Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-12-03

CAMP MEETING dAzETTE.-A chap down
sonth went to camp meeting, and gives the
following amusing account of the disiointed
conversation he heard there,
'Yes, indeed,' (two girls talking Of course)
Eand my brother Tom says that Henry Soaker
brags about the many times he has kissed her
right in the mouth, and she never saps him at
all, when nobody is nigh, and am sure 1
shonld die if the people should talk about me
as they do about
sCorn is up again you know, and shall make
at least six hundred barrels ifI make q peck,
and consequently
tWhat spectacle that is, to be swah, chaw.
All wonder if these people-dem'd purity
gal amt she-build theyah own tents, own
hiwah men do it fowah'em. Must be a gweat
boah to-
"Be married six weeks from last Thursday.
heard ma talking about it, but mustn't mem
tion it for the world. 1t is great secret
fReally, now, and she's ugly as'-
'The finest sow you every saw, sir. Pure
Berkshire, and has nine splended pigs. 1t
was the last trade ever made, and wouldn't
take thirty dollars for
tScolloped petticoats! Only look, Amyl
nine flounces and hoops in the bargain Oh,
how should love to-
$50 to the picnic ON Thursdays OH thank
you. You don't know how | should like to be
present. l am fond of the exhilerating
dance, but father says
q am truly gratilied, my dear young friend,
to learn that you are SO deeply impressed with
the necessity OF immediate repentance, and
shall this very day make
'Ten yards of gimp for the bosom, and ma
room velvet tor binding the neck and sleeves.
| Oh, Emily
sThe finest baby you ever saw-black eyes
and large limbs, six weeks old and weighs'--
| 'Sixty-ponnds and quarter to the bushel.
None better in the country. Free from garlic
and cockrel, and large grained. hold it at
sStillopolis, next Saturday. Bob Bothsides,
the former congressman, will speak as he
says
sAh, Mr.. Pepper, you fatter me so. Just
| see how horribly Kate Wllmot is dressed. She
will wear yellow, though it makes her look
| like
Fever and agy, believe. They're all been
down with it and how the poor mans got'---
sThe sweetest bonnet ever saw. Where
did you get it 1 must recommend my sister
to your
i watermelon patch. Stole every darned
one, some of 'em about half ripe. swow I'll
shoot 'em If they don't
sGo to the White Sulphur, its the best place
in the whole world, ma'am. Pve seen some o
the most wonderful effects of the waters Ton
Holocaust was cured Of
~ lsfwenty- five pounds of butter a week. AnC
always get'sa Quarter OF pound, and some
times
sFour eggs, two handsful of fonr, dab o
. yeusl, uul u Vi lnOlbsses3 Hhu ~
sThe best manure ever used, sir. astil
superior to guano and superphosphate. Tw'
hundred and fifty pounds to the acre, rails
! ed me-
sThe handsomest woman on the ground.
2 can see no equal to her except Miss Mary -
u and she's got'-
: sBoth hind legs spawned. And there is
speek in her right eye that's bound to-
!. sThat beautiful girl in black over there.
i never saw her but once before, and that wa
il at
/ |. sMr. Muggins' failure, sir. And he has ia.
i, ken to drink awfully, and only last weel
/. had'--
r His head under my arm, and was plugging
Q him in the mouth, when he got my finger
q Between the 10th and 10th of September,
will get my wheat to market, nnd it vii
bring
P sHis grey hairs with sorrow to the grave
: Oh, it is awful think how
i sOlose she hangs TO his arm. She ought 4
. be ashamed of herself, and never knew hir
u untiI'-
E sWillam was born twenty -hye years ag
:, last April. am an old woman now, and gre
y hairs makes
e sToot, toot preaching will now con
r mence,' said the presiding elder, and we hsaz
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