The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-05-15
A!i5rrllanruns.
From an Occasional Contributor.
Insect EnScn llily.

no little amusement Or even instruction, may
often he obtained from watching the operations
Il srsects.> We have an especial friendship for
spiders, and never submit, without All expostu-
tatial, to having the house-keeper's broom sweep
AWAY their webs fromthe corners Of our room.
y ,Gne Of these insects a small one, Of the al.
dermaAic species, commonly seen in houses,
had been domiciled for some time in corner OF
the ceiling, without having done anything to ex-
iEise our admiration, and we were brginning to
tlink size was rather a stupid specimen, when,
o6e&w, We observed large, long-limbed, field
spider. slowly approaching her sauctum, antici-
yatiRs %ea,e fun, we laid aside our pen and took
:, posi,5eu from Which VIC could watch the pro-
ceedpss Our tenant was evidently wide awake
and aS soon as the intruder was within aUhut a
yard of tlae corner, she dashed ut him in gallant
styie, and before the contest seemed fairly begun
it mas ended. The large spider coiied up bis
legs AID died. The other, meanwhile, beforehe
had let go his own hold Of the ceiling, had at
tached bin to it by = few threads Of her web
The question aev TaS, how could she get
her huge prize into the corner! lie was. ap-
parsvtly, too heavy for her to carry, and yet she
seemed to design TO make meal upon him.
She PASSED backyard and forward ionr or kse
times between him and the coraer and, Is we
supposed, was making rope strong esoigh to
sustain her own weight and his. Hasing done
,hiashe cut away the short threads by which
i,s VAS attached to the pIastesiss, when, down
he came. .s.,.s., .., -. :,
s9ur 6rst momentary idea was, that she had
despaired Of carrying hias +" her nest. and had
dsieendued to let him drop upon the floor. But
sic bad Thought Of ray of securing him that
had mot occurred to US, with ali our Human wis
do,u. Instead of falling to the floor, the dead
insect merely swung down into the angle Of the
watis, directly under the nest. being suspended
by tile sore which she had !, ade. She then
went to the upper end and hauled it up. hand
overland, as handsomely as any sailor could
have done It, until she had drawn her victim
into the nook where she wanted him. We felt
a respect for that spider ever afterwards.
THE SroaY OF CISpEREILA.-The. origin Of
this nursery taieris thus given by a French
;eurpalist:-"We tell the tale as told to us, but
it Is probably Of much greater antiquity. About
illa,sear 1880, nm ACTOR of equal talent and
wealth, named Thesenard, in, passing through
the streets of Paris, observed upon 4 eobbler's
stall the shoe Of female, which struck linn by
the remarkable smalness of its size. After
admilng itfor some time he returned to bis
house; but his thoughts reverted to the shoe
with such intensity. that he appeared at the stall
the next day; butthe cobbIer could give no other
clue to the owner. than thatsit had been left IN
lis absence, for the purpose ofbeing repaired.
psy after day did Theyenard return to bis post
% watch the re integation Of the slipper, which
proceeded slowly; nor did the proprietor appear
aolslaip it. Although he had completed the
axfisth year Of his, age, so extravagsnt became
his passion for the ahknown fair one, that he
Became lwere il possible fora Frenchman Of
hat day to be sol melancholy and miserable.
HI pam was however. some appeased BY the
sssar Of the little foot ftselfp appertaiEng 70 q
pretty and youthfuigi girl ia the very hunnblest
class life. All distinctions were leyened at
ppce by l&e; the actor sought the parents OF
the female, procured their seonsentgte the match,
and actually made; her IBIS wifs,:,ysg s ,ir,lg =