The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-07-25
known cr thought Ct.

lhe story opens with Il, scene uPon one "i
til. old planta,;pnS on the scacp,St, owned
bv Gen. st. Clair. His wife and three chill
dcen, Fi;z-lIus!l: Ecna and Lille, are de-
scc;bcl as ftting companions iorthe husband
aid father and few sketches of plantation
l;fc, 50 familiar to us all, arc introdnced.--
This peaceful scene is broken into by the
rude shock of.war and Gen. st. Clair, buck
ling on his sword, hastcns to the front, after
explaining to his son his reasons tor 50 DO
inc. The home is deserted and the family
moves to the up-eountry. The black cloud
IF war swecns over the land and benaGl Its
nall we all breathe heavily and live with
heavy hearts. Events ofstarthnS magnitude
a,e Of daily occurrence, and finally one day
there conc tidings Of great battle and the
death of Gen. st. Clair. Crushed and broken.
the little family move to- Charleston, where
Mr. Classy, the type Of the well known ex-
tortioncr and truly loyal man, is saon as the
war ends, contrary to the advice Of Fitz-
Hugh, pcrsuades his widowed mother to
sell the Charleston House for Confederate
money, and the family move to Columbia:
where they remain until Sherman came and
destroyed that leartiiul city. The horrors
of that awful night arc strikiugly told and
the blood rises to fever heat as the trightlul
story is told.
Reduced almost to beggary, the family re-
move to Ckarl1ston and hire Il single room
while the hero goes forth in search Of Gill;
ploymcnt, bat meeting with so little success,
determines to 90 and does 90 to New York:
where lie obtains subordinate situation i'll
hotel. True to his principles Of honor and
christianity, he remains unsullicd by contact
with the baser natures of those with whom
lie is associated, which 50 cxasperates one
of them that he accuses our hero OF stealing
watch aud other articles, he is cast Into
the Tombs. Here hope fled and he becomes
desperately sick. Meantime CLANS" friend
Of his at the hotel, rushes of to the rroprict":
and informs him Of the situation, at the same
time naming Mr. Winthropa gentleman ofnotc
in the city, as the person who had saved our
hero from the clutches cf sharper on his
first arrival in New York. Mr., Winthrop
is found. visits oar hero and ascertains that
he is the son Of Gen. St. Clair who had
been his college clum, best friend and the
means of saving him from disgrace in his
youth The conspiracy is exposed. our hero
is taken possession of by Mr.. Winthrop, in
troduced to his charming family, and life
and hope beam again to our cft-tricd but
ever faithful Fitz,lIugh. Mr.. Winthrop
then imparts to him the grateful informa-
tioi. that he had paid UP all premiums on
1000 policy ofinsuranec ofGen. st. Clair's
life and was prepared to repay large sum
of money which he owed the General. At
this juncturc appears Mrs. st. Clair, who
overwhelmed by the cheerful intelligence
given b. the faithful Hans, that her son
was in The Iumbs On charge Of theft, had
come to New York, and Il general reunion
takes place and Rcna is brought on from
Charleston. Here Of course. our hero falls
in love with Miss Winthrop and Nr. VIM
throps son with Rcna: bath of which suits
prosper.
Fitz.ITugh goes to Europe to complete his
education and here the story ends: with a
promise Of his return aala ruliilmcnt of the
dainm. "It is no crime to be born Il gen.
tIcman." We hope the book will: as it GER
tainly deserves, he read extensively.
1t is for sale in Camden by Or. J. A.
Young. Price $3.50.