Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-01-23
From the Cheraw Is. c. Gazette.
a Good Gnc.

Less than thousand years ago and not a thousand
miles from this place, the following amusing incident
occurred at camp meeting. 1t so happened that in
consequence of the rain and the eay condition of the
Kitchen, attached to of the tents. that the cook
woman who was the mother Of an interesting little
kinky head, had, for its protection, slowed it away in
the straw under the table in the principal room of the
tent, before the inmates resident and invited had left
the sleeping apartments After the little fellow had
been thus disposed of, and while he was quietly en-
joying his morning sesa, the family and guests, with
two exceptions, left the tent to offer up their morning
orsons around the common altar of the camp ground
The exceptions were gentleman, spruce and tidy,
whose breast overfowing with the milk of human
kndness and LADY, who loved fun keenly as ever
child did its mothers milk. The were seated at
opposite sides of the room, the gentleman very near
the table, directly yoppose little Cufy, whom he had not
yet discovered He bad not been thus seated long be-
fore the dust and perhaps little snuff which had been
spilled upon the straw, and which put in motion
by the patng of his foot, entered his proboscs and
set him TO sneezng One loud and long sneeze follow
ed another until little ebony was aroused from his
slumbers, and frightened till he squaled most manful-
ly The lady being acquainted with the baby in the
straw opened not her mouth 10 sooh the little fellow
Our hero set in mute amazement at the hard hearted
and unfeelng conduct Of his neighbor, to whom be
appealed with all the sympathy he could muster
in his looks, not being able to speak between the
sneezes, in behalf of the little stranger who roared
with increased VII gor at each succeeding sneeze Thus
he sat as long human rather his nature could
stand it and then yielding TO the kindly impulses
which throbbed in his heart he reached down under the
table and tendery gathered the little innocent up and
laid it across his lap not doubling but it the be-
loved bantling of his kind hostess Our friend was
entirely unsked in habyology and knew not what 10
say to attract the little creatures attention. TO sooth
lis fears and quiet its squallng He knew was ne
cessary to say something, but what that something
should be was the question. He raked his brain for
baby talk but nursery remnisence had faded from his
mind, not leaving trace behind. At length he broke
forth in something like this strain Hush pretty baby
thou wonderful embodiment of thy fathers manliness
and thy mothers beauty; at the time attempting
to dande it on his knees by raising and lowering them
alternately. This strange motion produced an effect
upon the little darkie that his praises never would
have done. 1t ceased crying, whereupon our hero
nurse raised it from his knees saying that's pretty
baby, 'l kiss you for that and just he was in the
act of performing his promise, his lady friend whose
mouth full of her pocket handkerchief, bursted
out in clear ringing laugh, and ran out of the tent
When looking into the face Of the beauty in his arms
for the first time, he discovered he caressng face
as bright but as black too Day and Martins
best looked on his boots How he got clear of little
ebo, and out of the tent and away from the camp
ground, he declares he does know this day. But
one thing is certain, he never enters house now
where there is Il baby if he knows it.