The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1865-10-18
Camp Meeting Talk.

The following amusing account Of the disointed
conversation heard at camp-meeting, has been fur
nished by one who keeps his eyes and ears open:
Eyes, indeed two girls talking, of course,) 'and
my brother Tom says Henry Soker 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 I should die if people to talk Of me as
they do about
least six hundred barrels if make peck, and conse
quentlyn-
s.What spectacle this is, to be svah. All wonder
if these peope-demd putty gal, amt she-bud they
ah own tents, owa hiwah men to do it to8ah en-
Must be q great boah to-
''Be married six weeks from last Tuesday. heard
talking about it. but you mustn't mention it, tor the
world. It's great secret
Really, now, and she's ugly as
The finest SOW you ever saw, sir Pure Berkshire,
and nine splendid pigs. 1t the best trade ever
made, and wouldn't take thirty dollars for
"Scollaped petticoats! only look, Amy! nine
founces, and hoops in the bargain Oh, how should
love to-
''Go to picnic on Thursday? Oh thank you
You don't know bow [ should love to be preseat.
am so fond Of the exhilerating dance, but father
says
Il am truly gratfed my dear young friend, to learn
that you deeply impressed with the necessity Of
immediate repentance, and I shall this day make
'Ten yards of gimp for the bosom, and maroon
velvet for binding the neck and sleeves. Oh, Emily
'Ihe Hnest DaDy you ever saw oIacK eyes anu IalSP
limbs, six weeks old and Weighs
'sSxty-one pounds and quarter to the bushel None
better in the country. Free from garlic and cockre
and large grained; | held it att
"StiIIopolis, next Saturday. Bob Bothsydes, tie
former congressman, will speak as he says
cab Mr.. Pepper you fatter me So Just see how
horribly Kate Wimot is dressed She will ye
low, though it makes her look like
'sFever and agy, believe. They've all been down
with it; and now the poor man has GOT
'"The sweetest bonnet ever saw. Where did you
get it? | must recommend my sister to your
sWatermelon patch. Stole every darned one
Some of 'em about half ripe. swow Iii shoot EN-
if they don't'-
whole world ma'am. I've seen some Of the most
wonderful effects Of the waters Tom Holocaust was
cured off,
"Twenty-fye pounds Of butter week. And al
ways get quarter of pound, and sometimes -
-Four eggs two hand5lul of flour, dab OF yeast,
half tin cup Of moasses and it makes
"The best manure [ ever used, sir. Vastly superior
to guano or super-phosphate. Two hundred and fifty
pounds to the acre. raised me-
''The handsomest woman on the ground | can see
none to equal her, except Miss Mary -, and she's
'sBoth hind legs spawned And there is q speck in
her right eye that's bound to-
ssThat beautiful girl in black, there never
saw her but once before, and chat at
'sMr. Muggin's failure, sir. And he has taken to
drink awfuIy; and only last week hadH--
ellis head under my arm, and l was plugging him
in the mouth when he got my finger
Between the 10Th and 18th of September will
get my wheat to miFkeS and it will BRING
ellis grey hairs in sorrow TO- the grave. Oh, it i
awful to think how
"Close she hangs TO his arm. She ought to be
ashamed Of herself and never knew him until
civilian was born twenty-five years ago. last April.
am an old woman now, and the grey hair makes
Toot toot! Preceding win nov commence, said
the presiding elder, and We heard no more.