Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1855-08-18
THE DINNER.

the following description Of scene at political
barbecue in Campbell county:
THE DINNER.
Immediately on the ANNOUNCEMENT Of dinner, the
multitude rushed toward the tables, which were
surrounded by rows from three to Ave deep, tho
ladies composed the first row. AS we walked
through we heard exclamations from the ladies'
Don't step on my dry goods" "Mercy but it's
hot" Lor, we'll not get anything to eat here"
"Don't put your greasy hand on my dress" "Thero
did you ever sec SUCH impudence2" The last
speaker, lady, had just placed . lipa niece Of
mutton OF slice of bread before her, desingninS
to make d sandwich of it, when big manly hand
reached over her shoulder, and deliberately took
the mutton, leaving her, however, the bread
Every man helped himself. Some few tried 70
help the ladies when they could get anything to
help them to.
Shouts from the other end Of the table, fgh.!
now .there'll be room.
Just then we were upset. A man, to Ayaid ar.
rest struck line right through the hungry crowd.
pursued by the officers, and moved g wide swatb
of both sexes as he went. The crowd closed
around him, his stick raised occasionally showed
his whereabouts. He was finally tsken in fence
corner. The difficulty we afterwards learned sri-
ginated in an angry dispute between men on op-
posite sides of the table, when one picked up leg
Of mutton to throw at the other but missed his aim
and hit lady.
To allay the excitement, it, was announced that
there would be second table There was second
table but we could find nothing on it but corn
cobs, called in Kentucky bottle-stoppers but as
we had no small bottle along, they were of no use
to US. AT length saw reporter sitting on fallen
tree, eating an enr of corn-eagerly inquired where
hc got it--he pointed to big iron kettle-did not
notice at the time how red his hand was-found
crowd around the kettle, diving for few ears Of
corn in some hot water. With almost the rapidity
of lightning hands were thrust in--grasped an
ear of corn-dropped it. and were withdrawn with
scream.
have been highly amusing. Occasionally hand
succeeded in bringing an ear out; bpt unable 10
hold it, dropped it Immediately outside the kettle.
where dozen hands scrambled f9r il, while the
owner walked off blowing hQ. fingers We OBJ.
served one lying just at the edge Of the water
seized it and hung on, but looked around for some
cold water to dip our hand in saw some In IN old
tub; plunged it in was not water, but hot gravy,
A man at our elbow had a handful of COARSE
sal asked him for some; offered to divide the salt
need salt. GOT small piece Of bread out Of bars
rel into which negro was scrapng "scFaps ior TIA
hogs"
There we're two barrels of water when the din.
ner commenced, but one soon gave out; tremen.
doqs crowd around the other; two TN cups eepid
dssy d1%STd ssu Ss 'sp spds spSs ssus daE aal II &r
half an hour got a little water in my band quite
thick couldn't spill it; looked Ike sol, soap 9as
not like to drink il, for fear it would stick in my
The Democrats party vsrs holding Barbecue
at the sane time about mils further ont, andis
was said that the sudden disappearance OF tho
meat me- and bread was in consequence Of an unes.
pected ncursion Of hungry men from thsir yropnds.
We know nothing ahout the truth Of this
Returning after dinner To ths stand, 0bs.~,1,
family parties. dining in groups on tAs tissS ssorsy
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