Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-08-20
CAMP MEETING.

camp meeting was in the full tide of sue
ressfel experiment some ten miles hence, in the
vicinity OF Augusta, Sunday. Every species of
cattle capable of going "singc," 'double" or
"uuder the saddle" were ont OF town. For once
the livery stables were deserted both by horses
tas, up to four o'clock, when it began to rain,
vas at least two inches deep on level The
various thoroughfarcs were filed with vehicles
and horsemen, pressing forward with a speed
poportoned to the spur which the driver had
| in the head and the capacity OF the team. The
dust vas dense as the iogs of Egypt and sadly
begrlmned were the faces and skirts of many
auious and lovely damsels. Arrived at the
goand the spectacle presented is novel and va
ned Under the "ambrosiul shade" of the
spreading oaks" are seen young and old, grave
AID gay, sweet sixteen in watercd silk and lawn
ind the middle aged matron with the "nine
mall children and one at ---." Here are
be Bhoys with vallainous cigars and bottles in
| aeir pockets, fast women, and ladies of the
Il N'V'l 'icH Wuu hNNC Souc w WVisuip
God among the grand old woods and who are
nising their voices in hymns of praise and pray
er, and here are spread outall through the woods
hose whose pockets are lined with cards and
dee, and whose breath is pestilental Under
slOnder spreading oak in the ''carry ALL" out OF
SCH, of anxious parents, industriously making
owe, is seen specimen Of Young America, from
the rural districts. There goes Haunting along in
Gay and fashionable attire the city bell, slightly
Segrimmed and with face anything but benign
,at skirts at halfmast, hanging upon the arm OF
atraaerablc. Across yonder by water melon
Wgca are couple of gentlemen discussing
"B1Sk and Brcck, Fremont and Freedom"
d.a hundred listeners. They are chopping
Ns'c and victory is towering on one banner and
Aes on the other, as one or The other OF the
tarEed combatants makes lucky hit. See
GOldsmi;h's Village School Master.
to and fro and an anxious looking for shelter,
Which Is not to be found. Some get into their
| easgies and with parasol about the size of u
cabbage leaf, make themselves believe that they
are going home dry and enjoying themselves
hugely The anxious SWANS thus cireumstanced
put their horses upon their best behaviour which
seem to 'deyour the way" "Ga lang"
idyou ever see rooster, of an extremely
vet afternoon, standing undera cart in a farm
!ard, With all his pride Of plumasc wet down
Ea'l his body looked little larger than if it had
'sen picked, water dropping from the ends 81
bis tail and feathers, and all disposition to crow
completely drowned outs If You ever did YOU
Can imagine the collapsed and hcdraggiea eondi
1 icn o! many fair ones Sunday night, who wer,
| akep by their attendants into farm houses an,
found shelter any where that it could be had
The gaye,y OF the ing was in marked cor
uas, with the appearance presented in the eve
ming, Scarcely mere marked was the chang
srough, upon Scnachcrib and his army, AS Dc
scribed by Byron.
Whoever heard of camp meeting wher
there wasno rainy
Seriously, does not the evil done in and aroun
eese meetings overbalance the goods for ever
Person that attends for devotional purposes al
'aere not two or three at least whose motive
ne evil and nothing but evil. We do not wis
to condemn those who think differently on tn
ssiect, nor throw any suspicion upon their m
a'es, but we cannot but think great desecratiol
Of the Sabbath are the result to say nothir
farther.