The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-01-31
A Want hard to be Supplied.

A Want hard to be Supplied.
From Tennessee Exchange of Il late date
we cut the following:
APPRENTICE WANTED.-A Youth, Is to II
years of age, that can spell correctly and does
not chew tobacco. smoke pipe or cgars, drink
liquor or swear, will ind a pleasant situation in
this Office by applying soon.
Verify, if the census rolls of Young Ameri-
ca contain the name of such youth. he should
receive "pleasant situation" with the free
dom of every Office in the land. Our contem.
porary has set his standard high, and we fear
that the above advertisement will have to run
long career as standing matter before his
wants are fully met. Let US see what his
wants are, however, aud what are the conditions
he demands
4 Youth Is to II gears Of age.-The adver.
tiser must live "re'rote from Cities" indeed,
and at considerable distance from any post
office, cross roads, or muster ground, or he
would have learned long since that "youths,
Is to II years of age" are the rarest Of all
rare animals. Many "young men" and young
gentlemen" may be found about that age, no
doubt. but we can scarce y recall an instance
of "a youth" having finished his third Iustrum,
or of any thing in bouts and breeches that old,
answering to and recognizing the appeIlati"n,
"yuuth." The fact is, we scarcely have
"youths" at all now-a.days-as Mr.. Weller
complains, eve don't have no boys now," and
Shakespeare if now revived and called upon TO
revise his Seven Ages" would make essential
alterations. He would of course, retain in
fancy for the world has not reached the point
of progress which can dispense with this vest-
bular stage.
He would scarcel, admit the "school boy"
for "scho"s" have long been superseded by
"academies" and Colleges" excep, in few
backwoods settlements, and boys have been
translated into young gentlemen. The lover
and the soldier are still parts which each man
plays, more or less prominently, and then We
reach The "old f"gy"--a sort of retiring list for
whom the irresistible imDulses of Young
America push aside just as they begin to be
competent to do full journey work in State or
Church. We fear cur Tennessee advertiser
has made fatal blunder in calling Tor ia youth
fifteen to seventeen Years OF age but we pass
OIL.
That can spell correctly What do you
mean, friend, and VIII" is to decide what spelling
correctly is? Is the progressive spirit Of this
aue-this second half of the nineteenth ceHtu.
rv-to be fettered and tied down by the musty
rules and regulations IF Johnson and Walker,
1--WE mean the dictionary men, not our map
making fiends) or even by the later dcta of
Webster.
Does not cheaU toJacco. smoke pipe or segars i!
Shades of Nicot and Raleigh What does
the man mean? Does he intend, Diogenrs
like to light his hambeau and prowl over the
country, looking for "y'hth fifteen to seven-
teen years Of aye, that can spell correctly, and
does not chew or smoke"
When he does find such rari GviS. we trust
he will give US H timely hint, for we should
like to give such youth puff with hearty
good will.
In these piping times, however, it will be
found hard work to smoke out one who does
not smoke. The advertisement, however, does
not bar snutllng; perhaps on a pinch, the ad
verliser "takes" himself or not wishing t.
find all impracticaGle conditions united, he
valves this as :" dust in the balance"
Drink Liqnor or Sweur:-Alas, unfortunate
advertiser, difficulties are multiplying aroun(
your search. You may 90 round this worl'
or, ing out your expected qualifications, ant
asking Can such be found! do you know
where!' an accommodating echo, will Otter
give the apt reply, "No where
Let that pleasant >iluati"n'' be kept opel
there are few such in or about printing OF
flee at best, and it would be a pity t" close fne
and let the search 60 "n. We have extended
the notice and call upon our brethren to assIs
in The work Of solving the question, whethe
such youth as that above described can b.
+ fourd. Meantime, we will wager two to on
with our Tennessee brother that he cannot fl II
a youh Is to II years of agc-three to ON
that if found, such youM will not spell cor
rectly-fve to one that if found, and spellin!
correctly, he either smokes or chews, drink
or swcars-and ten to one that the advertise
nent is not answered by one combining strict
" all its conditions and qualifications wa
gers to be paid in sega's, puhs notices or an.
legal editorial tender. Does any body speak
Charleston Courier.
THE HAND.-How useful are the acts at
tributable to the human hand! The paw