Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-03-09

TEE CANPBELLs AND THEIR CLAENIsH SPIRIr.-
Ats party, given by one Of our hosptable and
genial friends to the Hon. JOHN PENDLEroN KIN.
EEDY, during his flying visit to this city, last Spring,
there were present, among the guests, Mr.. JOHN
CAMPBELL, an intelligent merchant and pleasant
gentleman Of New York City, the Hon. WM. CAMP
BELL PEEsToN, descendant, in the maternal line,
of Col CAMPBELL, tae hero of Kings Mount d, and
Judge KING, who is allied bY marriage with the
CAMPBELL family. Ga the Introduction of Mr..
CAMPBELL, by the host o Mr.. Preston. and Judge
KING, inquiries Immediately ..sprang Up as to the
poss bic kindred affinity Of the trio. This crs
cumsttnce led Mr. PREsToN TO nsrrate, with great
vivacty and humour, snecdote told 70 him by
Sir WALTER SCoTT, illustrative of the clanusb feel
ing of the CANPBELLs, or CAWNILs, of Scotland.
1t occurred, during visit, paid by Mr.. PRESTON,
10 Sir WALTER, at Abbotsfori, in the year 1919, in
which year Mr. p was ou European tour
Sir WALTER had beautiful Scotch grey hound,
presented him, by his friend, Mr. ROBERTSON Of
Loca Lomond, whcl bore the poetic name Of
Mazda, by which he set great store Going, rs
usual, 20 pass the winter, in Edinburg, he took
Mazda with hiT, and fearing that he might lose the
animal, he s'ntfJr the Town Captsin, who bore the
name Of CAMPBELL, TO take description Of and
identify the doc for the purpose Of recovery flost
ar stolen. Capt, CAMPBELL sympathiEed With SIR
WALTER, in his admiration Of the dog, and readily
engaged that, should the animal be either lost or
slclen, che woul have him back, if be was TO be
found in a Scotland. When cbout TO take his
ave, the Captain hestated, fJr a while, as if preg
nant with some thing he wished 10 utter, and finally
said-"Now, Sir WALTER, as have engaged Co do
you sma' favor, hope you'll do me muckls one
in return You the author, -lieve, Of Peter s
Letters to his Knslok''t "Wen", rejoined Sir W.,
IL have never yet psblicy acknowledged the fact.
b {, as You put it SO directly, / candidy couf s.
that am" ain one Of those lsttsrs', resumed
she Captain, you mention that officer named
CAwNIi, fired the first gun at the battle Of Water
loo Pray tell me- Sir WALTER, was be NOT far
ava kinsman Of mnsf-Chariesto Courier.
Millinery Emporium and Centre of
Fashion.
This new, extensively patrOnised, popular cheap
establishment vii! open in few days the cam
psgn, with a mstchless display Of new Spring Bon.
nets and Millinery goods, for the present season.
So fascinating is the styles deliberately rich the
trimmings, so brilliant the coors, that such COM
bnatOn OF artistic taste and skill cannot fail to rec
Ommend itself TO the ladies', well eouatry mer-
chants, who desire having the last link IN the con-
trolling power OF Fashion Tor their customers, in
preference TO bad styles offered by parties, who
cannot possibly be as well acquainted with the
business as those who are exclusively engaged in
IL, and who give il their undivided attention.
Parties in the country directing their orders to
this establishment, or through parties here, may
rely on being promptly attended to.
Every description of Straw Bonnets and Hats
bleached in the new italian Method, and trimmed in
a superior manner
Remember tbespot No. 50 Union Street, Camp.
bells new building -. & b. orr. mar2d-u