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The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-04-17

el into them the madness of revenge lilo had
drawn his sword against his country, ne had
famed rebellion to flame, and it had been
drenched in human blood. He had fallen, aid
was doomed to die the death of a traitor.
The door Of the dungeon opened and light
form entered, and threw herself in to his arms.
The softencd light of sunset fell upon the pale
brow and wasted cheek Of his once beautiful
Wife
Edward, my dear Edward" she said, 81 have
come to save you; have reached you after a
thousand difficulties, and thank God my pur'
pose is nearly executed"
Misfortune had softened the proud heart OF
manhood, and as the husband pressed his pale
wife to his bosom, tear trembled Oh his eye.
LASH Il have not deserved this Kindness" he
murmurred in the choked tones of agony.
edward" said his wife, in An earnest but
faint and low voice, which indicated extreme and
fearful debility, "we have not moment to
lose. BY an exchange Of garments you will be
enabled to pass out unnoticed. Haste, or we
may be too late Fear nothing for me, am a
, woman and they will not injurc me for my ef'
| forts in behalf of husband dearer than life
itself.
"But, Margaret" said the husband, "you
look sadly i'll. You cannot breathe the air o.
this dreadful CELL"
"oh, speak not of me, my dear Edward, said
the devoted woman. L" l can endure anything
for yonr sake. Haste, Edward, and all will be
! WE'LL" and she aided with trembling hand, to
disguise the proud form of her husband in fe
male garb
Farewell my love, my prcserver," whispered
the husband in the ear Of the disguised wife rs
an officer sternly reminded the supposed lady
that the time allotted to her had expired
Farewell We shall meet again" responded the
wife, and the husband passed out unsuspected
and escaped the enemies of his life.
They did meet again-the wife and husband
but only as the dead may mcet-in the awful
communings of another world. Affection had
borne up her exhausted spirit, until the last great
purpose Of her exertions was accomplished in
the safety Of her husband-and the bell toed
on the morrow, and the prisoners cell was
opened and the guards found, wrapped in the
| habilimcnls of their destined victim, the pale,
beautiful corpse of the devoted Wife.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-04-17
Buying Marbles; or "Hard Times
I'm LiliDut.

Pa Reading newspaper, mutters)-No
rise in the rivers-never going to rise again, l
believe, wife.
Little Daughtcr-I wish the rivers would rise.
Ps-Why, what have you got to do with
the rivers rising?
Little Daughter-A great deal, papa; for
then the boats would run.
Pa-And what have you to do with the boats
running, my child, heyl
Little Daughter-They would bring the cot
ton down.
Pa-(Looking over his spectacles) )-And what
have you to do pet, with cotton bales9
Little ghter-Why, if tho cotton was
down, pa, you would bo able to sell it, you know,
dear papa, smilingly.
Pa-And what thenl
Little Daughter-You would have plenty Of
money.
Pa--Welll
Little Daughter-(Laying her little hand on
his shoulder, and looking p.)-Then you
could pay ma that gold twenty dollar 1iecc YOU
borrowed Of her, YOU know, papa.
Pa-And what then, mink?
Little Daughter-Then mama could pay aunt
Sarah the ten dollars she owes her.
Pa-Ah, indeed! And what then?
Little Daughter-And aunt Sarah would pay
sister Jane the dollar she promised to give her
on New Years. but didn't coz she didn't have
no cotton, mean no money, pa.
P-Wel, and what else? (Pa lays down
the paper and looks at her curiously with half
SMILEY
Little Daughtcr-Cousin Jane would pay
brother John his fifty cents back, and he said
when he would give me the half dime he owes
me, and two dimes to buy marbles, and this is
what want the rivers to rise for, and the big
boats to run! And owe nurse the
other dime, and must pay my debts.
r., looked at ma There it is, lie said, we
are all, big and little, like row Of bricks. Touch
one and presto! away We all go, down to my
little Carrie here. She has, as a child, as great
an interest in the rise as have. We are all
old and young, waitirg for money to buy mar
blec- Mobile Tribuae.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-04-17

The Postofice Department in determining the
rates of postage legally changeable on various
things, thus defines what is chargeable with
pamphlet postage:
"a pamphlet is printed but unboud publica'
ton, relates solely to some subject Of local,
ephemeral. or temporary interest or Importance
only. Hence, With the exception of those not
containing more than sixteen octave pages each
for which, under certain conditions the act OF
August 80, 1852 has made special provision, no
publication, although folded and unbound, can
be permitted to pass id the mail as a pamphlet
instead of 'b9 9pk,' unless its scope and subject
are such as to bring it fairly within the dis
tiactive definition above given"
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-04-17
Tho neonle Of Indiana seem dctermir

The people of Indiana seem determined to
enforce their liquor law. The Wabash Gazette
says that Julia Walker received S475 damages
against James Ditton, for causing the death Of
her husband by making him drunk, whereby he
fell into the canal and was drowned. The Wa
bash Courier gives an account Of case, where
w. D. Johnson went into liquor store called
for a drink and while the bar-keeper's back was
turned drank whole tumbler Of brandy, and
died in few hours. The bar-kecper was
arrested, and mulcted in $500 damages for the
benefit of the child Of the deceased.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-04-17
Hlisrrlla1lruus.
The Wife.

She was beautiful girl when first saw her.
She was standing up, at the side OF her lover, at
the marriage alter. She was slightly pale--yet,
ever and anon, as the ceremony proceeded, q
faint tinge of crimson crossed her beautiful check
like the reflections Of a sunset cloud upon the
clear waters's quiet lake Her love, as he clasped
her hands within his own, gazed on her for a
few moments with unmingIed admiration, and
the warm eloquent blood sladowed at intervals
his manly forehead, and "melted into beauty
on his lips"
And they gave themselves to one another in
the presence of Heaven, and every heart
blessed them, as they went their way rejoicing
III their love.
Years passed on, and again saw those lovers
They were seated together where the light of
sunset stole thro' the hall closed and crimson
curtain, lending richer tint to the delicate
carpcting and the exquisite establishment OF the
rich and gorgeous apart,neut-time had slightly
changed them in outward appearance. The
girlish buoyancy of the one had, indeed, give
place to the greater perfection of womanhood,
and her lips were somewhat paer, and a faint
line of care was slightly perceptible upon her
brow. Her husbands brow, too, was marked
somewhat more deeply than his age might war
rant anxiety, ambition, and pride had grown
over it, and left the traces upon it; silver hue
was mingled with the dark of his hair, which
had become thin around his temples almost to
badness. He was reclining on an ottoman
with his face half hidden by his hards as if he
feared that the dread AMI troubled thoughts
which oppressedhim were visible upon his fea'
lures
"Edward, you are i'll tonight" said his wife,
IN low, sweet hafinquiring voice, as she laid
her hand upon his own. Indifference from those
we love, is terrible TO thesensitive bosom. 1t
is the sun of Heaven refused its wonted cheer
fullnes, and glared upon us with a cold, dim
and forbidden glance. Itisdreadful to feel that
the only being Of our love refuses to ask our
sympathy, that he brcods over the feelings which
he seopns or fears 10 reveal, dreadful to watch
the convulsive feature and the gloomy brow, the
;nde6nable shadows of childish emotions, the
involuntary sigh of sorrow in which We are for
bidden to participate and whose character we
cannot know.
She essays once more. edward" she said
slowly, mildly, and afectionately, "the time has
been when you were willing to oonhde your
secret Joys and sorrows to one who has never,
1 trust, betrayed your confidence. Why, then,
nv dear Edward, is this cruel reserve? You
are troubled, and yet refuse to tell me the
cause.
Something Of returning tenderness sofsened for
an instant the cold severity Of the husband and
q bitter smile was his only reply,
Time passed on, and the twain were separated
from each other. The husband sat gloomy and
alone in the damp cell of a dungeon. He had
followed ambition as his God, and had failed in
high career. He had mingled with men whom
his heart loatbcd he had sought out the fierce
END wronged spirits Of the land, ard had breath
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-04-17

1t is announced in the St. Louis Republican
that orders have been received from Washington
for the early march of four thousand troops,
under Gen. Harvey, to the Western Plains, with
view to the chastiscment Of the Indians, who
have, foryears past been engaged in depredations
upon the property, and the murder of American
citizens. 1t is understood that 1900 of the troo7s
are to be stationed atFort Laramie, 800 at Fort
Kearny. 600 at Fort Riley, and 1900 on the
Upper Missouri They are to tako out years
supply of provisions.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-04-17

EXTRAORDINARY OccURRENcE.-Cousiderabla
sensation has been caused in the towns of Top
sham, Lympstone, Exmouth, Teignmouth, and
Dawlish, in the South of Devon, in consequence
of the discovery Of a vast number Of foot-tracks
of most strange and mysterious description.
The superstitous 60 so far rs to believe that
they are the marks Of Satan himself; and that
great excitement has been produced among all
classes, may be Judged of from the fact that the
subject has been descanted on from the pulpit.
1t appears that, on Thursday night last, there
was a very heavy fall of snow in the neighbor
hood of Exeter and the South of Devon. On
the following morning the inhabitants of the
above towns were surprised at discovering the
foot-marks Of some strange and mysterious ami
NAL endowed with the power of ubiquity, as tho
footprints were to be seen in all kinds Of unac.
countable places-on the tops Of houses and
narrow walls, in gardens and courtparks, en-
closed by high walls and pailings, as we'll as in
open fields. There was hardly garden in
Lympstone where these footprints were not
observable. The track appeared more like that
ofa biped than quadruped, and the steps were
generally eight inches in advance Of each other.
The impression of the foot closely resemble that
ola donkey,s shoe, aud measured from an inch
and a.half in some instance to two and a-half
inches across. Here and there it appeared as
ifcloven, but in the generality Of the steps the
shoe was continuous, and from the shoe in the
centre remaining entire, merely showing the
outer crest of the foot it must have been convex.
The creature seems to have approached the
doors of several houses and then to have retreat
ed, but no one has been able to discover the
standing or resting point Of this mysterious vis-
tor. At present it remains mystery and many
superstitions people in the above towns are
actually afraid to 60 outside their doors at night.
English Papsr.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-04-17
THE DRUNKARD's WIFE.

Weary and sad I am sitting alone,
With dying babe at cold heart-stonc /;
And list to the sound OF the drifting snow:
OF how unlike toe long ago!
Those glllcd dreams have passed away,
That filled my heart on its marriage day
And the trembling tear-drops silent flow,
Are tic tribute pearls Of long ago!
o! the hidden power Of the sparkling wine
: Can Danish love from its holicst shrine;
And place in its stead wreath OF woe,
In the faded hopes oflong ago!
The browning joy Of womans life
Is breathed in tile blissiul name Of wife!
And the deepest pangs that her hcar!can know,
Is the blighted love Of long ago!
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-04-17

IT is customary among business people to
square up there books and take account ofstock
A well-known business man on street,
recently met fe elow-merchant.
'Ah, s., how are you?'
% busy, busy, very busy taking account Of
stock
Are you9 was the response; we'll, it's great
bore, amt it but, thank God, am saved the
trouble-thc sheriff came and took an account
Of all my stock last week
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-04-17

The Past-that uufathomable ocean, into
which the.river of time is insensibly gliding. The
past-that unsearchable abyss, from which We
vainly endeavor to snatch the perisllabe idols of
our hearts secret worship The past-that mys-
terious vortex that has swallowed up alive have
been, thought, felt, acted or endured and tits
no less impossible to recorera fallen kingdom,
or ruined world, than a faded rose leaf o. one
idle thought. ~ tn:
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-04-17

David Leah young butcher of South Adams,
Mass, a few days since bought bull which
refused to be led, whereupon Leach gouged out
the boor animals eyes This was done in the
presence of several school children, who were
playing by the roadside, several of whom ran
frightened and crying home. The bull was butch.
cred the next morning, but there was no family
in South Adams poor enough to buy apiece Of
that beef at any price.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-04-17

"What do You wish to get in your two BOT
tles9" said grocer to little boy, as he catered
his store. 80
I" Mother wants cents worth of your best
yeast"
(Which bottle will you have it nj" 80.
"rl have it in both. And will you pIesss
put cork in themi Can't you send it home,
cause I'm going another way ~
"Well, where is your cent? ~
Smother says as how you must charge it's
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-04-17

DIVIDED BY WAR.-A gentleman much re.
spected in Bristol and a partner in one of the
principal banks in that city has two nephews
in Sebastopol serving in the Russian army, and
two nephews outside Sebastopol serving in the
French army. They are sons Of two sisters
married one to Russian and the other to a
French gentleman. Both Russians and French
have also cousins in the English army.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-04-17
GENTLE woRDs-Lov1NG SMILES.

The sun may warm the grass of life.
The dew the dropping flower,
An6eyes grow bright and watch the light
Ofautum's opening hour
But words that breathe Of tenderness,
And smiles we know are true,
Are warmer in the summer time,
And brighter than the dew.
1t is not much the world can give,
With all its subtle art
And gold and gems are not the things
To satisfy the heart;
But, 0, If those who cluster round
The altar and the hearth,
Have gentle words and loving smiles,
How beautiful is eaTth!'
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-04-17
Dafieties..

The English family OF We're, Earl Of oxfori,
pretended to dcduce its pedigree from The R.:
man Emperor Lucius Terus.' Philip DOrner
sta,,hope, Earl Of Chesterfield, placed s,nong
tile portraits Of his ancestors two old heata, in.
scribed Adam de stanhope aud Ere de Stsf.
hope The French Family Of the Duke d.
Lewis, have picture in their chateau, in which
Noah is represented going into the ark, and car
rying under his arm small trunk, on which j.
written, Papers belonging to the Lewis fam.
ily." -,. o. e. IT.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-04-17

"Do you think this boat has gained on the
other, Mr.. Broadbriln, Within the last sixtv
miles ?" Friend, would not be certain, but
I do think she has, somewhat" "How nsuef
should You think, Mr.. Broadbrim Z" IL may
he mistaken, but l should say about an inch" =
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-04-17

at is the heaviest stone which melancholy
can throw at man, to tell him that he is. near
the end Of his being" How inexplicahy gleri.
Gus then must be the privilege to good man Of
carrying relief to the self abandoned sufferer,
whence even hope had fed
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-04-17

A Rev. gentleman, while visiting parisLiou.
er, had occasion. in the course Of conversation,
to refer to the Bible, and on asking for the ar
ticle, the master of the house ran to bring II,
and came back with two leaves Of the book IN
his hand. II DECLARE" said he, athis is all
we've in the house; I had no idea we were ~
near out"
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-04-17

MISUNDERSTANDING advanced by our op.
ponents contrary to our own practice or above
our o. comprehension and therefore, term very
literally used, because it is applied in exact pro.
portion to our own ignorance.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-04-17

Among the curiosities at ApSley House. the
residence of the Duke Of Wellington, h tbs
truckle bed on which he sleeps. "Why Is Il 50
narrow!'' inquired friend: "there j. not eseri
room to turn in it" "Turn in itr cried Els
grace: I" when once man begins to turn ip bis
bed, it is time to turn out" - -
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-04-17

lie that hath trade, hath an estate: and
he that hath calling, hath place of honor
and profit A ploughman on bis legs, is higher
than a gentleman on his knees-FRASxIIN.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-04-17

PIET AND New CLoruEs.-New clothes
make some people very pious.-For whole
month after certain Miss obtained new man
tilla she appeared in church three times Sum.
day.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-04-17

g wonder this child don't 90 to Sleep" SAID
an anxious mother to female friend. Well.
don't" replied the lady; ats face is so dirty,
that it can't shut its eyes"
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-04-17

II nest industry is always rewarded. No
young man need complain Of being kept poor,
if he rolls up his sleeves and goes ehecrfully to
work.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-04-17

Caesar, you look so You lave had sick Of
fitness: why don'tyou call to she shotecary pop,
and get a bottle Of Perry Checktoal :"
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-04-17

A man of wit once said, rightly enough. @ BE;
who finds good son-in-law gains a SON.. HS.
who finds bad one, loses daughter"
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-04-17

~"Why in such hurry" saiia man to an nc.
quaintance." Sir" said the man, I have
bought new honnet for my wife, and fear the.
fashion may change before I get home ~ (. q
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-04-17

A notorious miser having heard very elo-.
qaent charity sermon, "This sermon" said be-.
$50 strongly proves the necessity of aims, have
almost mind to beg"
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-04-17

Come here, my dear, l want to- ask you all
about your sister. Has she got beaua" No,
it's the jaundice she's got the doctor says 80"
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-04-17

A small piece Of paper or linen just noistened
with turpentine, and put into the wardrobe OF
drawers for single day, two sr three times q,
year, is sufficient preservation against moths.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-04-17

: When get into serape. always take fire.!
as the lucifer match said ofitseIf.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-04-17

To spin and to weave, to knit and to- saw,
was once a.grIs employment; but now to- dress
and to catch beau, is all she calls eppyuent.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-04-17
POETRY,
aTHY WILL BE DONE"

aTHY WILL BE DONE"
-:o:-
BY GEO. p. MORRIS.
Searcl.er of l.earts from mine erase
All thoughts that should not be,
And in it's deep reccsses trace
Ny gratitude to Thee!
tlearer of Prayer-Q, guide Alright
Each word and deed Of miEe;
Life's battle teach me how to fight,
And be the victory Thinel
Civcr Of all-for every good,
In the Redeemer came;
For raiment, shelter and food,
l thank TLee in His name. ..-
Father and Son and Holy Ghost!
Thou glorious Thrco in One
Thou kuo west best what need most,
And let Thy will be done.
The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-04-17

I" You will break mTs heart sstbs oak said
to the ayc
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-07-05
I'm Charactcr---sharnefur

ESr poor miserable victim of the
lash and chains Of Southern oppression at
tempts TO flee. from his prosecutors, the
whole power and influence Of the General
Government are placed upon the track TO
restore him to his owners, and to force the
North into submission and to support Of
the Fugitive Law; but rank treason, and a
defiant wrestling Of constitutional rights
from free citizens of Kansas by drunken
rabble and hireling tools of holding
aristocracy, are quietly winked at by the
Administration at Washington, witbou
one effort to arrest or discountenance the
damnabIe outrages! Had such things beer
attempted in the early days of our Gov
ernment. or even in the days of Genera
Jackson, our army would have been sem
there without moments hesitation, and
either forced submission to the laws, OF
shot the miserable devils down like dogs.
But President Pierce is different man,
and we live in different times.
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-07-05

SIZE OF LONDON London extends over
an area of78, ,029acres or 192square miles.
and the number of its inhabitants rapidly
increasing, was some 9. 362.239 on the day
Of the last census. A conception Of this
vast mass of people may be formed by the
fact that. if the metropolis were surround
ed by wall having north gate, south
gate, an east gate, and west gste, and
each of the four gates was of sufficient
width TO allow a column of persons "a
pass out freely four abreast, and per.
emptory necessity required the immediate
evacuation Of the city, it could not be
accomplished under four aud twenty
hours, by the expiration of which tim,
the head ofeach Of thelfour columns wouic
have advanced no less a distance thar
seFentyifve miles from their respective
gates. alIthe people beingin close file, ,fou1
deep. %ass ? .-~.l -.--- a''
American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-07-05

PoErRr.-Jeremy Taylor, il he never
made line in metre. was a poet. His SER
mons are full Of out-gushings of his glow
ing heart. Hear him describing the soul
struggling toward heaven:
"For so have seen lark rising from
his bed Of grass, and soaring upward, sing
ing as he rises, and hopes TO get 10 heaven,
and climbs above the clouds; but the poor
bird was beaten back by the loud siglings
of an eastern wind. and his motion made
irregular and inconslant, descending more
at every breath Of the tempest, than it could
recover by the vibrations and frequent
weighiDgs of his wings, till the little erea-
ture was forced to sil down, and pant. and
say ill the storm was over; and then il
made prosperous Higtt, and did rise and
sing as if it had learned music and motor
from an angel, as be passed somelime'
through the air about his ministry herr
below" ~! 49,.