Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1871-01-20


ried life, he was naturally ready to try 1t
again. only-here he was tirm-a minis
ter's wife must be known to be one; Id
with himself. She must belong
church; and no temptation should int .
him to lay such snare and scandal in the
path Of his people rs 10 marry woman
without religion. So brother Parker
looked forward eagerly to the coming
week.
Elkanah Robbins was equally eager. A
strong, brown, handsome fellow. He had
been wild boy, but of late had grown so
steady and so attentive to his farm that
folks said, "Kane must be thinking Of sci. {.
thng;" only where or with whom, nobody
knew.
To Lucy and other girls the camp-meetl
ing was invested with delightful vaguel
ness, in which merry meals, rustling troel
boughs, sleeping under canvass, whispersl
laughter, "good times" generally mingled
In more than one young heart another an
more secret element Of bliss was conscion-l
cy's It was-Kane.
The brown, fearless boy and the fair girl
had grown up together as playmates till
that dark day when, "lor his badness" the
neighbors said, Kane was sent away to
Uncle Elkauah's at Swift Water, for year
which bad heightened into five. 1t was
three now since he came back-tall, bronz-
ed, strange, yet famiiar-and during those
three womanhood had crept unaware over
the little maid who had shared his baby
sports. Playmate no longer, Lucy was very
shy, but in her secert heart she was proud
Of him; proud of the strength that could
heave the heavy timber up which her
could tame the widest colt. She was sure
he would always be good hereafter. The
four days dwelling in a grove with him
was a delight so great that II almost fright
ened her.
So the day came. All Monday the COM
mittees were at work arranging the tents
in the form of a hollow square, beneath the
shelter of the trees. A bright little stream
curved around two sides of the encamp-
ment In its centre arose covered plat
form, to which was affixed derrick paint
ed pea-green, whose top supported sharp
toned iron bell. Ranks of rough benches
confronted this stand, in the midst of which
and directly under the platform, was a
small benched inciosure Tor the use OF the
ANXIOUS, VINO were expected 10 resort
thlther al the close oil every service 10 us
ten 10 the prayers ana appeaIs oil the preth-
ren. Nor was the carnal man forgotten.
Besides the eating-saloon, open to all, each
tent pore long tapie, duiy spread three
Tunes day win ampiest provision. Ihese
tents represented each village, and shelI
thered by night and by day whole ntighi
borhood. Ihe name OF the piace-"Pemi-
gewasset,' "Stowe,' "Lacon'-was letter
cd upon the front, accompanied by som0
norai ueVlce or text OF scripture upon
the Ammonoosuc tent was the inappropri-
ate recommendation to watch and Pray"
around which, by way OF antidote, a wreath
OF nowery hops was gariandfd. Ihe spac.
"i'n,n ".s guiseSus III IT'S nppo1I'ro"fs'
"'iu oo"S'ou' Do''ues 'n'"'' oo '"'o y,
e'ouS 'o"''"s' 'ou"u 80 VIZ" " NV,
c"Ne'' "nion SuPpoi'eu nuso hoSos'S VI
o"'' a'u Sa,V VI. "no
,eo., Us mis' "Hue' oNu'''"s'y 'o"'", heu
~ MIS- i.o'D'ns' eIu"'eu oy "o"e Vi TUG
o'"eis-oi ""i',' 'iie'' al Ahiihoioosuc
was justly Plouu' Anu 80 the caHlp-nieet-
ing began Iairly'
All uay TUESDAY people were pouring III.
Each one-seated wagon brought three and
oaoy each two-seateu, nVe ana two oa-
pies by hlght hunureds were assembled
Inc moon was primarily luil, and the
singing ana prayer meeting which inau'
gura'ed tne assembly SO spirited ana satis-
iao'ory 'na' nfo'hef i-i''le luooeu MS
nahds' ana reniarkeu 10 bro'her smith
.n"t ie ooei " ioi'y oa"'Ps III MS uile'
pu' III MS oi'i"'ou 'nis was going 10 DC 'he
greatest ye''
no" ,u""y "n'spereu hepsy NOD
pihs' rs they wa'cheu the pns'le INSIDE Inc
tent sec Lucy, 'he peus ''iis sac are ioi
US, ana that sue LOT the men ioiks. Don
II look queer
but VINO sleeps on the taDieY' laughed
Lucy as row oi rushing mattresses were
iiited up
Don Y you kho" why the elders and
ueacons' oi COURSE inat 10 keep people
III oruer' anu S'op any sNy-i"rklng aho
iro'ichi"s AMONG Us young ones, say Luz
cy' which peo VIII you n"'e' iiere' 'aH'
TINS one next 10 mime
Lucy called her mother, and sh'
whispered, "heres your place, next to me-
l don't want you down there among thos'
girls, for yon'li talk and chatter all night
and not be fit for thing In the morning
Just slip off your frock there, behind thu
curtain, and put on your double gown, am
I'll fix you"
So like Christabel, "her gentle limbs SHE
did undress,' so far as gown and hooI
went; and pretty soon, in her neat gray
wrapper, she was lying comfortably tuck
cd mp in the bed her prudent mother hat
provided with PILLOW and quilt. Sweet
musty smells filed the air from the ~