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' ' . v " ? THE CAMBEW JOURNAL. k '."i; " ; iirrn- ' ; *; -wi ; i'll lfj-ht ?_ jij'.h/aig.1 . jejjjmlim.- i i i ii?agm^mwgy??? ???, ???wmmmmmmmmmbwa?errr.v^ [YEW SERIES-] VOIi. I. C.H1DEX, SOIT5I CAROLINA, WED.\ESDiY, 7VOVEJIBER II, 1840. : ' K?M*L '* ? ' I? w i i ;en---ja_u.i.'-1uim.i - l.3sxg.n?i ui^.ua?-?mi " mrtmwom?am??ama?? ??rn^mmm. POETRY. i F0.1 TUP. CAMDEN JOURNAL. TO r. A. Clr.Tics brought thcs, Ilea, to my vie*.'.'. Thou scorned As beautiful as when thou wart my fin f, My early love. Time's sad impress and stamp. On that pale face, lias not, as yet, appeared: Nor canker touched tho bud thar, onco, for mo I)'.d bloom. Those lips?those eyes?and that fair 1 hair ' Watch floated round them as the melting beam -- I Or christened light about the starry live, Were still thine own. And though v.*e met, no nerve War? moved; no blanched chock; no panting heart J Batrayed tho secret, which lies buried in v The grave of years, long past array. One sigh : Escaped, wliic.'i memory breathes within l! c soul; j j As it* some wind unhealthy crept along < Its broken wires. It sighed; but that wes ail! 1 Vision of beauty, but as soulless as ( The garnished sepulchre, fi?rg< t the past, , Thyself, and life, if cold oblivion may x O.n pang of troubled thought ronio'.c; or think > Of them as wanderings of a sick child's dream. j Ago has not blanched the minstrel s lock, nor yet Frozen the hallowed streams of life, lubbling Along their short uvea, vcmni course; nor ji-i A worn out Pilgrim's load of lima transferred 1 T.?on tho wayward heart fust catcrirg The vale of tears! And yet that heart is changed! Iiow changed! It now without a throb of wo Sad images of !>y gone days recalls. Upon the sea shore stands and views the bark 'That pride and idol of an early hope. Flouting another's signals, and tlio freight Of once rich merchandise like worthless goods All buried in the sand?One thought remains, "The bark itself is sail! This is a ray I Of Heeling moonlight 0:1 a dark cold see! i Era! Farewell! and when we inctt again Ho it in same far better world than this. II. E. i A THOUGHT. ? Oh, could wo step into the gsave, And liA ilie ccliin lid, And look upon the g cedy worms , That cat away the dead! , It well might change the reddest check ' Into a lily white, And freeze t!.o warmest bleed to look 1 c?.I .1 si.fVf *- 1""' -"v - -o"' Yet still it vera a sadder sight, If in that lump of clay, There we3 a sense to feel the worms S'i busy with their prey. Ob, pity, then, the living heart, T ie lump of living clay, O;: whom the canker-worms of cara Forever, ever prey! CT ULltLUL.J-JL?1". J'-'J*?1 - U,"' .1 n SlStEIiLAXEOl'S. ALCOHOL CANNOT BE DIGESTED. " A man in London once drank a pint of gin; he soon fell into a state of insensibility, and died in the street. On internal examination, there was found in his stomach a fluid which had the smell of gin, and a, like quantity was found in his brain, on a ' lire being applied both ignited. A strong j case of this kind occured at Edinburgh 3ml another in America. A young physician, in the state of Maine, applied hits t: lancet t<> the vein of a continued drunkard, who had just come out of a fit of intoxication. The blood exhaled a strong odour of whisky, and on application of a taper it burnt lor some seconds with a blue flame." At the close of last year, 1?3 \ a:i occurrence was mentioned in the | uh-j] lie papers, which fil'y corroborates tie jo fact-. A gentleman by the name of Tay- j j lor, had entered a cab, but when tho driver arrived at the Angel, Islington, and opened tho door, he found his passenger dead. A surgeon- was called, who tried lo blood him, but in vain. He opened his head, and found alcohol in his brain, which on the application of lire, burnt with a Ida.; Hume. A considerable portion of spirit was also detected in his stomach. These facts were stated at the inquest which was held by Mr. Wakley, and who, to obtain correct information on the subject, deferred the inquest Ibr a day or two, that the surgeon might fully ascertain whether it was really alcohol which was in tire brain and the stomach. The experiment fully confirmed this fact. Several similar well authenticated facts are mentioned in Bacchus, p. 3'Jd, all cf which show that alcohol cannot be digested, and in n) form whatever can be lit f r the body of man. It cannot nourish a healthy man, it cannot quench tho thir. t cf a thirsty man, and it may very soon poison, iutlame, and kill a sickly man, and therefere ought, to be abandoned by a!!. A /*/? ? i/,/, /*/ ?./.*. /in/I t/f /i U / *#*>! v7g?r.?'A recipe fcr what!' Oil, don't he alarmed; you needn't try it ifycu dun'f like it.?You can try it, thong!}", v/thout ; uracil danger, unless your biood is very thin. It is taken from the Ilaitville (Winsconsin) Badger: ' Put 0:1 a pair of cotton or linen pantaloons, (yellow ifpos' s'.ble.) a long tailed pale blue, old jeans coat, a high crowned, peaked topped, straw or chipped hat, and a lo*.v pah' oi fhocs without seeks; t!:?:i set yourself 0:1 i high stump next morning after the first J ai rest, and rest your head on your liand.lli< md your eibow on your knee, and look h: jver the fence wishfully, into a cucumber dc latch; if you can stand this operation for it wo hours without your teeth chattering, tli ;ou are proof against the ague, if the ex- th )cri:nent fail, you may attribute the ladire to the healthiness of the climate, and hi tot the inefiieieney of the experiment. in PRESERVATION OF PUMPKINS, h Wo understand that Mr. C. S. W. dc Dorscy is at this time feeding his milch he tows freely on pumpkins of !a?t year's (a ;rowth, which r-re i:i a tlate of perfect fc >rcs.Tvninn. The bolter is ri' the finest si. palitv, and < f the riches' color, ni m'ght at ie expected from such food. His nvodc cc >f preserving so perfectly a vegetable, hi .vhich wliilo it can be kept sound, ail con- cr i'dcr so valuable, but which has generally si. >oca dclicito and perishable, is worthy of fo icin-r noted. Wo understand his system sc * ... i ... 0 u.J l") cover lijc Miacu <n >ii.s uur.i uiic.;- | w loci fin- their preservation with dry .straw,'a: ;ay a toot or 13 inches thick. Oil this ho!.I faced a layer of pumpkins, and on lliat! n mother thick layer of straw, an.I so nr.; i:id the result is that liis cows have been supplied i tho present time wit!ran nbur.- ^ lance cf this superior food, in a perfectly .j51 ;oui:d and pure condition.?A .t. Farm:,'. . . A humane chimney sweeper told a d;s- g! inguished lady that he had superseded,S1 lie use of climbing hoys, upon the hu-jsj nunc principle. "What do you do," said ; 1" ht.ladyship to the h.umane man, "instead "l if using die heysP '-Vysaid the sweep, w da-tcad of sending a b'y up tlie chimney, |CI 1 tjVc.i to the top c f the put myself, and s" laving tied a string to the lad cf r goose, 1 lets Siirn down with a string; and then,! ny lady, he flap-, and ho llaps away his! ring-c. vie!; entirely cleans the sut out of rt lie chimnev altogether.*' "Dear me,"in: > -? % - - / 1 .a. it . * & /1 u;u mo sens.iivo ^ounu's?, "?ui mai musi <~ [>: exceedingly painful to the goo?o." ti Vy," said tin amiable sweep, "so it is, l3 a.y lady. vithout no manner of doubt? a hut if your ladyship i; pa'iklcr as to a a goose, a couple of ducks vill do jest a t a veil." n .. ??-. . i:! .1 Politick/a?Peter Brush was 111 a," dilapidated condition?out at elbows, out P at knees, out of spirits, and bailing out of,a the window of a Hail county grocery? !i an - ont-and-outer" in every respect. For i K some time he had been silent alwor'oed in | 1 deep thought which he relieved at inter-;SI vals by spitting through Iris teeth, and.1' scratching his head. At length heaving , 1( a deep sigh, iic spoke: j ^ "They used to tell me, put not your;v trust in princes?and I havu't. None of,0 'ui never wanted to borrow nothing from,v inc. Princes! pooh ! put not your trust b in p 'i t'eianers?them's my sentiments, Thar.; id two medium > a!?out that. Uavn't i been serving my country these," lire yi.asv, i 'v.; r< patrol; gonig to ba'ba- r eucis and getting a-: blue a; blazer; takin papers on ball sides, and never payi.i | for 'uui; fighting at every 'lection, and j getting licked loo; cant I count fifteen: t; Lrokcn ncscs, and heaps of black eyes, | it got fir the good of our country and the tl p .pa ar.ty of o.;r a'lodg'd rig! ar.d all 1 for what? VV\>- far new * i:?. If any i! g>/l has one: out fit, t!i-* -mtiy has s put the .whole of it in their pocket, and,.', swindled me out of my earning?! 11. pub-; lies is ungrateful. I did'nt want no re- f ward for my services, I only wanted to 1 be took care of, and have nothing to do. p Being took care of was the main tiling.? v Republics is ungrateful, I bo swaggered n if they isn't." " ' ,fi t; Oil! Bete, shut up," said Jo Snubb?, j his neighbor, " what makes you ride high fi horses when you got batnfoozlcd, quit and b come homo. You never should have set k out to bo a politicioner, when you've sicli j ti a good trade." " ! n ' I'radj! yes, but what's a trade when u a fellers got a soul? Trade, I loved my !b country, and I wanted a:i cilice?I didn't | care what, if it was fat and easy. I wan-. 6 ted ta take care of my country, and lit! wanted my country to take care of inc. i p Head work is the trade I'm made for, fori*' talking that's my lino. Talking at Mus- J t'. tv:v, Groceries, Justiss courts, any whar. a ! ran talk all Jay, s> 1 have the eaten li\- k v.\s a..;! licjuui*. Lut bo!n parlies is aii| - alike. IVu been. on all skies?tried 'em d and know?none of '0:11 gave me any fi ;!ling and?bliut 'e:n, lots liquor. Hallo! It1 J--;, g'-ve us a pint, and dret my sk:n il' 1 a clout pay you to-morrow.?Ballon. t! orrosiTio:; citoa-suops co.vfusij a :.ias's it: politics. d A friend, '1 .'scribing a scene lie wit- tr neased in t!re street, not long since, gave w a very forcible illustration of t!ie inipor- V lance of not mixing liquors, in a political c; contest. In passing up Slain street, he saw a mail in a state of great dubiety as ri the whereabout? of hi? c?Jitra of gravity, k id who found it necessary, to keep fas >1(1 of his cart to steady himself, while ) endeavored to fix his jug, containing nibtlcss, political eye-salve, which, tho inflames the eyes, gives a man nevereless a wonderfully clear prcception ol ic merits of candidates. After working at his jug for some time, s patriotism began to ferment, and graspg the cart with renewed energy, he iscd his head and shouted hurrah for Lirruvm! Then lookiug down and poniring the matter a little, he raised his ;ad and shouted hurrah for Van ? pause) hurrah for Van Buren! . The How was evidently confused as to which le he belonged. He had probably been the Gro^-Shops of both parties, whi<5e infused bis polinical creed; and though *i:n-fuil of patriotism and whiskey, he mid not tell for the life of him, which le to hurrah for.?But hurrah he. must r some body, or explode, and after z cond perplexing cogitation as to the hereabouts of his politics, he raised up rain, and bawled out, Hail Columbia, h! said he, now I know I urn right hur i'? f'nr ? Iftnl (!nhnnl>in 11?7 V-m/i Attr, Tender Avowal in the Way of Trade young and pretty girl stepped into ; ore where a spruce young inan, wlic id long been enamored but dared nol >oaic stood behind the counter selling drj xxl.-\ In. order to remain as long as pos b!e, slic cheapened every thing. At las ic said " 1 believe yen think 1 am chea ng you. "Oh, no," said the youngster ,o mo you are always fair." " VVell,' iiispered the ladyHdushing as she laid ai nphasis on the word, " I would not staj > long bargaining if you were not s( ear. Tiin nosr niux-r: Found.?Most of ou :adcrs have seen historical notices of tlx lisfortunes of the family of the Rev. Mr aid well cf Now Jersey, in the rcvoiu onary war. Mr. was pastor of th resbvtcrian church at Elizaocthtown iivl like most of the clergy of that church t thai time, was a zealous whig. Hi etiv'.ly against the British made him i lirk tor t?jcir vengeance, and in one o teir (iv.'pient incursions into that noigh orhood, when he was from home, a com any of soldiers surrounded his dwelling nd one of thorn deliberately levelled hi insket at Mr?. Caldwell while 011 he noes at prayer, and killed her instantly "he party then retreated, carrying ol cveral articles of plunder, and anion, icm Mrs. Caldwell's family Bible. Nc >ng ago, and more than sixty years aftc lie event we have been recording, an ol ronian living on Long Island, called o ne of the grand-children of Mrs. Cald roll, at Morristown, N. J., and prescri 2d this identical Bible, containing th amily record as made by Mr. C. in hi wn band writing?then the record a lade by the soldier who stole it; and vc b.11.-5 memoranda by subset jiient posses As Ou.vroit Dual Up.?We have pier v of sue!) cattle as are below describe i New-York; and shall see enough c iem between this day and Novcmbe "Jt!:. After that date they will go into it iracy until the Soring Election. Th ketch s [V iij>per:?Brother Jouc ' Fei!cr citizens." exclaimed an inch '(iiilciil orator on Tuesday night, abou 2o'clock, while he held on to a lamp ost with one arm, and lashed the ai rith the other. "Feller citizens! I'm th lan wot stands up (when Tin not drunk ir indiwidna! rights! Hurra for our sidt -ij's no use of arguing the questior 'lendj and feller citizens?I'm as dry a lazes, and haven't taken a horn for th ist five minutes. Down with ab-b-bo!i xn'sai and temperance societies! them' jy scnnitient.-, and I'm likewise friend lyt uivsisal s;i'f.rii'<j. Go it, roarers am asters!'' ' Hereupon the tremendous oulpourin; f eloquence became so overpowering lat he forsook his best friend, the lamp ost, and ma le a lurch into the guttei I'm in lor it." continued he, "to you ml-\ oh! Israel!?the last link is brokci nd I'm a gone sucker. Friends and fel r-eit'zons, d'ye sec tiiem stars wot blink i the bine heavens? Sooner shall the] y (rem their c?ethereal spears than om tire position I have taken in this af 1:1! I'm lor a free expression of sentient, and no gag law?hurra for me le m's mv sentiments!" ' Look here, mister," said the watch uenupiing uiu strain ui puic una una uIterated patriotism, "though you hav< j audience but inysolf, you appear to b( re!l bached?and speak in &gutter-c\ tone vr!iy man, you can't stand up for youi i-i " XJ>L. Do you mean to doubt my p-p-pat otism, mister? "asked the orator, ma ing a motion to take the floor erect, D; t you mean to insincrwate that I "can't sup-1 ; port my arguments nor myself either? : Fiicnds and feller citizens?I guv in my ' vvote like a man?I went the whole fi gurc. Listen to the woicc of the patriot who fought, bled and died for?look here, mister?is there any liquor shop any , where within a reasonable distance?" "Yea there's OuC a very short distance off, where you will be provided for." " Wh?wh?what's the name?" " 1 he Pilgrim's Retreat." . It is hardly necessary to add that the orator was bottled off to quod. | tiiTTI^ITEG. , (From ''Charles O'Malley."). I was very fond of Polly Hackett, and i she was of rnc. We used to take our lit. tie evening walks together through the , cottoe plantation; very romantic little strolls they were; she in white muslin, t with a blue sash and blue shoes; I in a ? llannel jacket and trowsers, straw hat ) and cravat; a Virgina cigar a.s long as a i walking stick in my mouth, puffing and . courting between times: then we'd take a turn to the refining house, look in at the big boilers, quiz the niggers, and come ? back to Twangberry Moss to supper, where 1 old Ilacket, the father, sported a glorious ) tabic at eleven o'clock. Great feeding it t was. You were always sure of a prc; served monkey, a baked land crab, or some such delicacy. And such Madeira! t it makes me dpy to think of it! " Talk of West India slavery indeed! ', It's the only land of liberty. There is no' thing to compare with the perfect free and 1 easy, devil may care kind of a take your7 self away way that every one has there, i If i\ wmilfl ho nnv nOr.iili.ir comfort for you to sit in the saddle of mutton, and put your legs in a soup tureen at dinner, r there would be found very few to object 3 to if. There is no nonsense of any kind . about etiquette. You eat, drink, and are . merry, or if you prefer, are sad; just as e }'ou please. You may wear uniform; er i, you may nof; it's your own affair; and, if consequently, it may be imagined how s insensible such privileges gain upon one, a anyhow very reluctant we become ever f to resign or abandon them. " I was the man to appreciate it all.? . The whole course of proceeding seemed , to have been invented for my peculiar cons venience, and not a man in the island enr joyed a more luxurious existence than myself, not knowing ail the while how dearf| ly I was destined to pay for my little coinir forts. Among my plenary after dinner ,t indigencies 1 had contracted an inveter r aie habit of sitting cross-legged, as i showJ ed you. Now, this was become a perfect n necessity of instance to me. 1 could |. have dispensed with cheese, with my i- glass of port, my pickled mango, my e olive, iny anchovy toast, my nutshell of s curacoa, but not my favorite lounge. You 3 may smile; but I've read of a man who i- could never dance except in the room 5- with an old hair brush. Now I'm certain my stomach would riot digest ii* my leg'! were perpendicular. 1 don't mean t > dvj. fend the thing. The attitude was t : fj graceful; it was not imposing; but ,f ed me some, and I liked it. '-From what I have already mentioned, j. you may suppose that West India habits e exercised but little control over my favorite practice, which I indulged in every evening of my life. Weil, one day Old Hackett gave us a great blowout?a dinner of two and twenty souls; six days notice; turtle from St. Lucie, guinea fowl, r claret of the year forty, aird Madeira at e discretion, and all that. Very well done ) the whole thing: nothing wrong, nothing >! wanting. As for me, I was in great fea, ther. I took Polly in to dinner, greatly I to the discomfiture of old Belson our Mae i jor, who was making up in that quarter; I miitd chnume orinttk' Jutltrh. 's tcr, and had a very nice tiling of it in mo0 lasses and niggers. Tiic papa prefercd j the major, but Polly looked sweetly upon mo. Well down we went, and really a & most excellent feed we had. Now, I must ~t mention here, that Polly had a favorite Blenheim spaniel, the old fellow detested: . it was always tripping up and snarling at r him, for it was except to herself/a beasl n of rather viciois inclinations. With a . true Jamaica taitc, it was her pleasure to s bring the anima' always into the dinner v room, where if pipa discovered him, there j was sure to be a row. S -rvants sent in _ one direction to lunt him ?.u!: ethers en1 deavouring tohidi him, and s ? on: in fact I a tremendous hibbub always followed his introduction aid accompanied his exit, upon which occaions I invariably exer . CI3UU Jliy ly jji Uiukuug mv. , although I hated hiu like the devil'all the 1 ; time. 41 To return to oir dinner. After two " r mortal hours of hart.eating, the pace bjgan to slacken, and, is evening closed i i 1 . a sense of peaceful rposc seemed to do. sccnd on our labors. Pastiles shed a j aromimtic vapor throi^h the room. TI?-W well iced decanters went with measure i pace along: conversation anlxiueri to'Mr: meridian of after dinner ju t iiiurinnred: thdjealoo : . i n'th^' broad verandah tlfr .?i uu-v:['.ou ; :V! blossom, s iglitlv :;t?rrj?;| '*hii llio e v .: . breeze.*' "Aticl the piece of white, .. y( u, what f f her?" ' Looked twenty times more i>cwY.ci> ; ing t:ltan ever,, : W<?!l, it was just the hour, . when opening the last two.buttons of'your-; white waistcoat ^remember we wora-iii fam?ir>oA v/mi uti>!i, iv it !nca 'ft lt>r> Triit-" VWIflMVU^ T VU s7VJ I ' *V ? Q ' l1'-' ' M I'l " extent, throw your arm carelessly over < the back of your chair; look contemplatively towards the oiing, and wonder,' ' within yourself, why it is not all after din- '; ner in this same world of ours. Such, pi least, were my reflections as I assumed my attitude or r comfort and inwardly ejacu . : v ahh to Sneyd and..; Barton.. at .aeht i*heard Polly's voice gently , whisper, 'Is'ot he a love? isn't he a darling?' "Zounds/ thought. I, as a pang of jealousy shot through' my heart, 'is it the major she means? for old Belson, with his bag wig and rouged cheeks, was seated on the other side of her. * ' What a dear old thinslit is,' said Pol ly. ' '^'Wprscand worse,' said I; 'it most be him.' . " 41 do so love li's muzzy face.' " 'It is him,' said I throwing off a bump- . er and almost boiling over withl passion at the moment. "'I wisli I could take one look at kin';',, said slie, laying down her head as spoke. . . ' 444 The major whispered something in her ear to which she replied? 44 40h, Itlare uolj o-tpa will see rieat: once.'.. , * ; ' lut 4,4 Don't be afrn-' madam,' sal' V fiercely; 4 your father j>erf.:ctly? approves* of yonr taste/ ' : - 444 Arc you sure* or 'Ay r r'4 mc such a h ot. ' " I know it,' raid 1 strwggyg violet'*/ witli my agitation. , ! " 'The major leaned over, as if to' touch her liand beneath the cloth. I aira>t". sprung from my chair, when Polly, in her sweetest accents, said? ; 444 You must be patient, dear thing, or yon may bo found out, and then there .will bo such a piece of work. Though I'm sune major, you would not betray me.'. Tiro major smiled till he cracked the<paint upon? his cheeks. 4 And I am sure that* Mr. Monsoon ' ' . 44tYou may rely upon me,' said I, half sneeringly. 44 The major and I exchanged glarrccs of defiance, while Polly continued-? ' 44 4 Now, come, don't be resiles:. You arc very comfortable there !>? '? * rriajor?' The major smiied a?a^ more graciously than before, as lie !;! -Ul May I take a lo< -k?" Ul Inert nnn noon thpn rir? i.tiir.i ' n-nii he, coquetishly; 'poor dear Wowski is 1so timid. j 44 Scarcely had these Woi ds homo balm comfort Vi my hcu*t---ibr I rt6w!kne\y mat Uio dog, and not to my riva', were all the flattering expressions applied--when a slight scream from Polly, and a ire men; dous oath from the major, raised mc fit m my dream of happiness. 44 'Takeyour foot down, sir, Mr. Monsoon, how could you do so?' cried Poll v. "4 What the devil, sir, do you mean?"* shouted the major. 44 4 Oh! I shall d:e of shame,' sobbed she. 44 4 I'll shoot him like a riddle,' muttered old Bo.'son. "By this time the whole table had got at the story, and such peals of laughter, mingled with suggestions for my personal maltreatment, I never heard. All my attempts at explanation were in vain. I was not listened to, much less believed, and the old colonel finished the scene by ordering me to my quarters in a voice I I ctmll nnwp fnrnAt Tho whnlft room lw>i ing, at the time I made my exit, one scene of tumultuous laughter, from one end to the other. Jamaica, after this, became too hot for me. The story was repeated on ever}' side ; for it seems, I had been sitting with my foot on Polly's !a?; but so occupied was I with my jealous vigilance of the major, I was not aware of the fact until she herself discovered it. ' I need not say how the fol'owing morning brought with it every por-iuV offer of amende UTior. :?r* onrt: raw tiling, from a writt :i ;:>> . msrrv tli#? l:i k T w.i, ri\:nlv ! r: Itlld IlOW the matter have ended I know not; for, in the middle of the negotiation?, wo were ortlcred off to Halifax, where,' ho tssurcd, I abandoned my attitude a la arquc, for many a long day after." iwhiwibi ! iwin mmmsmmmmmmmmmmmmaamma KAW BLANKS NLATLV HUNTED AND FOR SAM' AV TiUS (7FFITE