Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-11-07

UeIbTc, Dll IL VIII pc ilC y" ~ ttiC iSotS o'"
promise them rich treat
"Ah p sighed the German, with a huge
puff al his long pipe ''that was all adventure,
or. rather. a whole string of adventures. |
have told it several times; but, If you like.
] will tell il again"
After freshly loading his pipe. and taking
a drain at his glass, he drew hts arm-rhaIr
closer TO The FIRE, settled his feet "n the che
nets. and began his narrative in a quaint and
strange English, which shall n"i seek to
copy: :,
Il had spent all my money. | had sold
all my property. There remained mhhIns
but little furniture in my house, which was
in quic, retired quarter of the town; but
then had completed a machine, and se''t y
for the approval of The Minister Of the lhlc-
rinr, who promised to purchase II for the
government. ] now hnked forward with
delight To a long career Of SUCCESS, and saw
The completion "f my flying machine IN
prospect. On this depcrlden. and sll dc.
pend, for fame, reputation, aud f"rune.
had then good wife and four children {;
she Is dead now. The German paused.
pmffed away vigorously 1t his pipe. aud tried
Ia hide his emotion from our view by envrI-
upllIg himself IN smoke.
j twas naturally impatient for some rrsnIl.
used Ia %, every day To The Munster. aud
wall ~ The aule.chamber, wIlh other s,,.inrs,
for nv turn. Weeks passed. aud then
m"uihS. aud yet It never came. iul W.
must all caI. and SIX mouths are not f.,l inr
mhhlng. My clothes were needed l., o., .n,t
with, 81 the furniture wenl first. One arlr.
Gle was S"ld. and The pr"re.dS applied hy
my rarciu! wife To the wants of The family.
We had cinc Ia that POM whrn fond Is
the only thin" which ,nlIsI b, Irskrd on As
IA ,mccS<rlv. We lived hardly. in ,uI.-
Bread. and Inlle sup, WAS all we ever al
,ru,p.cd IL indulge ~.
Sx tunhils passed wnInut nnv change
IT. the better. wen Ia the Minister'S eve
" da, s'',nrllmrs saw Inn. AMI some.
times dld not. Il WAS the ea,I %. win,, r.
EvrN alice ut furniture v rs now unIr, my
~lr AMI cnIitlrrn having not gone nut iui
.wn u.0nlhs Tor wani 81 clothes. We hah
n.h eaten i'"'d far Il day aud a night Wien
r. ST. III The nrpr"In. lnH i.. the Minister'S.
ten >a,agr, rare, IlIrnmi>. | ih,u" I nI
NY >arvnI. and I".r'shnS fanny, <.i ilm.
nh. decay w"lcn had taken place IN Thee III
d,.raii'u ni my marh'u'. | compared iln.
uxn,r,,i< cas- .t tIr. NJ nI-lrr with NV own
,,,S.,iuIl. and VAS nrlIled tn do some dies
,,.ratc act. lthInk could have turned com
S,,ralnr, and have n,e:iiIrUwn the nnverI-
urnI | waS already ha;Ia mIsanIhr"p'.
WIN u elleIrtI Tie MrISl RS ante cham.
ter, placed, myself. a. usual. near the
>l",r.
B'ng FAINT with hunger. anil pInched hv
me 90 u. the heat of The r'nnn "verra,ne flir,
and grew dzzy. ] am sure knew no.
hing "i What paSsrI ar'm d ] saw my
f.: and children. through a Ins,v haze.
s:arvmIg with hunger and cold. A basket
iniI OF lnas of w'"ni lay beside NV kner.-
R.ckmSS. wild. II I caring whn saw me.:I
lr h lhuk 10y. lnlIicd II under my ir'mk.
and wen, away. ! passed The Iorler's
ldac unseen; VAS III the open air. ] was
proud. was happy. ] had stolen a L.g Of
w""I; bn my children would have fire for
,iic day.
When got h.,ne | went to bed. was
fi,rrl<lrand III: wild shape. Il 'aled round
me; s.w the off ers of Justice after me
berd iur",lS ilpnb chasing. me along IN.
,errn,,a,'a fields; and on every hedge, and
evrIv tree, and every house. and every post,
rad II, large iellrrs. the word '.hlef." II
was rvrrlny when | awnke. ] lo,ked for
some minutes wl.imuI moving or speaking {;
a delicious iragi aIlc:e seemed tu Till The AR,
a flrr b!azrd on the hearth. aud around il
hud,iIed my VILE and children. sniIlr. on logs
ni wm",. | rubbed my eyes. The pre-
s.nre o these h'gs OF wood seemed Ia con.
vince me that | still dreamed. But there
was an "d,r of ulln,,-brhh, which was
i.m real To I've mistaken.
s.. alIrrone," sad ], why, YOU seem to
have Sm,ic lmd."
All came rushing to my bedside. mother
and children. They srarceIy spoke; but
une br.ughl basin "i broth, aintIier a
bum of brea,, another Il plate oi meat and
pdar,,es. which bad been kept lml before
the fire.. was too faint aud SICK To talk. ]
,o"k my brth slowly. N'ver did f"d
prove g.ralcr blessing. Life. reason, co,ir.
aye. hope, all seemed :" Return. as m'mlhiuI
bv InoulhInl ] swallnwed Tie nbnr shmg H.
qnd. II spread warmth and c"ni'rl
through, every fibre "i my frame. When
ha'I taken Tins. ate the meat, AMI vrgeta.
hles. and hrcau. without lear. While did