The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-06-27

SUMMING UP.
When I got through taking the vote ii
summed up asfollows:
For Grant sever
For Greeley Frequently
For Capt. Pearce The Mail Line
For Woman's Rights The Female Line
For Louisville The General Lytle
For-get.me-not The Fat Contributor
The above you perceive shows clear ma
jority for the peoples choice. When [ an
notnced the straw the scholarly man remark
ed in solemn tone:
Behold the child, by natures kindly law,
Pleased with 4 rattle, tickled with straw. u
WOMAN IN OIL.
heard a man complaining because his
wife was taken with oil fever. She had a
piece of land in West Virginia where oil had
been found, and nothing to do but she must
organize company and go to boring. She
bored him to 90 for a long time, but he
wouldn't, so she went herself
I told the man he would be justified in
sueingfor divorce.
"On what grounds ?" said the man.
"Right there on the oil grounds"
"I mean what plea could offer ?"
"That she left your bed and borcd."
srERNwuEELER.
At Louisville left the mail boat, regret
ting exceedingly that I could not take it
with me, and embarked on the sternwheeler,
J. Z. Rankin, bound for Evansville.
T once knew an old man who bet that he
would wheel a barrel of -four ten miles, over
mud road, if Henry Clay wasn't elected
President. I Inever saw such a Stcrnrheeler
as that man was, about the sixth mile.
made some little inquiry at Louisville as
to how the steamer ranks, and was glad to
find it rankin about as high as any Of the
sternwhcelers. There was water enough to
permit our going over the falls which VIC did
in gallant style, with colors flying.
LEFT HER AsTERN.
Just below the falls VIC passed another
sternwhecler. "We've left her astcrn," cried
the captain cxtltantly.
T rushed. to the stern Of the boat, examin-
ed it critically, and, returning, asked the
captain if he wasn't mistaken about that.
nMistakcn about what ?" he inquired.
II think you remarked Of yondcr boat,
that we had left her Il stern; [ find on exam
nation, that the stern, like our flag, 'is still
ther!," consequently you could not have left
her STERN unless you carry an extra stern
or two. to leave boats with which you arc
on friendly terms, which is hardly probable.
No, captain, I saw you give her bow as you
passed, but you certainly havn't left her any
stern"
Nonsense" said the captain, II mean we
got ahead of her"
sGot head of her; where is it? What
do you propose to do with ?"
4 EThe captain regarded me long and sadly
and remarked in great solcmnity, and then
he remarked "Young man, if it wasn't any
better head than you have got, l would
throw it overheard"
And yet l studied stcamboating under
Cons. Miller
BELOW LOUISVILLE.
The scenery below Louisville at this sea-
son of the year is very charming indeed; the
river winding among hills covered with the
richest verdurc. Always beautiful, the view
sometimes approaches sublimity. The boat
stopped very often to take on or take off
freig ight Or passengers. The gentle villagers
came down to the landing to welcome us. 1t
was really affecting to see how cordially our
mate would shake them by the hand and
"borry chav of tobaker from 'em. Occa-
sionally we passed sternwheeler going up,
and exchanged cheers with her. Our deck
hands exchanged stools and Jumps of coal
with one boat they wcrn't on good terms
with.
CANNELToN.
Istoppcd of at Cannelton, Indiana, some
seventy-fve miles above Evansville. Camel
tor is noted for possessing some Of the finest
minds in the West, but they arc coal mines.
The American Camel Coal Company have
thrcc-extensive mines here. Adieu.