Camden gazette and mercantile advertiser. (Camden, S.C.) 1818-1822, March 30, 1820, Image 4
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The following anecdote use* to be, told by
George I. at tho time of relaxation
from business, and unbending from re
gal concerns.
About the year 1619 tl We wa a a
nobleman in Germany, wlwise daugh
ter was courted bj a .young lb^.?
When he had made sirchf.pragress
in tbaaffair as is usual by the inter
position of friers, the old lord had
a cgafefenoe wilh him, - and asked
him bp}* he intended, if he marriet}
his daughter to mainteitLlier? He
answered) equal Uf her quality.?
lo which her. father replied, that
was no answer to (fce question. He
desired again to know whara?had
ltd maintain her withf^'lo which
lady gave his abjure
to marry^his daughter, ^altbw^
e tut none coul
this young tf?
irs derive Vbw
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extraordinary case of, a trader;?
'fotpelled tar # snocesilon df misl
Junes; anil absolutely destitute
?* m&. m ?,^{ m MNi
(l.O^cans of procuring food, retired
to . aiptyuestered spot in a foi est, am!
th^re vesolved to starve himself to
death. lie put Ilia determination jn
force o* the 15tb 8e|rtetnber and wax
round 6n the 8d of October, (eigh
teen days) ?Mill living although
spee^less, insensible ami reduced
to tlMnst Mag? of debility. A small
quantity of ltquid was given him,
after which lie expired. By hi* sKle
i was found a pocket book and pencil,
with which he' had contrived to keep
a daily Journal of bia slate and suf
ferings, aud in which he had perse
vered till the 29tb September. He
begins by giving an account of him
self, atip states that he was a res
pcctal>K? tradesman possessing good
property, of which he had been de
prived t>y ?misfortune aud villainy,
and that ht come .to the determina
tion of starving himself to death not
so much* with' the view of commit
ting suicide, as because he was una*
ble to procure work ; that he had in
\tafoi offered, himself as a sel
dier; and was too proud to ad#ly
to unfeeling relations. This note is
tlated on the 10th; which day he bad
enp^t) in constnictiag a litHe hut
Of bushes and leaveis. On the 17th,
he complains of suffering much Jfrom
cola, itxl, in bh JournA of tti* 18th,
he' mentions having aiiffeired mUfck
from intolerable thirsf, to appeals
which, :l?e had licked the dew from
the surrouftdjyyig vegetables. On
the 20th, he found a small piece of
coin, and with great difficulty reach
ed ail inn, where he purchased a
bottle of beer. ? The beer failed,
however, to quench his thirst, and
W|lr&oglfi was so reduced; that lie
look three hours t6 accomplish the
distance, about Smiles. ? Ott the SSty
he dfacowred a spring ot water, but
ft?Sh ?menteA;with thirst; *be
ten days #B|ce lie!
was made
the scor
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