Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-11-23
THRIFT ng Incident.

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Oct'b r IA, related the following:
An Incident occurred on last Thursday after
noon which filled the town with much excite
ment, and which called forth many legend of
the kind remembered by the oldest inhabitants.
A few boys who had been out on hunting
excursion called at one of their neig ghbors' and
began shooting at q mark. A little girl about
eight years old, who had formerly had ailness
that had affected her kcad got alarmed at the
| firing and ran into the woods.
| In short time she was missed, and it was re-
membcred that she had been seen running to-
! wards the woods consequently a search began
but nigl.: came on, and with it rain, which rem
drrcd further search for her that night impossi-
bic. Morning came, and yet the little wanderer
had not returned. Its frantic parents, with one
other child, made further search till the sun had
passed the hour of twelve, and yet no tidings of
the lost one were had. The neighborhood was
alarmed, and dogs, horns, and every instrument
Of the rustic kind were marshalled for the search;
but againt night, with its Egyptian horrors, set
in, without restoring the little cherished one
Minutes seemed hours with the distracted mo-
thcr.
Al l"ngth the long wished for morning came
and with it hundred men and boys, who, not
wthstanding the still continued storm, went
forth into the depth of the woods, in search Of
the child, with an eagerness that was commenda-
ble beyond the compass of words to express and
yet again night set in and still the lost was not
found What the agonies of the mother were,
Us the marshallcd force returned without her lit-
tie charge, tears, shreks, groans ncoherent ejac-
ulations, and picture Of despair, can only por-
tray, words are inadequate. Another dreadful
night was passed An increased force was rails.
ed, who marshalled themselves with the dawn of
the Sabbath, before the door of the bereaved pa
rents. Prayers were offered to Almighty God,
and the all of heaven invoked, to direct in the
search. The preliminaries being arranged long
lire was formed upon the section lines, and the
march renewed Hour after hour passed, and
not vestige of the missing was discovered
Every tree, stump and log, possessing susp-
cious cavity, underwent the closest scrutiny; ev-
cry bush and thicket thickly foaged, every fir
and cradle knoll, was visited as the band pressed
onward. Long and ardent was the search, and
many fears for the little one were entertained
The sun had far passed the zenith, and Fastening
behind the western hill, when an elderly man
and son, partly discouraged as well as wearied
with the search We're araT 81 BY vesc}oR tbs }hoRd a
from the band; and while standing and discours-
ing upon the proprety of abandoning further
search, distant sound broke upon their ears
They fastened in the direction from which the
sound proceeded and having travelled as far as
practicable, they halted and listened few min
utes very intently; again that sound was heard,
and turning few steps in another direction, what
was their surprise to behold the little object of
their search sitting upon the ground, having just
awakened and arisen from bed of leaves, which
it had collected by the side of all old log There
the little innocent sat, in her tatered dress, sobs
and sighs heaved her little bosom, and large tears
rolled down her swollen cheeks.
As she caught the first glimpse Of her deliver
crs, she asked for something to eat. "Oh," said
she, 81 have been obliged to go to bed Of nights
without my supper; please to give me something
to cat" They took up the little sufferer, and
started for home, which was about four miles dis
tant. While passing through snarl Of tall grass
they asked the girl if she had passed through
any such grass ooh yes" said she, 81 have ira
yelled great way through much taller grass
than this and would call for my father to come
and get me, but he would not; l would call for
my nothci to come and get me, but she would
not then would call for my little brother, and
he would not come after me. So I travelled on.
On being asked if she slept warm of nights, SAID
"Yes; but the first nj ght my little brother went
to bed with me, and in the night he pulled OF
all the clothes, so got cold" Arriving in sight
of the house, the distracted mother rushed forth,
her harcard countenance now irradlated with
the gratitude of heaven for the deliverance of her
child: and rs she received and pressed the little
wanderer to her breast, exclaimed, "My daugh-
ter is safe."
The SURPLUS REvENUE.-The Washington
correspondent of the Charleston Courier says:
''One of the first subjects to be presented to
the attention of Congress is that of the disposi-
ton of the surplus revenue, which on the first OF
January, will it is supposed, amount to about
twenty millions There will be, of course many
projects for diverting the suryus from the legtl-
mate of redseming the public debt. But pre-
sume that majority of both Houses will agree
to a measure appropriating the greater portion
of the surplus to that purpose: The President
and the Secretary will no doubt, recommend it.
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