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1 i' p t j|| . .w - *?r " y*i' r? . votttme 28 CAMDEN, south-CAROLINA, APRIL 22, 1869. NtlMfekiR gfe.J VOLUME ^ "-^~- ? * ???? . _v . I vyfL:?. n*. ?\mm'Ttg PpTtninnfl their ncre bv looking in their IDOuhs, MISCELLANY. y "It---- 61 Trom the Barmhore <?;i/ette. BISHOP SIMPSON, P Of the Methodist Episcopal Chtirch hinrth eomDlains bitterly of tho social j ^ostracism which prevails in Texas, "e- j \en in the great commercial centres" 'of the State, and where, as he admits, "there is perfect security for life and pro ,fperity. The Bishop says that even the ^peaceful and law-abiding Toxans do not cr like Radicals, will not consort with thetn, "and always avoid inviting them to their j 'houses. In this respect he fin ds also y *that the women are, if possible, bitterer | g than the men, and thinks it titraifpe r? ' & ac that it should be so. It must evidently be a deplorable cod- j dition of things where the great bulk of i ? the State, although obedient to the laws, oc are so perverse in their notions of what l ye is good for them as to insist on choosing 1 be their company. That any man, south ba of the Potomac, should have the shock- th ing impertinence to turn his buck upon , of Bishop Simpson and all others as deep- j of ly dyed in Radicalism as he is, certainly j tb calls for Congressional interference.? th What right has a Texao to scieci nis ?hj own companions ? He may lite th'cm, M 'and they, in return be attracted towards by him; but under the Radical doctrine of in. reconstruction, are not to be permitted toi the privilego of likes or dislikes ; but to 'must according to B F. Butler, hang ari 'out the latch-strings of their doors, and co welcome, withe the warmest expressions bli of endearraens and the most la\ish hos- T1 pitality, not only those for whi.'ji they an entertain feelings of cordiality but es ?u peciully those wb< so mission it i:i to op- ah 'press and plunder and tuulign tbcin.? th There is to be uo peace ut the South T( "uutil the carpet-bagger aud scalawag is ro 'received into good society, saluted with , cc lifted hat in the streets, aud iuvited by ca Touvi^iul parties?who are to pay for ?|u the liquor?to join them in a brandy lb smash, a gin cocktail, or a mint julep th Howot-'er much a ittortlicVrier is hStted, ah * * - J up. be must be received into goou iciiow ? Jhvp. Iluwcver much lie may be de- n( spiscd, he mfis't be the recipient of all sorrs of courtesies. If bis habits are bJ bad, TiPs language offensive, liis persou uncleanly, these little blemishes must 0' be overlooked. He is raised above censure, and whether emmissary or mis- be Bionary is "clothed with purity by vir- "u tue of his loyality and bis Radicalism." P? It is certainly a very sad thing that 8C' "no one of the ladies Who uad Ubiety k'1 in Texas will call upon the families of Pr Radicals, that they shun h^sobiation with aD them in every possible way." It is ICf equally sorrowful to contemplate the 1111 lact that Bishop Simpson w^s not him- 6!' self popular with the Texan people.? w' They do not like the preachers of the Methodist Church North; they like least of all, Bishop Simpson. They know how "e persistently he has sought to break d<>wn the Methodist Church South; how he has persecuted their ministers, wrested from them their churches, and do- e<* nounccd them for opinions honestly en- w* tcrtaincd and steadfastly upheld. an Of course, as Bishop Simpson takes the conduct of the Texans so deeply to heart, he ought to entertaiu the belief that there is no such thing as what he jj calls "a species of social ostracism" at the North ; that in that happy land there ^ is no discrimination as to race or color; , be no class distinctions; no antagonism; but that everybody is hail fellow with every- ' body else; houses are flung open freely to all who wish to enter thein, whilst , uc velvet audjpoint lace are hugging aud kissing calico and gimp in the drawing 08 tootn, broad cloth and homespun are ijob nobbing ifc the butler's padtry. yC If, however, none of this practical Y fequality, nor any t)f these gracious anie- uj ioities have been observe? among "the a ladies," or even the gentlemen, "who gl lead society" at the North; if, in point cl bf fact, they are far more exclusive, far to more exacting, far more rigid in main- uj tuining class distinctions, and at all hi times far less disposed to be hospitable hi to strangers than are people of the same gi tank and standing at the Sodth, by what pi authority does Bishop Simpson charge w as rebellious in the one section, what th be evidently regards as manifes tly right fo )d proper in the other ? He is goo< tough, however, to say, that "thesi ejudiccs at the South will undoubted gradually rpas8 away, and that emi ants from tlieNo'rth will be received it iciety as others are, according to thei larai terand acts " In expressihg thi >fnion,he decides the whole questioi rainst himself, for he admits,'in "a pre ons part of his letter, that social ostra sin does not to extend all the North n men; but "is restricted wholly to th< adicals. So, even by his own she wing is quite c ear th&t emigrants from thi orth are roalfy received into the Texai iciety "according to the ir character ant ,?o ? 'lo. REMARKABLE MASONIC INCIDENT -The first Masonic funeral that evci curred in California took ptace in th< ar 1849, and was performed oVdr th< ?dy of a bother fotmd drowned in thi iy of San Franciscd. An account o e ceremonies state that oh tfco Bbdj the deceased was.fou id a silver marl a Mason, upon whic'h were engravec e'initials ot his name. A little fur . r investigation rcVealcd to the be> ildcr the most singular exhibition ol asonic emblems that were ever drawn the ingenuity of man upon the hu in skin. There is nothing in the hisry or traditions of Freemasonry equal it. Beautifully dotted on this left tu, in red or blue ink, which time aid not efface, appcarc'3 all the eui3tus of the entire apprenticeship.? lcrc were the Holy Bible, th"e squafe d the compass, the 24 inch gaia^e, d the common gavel. There Wore '0 the Mosaic pavement, representing e ground floor of King Solomon's lnple, the indented tcssel which sur unds it, and the blazing star in the ntre. On his right arm, and artisti lly executed in the same indelible li id, were the emblems pertaining tc e fellow craft degree, viz : the square, e level and the plumb. Tlure were 10 five columns representing the five dors of architecture?the tuscan, do s, ionic, corinthian, composite. Iu removing the garments from his dy, the trowel presented itself, with t the other tools of operative tuasoury. rcr his heart was the pot of incense, a the other parts of his body wore the e-hive, the book of constitutions, larded Ly the tiler's sword; the swora iuting to a naked heart; the Allping eye; the anchor and ark, the hour jss, the scythe, the forty-seventh oblem of Euclid; the sun, mocn, start d comets; the three steps, emblauiatil of youth, manhood and age. Adrably executed was the weeping viri, reclining on a broken column, upon iieh lay the book of constitutions.? her left hand, she held the pot oi :cnsc, the Masonic emblem of a pure art, and in her uplifted hand, a sprig Acocia, the emblem of the immortal/? . I'*" l?l. or me soui. Immediately beneath her stood wing Time, with his scythe by his side, lich cuts the brittle thread of life, d tlie hour glares at his feet, which is er reminding us that our lives art theiing away. The withered and led dated fingers of the Destroyer wen aced amid the long and gracefully wing ringlets of the disconoolatt otlfuer. Thus were site striking em ems of mortality and immortality autifully blended in oDe pictoritrt rep scutation It was a spectacle such at asons uevcl* flaw before; ?ndj in al^ obability, such as the fraternity wil sver witness again. The bfotlier'i iiue was never known. The Imp<ria/int} new a joiirdal white! sterduy made ids appearance in New ork, insists that Dcmocrfic^ is a fail e, and advocates the establishment o monarchical Government; We ar< ad to know that before this gfea tange takes place Congress propnsei immortalize the republic by gcttinj: ) a gigantic lottery scheme. A bil is been introduced in the Senate, anc is passed to a third reading, whicl ve's to certain individuals "the righ ivilege and franchise of devisingsucl ays and means as they may desire fo ie distribation of money or propert; r the tern of twenty years from tb 1 date of the passage of this act." Of e coiirse the object of this lottery is strict-; cl - ly moral, loyal and patriotic, as is every ia - other measure of the preEent Congress, tl i ^The parties to fthofii this Valuable w r franchise it given are greatly coucerned al a that the thonfcmetfts S'h course of eree- ei i tion at the National Capital to the mem- r< - o'ry of Washington and Lincoln have bi - never been completed. They are ft erieved at this latest example of the c' f ? Vr... . , 2 proverbial ingratitude of Republics.? w , They propose, therefore, to pay one e hundred thousand dollars per annum di i for twenty ^eiifs, the first two hundred w 1 thousand dollars to be credited to the P* Lincolu Monument Association, and the c1 ! Balance to tKe Washington Monument w Association. As Mr. Lincoln is held ei r in fresher and more fervid remembiance al i by loyal pedplc, and bis name will be ni 5 more likely to awaken popular enthu- w 1 siasm than that of Washington, his w f !o nrnrvarln annual) tn Vlfl I V UiUUUIUtiUV 1" j J/iUJ/viy vuvugjMj vw MV f: credited frith (he first instalments. All 1 that the devisers of this loyal scheme yi ' ask is the privilege of carrying on the w lottery business in this country for 20 years to come, aud it seems as though " they are about to obtain it. The rnon1 utSent8 to Washington and Lincoln may never be "built, but for long years after the coming Emperor has been enthroned ^ we shall have in the periodical draw 61 ings of the grand national lottery re- ^ freshing, and perhaps remunerative, re- ^ luindcis, of the latter days of the model . - ... , .... \r di nepuDiic.? t nurienion x\eics. \ i . ? 1 . , A Woman's Friendship.?It is a r i wondrous advantage to a man, in every 18 : pursuit or vocation, to secure ?.n adviser 11 i lA a sensible woman. In woman there - is at once a subtile delicacy of tact, and 111 !, a pi in poondness of judgment, which are rarely combined to an equal degree ^ in man. A woman, if she be really > your Irfend, Will have a sensitive regard , for your character, honor, repute. She ? will seldom cdunsel you to do shab! by things, for a woui;m friend always . desires to be proud of you. At the same time her constitutional timidity f a' i makes her more cautious than your male . .r . ? u t frieuds. She, therefore, seldcm coun selsyou to an imprudent thing. A man's best friend is a wife of gqo'd sense and ^ > heart, whom he loves, and who loves ^ , him. But, supposing the rponf, to be I without such helpmate, female friend- . ship, he must still have, or his intellect " will be wi h.,Ut,a. garden, tliere will ? i be tuany an unheeded gap, even in its ^ i strongest fence. Better aod safer, of course,are such friendship where dispsr j ity of years, or circumstances, puts the .j, idea of love out, of the question. Mid- j die life haB rarely this advantage; youth and old age have. We may l^ave fe- ^ male friendship Willi tiiose iiilicn older i and those much younger than ourselves g Female friendship is to a rnaq. the bill- g^ wark, swecine.'D, oruameht, of hisciiat- q ence! m ft/tPPY.?It is not the wealthy itl ei this world, Who can boast of the large.* t tr , amount pf happiness. The cares and tl , deceitfulness of riches, are only a port ln I of the curse that follows a large posses- ai , sions. The man whose hope*, and nrn r bitiou are bounded by a few paternal l,) 5 acres, whose toil is lightened by the dc- D( . lights of home and the presence of his w j loved ones; whose hands aro hardened v< . by labor; who earns what be eats flbd j wrars, and blesses God for his bounty; a* ] isof all others the most happy, content- ti j cd and reconciled to his lot. Great g' 3 riches seldom," if ever, coufei that peace, 81 quiet and comfoit npo . their possessors pi which the inexperienced attribute, and ju ' which iflight be i&ferfcd from the capac- si r i'y they gite to gratify every taste and # purchase every luxury and enjoyment, ft f The medium state betweeD poverty and tc i wealth is much to be preferred, and, as n t far as the tcsririiony of the world ean be V * received, brings with it the largest g i aiifo'tiht of happiness that can be reach- H 1 ed in this lifb. 1 , 7? , 3 Josh Billings says: ''One of the fas- ti t syest scenes I ever listened to wuz two T j old maids waiting on one sick bache- re r lor." y Dress a monkey in silk if you will, ft e The monkey will be a monkey still; w A Swindle.?Someebarp gemns woo hides his nationality between Virgin- , i and North Carolina, 'o&n'riot bo less lan a fall blooiiecl New "Eri^lander of ooden nutmeg descent, made a deeper:e attempt to swindle the liquor dealrs here lost week. tie offered a bar;I for sale from the bung of which i randy of good quality was drawn, while om a gimlet hole at either end the i mni innocent well-water! as obtained. ? . V* 4 On offering his liquor for sale, be rew from the bung & small sample, bich pleased the purchaser a $3.25 I ir gallon; but when be attempted to i lge it to ascertain the outage, the rod i ould only go straight down, and not itirely down at that. This was strange id excited suspicion and npon examiit,ion it was discovered that a tube as fixed in barrel just under the bung hich would Dot hold a quart. This as filled with the real simon pure arti* e, while the barrel itself contained the jry common and unpopular beverage hich may be had for nothing at any ranch. The fellow decamped before is trick was fully exposed. He bad purchased a bottle of good randy and poured a part of it at the ing on the pretence of giving'his new' distilled article a better flavor. When ispicioia was somewhat arou-ed, he at on a, bold face and offered to sell . . . , ? t I i $2 and draw it ot by tbe gallon, Dm e took care not to be present at tfee rawing. This is one of the many advantages of .'construction. The Yankee element showing itself in its must charactcrisc phase. Genius is contagious and te country has a fair prospect of gainig renown from this source. The barrel can be seen at the store of J ells & Brother. tttwtoyWJ 7?CIII??I mt. A Beautiful Compliment to Woen.?Dr. Samuel Henry Dickson, of outh Carolina, one of the Professors i Jefferson Medical College in PlilaI'lphia, in addressing the recent graducs of that institution, paid the followig compliment to to voman, which we now every woman will appreciate : It has often been remarked that the hysician, above all other men, should e a gentleman and a man of honor. I row myself^s of those who hold in j)ro mud reverence 'the grand old name ot ?htleman,' whether it represents the livalrous kuight of the ancient legends, te Beyord without fear and without tproach-?or the madman of Cervantes, , te peerless Don Quixote ^ the hero of haekeray's charming fiction, the dear d Colous! Newcotne, the bright poeti- | il picture of noble King Arther, as rawn by Tennyson, or the glurious atuesqde foodel of history, Sir Philip, idney ; I regard honor as the bright, tgrant flower of morality and virtue, ur profession is one of the highest and | oat sacred turst, which to violatqmust itai) all the penalties of the basest eacHcry. Our relations with our pa- | cuts, and especially with women, are lexprcssibly coufidental and delicate, id afford us no opportunities, which tould never be disregarded, of sustainig tho feeble and protecting those who sed sympathy aud help whote 'faces e should not permit the winds of hea- , an fA irioif ^aa rnnirhlir ,vv "-O-V. , Depend upon it thnt in the proportion i you fulfiil such duties in the domcsc circle whero you are received as 1 anrdian and guide, Will be your future ' icccss. I am proud to say that a lufge 1 irt of the purest happiness I have en- 1 ycd'.in my checkered cbiltpe fciltcd from my professional relation 1 jth wooieri, and the close and valuable ( iendships originating thereio. It is 1 i them that we must look for tccdcrWiS, gratitude and fidelity. M Roman's soft hnnd my early cradle spread, er gentle care bedecked my bridal bed ; y woman let my dying.hours.be nurst, er lore the last fond solace, as the first. ' : . ? r ' Unjiidt riches fcurSe the owner in getng, in keeping, and in transmitting! , hey curse his children in tiieif father's 1 lemory. I The late Hon- Edward Bates was the i ither of seventeen children by the ifc who survives him. < 1uk vad1i1l1?TJ. 1 o ujui Faith?Otje'df|the Washington'Jen- em kensesgives the religious faitii of Grants \ai Cabinet as follows: "Attorne^-Grerieral thi Hoar is a Unitarian, Secretary of the ^eyt Interior Cox is a Swedenhorgam, Sec- for rctary of the Navy l*x>rie "is & Catnolic,; .Th ex-Secretary of State Washbuine :s a ha; Universalis^ Secretary pf State Fish is mt a Dutch, fteformer, ex-Secretary Stew- to art is a Presbyterian, and Post-master no; General Caswell ,escht ws churches al- Ur together. The religions faith of Boat- Th well and Rawlins is not yet known to bei fame. Grant's family are Methodists, 11 and that is the church which he usually Th attends." mt Powee or Beauty.?We do not re. '^j call a more beautiful or poetical auec- tjj( dote, illustrating the effect of womanly vj( grace and purity on the roughest 0f natures, than thp following related by Lord U&aftesoury, at a ragged toT school in Sheffield. The lady in Comnus wfclkidg anWnted amid the rabble rout of satyrs is,not more effect- 0f ive. His lordship said that young la- j ( dies would be suijpriseji to see with what i0'] respect they would be treated by the ce] forlorn classes if they would go amongst them with a view to education. "In one of tfie worst parts of London," he said, "there was an institution which ,0n be visited." In one ^oom he found ?e about thirty-five men listening to the 13 teachings of a daughter of a sm^ll shop- a 1 keeper in the neighborhood. She waa. one of the prettiest women he ever saw in his lifo. He noticed that there was present bat theyoung woman with those roogh men, and he said to thesnpcrintendent, 'Are you not afraid to leave thi my dear little friend alone with all thyse m? men ?' He replfe^, 'I am.' 'Then why ch don't you go to her?' 'You mistake my fear^ I am not afraid of.their doiotber 1111 any harm. They love her so much that they would lick the gTound on which she lb! walks; and I am afraid some person may- he step in, and, not being under authority, or knowing the manners of the place, ^ may say something impertinent to her, jjj, and if he did he would not leave the jj; place alivo.'" tel It is, indeed, one of the most cheer- ha ing facts, to such as work for the eleva 'Y tion of the human race, that womanly of beauty, when united to maiden modesty, commands the homage of the most de- iu. graded. eh u ed Luck and Labob.?Many persons complain of their bad lack when they aQ ought to blame their own want of wiadom and action. Mr. Cobden, a distin- ^ . guished writer in England, thus fcrote ^ About luck and labor: Luck is everything waiting for some- aQ thing to tarn up. Labor, with keen eyes and strong will, will turn np something. Luck lies in bed and wishes the postman would bring him news of a legacy. Labor turns oat at 6 o'clock, jmd with busy pen or ringing hammer, lays the foundation of competence. Luck whines. ^ Labor whistles. Luck relies on chapces. 0C( Labor on character. . jD1 Luck slips down to indigence. <( M tU] Labor strides uptfal-cl to independDndo. ba Jose Billings on the MutE.^-The "n mnlfl in half _ hriTae and half iack ass, I Pe' ind then kams tew a fall stop, natur diskovering her mistake. Tha weigh coi more akordio' to their heft,. than any Lit other kreeture except a crow-bar. Tha nij kaot bear enny quicker nor further tbi loan the hosa, jet thei* earp are big enuff for snow shoes. .You ken trust jar them with enny one whose life aint tQ| worth anny more than the mule's. The ^ ^nly wa tu keep them into a paster is to ^ turn them into a medder jineing, and ^a] let them jump out. Tha are ready .for ( nse just as soon as tha will do to abuse. Tha baintgot got enny friends, and ne will live on huckle berry brush, with an occasional chance at Kanada thisaels.? 7?! Tha are a modern invenshun. I don't 18 1 think the Bible eludes tew them at ^?' llL Tha sel for more money than enny ^aD other domestic animale.' Yon Kant tell we ... -0- a , lr fty more than you kould a Mexican otaoo. Tba never have no disease l l,? ' . ) it a good citib won't heal. If the it die 'they muatcoihe ritd'tn life agit, u- ?' v. I never heard nohody s& "dea mule. *. ' * i-wvm4' a are like trapi men, "very corrupt at rte." I've known them tn be good ilea for 6 months, jiat tn git a chance kick somebody. I never owned one, r never mean to, unless their is , a lited States law passed requiring it. ie only reason why tha are pashant is :ause tha are ashamed or themselrea lave seen eddikated males in a airbus, a would kick and bite tremeujis. .. . . i; . *i i) Enny man who is willing to drire a lie ought to be exempt by law from aping for the legislature. Tha are i strongest creturs on earth, and hea;st akordin tu their size. I herd tell oqe who fell oph the to-path on the i kanawal, and sunk as soon as he iched water; but he kept rite on tong the boat to the next station, bre*> ing through his ears, Whibh stuck out the water about two feet six inches. ?? ?! !. A'lA tnf an tnitiinnMf JiU Lilt DCC liilO UtU) l/U* a?M huvmvmvw* \k\ r. ..I. f 9 1/ i'? d ov it, and I never knew an auction* I i U > # ' 1 r tu tell an ontratha unless it was ablutely convenient. A bankrupt merchant returning Lome e night, said to his noble wile: "My ar, I am ruined; everything we have in the hands of the sheriff." After rew moments of silence, the wife look* calmly into his face and said : "Will e sheriff sell you ?" "Oh no 1" "Will e sheriff sell me ?" "Oh no I "Will e sheriff sell the children ?" "Oh no." Tien do not say we have lost everying. All that is most valuable feijns tq us-r-manhood, womanhood!, ildnood. We have lost but the rolls of our skill and industry. We can ihs another .fortune', if our hearts tnU nds ar$ IefT us. Can we wonder i ? ?v li. at, encouraged oj eucu a uuvm nun, is now on the road to fortune again ? Telling Time.?Tommy had learn* to tell time, and his mamma ga?^ m a beautiful watch. 'What time i* T (" asked proud young qiajntna. ,'Qnarr past sir.' 'You are mistaken; it is If past six.' 'How glad I am !'? r7hy so, I have loved you a quarter tin hour longer.* *"" ' *'' ' ' i ' A bachelor sea-captain Was complaint g that he, ppuldn't get a satisfactory ief officer, when a young lady remark? that she should like a situation as st mates > The captain took the hint d the girl. . . < An Innocent Mipchiee-Ma^jol?* heard, a 4roll story, the other day, pf pretty little girl aged six. .,Onp of r father's frjen^s galled at the house, d;.as usual, took the child, in hu|](ap, 'oh fionlt. Mk Thompson! I can't w ~~J / -TH' * in jour lap now.'^ 'Why, you little ell' ?' 'Because it's Lent.' 'What difference does that make,?' 'A great d?$; njamp| told Mr. Dink-. :11, in tip Library, yesterday, that sh^ tul^n't sit in his lap in Lent, and I n't either.'., .!?; As>his .conversation, is said to have :urred before papa, I am afraid, thp. locent babbler was the cause of fore trouble between the wedded pair. When the heart is fjtfre? there is, rdly anything whifch cab tnislead the, derstanding in matters of immediate rsonal concernment. . . *r? { ? ' ;/ * A preacher in New Hampshire, di?r, irsing.on the subject of Daniel in th^ dd's Den, said : "An* thar he sot all. ;ht long, lookin' nt the show for non' and it didn't cost bim a cent!" t? * * ' \ * ' vIf I had to be a bird I wouldn't be s, k: they have to rise so early and gp bed at dark. I wouldn't be an eagle* i king of birds (so called)} I wo^1(Jq.'| his majesty, for fear I might 1)9 Id. ","r' The mayor of Mobile recenUj paard a colored couplo. After^he oere>py the husband said^'Massa Caleb, i has forgotton something." 'What it, AaroD 1" asked Ihe mayor. "Why, u.? .i,. n i am i uuo3 iuc uiiuv. Fifty emigrants direct from Switwrd, arrived in Goldsboro, N. C.j last efc.