M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-11-20
Camp Meeting Talk,

amusing account Of a disjointed con-
versation he heard there:
Preaching had not begun, and pro-
meuading was in progress. We took
Il convenient stand, and triedto catch
the remarks of the various couples as
they went slowly by us.
Eyes, indeed" two girls talking,
of course "and my brother Tom says
that Henry Stoker brags about the
many times NC has kissed her right in
the mouth, and she never slaps him at
all when nobody is by, and I'm sure
| should die if people was to talk a.
bout me as they do Of her.
"Corn is up again, you know, and
! shall make at least six hundred bar
rels it | make a peek, and consc-
quehtly"-
"What a spectacle this is, to be
suah, Chaw; | wondah if these peo-
dlc-dem'd pooty gul, aint she-build
thyah own tents owa hiwa men to do
it toah 'em, Must be a great boah
to-
"Be married in six weeks from last
Tuesday. Iheard ma talking about
it, but you mustn't mention it for the
world. Its a great secret"
Really, now, and she is as ugly
as"--
The finest sow you ever saw, sir.
Pure Berkshire and has nine splendid
pigs. 1t was the best trade | ever
made, and wouldn't take thirty dol
lars for"-
""Scolloped petticoats only look,
Amy! Nine hounces and hoops in
the bargain. Oh, how | should love
to- ..
$50 to picnic on Thursday Oh,
thank you. You don't know how |
would love to be present, sir, Pm so
fond of tho exhilerating dance, but
father says
"I'm truly gratifod, my dear young
friend, to learn that you are so deeply
impressed with the necessity Of re-
pcntance, and shall this day make"
Ten yards of gimp for the bosom,
and maroon velvet binding for the
neck, and sleeves, oh Emily n
v"Tho finest baby you ever saw
black eyes and large limbs, and
weighs"-
"Sixty.ono pounds and quarter to
the busliel. None better in the coun-
try. Free from gerticand cockel and
large grained. | hold it at.
"Stillopolis, next Saturday, Bob
Bothsides, the former Congressman,
will speak, Us he says
"Ah, Mr.. Pepper, you Aatter me
so! Just see how horrible Kate Will
mot is dressed! She will wear yellow,
though it makes her look like
Clever and agy, ! believe. They've
all been up with it and the poor
mans got'-- ..r... .1 ..
"The sweetest bonnet | ever saw.
Where did you get it9 | must COM
mend my sister to your -
watermelon patch. Stole every
darn'd one. Some of 'em bout half
ripe. swow, I'll shoot some OF 'em
if they don't"--- ..
"Go to the White Sulphur. 1t is
the best place in the world, ma'am.-
Eve seen some of the most wonderful
effects Of the waters. Tom Holocaust
was cured Of D TO- ..... ...
twenty-five pounds of butter a
week, and always get a quarter OF a
pound and sometimes ~.
eggs, two handsful of flour,
a dab OF yeast, half tin cup full mo-
lasses and it makes"---
The best manure | ever used, sir.
Vastly superior to guano, or super
iostate. Two hundred and fly
The handsomest woman on the
ground. | can see none equal to her,
except Miss Mary, and she's got"-
"BOth hind legs spawned. And
there's speck in her right eye that's
bolpd to-.
"That beautiful girl in black over
There, never saw her out but once
before and that was AZ
mir. .Muggins' failure, sir, and he
has taken to drink awfully, and only
last week had"- .t.
Ellis head under my arm and was
plugging him in the mouth, when he
got my finger"---
Between the 10th and 18th of Sep
tembep. | will get my wheat to mar
ket and will bring" ~
"His gray hairs in sorrow to the
grave. Oh, it is awful to think how
"Close she hangs to his arm: She
ought to be ashamed of herself, and
never saw him until"-
William was born twenty-five
years ago last April. lm an old wo.
man now, and the gray hairs makes"
loot! toot "The preaching will
now commenced" said the Presiding
Elder, and we heard nothing more.