The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-01-21
Extracts from Peter Cartwright hts
Autobiography.

rErKn CARTWRIGHT ESCAPES WHIPPING.
There Was another circumstance happened
at this camp meeting that will substantial,
relate. IL was one Of our rules Of the camp
meeting that the men were TO occupy the
/ seats on one side Of the stand, and the ladies
/ the other side, at all hours of public wor-
ship. Bat there was Young man finely
I dressed, with his bosom full of rniles, that
would take his seat among the ladies' and if
/ I ere was any excitement in the congrega-
I ton, he wonld rise to his feet and stand on
the seats prepared for the Occupancy Of the
( ladies. ! reproved him several times, but he
would still persist in his disoflerly course
A. 4; lengtl | reproyed him personally, and
sharply, aud SAID 81 mean IfIar young rnutr
there standing on the seats of the ladies',
with a RULED shirt on'' And added, 81
doubt not that that RULED shir; WAS Dor.
rowcd.'
This brought him off the seats in mighty
rage. He swore he would whip me for in.
suIiny him. After while was walking
round on the outskirts Of the congregation.
and he had large company gathered round
him, and was swearing AT a mighty rate, and
saying be would certainly whip me before he
left the ground.
| walked up and said, "Gentlemen, let me
in to this fellow
They opened the way. walked up to him,
and asked him If it was ne he was cursing
and going to whip.
lie said il was.
s.Weil," said l, sswe viii not disturb the
congregation by lighting here; but let us 90
1ut into lie woods, for if am TO be whipped
want it Over, for do not ike 10 live ia
dreal.v
So we started for the woods, the crowd
pressing after us. stopped and requested
every one OF them 10 60 back, and not u man
to follow and assured them ii they did not
20 back that l would not 90 another step:
they then turned back. The camp ground
was fenced in. When we esme TO the fence
put my left hand on the top rail a,td leaped
over. As lighted on the other side, Que of
my frct struck grub, and had wcll-nigh
sprained my ankle; II gave me severe jar;
ana n pain struck me in the left side from
the force of the jar, and involuntarily put
my haad on my left side, where the pain had
struck me- Nv redoubtable antagonist had
rot on the fence, and looking down on me
sad
"D-n you, you are feeling for dirk, are
your"
''Yes." said |, sand will give you tho
benefit of al the dirks have" and advanc.
ed rapidly toward him.
lie sprang hack on the other side Of the
fence from me. jumped over after him,
and regular foot race follower. was so
diverted at my cowardly bully's rapid retreat
that could not run fast, go he escaped and
missed my whipping.
rsTER N DANGER FROM SEW CIDER.
On our return from the General Confer
encs in Baltimore, in 1920, in the month of
Jrne, which was very warm, and we having
TO travel on horseback, il may be supposed
tha. our journey in this way for thousand
miles was very fatiguing. When We got 70
Knoxville, East Tennessee, the following in.
eden, IA substance occurred
Brother Walker and myself had started
early IN the morning, had Travelled about -
miles, and reached Knoxville Mt noon. We
rode up to tavern with a view of dining, |
bui finding great crowd of noisy, drinking. I
and drunken persons there, said TO brother
" alker. = This is u poor place for weary
trayc ers, and We won't stop" We then |
rode % another tavern, but il was worse t
than the first, for here they were in bully |
hight. then proposed TO brother Walker /
that We should 20 on, and said we would /
soon find house OF privaae entertainment,
where We could be quit; SO on we went
Presently we came 10 a house with sign |
over the door Of "Pnpdfe LaferfdfameaI. |
and Aew Ciderr
Said |, .'ilere is the place, and IL we can
;et some good light bread and new cider, it
y ii be dinner enough for me-"
Brother Walker said, "That Is sractiy
rh 1T rant.''
We accordingly hailed. The old gentle
nan came out. inquired il We could get
'ur horses fed, aud some light bred and new
,;ler.
80 yes said the landlord, alght for |
suspect YOU are two Methodist preachers that
lave been TO Baltimore to the general con-
elcnces
We replied that We were. Our horses were I
quickly taken and well fed A large loaf Ok /
God light bread and>a pitcher Of new cider t
YER quickly set before Us. This gentleman
sas an uttcybein Methodist. Ills wife was /
cry sick, and sent from the other room for
Is 70 pray for her. We did so, and then re-
urned To take our bread and cider dinner
nc weather VAS very warm, and we were
cry thirsty, and began to lay in the bread
nd cider at very liberal rate. IL, howev.