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POETi.Y. [ From the Win yaw Intelligence!.J %4 He that covereth a transgression seek;;, love " Prov. Chap. 17th, part verse 9 To F ather bain. With frosty ?iead iyjd i rigid Iwart Willi sixty winters long gone by With living single, SAM would part And Willingly in wedlock din ! But SAM. to stir his lingering passion ! Must ftnd, a woman of discretion ! It makes me laugh to read thy lines, Fo? let me tell you, SEVENTY-SIX Love witn passion only twines And always plays discretion tricks, One keeps the garrison from false alarm? The other, takes the citadel by storm! Luckless mortal, Sure thou art! Traveling so long the %,oad of TIME Thou hast not found a counterpart Both in discretion and in rhyme. But since you'd marry let me recommcnd A Lady much in vfant of such a friend I She's near thy equal grown in years And has been married once before ; Dried are her lately mourning tears Her '"? atts she'll now exchange for Moore ! Cover with her long transgression Crown'd with this Lady oi discretion J REBEKAH RAT ILEBRAIN. WY LITTLE JUG OF WHISKEY. O, thou wert once from morn to night, My grcatest joy, my first delight, And never, never, far from si^ lit, ' s e- My little jug of whiskey. When early from my couch I crept, lulled thee full, and near me kept, And drank thee dry before I "?lept, My little jug of whiskey. O* seldom one short hour apart? For five long years or so, my heart, Reaolv'd from thee I'd never pail. My little jug of whiskey. But yet a pest I found thee, aye, Tho' 1 never knew thee run away, With but one pifctareen a day, . My littie jug of whiskey. One pistareen ! a little sound? Small su n?but wlien the year came round, Near eighty dollars it was found, My little jug of whiskey. Eighty ! but go on further still, In five years reckon as you will, Four hundred nigh it cost to fill, My little jug of whiskey. Four hundred !?such the sum you call ; With interest subjoined and all It but a calculation smallj My little jug of whiskey. Ah me I thought I, thou little foe?m Fool that I am to love thee so; In thirty more what would it grow ? My little jug of whiskey. Five thousand dollars ! Alas ! said I I vow henceforth to lay the by? So hear my last my farewell sigh, My little jug of whiskey, So up the little pest I gave, And took my resolution brave, The pittarcon a day to save, My little jug of whiskey. A Now thirty years have rolled away, I've saved my pistareen a day ; A lot I've purchased with the sum That might long since have gone for rum? And there a house I've built n* neat And large as any in the street; Weil furnished too?and round the fire, My children bless their prudent sire ; My p %rtner smiles with honest glee, Ami says there's none al>out like me ; So i^ood a lat'icr, kind a mate, Nore'oi was wife so fortunate, And I depend ye, bless the day, I lavfl my whiskrv jutr awav. QUONDAM TIPPLE. AMUSEMENT. ? lar i>eiti? at a (junker 1$, Urai <??*? Iiiencl that was ioitli, speak with threat ve ^.'" Kfue against consequence* ? giving the lie in conve'isatioi. Oil therefore, advising that whei .:iy man told a tale uot consistent ith truth or probability, the hearer !iould only cry, twang; which would ot iritate peopfe to passion like thi ?e. Afterwards he digressed iu th? <>ry of the miracle of live thousand ?big fed with five loaves of bread, "CC. he then told them that they wert iot such loaves as these used now-a iays but were as mountains ; i?t Inch the tar uttered, with a lout' yoice, twang; !?What, says tii Jjiaker, dost thou think I lie friend ; Vo, says Jack, but 1 am thinking io\v big the o\en was that baked it. Pro feasor of Signs; or, Tiro ; lays of telling a Story.?King James VI. oil removing to London, was WMited upon by the Spanish Vmbassador, a man of erudition, but who had - a crotchet in his head rhat every country should have a Professor of signs, to teach him and the like of him to understand one another. The Ambasador was la menting one <lay, before the King, this great desideratum throughout all Euro|>e, when the King, who was a queer ish sort of man, says to him; " I have a Professor of Signs in the northermost College in my dominions, viz. at Aberdeen; but it is avast a way off, perhaps 600 miles."? " Were it ten thousand leagues off I shal^see him," says the .Ambas sador, "and am determined to set out iu two or three days." The king saw he had committed himself, and writes, or causes to be v\ ritteu to the University of Aberdeen, stat ing the case anil desiring the Profes sors to put him off some way, or make the best of him. The Auibas sador^rrives^ is received with great solemnity ? but soon began to enquire which of them had the honor to he Professor of Higns, and being told that the Professor was absent in the Highlands, and would not return no body could say when, sa?s ffie Am bassador, " i will wait his return though it were twelve months. See ing that this would not do, and that they had him to entertain at a great expense all the while,they contrived a stratagem.?There was one Geordy, a butcher, blind of an eye, a droll fellow, with much wit and roguery about him. He is got, told the story, and instructed to be a professor of Signs, but not to speak ou pain of death! Geordy undertook it. The Ambassador is now told that the Professor of Signs would be at home next day, at which he rejoiced great ly. Geordy is gowned, wigged, and placed in a chair of state in a room of the College, all the profes sors,and the Ambassador being in an adjoining room. The Ambassador is now shown into Geordy V room, and left to converse with him as well as he could, the whole of the Pro fessors waiting the issue with fear and trembling. I he Ambassador holiis one of his fingers to Geordy ; Geordy holds up two of his;?the Ambassador holds up three ;?Geor dy clinches his fist and looks stern. The Ambassador then takes an or ange from his pocket, and holds that up; Geordy takes a price of a bar ley cake from his pocket, and holds that up. After which the Ambassa dor bows to him and retires to the other Professors, w ho anxiously in quire his opinion of their brother. " He is a perfect miraclesays the Ambassador: "I would not give him for (lie wealth of the Indies!" "Well," say *!ie Professors, " to descend to pnrticuhit's." " Why," say9 the Ambassador, *? L first held up one finger, denoting that there was one God ; he held up two, sig nifying thMt these are the Father and Hon; 1 held up three, meaning the Father, Hon and Holy Ghost, he clenched his fist, to say that these three were one. 1 then took out an orange, signifying the goodness of God, who gives his creatures not on ly the necessaries hut the luxuries of lite, upon w hit h the wonderful man presented a piece of bread, showing that it was the stall oi life, and pre finable to every luxury. The Pre ssors weir Very Jilad that uiatui v ry tail turned out so well; so bavin. *ot quit of the Ambassador, the ? ?ext sot Georily, to hear his versa: ^f the signs. 6 Well, Geordy, hov h 4ve you come on, and what think %\>u of jcur man ?? 1 lie hw . ??aid Geordy, what did he do fir. ?hinkye? He held up one finger, a iiuch as to say you have hut-one eye! Then 1 held up two, meaning t ha my one eye was perhaps as good a* ?>oth his. Then the fellow held u? 'hree of his fiugers, to say that there were but three eyes between us; hm :hen 1 was so mad at the scoundrel hat i sleeked my neive, and was U comc a whack on the side of his head, lie] would ha' done it too, hut ii>? ? ^ 7 \ our sakes. Tlieu the rascal did in t stop with his provocations here; but forsooth takes out an orange, as inucu as to say, your poor beggarly cold country cannot produce that! I show ed him a whang of a bear bantu* k, meaning that 1 did na' ( are a farthing for hiiu, nor his trash neither, as laug's 1 ha' this ! Hm by a' that's guid (concluded iieordy), I in angry yet that i did u't thrash t\e hide of the scoundrel!' .More sharp Shotting.?In Ben niugion, Vt. in 1814^ Lieut. Scott, of the 2(3lis L. S. riile regiment, fired three shots successively 110 yaids, at a tercet two inches in dia meter ; three halls penetrated the cen tre precisely, and were cut out of the tree to w inch tin*- target was attached, completely shattered against each other. Lieut. S. has frequently shot hirds upon the wing at 80 rods distance; and htfs been often seen to toss au apple into the air, and split it v\ ith a bail from his rifle, before it fell to the ground. ? Nlr. Leonard llol>ertson, in Ben nington battle, leveled at an lndiau chief who stood in a menacing atti tude upon the British breast work, at 180 yards-distance?and after praying for the salvation of the In dian's soul, he shotiiiui through the centre of his forehead. RELIGIOUS. A SHORT SKRMON. What will it jrrojit a man it he shall gain the whole trot Id and loose his own soul.?Matt, xvi, 26. How little weight has this consi deration on the minds of the general ity of mankind ! How few consider the salvation of their souls as the great business of life ? How little at tention does this important subject gain in the world ? You w ho are reading these lines, did you ever consider it ? Hid you ever lay it to heart ? Are you acting according to the conviction, the thought is design ed produce ? May you not thus reason ? 4 hare a soul as well as a l>ody. My soul must live forever in happiness or misery. It is capable of pain or pleasure inconceivably greater than my body. It is a mat ter of cam|rtratively little importance whether J am in abject poverty or the greatest affluence, during the few yearn* I am to continue in tin* present world ; whether I am res pected or doepised by my fellow mortals ; whether my body is sickly or healthy, painful or at ease ; these are matters of small consequence ; death is certain, and is near. "Ash es to ashes and dust to dust " must soon he pronounced over my lifcl* ss clay. In a dying moment if ? go/Id call the whole world my own, what good would it do me ? \Y hat com fort could it afford me ? But w he ther my soul is to lie eternally happy or miserable, the companion of an gels and saint# made perfect around the throne of God ; or doomed to weeping and wailing, and gnashing of teeth, with devils and damned i spirits in hell, w here the worm dieth not, and where the fire never will be quenched : this is the momentuous | inquiry I ought to make. ft'6 es cape, from the wrath to come,, am; secure- an inheritance among the saints m light, ougnt to be my great concern. is it so t Which world is most in mv thought*, this or the ? P iexi ? W itich aui i most about? Am 1 not often inquiiu what shall 1 eat, >\hat shall 1 di.n ? ?r w herewithal slu.ll 1 be cloalhed iut when did 1 seriously inquire ?? >\ hat shall 1 do to he saved/' 1 have no prevailing concern alxn, .iv soul, 1 may l>e certain my state i .ad aud its danger awfully great. Tax Returns For the year 1818 Will he received on Monday and Tuts day t)u 2 2d and 23d February at Hughes* store on beaver creek, the 24th at Flat '<ock, the 25th at George Wells', the 26th >\t Dicksons', and the 8 7th at John M'Coy's. Returns will be received in camden until the 20th March. As returns are necessarily required ear lier than heretofore, it is request* d: that general attendance will be given at the places of appointment. Charles J. Shannon, CcUecttrr Jt. D. January 28 9 ? 6 .Notice. The Subscriber takes 11?i^ method of informing the citizens of Ker shaw District, that lie will attend with the Tax C ollector, at his re spective places of appointment, for the purpose of taking a census of all the white inhabitants of said Dis trict, and respectfully soticites (lie punctual attendance of ail heads of families, A. Hammond. Febuary 1. ^ .Notes. Those in arrears with the firm of Gooch, Ctmingham & Co. will please to call and seitle their ac counts by notes, before- the 14th of February next.?for I shall be from home after that dats ; and 1 hate the trouble oftakeing my books, about to courts, as 1 am now declining to pedd le. 1. M. D. Garlic k. Liberty Hill, &. C7 Jan. 14 2 i issolution Tin- co|)!ii'tm r>>lii|) of Tkapp 4 M'K knzik having dissolved this day by mutual consent. Those in ar rears are solicited to call, nt A\ ar renton, before die 30th of February next, and, until thai date 1 shall at tend to the settlement of the concern. James M'Kenzie. W 'arrenton, Jan. 11. ZlTTEJS TW.Y. 7" THIS Members of the Camden Light INFANTRY, are required to attend Mus ter in {'amde?*y on Friday the 12th day of February next. The company will be formed before the Court House, at I 1 o'clock, it is therefore expected that each Man, will appear that hour in complete uniform c. Jhj order qf C&fit. J. IV. Cantry, VVm O'Cahi, O. 8. Jan. 21 4 5 ?11' TA'JVTiOJVV The members of the Camden Rifle Corps arc hereby commanded to attend muster at (he usual place of parade on Sa turday the 27th inst. it is expected tha every man will appear completely equip ped. By order of Cafit. Lrvyy J. I j. SowelL Or Ay. Sergt. February 3 __________ .Just received And far sale by II. LEVY & CO. 10 barn1 Is Irish Potatoes 10 hhds. Whiskey 5 IiIhU. Su^ar 10 kegs Dutch Herrings 10 casks Loudon Porter* February ft Just receivediT And for sale by C. RMILB CATONNKT. 3 bbls Orfttigfcf 12 bl?ls beat Ghoshen Cheeso 12 boxes Muscatel Raisins Fresh Arabian Dates Ditto. Cut rants Ditto Brazil Nuts Ditto N. Orleans January 28 ZvTTTTcE Is hereby given to all those indebted to the concern ot Ballard andfDyc, will conn forward atid make payment for no indulgence will be given. John G. iJalianl. January Notice. T*lie SultM libers take great plea me in announcing to the public, and j the citizens of South-Carolina in irlit ular, that we have employed six-tor P att eh son, uf North Caro ua to take charge ot our Acadeuiv. : t is situated upon a high aud eautiful hill, from the fix* of which -?ues a numbirof pure and ne\er ?iling streams of water, about three juarters of a mile distant from the Bradford Springs, (a place well ,nown and pronounced by phy*i iatis.and a number of others who .esort there for their health during the sickly season*,) to he one of the most healthy and pleasant spots in the state. Doctor Pattkrsok, received hi* education in the University at Fayette ville, where he afterwards taught; he also taught in two or three oilier academies in North-Caroliua with great applause and success. He educated a number of young men, w ho have since taught in this * District* and was pronounced b\ all ? w ho knew them to be meu of educa : tion. He prepared Mr. M'Leav, (prin cipal to Lode-bar Academy) tor ad mittance in the Senior Class of the University of North-Carolina; he also prepared Mr. Pattbksos ior mer principal of Mount Clio Aca demy for the above institution; :md from the long experience w hu h Doc tor Patterson lias had, and the suc cess w hich he has met with, in iho ' management of s< hinds, w e are fully persuaded he will do us justice and meet the expectations of the public. l<or the saiisfauion of* those who may favur n* wilu their patronage, we will state, ihai ilie utmost atten tion will be paid to the morals as well as the education of the youths tiiat may be commith d to oui\ charge. We are authorised to state to tue public, that boarding may be procure ed In decent Houses quite convenient to the Academy; boarders pa^in^ one half in advance. ; Theschool w ill go into operation on the first day of February next. The following Blanches will bo taught, terms of tuition annexed? viz: Reading, Writing and common Arithmetic 812 per annum ; English Grammar, Geography, Ancient and Modern History, Rhetoric, Moral Philiteophy and Astronomy, the La tin and tireek Languages, together with all AjLulieiiiiitics 8iJ0 per an uum. Thomas Sumter, Caleb Rembert, J as. R. CaVter, Jos S. iiossard, W, H. Capers, Samuel Dwyer, Sinclair Limbacker, James Dwyer, - Zac. Qanty, J no. Pejry. Sumter Putrid, ith February^ It 19. lidm*ay'* History. Those gentlemen in Camden and Its vicinity, who have subscribed for Kam* say's History of the U. Status, arc re quested to call at (Jeorge Forbes' book store opposite Col. Nixon's where they can reccive their Books according to sub scription. J a. rr?v , Committed. To the gaol ot Kershaw district a ne^r? fellow about 9% yean of age, 5 feet 7 inches high, bald head, has been ironed on the left leg as it is sore, says hi name is JiOB, and that he belongs to Edward Brou^bton . Clarendon dist rict, the owner is reques ted to coine forward, prove property, pajT charges, and take him away William Love, o. k. d. January 2 1, 43?tf , Committed ? To the gaol of Kershaw district, a negro fellow of a dark complexion* about 5 feet 10 or II inches high, 20 or 22 yean of ige, stout built, well llothed, and haa three scars raised high in the skin on his left shoulder, he says it was done with ? stick, calls his name JIM, ?-.ul sAys that he belongs to John Ea^on in ll couhty, N.T\ the owner is reques i o ' omc forward, prove property, pay charges, aiK- i *<?; ! im ay. William Love, g. k. d.