The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1853-01-11

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doesnot have to wait for it tihbis brow is |
@riukled and his heart toughened
Hunts Merchants Maguae.
A Sketch.
A mother was kneelng in the deep hush of,
evening, at the couch of two infants, whose
rosy arms were twined in mutual embf4ceI
A sIumber, soft as the moonlight that fell
through the lattice over them, like a silSery
veil, lay on their delicate lips-the soft blight
curls that clustered on their pillow, we're
slightly stirred by their gentle and shealthy
breathings, and that smile, which beamsfrom
the pure depths Of the fresh glad spirit yet
rested on their red lips. The mother looked
upon their exceeding beauty with a momentary
pride-and then, as she continued to gaze on
The lovely slumbe-ors, her dark eye deepened
with an intense al. unutterable fondpess, and
a cold shuddering fear came over her, lest
those buds of life, so fair, SO glowing, might
be touched with sudden decay, aid gathered
back in their brightness to the dust. And she
lifted her voice in prayer, solemnly, passion
ately, earnestly, that the GWer of Life would
still spare to her those blossoms of love, over
whom her soul thus yearned. And rs the
low breathed accents rose ION the still air, .
deepened thought came oyer her, and her spirit
went out with her lovedyand pure ones into
the strange wild paths oflife, and a strong
lrsrrnr chilled her frame .as she beheld mildeMs;
and blight serrTlng on tleS ihH and lovely OF
the earth, and high and rich hearts scathed
with desolating and guilty passions. And the
prayer she was breathing grew yet more fer.
vent, even to agony, that He who was the
fountain of all purity, would preserve those
whom lie had given her in their perfect inno-
cence, permitting neither shame nor crime, nor
folly, to cast stain ON the brightness with
which she had received them invested from
His hand as with amante.
As the prayer died away in the weakness of
the spent spirit, pale shadowy form stood
beside the infant sleepers. 1 am Death" ;"
said the spectre, and / am come for thy
babes-I am commissioned to bear them
where the perilssyou deprecate are unknown;
where neither stain, dust, nor shadow, can
reach the rejoicing spirit. 1t is only by yield
ing them to me, you can preserve them for.
eyer from Contamination and decay" A wild
conact-a strugsleas of the soul painting in
strong agony, shoot the mothers frame. but
filth and the love which hath q purer fount
than that of earthly passions triumphed, and
she Welded up her babes to the spectre. ~
| aBehold!" 7" said Dsssh, as he touched the
fair forms, and the bes1ss of life gave place
to a holier and yet deepsr icyeliness, I" behold,
the smile of innocencesis now forever sealed.
They will awake where there is neither blight
nor tempest" And the benign power, whom
We call the Spoiler bore away the now per.
Ffectcd blossoms of immortality--to the far off
sky"
TIE SOURCE OF THE Nile AeAIs.-t is a
singular fact in the progressed geographical
knowledge that the sources ofariver, on whose
banks was Graded Western civilization, and
which for so many ages has. been a source Of
constant interest, should still be enveloped in
mystery. We translated paragraph recently
from valuable German periodical ior the lri'
bune in relation to this subject and here is a.
mother which our last files brings US. 1t con-
tains nothing decisive, but will be interesting
to those who feel interest il the matter as Gu.
mulative evidence of the opinions which are
gaining ground as to the true source OF the
Egyptian river. -.
9ETfhe traveller Krapf undertook last year 9
new Journey into the interior to Ukambani
which, however, hew unable to accomplish
owing TO difficulties with the natives. A com
munication from him furnishes the following
paragraph: -.
q made the acquaintance of a trader from
Uembue country lying two days Journey
north of river Danca. This man told me thai
the Ndurkenia or Kirenia, a large mountain
covered with eternal snow, lies five days jour
ney from Uembu. The white substance on tht
top of the mountain is called by the natives
kirira. Fon,lhese mountains the waters rur
to lake. which lies northeast of the snow
, covered mountain Kenia. From this lake How
out the Dana, the Tumliri, and the Nsaraddi
the last of these flows northeasterly, and falls
, iptna much larger lake called Bavingo."
The Tumbiri, end the Dana-the latter 9
which, like the Tsavo, is exceeding cold tiov
in southeasterly direction. Now, if the Nsa
raddi mentioned by the trader, be the Nile w
. have curious phenomenon, that Of lake sup
piled by the snow of the>monntains sending
Cav ofT in onfiraIv nm