,,,', p, s,iI the Doctor, "yon teil h'e ''''
with your own mouth!
Ve,'@I .van don't look as ifyou were dead, though
..;a .be Doctor, winking at the clergy ''"I; T.,
s -. .am. Mr.. Spintext lets have IT over L' c%
ma-l'ommy-stand up he'e' nav
dren." Ill Look about hi
and then darted through the ope" "'''|''
the conservatory. =, no,tor eth
my camelias aud rhododendrrons. G ~ ~,
~. INT into the Hanrburgs! Now, then' ,, 0'"
IL" .Ii rnn'ye got hiu,. Hold him tsit .a
III" ria wretched Tompkins was cap'u'eo
brought back by tall African -, hold
"'o "Snw then, Mr.. Spintext--Emma hoia
=. low nil men by these presents ~
l'sn!k nk sirwyou solemnly and truly swear
quick, su ....
@'i And thus prompted, the clergyman pefI' peri
ed his his Office, and Thomas T0"pk'"S '0u"0
sci. 81 wish" he muttered to himself, ai";,a a.; ne
,sd wildIy W into the cake and Nader MADEIRA h
old r ,he coufeetioner and wine "erea",c h.d nome
',T I .';te AGAINST the Doctor and haa ,.o"~ SU>
ss sr.s rsee and aquaortis business strong
s, "a ye e. soulI only drop down dead now" now u "0"
sysrv sr s"t extremely soothing to my feelings; o.o
s;Hs siu'S IN his desperation he acted and spoke
s's"' ho !" we're ere in a dream. He said iunny l.,
;ssa WI without intending them, kissed the Dr,ae
,nue % several times over, slapped Dr. b,oases g,.
e,n bock and called him "jolly, oio pue. a
or. Ocs Oncs even addressed the black waiter as
% ,;,,Ie % bnHn aud exquisite and original pe% ,a1
an;ons - wI;ch | convulsed the company WIN iaus
!" ;oin But the widest dream must nave 'S,s an .
- OdyOm J ,bs midst of the maddest mirth a aouole
q has, @ ,"ss @ heard at the door, and servant a""
", ,Iv,.s Tompkins.