The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1853-09-06
For lie Journal.
LANCASTER &. Fl. Sept: |, 1853

Robinson, which, as it is calculated to convey
All ERRONEOUS impression, hey leave to reply
to in order, that may contradict the base,
slanderous imputaticn there contained.
am sure sir, this priveige will be extend
! ed to me, especially from the fact Of the impu.
talon having appeared in your paper.
fear no injury sir, from this vile and IN
! genHema"y attack, for tic vitupeTation which
mark Ks it would be convincing proof /" Il strau-
ger, of Il vindi,ive spirit-tle malev"lence OF
one, who felt the business Of what WIS said oi
him; still, am not willing to remain passive,
when such aIpable f;,Ischood las conveyed
in the insinuation) is uttered against me.
Now, TO the management Of the Mansion
House
will give your readers circumstance which
occurred two years ago. \ lady and gentle
man, with the rest of their family, were ira.
Yelling from Fairfield District To Sumter Dis.
/ tr;ct Prelerrin5 RobinsonS Hotel OH account
of the quietude OF its locality they put up
there for the night The supper was poor in
indeed, bun they cons"lrd themselves with the
reAec'i"n that breakfast would c"nprnsate for
the Indifference Of the supper. The following
morning. the "ll dish on The table (hesidcs
may be some bread or biscuits) WAS dish
of HAM AND EGGs-it was handed to the lady
hy the ohsrqEi"ns laI'ilorL with, {" will you
have some ma'm?' "None, | thank you sir,'
WAS the reply. The landlord Disappeared, as
the lady thought, to hurry up the beef or chick
ems. Said the gentrn'a'r, "yon had better
try the HAM AND EGGS, doubt if you get any
thing better" Soon The landl"rd appeared
but beef or chickens did not Again the HAM
AND EGGS were handed, and to avoid starva-
ton, the lady WAS obliged to accept Of it.
When the lady, gentleman aud family re-
turned from Sumter, they stopped at the Wa
terre House.
l:,is sir, is one instance of good entertain.
mcnt; but not wishing to occupy too much of
your paper, will at once proceed to notice
our late trip t" the North.
On my way down, the stage stopped at the
Mansion House; Mr. W ihelm, the driver, did
! hot enquire Of US where We would stop, nor
did know that since the destruction Of the
Watcrce House, that there was any other lIo.
tel in Camden.
!. | conceive, Mr.. Edit"r that one has just as
much rghr to commend or condemn tie man.
agement of Public House, as he has to con.
Gemn the management of steamboat, o pub.
lie press. 1t would be certainly more to my
interest t" praise the management of The
Mansion House, tor the proprietor has been Il
good patron Of mIne,) but, make it point
to speak of things rs find them, without " fear,
favor or alf''clion."-On our lIe trip, We stop.
ped al the Mansion H"usc-he fare was in.
diff rent. Soon after supper, we rctred-two
beds IN the chamber, one for each OF US.
On one, Was spread pavilion or net. and
this "ne my companion very kindly permitted
me To occupy, he took the other. ouId he
sleep? No! He tossed aud rolled about,
from the bites of mu>quit"r<, and tinaily, hid
to share part Of my bed before he could "b.
tain any rest.
AcCnMNoD ,TioNs TRULY
How WAS it Cn "Ur return? We were
l'la."d III >"Peratr r"".n> fortunately had a
pavilion, he hal none. Next mornings break.
fast though, capped the climax Of efficient llo-
tel keeln &. The HAM AND EGGS were there,
but nj aJl diem! there WIS an insufficient
Quonhy \ gentleman from Mississippi, us
also my companion and myself declared we
would >ialve before we reached home. Yer,
in:ill;rcnt fare. and then not enough.
The proprietor OF the Mansion House, had
told Inc the night before, that on some pre-
yous morning. some 500 chickens & think that
WAS tLr "umbcr) wee offered !,:r sale at that
corner.
We could not rrfran from complaining. and
very respectable citizen of Cam len remarked
to us, that Mr. Rnbin>nn's buarders had COM
Ilainrd Of the indifference and scan,iucss of
hi, { ,rc. 4 4 he h ii ,dvis.j y b,s,,r ,, rr,
vide mere bouurirI,, or he vouIJ lose rms.
tom. 4 citizen Of our plure sir was in Cam
den the Week my arlicl,. appearrd. and on his