The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-11-13

floor this two legged ANIMAL hop on jest as soon
as you like, for though Pm from the back coun-
try, I'm little smarter than any other quadru-
ped you can turn out ofths drove"
After this admirable haranguc, he put llis
bowe-knife between his teeth and took up his
rifle with "Come here, old Suke, stand by me!'
at the same time pointing it at the chairman,
who however had seen such people before. After
some expostulation, the man was persuaded
that he belonged to the lower chamber, upon
which he sheatled his knife, flung his gun on
his shoulder, and with profound congee, re-
marked, "Gcn,lemen, | beg your pardon. But
if didn't think that lower room WAS a groggery
may be shot,
The BAREFooTED PRINTER BoY.-The Pitts
burg Morning Ariel, under this caption, gives
short story OF distinguished citizen Of Penn.
sylvania, as follows:
Some thirty years ago barefooted boy
foated down the Susquehannal river on an
humble raft and arrived at Harrisburg, Pa. He
came from the North and belonged to large
family, with all his worldly goods tied up in n
little pocket handkerchief. He sought aud
obtained employment in a printing Office as an
apprentice. F'om an apprentice TO journey
man, from a journeyman to a reporter, then to
on editor. The harof"Dtsd printer boy worked
his way against obstacles which the struggling
poor only know.
The rersevering follower in Franklus steps
began to realize the fruits of his patient toll
and prvation.-Thc young aspirant became
Printer to the State and by frugal management
was soon enabled to accomplish the Object
dearest to his Lcart-the establishment OF his
mother in a home above want-in the posses.
sion ofevcry other comfort she could desire.
His brothers were next his care and like
Napoleon, he had n strong arm with which to
aid thrm-an indoniitahle perseverance that
nothing could long successfully obstruct In n
few years they too with his sisters, were indie.
pend lent of the world, the once baref"oted prin.
ter-bov WIS in the possession Of affluence,
surrounded by young and afFlectionate family
lie did not stop here. lie was the friend of
the friendless, the patron Of merit, and the
enconragor of industry. lie rose in honor and
office, until the poor barefonted boy, who enter
ed printing office in Harrisburg hungry and
weary, laid down his little bundle on 4 pile of
wet paper and asked to become a printers ap
prentice, was elected Senator in Congress.
That man is Simon Cameron of Pennsy ylvania.
An amusing scene occurred in one Of the
public schools Of Detroit last week, which result
ed rather scriousl for the teacher in charge.
Some little rogue had managed most ingeniously
to insert aquantity Of tar between another boys
pants and his bench. Soon after he attempted
to rise. when, greatly to his modification he dis
covered that he had become fixture to the
freeiIo q. The whole school discovered his diem
ma, and all the fear of teacher and hagclatons
could not restrain Il general gutfaw One boy,
whose sersc of the ridiculous overcamc his Judge
mcnt entirely, found laughing remarkably
easy, and the more he tried to resi- rain his
mirth the louder grew his mcrriment. The
teacher, doubtless thinking thisa horrid breach
of the rules gave him severe castigaton with a
rod. altogether too heavy for the purpose. The
result WAS that he had some heavy marks. The
father made complaint before the Police Court
and the teacher was fined ten dollars.
THE RoTncuILDs.--An article is going the
rounds Of the press stating that the whole
concern Of the Rpthschilds is worth S7O0OOOO-
900 in money capital, besides s30o,oo0,O0O
more in real estate, mines, &c. So far from
this being the fact, we understand that the
general estimate in Europe as to the aggregate
wealth of the whole concern is 100000, 900
francs, or about $4O,0O0,0O0. The idea is
purely absurd that their wealth should amount
to such an enormous sum as $l,00O,0OO,0OO,
equal at six per cent. to an anual income Of
$6O, 900, ,OOO-a sum which in comparatively q
few years, accumulating in compound ratio,
and doubling it every twelve years. .'would con-
centratc in their hands large portion of the
wealth and property Of all Europe:
National IatelEgcnccr.