The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1869-12-16
How it Came About:

haviHE spent most OF MS tue l" VIC
field Of Mars, kaew very little about 'he
camp of Capid. He was one Of those
rouyh aud h,,aest spirits often met win
in his gallant profession, innocent as an
infant Of aim, ut everything safe high
integrity and indot,Iitub'e bravery. tic
wa, nearly City years old, aud his tolls
were over, when master Dan made him
acquainted With q widow WadH'an, in
whose ry,she tega" to detect something
that made him feel uneasyG
Here was the fcsdlt of leisure:
At length. however, the blunt hon.
esty OF hi, disposition rose uppef"ost
among hi, conflicting plans, aud his
course was chosen. At school he had
stuffed .Othello's Defence to recite at
an exhibition, but male failure; he
reculIec,ed that there was something IN
this defence to recite very uuch like
uha, he wa"t,d to say He got The
book immediately. found the passage,
cl.preI on his hat with determined
air, and posted oif'o the widow "ad
maa's, with Shakespeare under his
arlU:
NJ dame laid General Uncle Toby,
ope,ing the book at the marked place,
with the snlrIpniiy of special pleading
at the bar-.Madame-
Rude am my speech,
And liue blessed with The get phrase Of
nearP:
For -ince these arms Of mine had seven years
pih
Till now some nine moons wasted, they have
used
Their dearest aelion in the tented field:
d li.rIe OF this glea, world can sptik,
Moe han p+rrxius to br0il and balile;
4 \, d IhrIeiUre,-(
H,rs the general closed the book,
wiped his forehead, looked up at the
ceiling, and said with spasmodic gasp,
Il want to ct nsrri d.
The widow laughed for ten minutes
b,-el-------tvl, b f -esaAz utter Q,
S, II bic, and hen she said With pr clous
tears Of humnr rolling down her good
uatur j checks, And who is it you
want to marry, genersl?'
You sid Uncle, Toby. aouri'hins
his sword arm in the air, aud assuming
a military attitude Of d'f'nce, as If he
expected an as. auIt from the widow 'm-
nedi.te'y.
will you kill me if | marry you?
said the w;don, with q merry twinkle
in her eye.
40, madame replied Uncle Toby,
in 4 m,>t serious aud de; reca'ing tone,
a. If to assare hrr that such an idea had
never entered his heal.
Wei, then, guess I'll marry you
said the widow.
'Thauk YOU, ma'm, said Uncle Toby,
but one thing am bound TO tell you
| wear vi e.
The widow started, remained silent
a moment, and then went into a longer,
louder and merr er laugh than she in.
dulgcd in before, at the end Of which
she drew her seat nearer the general,
g,avcly laid her hand on his head and
gently lifted his wig off and placed it on
the table.
Gcueral Uncle Toby, had nev,r
knrwn fear in hot battle, but lie now
felt decided inclination to run away
The widow laughed again a. though she
II. Ter would sop. aud the Gem ra: was
about 10 put his hat upon his dc"ud"d
head ard bnlt, when the facelioti> LADY
r'accd her hand upon hi arm aud de-
taiued him. She then raised her hand
to her own heal with lapid mahrurre,
aud with her tng, rs pulled of her whole
head Of fne glossy air, AID rlacin" il
~ Oh the table by the side of the Gen,
eral'.. r, manned sat, j with mdicrnuS
gravity in ir, mt Of her accepted lover
quite bald !
As muy be expected, Uucle Toby
now snon laughed along with the widow
aud thes grew 50 merry over the affair
tn t the ma.d.scrvant pc"pea through
ihr k. whole ~ the noise, aud saw the
lid couple dancing Il ji- and b"bbin.
their bal pate at each other l'k" pa''
O Chimes mandniians. So the tvs
very shur,l, laii their heads tu2clh''
upon the pillow of n'atri"o'y.
Mrs. Mary Clemens, of Telfair C"un
ty. who died on the 18th .ult., lO4 year