Camden gazette. (Camden, S.C.) 1816-1818, August 15, 1818, Image 4
From\hc Columbia Tcitacopc^ ,
1(V MONODY ON MY OLD HAT.
" When the life totthe warrior is o'er,
Hia deecfe ev'iy tongue will rehearse ;
AikTikiw anold fcatia~no raore.
Ah would you deny it averse?"
r^Iiu9hfn.
Farewell, farewell,
?t 4' ' <
. ^vh!pU"lot: , .
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Tfeatwe
Each-other
? 3*
*
T hat Ve, my Hat, liave been
fn nnm' n rKAMii?i>M tr?ni> ?
Xo many a ttfieitterM aceoe ;
Ttiat to my*head*
i a shod
Twkcr" " ''
7 Of ev'ry kindf ' * \ ,
?>5 tit r*in and tvirxi ; J -
In winter's tVoit and snow*
And Summer'* hottest glow.
*5v i .. 1. ? ?? . ' ..?>?
? ; *>++*>* W ffWO
^'.T o separated
v , Jjiacfrheu 1 got
irn:
acquainted with my Hal
;^0)?|tee must bear tho blame,
Ai$ Fatb ahwj^toljiafc thame ;
They brought -my feieiid
i:Unto?n^dWS^^ ?
Ah, many a lempett otoua both was
And nowmjf apirit ' ^
Won't let mc wear it.
Cura^d ajiite I
My poor Hat's crown, alas ! its very crown
i 3- gmxi, ' A;
Tp<- n.
Oh fbr a Muse of fire !
That would aspire
"i ^ /To heav'n on Fancy's wing ;
To aingp? -
V.'
?& Why Wen fodefcd,
With 4pj?lSit speed, - - ,4
I'd just have-toconwdawnejajn ?
For there my Hat lies low,
Like ^o^arte^rown^own,
Adieu !
lil.
e3*w*' '* ?*?
? if''- ? -
?? * .*.
yr y >/?? r *W-' ** w
to make ao free,
T ?
wiH, thee.
1 tUre^flyPK&ten,7}^^' .
Lest t should httvt i? orown,
v 5b^P^?T-7
tmUWt*kec?r?,.
a pWci clear*
Bttttfcdu,aM Ha^
* Uas^fooan to mtoqr a corntrM spd*,
In many avpleudidhaU and chamber mean.
Akl conscicncc gives a wing*
ToUa mfc I've n^dthe wronfc ;
l?or trtnea grown traU and old,
harc been manifold.
Alas ! Ala* !
I can't rcdioat,
Uor maka atonement for my crime i
But (afthion may
Yfet chango aoimc day ;
Take such a carelcsa dashing turn>
That erownlcss hats may yet be worn ;
We'vo oddor modeain evr'ry clime??
Tranaporting thought !
My <tearo4d Hat,
I'll wear the then in apite of fate or time.
W.
PIlEJfOXtEJTOJW
Sofef account* which wc liave
jnst recfelvwi Iron i onr friends, \vho
are sojourning for the Rummer, in the
immediate neighborhood of thr tv. ??.tn ,
"are at once so singular in themselves
and so respectable as to their ^sour
>ccs> that we have no hesitation in
laying ihem before the public. It is
stated that, our whole seaboayofgfe
as the waters 'n hich bound and
intersect it, are at present stre'wfed
viith ^arcase^ of Fish. Not only
the kinds which are usually caught
there, are seen in great variety (and
irameace abundance but some "epet
cies are occasionally found with ]
which our fishing gentry have rtever
belbie had Any acijuafcitaues. The"
appearances 4 lui9. presented are at.
ouce inte vesting ana mournful . At*
though the flsh tire in general, when
met with perfectly dead, tfciais pot
always the case ; nud when those
whichstill retain signs of life are
from motives of curiosity thrown
again from ilie shore into deep watery
the only use they appear to make of
their remaining power* of musculo*
action is to escape from the element
for which nature designed them aud
to regain the beachum from which
ihey have been cast About three
weeks ago five or six large f!sb; of
^ 1 % % f 1 A I a ? vJa^am % ? ? 1 j fc . . r d i 1 - a / k ^
urc wnaie Hjwciw, were ctisciA erect
dead upon th& beach, within a * few
miles of the entrance to our havbtfiy
1 This unusual occurrence Excited ,
t much surprize at the time and it k ;
more IhaTn j^opahltrtfiat it w as |>ro-,
duced by the same cause which is
now operating no fatally upon < the
lesser fish. >\V it h regard to what
this cause is, much difference of opin
markable that the surface of thc^ea
'is frequently 'coated over with an cu
traneoxs substance of a dark and oily
appearance . The existence of these,
two phenomena at the sumo tiwe,
form the beUef^tliat they are in some
way connects * with each other.
We will submit them however to the
curiosity of those who haVfc enjoyed
betfer opportunities than we have of
informing tj^jQselves-na such ?ub-f
jects, after venturing la support the
only explanation that has happened
to occur to us.? For the last six >
weeks the wind has blown "with lit
tie or no change, and alihosit with*'
out intermission, from the southward
[ And westward. The consequence is*
?known to be that a strong .niid steady,
current hat for some time -past been
setting along the canst tirfbte noi
w'afrd and eastward. M*
I per banks that have beeq ascertain
I ed to aboimd in the more fffiwberri
de? ? And If so, mayHlfcttnSI
exposure of these hanks !
I(W imparted to the " watery deep"
existence it seems to
0- -
? % fd V1*'
laysucl^ in Mtisoii county v
ntucjiy, for the . pnrpoae or taking
position^ awi iu try about forty
? __ U cauttft which wert ifct for trial
I at that time and placfc. On a rfinrf
1 cotiuftdtatiou> it was agreed that two
magistrates, to wit, Jc$eph Italia
and John Young should retire to one
corner of a large tootn, in wlikli
they bad tneL and attepd&d to taking
the dispositions, whilst Jonathan
Stout, the other magistrate should
try the causes. A cimse came <rf?to
bo ltcard wfcewin th&mlm id dispute
was seventy fiv?* rente ; neit&e par
ty having any testimony to introduce,
Sir. Stout, for the purpose of obtain
ing some knowledge of the situation
of the, claim permitted the parties to
go into a free conversation on the
subject of their dealing. In the
course : of the conversation that at a
day not long previous to the day of
trial, the defendant had called on the
pi an lift to settle with him lelative to
the expense of taking up an estray ;
and now in the presence of Mr. Stout,
the defendant was asked by the plain
tiff, if he did not recollect falling
short the sum of fifty cents to pay
the expenses of taking up the estray
at the time aliove alluded U>, when
he called to settle it, the defendant
said, he ilid ? ? up<r^ ivhich the fol- 1
luwiqg dialogue ensued : Plantffi ?
Had you any more money with you
that day, than you gave me, towards,
Did jpu borrPk'any money of any
one that d*j?%ityeufdnt~r'tiQ; I
did not yon lefc
my house^^ffet ' d*y, did you meet
certain young men (uamhj* them)
oil your way home? Def&raartt? 1)
did. v Pto>tf{/^-Did youlelttrnwitb
thenr tOTtny-^iuuse? Defendant ? 1
did . Plaintiff- ? Did you afterward*
pitch quoits with thera for whiskey
in my yaftl? Defendant? i~ dttb ?
Ptmntijf- ? Did yoa ? lose two half
pints ol whiskey ? Defendant? 1 did. j
Plaintiff ? W ere ihey called in" by
you at my bar? (the plaintiff was a
tavern- keeper.) jQ&ftiicL.nt. They
were. :i)id you pay me
for them ? Defendant ? ? think i did# i
? ? After considerable affirmation ori j
one side, and denial on the othejg ;
the plaintiff told the defending if Ik*
wotHd swear he had panl for two
half pints, he would si i ike them oat
of his _ account j -defendant Haul c
would, ami askcif AlKbtout Io riI
miiiiste* the oath, bat he Ix&tig con
scions from the prior confessions of
the defendant, tiiarit was impossibte
i t could be su-^saidHn blm, I
delicacy in doing it, and you Lad
better pay it; ifs;a triGing sum, 1
would not take the trouble to swear
for it. teomcdiirtg at:^fet moment
enlled the attention of Mr^&Blout
from the subject, and befowi he again
had fixed his vyes on the defendant,
he had stept to Mr. x ourtg, ond of
(\ is magistrates in the other corner of
the r^bm, and had sworn in tue^nost
R>"!ommiHtier to the payment of the
nioti^i>f which he iaimadiat?1y iift
formed Mr. Stout.
UntH this fc\v ful peteiod, theftdrim
Ijja usu.aVjqyj^
a nee of health ipd ^yjgoM>^p^m
alas ! do soon^ .had he, turned abof#1
to inform Mr. Stoul of his successful
attempt to commit (he horriil ciiurc
of peijury, than a death like paleness
wasTisible in hU counlenatice ; the1
people in, the loom simulianemsly
reqiwked^ w i tfi aston i slnnent, tiit
change so instantaneously effected in '
lMfPPC?W>f > Air. .SU'Ut hi.^s*^
remarked, when relaUogJtbc circjwn
stance tolhewri ler, thathehafltbeap
j pearance of a man alreadiy Iwoivdayjd
Ldead. Judgment far
^ttfty cents, and he &tired from the
. scene of guilt. But wretched, iof*-"
iuated mortal ! ho could Mot retire,
from conscious guilt. He took nei4
the* refreshment nor sleep that night ;
but appeared listless, nf?* his'umbf r j.
totinte wife felktes) afia rotted in his
bed from aide to side, like one hjsr- ;
eft of every earthly enjoyment^
Morning came 5 but with it brought i
iiu iViici iu m^ |u 1 liiibtd bu4<Jlil?
Still taking no food, he .went after
breakfast to the field where a number^
of reapers had met* t*ctttjhi?grqin ;l|
lie gave them noma incoherent direc
tions relative to the harvest*., and re
turned to his house. ? The whole day
was spent in thoughtful musing, ??<>
I apparent agony 6 f mindi hucJ ntir^
ther night wai spent like lite prece^
dihg. U the morning, a short time
after he had left bis bed, lie was seen
running upon all foufa through (lie
floor yard* ftfid exclaiming " John
Johnston (the name of the constable
who attended the trial) and the Devil
are after meJ" He was picked up
l>y some men who were about (lie
house and set down on Hie step of the
door. In a few minutes, he sudden
ly started from his seat, and again
commenced running upon hi* hands
and feet as liefore : and exclaiming
most awfully, u John Johnston and
the devH arc after me*'v In this man*
' ner lie made his way into a small field
i of com which stood open K> the door
yard, and as lie ran between the rows
of corn, he tore up a number of hills
by the rofjts ? -and whilst those enga- .
e;ed, and liefore he could be reached
by his pursuers, in the act of tearing
up a corn hill, he suddeuly and in
stantaneously expired !
Header beware. Avoid dissimu
lation ; bat admit not a thought of
perjurj to meet a ^Second's entertain
ment iu your bosom, lu a raah,
and inconsiderate moment, this luau
cast htmse If away, leaving an indeli
ble Btain ujH)n all his connections^
and carrying with lum to the grave,
an odium which an oftean of tears
can never wash from his name.
, - - * - t
v y Jlwet liaisiUs ? Tlie I ( inks of this
.fiver, so celebrated Tor.Uie^nftviuous
Fmnrder a*id burniagfo deatkj&f voun
<l?d |>riso?c4rs by the British and
their allies* in January 181$, now
presents* an asn^ct that the
l*ruspect of suck anuthejr scene in its
hei ghborhootl? far they fcrfr 1 1114 iug
with a Wdy industrious populating.
A new village callA^' Moifrjte* liasi
been built, ill wHkjP^a coutt housfc
for the country is It
may fie ivraarkc^jr^nendty, that
many large tracts if cb'.rttry, wbkh
Were in tlieii* native wiUlness at the
hesfming of tlie late Avar, are now so
well in sulated that??> thousand
. it
Were, by ^the beatof
especially is 4lte case in the ljgrtUern
and western countries of NewYork.'
mektfReg.
. . \* . j ? * ~ ^
Boston, July t5.
? We yesterday received
fy?m *ljPon*e.M>on<k?nt'iit Git ..
ttjUedon iumsU^y, \vhid> says:
? the great, S;:vi*iu has again
At\IIAMIUk<l lak <>!?>. L 1. C\ 1 ?
?fywaigd
coumimet.
itofmikis -.VWM UW>I?MI ^niUUilg
the bait. ' Tbe fish exhibit the utmost
terror at their approach ; and is the
s tomgrni '
ahffifthc water to escape ?
(wits, but in vain, fcr the SeijpeaU
pass ami repass, devWiftj* tts tliey
fe<K $ :. Joir. ? ^auge^t, cif niii place,
had n fair view ofon^tW* day. SI to
ptutfed nn.lcr l>is si>.t be aav*
the he?d tnd iM^lteau^ .onJber
resembled t%^r^io^atwl en
jcraving of Capt. IkacliI Cap*. H.
\V ebbeft who saw the laVwe Serpent
ami (hree mnaWer oaes, yeateadav,
from the shore, judged the large ono
to be 100 feet i n and the
-smaller ones to lie about fifty iffeii,
-* >3 A ? .
L$S
many New-Yorkers, who lm\e here
tofori- dhfUoliovi'il Wll the ' p louceste*
and Cape Auo.sWieo. gu :
: W%. ? j?WZZ /
fi, $k;2+- w W A 1 .
*'fhe *lwck of an Ehtfhqodke wvb
?t ip?MiHe<l^ill<^(Geou) on Suir
tnovning 2d lust* Abotit day-!|jjhfc
rl*he tetitulons motion which i\ pro
duced, cauaed toe I ell in the Cupo
la of tlie State-House to strike*everal
time&
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Wholesale Pricts Current.
CAMDEN} &.c. ? Ctiu:
Upland Cotton, frbm v 3? ^
! Rice, prime (ctttJ 7 ? 8
Hour, fine) C*ni<l?n (bbl.) 1 9 i ^
Corn (bush.) - ? - I'*' 50
VV heat do.
Tobacco leaf (lb.) - - 4 A
Whiskey (?*l.) *V. 70 7*
Butter (!l>.) - - ~5 37
Bacon do. ' ? ?'r; ?'? 13 )i
l^ard do. \ <k) w ' ^ / ? 20' 25
Taik/w do. ^ f * , ; >16 I#
licit VVix (lb.) ? ? ? ' - 24 23
Shoe Thread do? ^ *" . ?7
Indigo prime do. - ft 7 A*
Coffee do. - ??* 93 2$
sSu$ar, Mil&covado (lb.) 15 HI
-fcait (bush.) - - I 25,
Iron (lb.) - - - c B
Molasses (gal.) - 75 8f
.it Cha rl ESTON.'
Upland cotton 31 33 ctn Moor ft! 2 4,
Corn $1 18, Sugar 1 3 cts. MoUutiea 6^6,5
lr y i. i ? 5, Whiskey 70