The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-09-05
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ulVihS pelis. a Sis-SS q H.
Thieves through Fort -Isays'e
reporter, and came ont with three lead Pen
cis, a broken comb and dead llhs bead circus e
iSf3si sleheei' ! sh ,ksFsoL of, t,a,E7eli7v ID
81 60 Though my work, " EcpgSviasly
said the needle to the ids boy. :. = But net,
till you arc pushed" triunlphantly rspfrd
the idle boy to the needle.
why" asks disconsQlate widow, is
venison like my, late and deeply lapented
husband 2" S Every bod, body giving it DIP, the
widow says: Because he is the 'dearqde-
parted:@a ~ hs.a hs7igz9 "a aoiifis,ajzs
d A Georgia paper advises its subscribers
that "paynents can be made in bntter, eggs,
corn, potatoes, ragged grcopbacks or ztobac-
co stamps-if nicely taken from the boxes" b9o
:ti Mr. i. j, .Wentsorth,o of Chicago, nsua be
q rather tall man.. The Times speaks sf him
as having been seen striding, telegraph pole
in hand, down Michigan avenue. ''' S'a'
Do, Do ,P ,Patt says, athefe arc two s seasons n Il in
which our administration seeks repose' from
its gigantic labors, one is that which precedcs
the holidays, and the other that Which fol.
lows.1g;is :sobIas ~, ei.tsssqa s 81
I'd The Sioux,are Ieryg observant.S fOnetof
Spotted Tails followers, who speaks; q. little
English, seeing one Of the servant girls,of
the hotel take off kcr, ehignon, exclaimed:
"How! White woman raise her own scalp!
Indian no. good 'here.%i hsoascs. ksss s4aa1
~ A good natured traveller fell oasleeb ifiia
train, and was carriedaus few miles beyofd
Z his destination. ~ Iretty good ;joke, ,iathis,
isn't .it?" said d he to fellow passengcr!--
"Yes, but tH LITTLE too far-fetched Yas a The
rejoindcr: -, 80
l. Alexandra Dumas, Pcre, was one day ask
ed by friend to contribute ten francs for
the funeral Of a bailiff who had died in des-
titutc circumstances. g" What!" !"Sexclaihncd
the great novelist, Z" ten francs for 4hurying
a bailG,%oa Here, are 100 franes-7burys ton
bailiGs. .,,,.. -.
Enter young sprig at florists GLOW
much for the lilies of the valleyW "A
dollar and.a-Ralf sprigw &c Too much"
=" "Wcil,' blandly replies the yender of lex
otics, IF you would have, the lilies of the
valley, you. must pay, the; vally, Of the j.
lies" !y The young snHl man b0@EsGaSd @ Sa.s .takes his
lea1. esf ,f,,.s ~ IL.
Mr. Walker, (colored, } who was, legally
choked to death in Georgia on tie 24h'of
July, ,teheered! hispoor old mother, #h6
Standing at the foot of the gallows,l by-in-
forming! her that if she dida't '"t;mend her
ways; she would go to HI howling" This
high-toned son then signifed his willing
ness to be an angel, and was let down through
the floor. .,,i ri sz.iI..! e sg,l.HnT IN
az Hereis the loyesditty of a Georgian Which
he dropped, .and'was picked up in the road:
ITO bliss Study: Behold q stranger at the
doore Of thy heart, he gentely nox. has nox
before. has waited long, is waiting still. miss
Study you treat no other friend 70 i'll ! luv
you now and will forever, you MAY change
,but4I will never. for even ono+benoaf lot
derist won forget me not, Miss Study must
confess that l luv you best of all the girlsI
ever new, their is not one to be Compared
with you" A.. ''1 80 ''' '1'~'
Two women lately entered Pennsylvania
bar-room where their husbands were enjoy
ing their necdle-gun cocktails, and madclthc
scene enjoyable for a few minutes. They
broke. tumblers, upset. tables, raulmed their
fists through tho bottom of q tin pitcher,
threw cat into the cider barrel, and put
kerosene in the 'whiskey. After which they
took their husbands by the nose andlea
them home. Such is. to be the result of the
sixteenth amendment. 4 e.. -, .;,;s,i l. Il.
Speaking. of the dances at Saratoga, Miss
Grupdy says that the "Boston" hasstaken
the place Of every thing else almost, and in
round dances the style Of holding the lady
has altered slightly, being now about MS al
fcctioua.c as possible The lady Sticks'her
nose in the gentlcmaps slccye, where it
joins the shoulder, and he rests his check Oh
her fair hair, feeling the pulse Of Kesff right
wrist, while she encirclcs his neck with her
arm. -.s.. - ,TS'asszst s'E 7"r-i
They tell, "hartdiu 4sna ii s e. ssoaes s n Ken
lucky. Ekissis sthe latcstsaA anaanineDut.
Ter County got Very drunk easaa quara Of
whiskey, and laJyiq the. .waods iggh.. Ehe
next morning a dead rattle snake rms found
about three feet from him, RhiEh had exf:
IDENTIFY bitterthe drunken nian'tfifee several
times during the night;as shown by the i'm
preston Of the teeth in the flesh. The bites
did no further injury than to cause u slight
swelling and inflammation, which soon pass.
cd away, but the mean wiSkcy in the mans
system was too much for the snake, and lie
is supposed to have died immediatel Latter
inAicting the wounds.
\ country girl hear Louisville has learn
cd how to utilize her father Whom her
" fellow" rides out to sec her. she makes the
"old man" keep the flies off the horse du-
ring the visit.
An old fisherman was caught il. his dug.
out on The broad Potomac by furious gale.
He padded to the shore as hard as he could
scared to death, padded and prayed formcr-'
cy-prayed for mercy and padded, untiLhis
canoe struck the beach. Then he turned To-