The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1869-04-01
VARIETY.

York Democrat chronicles as .l2iioSS
the latest instance q Of Yankee cruelty
and greed !9f:gainn;; r. > ~ smm.x. ii
Five months, since 3. psE, pE Ridley, Of
BostOp, !! !spputatsd the isg IF q Eve year
old son, of his, who had been injured
by being run III oyer BY IN omnibus. For
this damage to his son he collected &c.
600, I.nok turns out that the boys
great and next to great toe we're alone lone
injured, and this, is not sufficient 10 re-
quire more than two splints, bandagsss
and little care. But, to recover daP9ra
ges, The Christian father gave the child
chloroform, amputated the legbelow the
knee, and recovered pay for damages
he alone had caused. It is not long
since the inhuman monster was ma
king speeches against the Southern !,
people for whipping negro ssrranty u
What a regular loyat Yankee. will NOT
do for the almighty dollar God only
knows. -. ~!
Of all the agonies Of life, that which
is most poignant and narrowing is ths
conviction that we have been deceived
where we. plscsd ii the trust oflife. u
Boggs Hikes = warm bed. One morn:
ing an agent for a patent fre-e1tins.
guis6sr triedto sen hip recipe. "Loqk
here" said Boggs, a.if you've got sny-'
thing. tbat,n save me fF9yn getting; oEs -
of bed 10 the Gold every morning p
build . fire for my wife to get breakfast kffapstt
By. ri bay It; but don't come round
here trying to sell, stuff to put >em out
it's too much trouble TO start them"
It's estimated that the snow in Tuck,
erman's ravine, in the White .mountsainaa
is at least thousand feet deep. Hopes
are entertained Of: q magnificent snow
arch there next August: :. ,..s.
A young lady in San Francisco
theatre created a lssssatsea by taking !
turn with male partner in one of ths
private boxes when the orchestra p'ayed
/ waltz between the acts.
Let no man be too proud to work
Let no man be too proud ofa hard 6st
or a sunburnt countenance. Let him
be ashamed only Of ignorance and sloth:
Let no man be ashamed Of poverty
Let him only be ashamed Of Dishonesty
and idleness. .. :
A noble ego,iisih ;,i ii is is the sublimsst Of
vvirtuesia faise one, the weakest Of all
vanities and the mos. j! aagrant !l Of, crimes:
We are always complaining that our
days are few. but acting as though there
would be no end to them.
Trust not him who seems more an1-
ioas to give credit than to receive cash;
Refrain from bitter words; there is
only one letter betweept them and swords:
Prayer Is ever prof able; at night it
is our covering; in the morning it is
our arimor..
Ye avaricious, remember that shrouds
have no pockets. ..,r ....
He that cap render reason is w''-
thy of an answer. ,,.. t.. ~.
Quiet copsciences never produce uh'
Quiet conversations.
How the Chinese manage their dei-
ties: After a long period of wet weather,
when they have prayed vainly for relief,
they put their gods out in the rain to
see how they i! like it. j.. -. ;
The Appleton (Wis.) Post says that
salt mixed with little butter sells there
readily at thirtyy.fve cents a pound.
Gen. Jordan, formerly chief of Beau
regards staff who ,is reported to have
gone to Cuba to take an important Pc:
sition in the command of the Reb-:
ell army is a very thorough soldier
and a man of scholarly acquirements.-3
Hsis,s gFadaats # wsss ! !! .PoiSs,, :, snS 4
served for many years in our old rega.
lar army mainly on the Pacific corst.:
An i;rrsppressibls blis 10y of FIVE years,
who vas compelled to keep Quiet 81
Sunday; having grown weary toHstg
the close Of a Sabbath day, frankly and
honestly approaobe ed his excellent bqt
rather; strict father, and gravely said >
"Pa, let's have little spiritual fun;", ~,
This was too much, not only for the
gravity but for the strictness Of the fs,
ther, and for once he "let mater caper'
till bedtime.