The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1871-08-05

Another crowd OF ladies aud gentlemen
are conversing. But how unlike the
last one swo saw, i'm this crowd are
tFrs f1 piPy wvydis swsiiiis, cseiii i'm
pressed WITH theppparent belief that The
ono who talks ard s.s!s III Tie 6 ,,ss..ie=. i Is
the most eutitled to the appelatiop
of q gentleman. Some rough country
joke is told in words rougher, than the
appearance of the teller. A good big
ha, ha, laugh is its sequel. Perhaps
this or that swell will lean away back
over the bench upon which he is sitting.
knock his feet together, and slap his
hands, thereby showing, as he thinks,
unmistakabless signs of good breeding.
fla quiet aud accomplished village swell
attempts to .take q promenade around
the stand, before he proceeds Fifty yards,
it will, be remarked of him, "Thesc goes
some fop who hasn't got any
sense," while he's thinking the same
thing perhaps of his vulgar critic.
Sometime you will sec half-dozen
young men who, to use Camp Mceting
phrase, "haye commenced to feel their.
keepipg," all break off in hurry to
reach a tent upon the opposite side, in,
front Of which arc sitting number Of
pretty country lasses. But just before
reaching it, a halt is made. A huddling
together now, as near as they can get to
each other, is q part of their tactics.
One tells the other to "break the ice'
first. "You 60 and well follow. III
lead the way next time. Pshaw man
what are you afraid OFF," Perhaps
they will stand in front Of the tent, and
in hearing Of tho ladies, parlcy words
with each other after this style for an
hour. Meantime the ladies' become i'm
patient and stroll around the stand is
proposed. Up they ali jump, and off
they go. This is signal for the
faiut hearted boys to join them. They
heed the hint and up to their tender
sides the swells bristlc; but Ia there
are four ladies aud exactly five swells.
OF course one is "cut out" aud is left
TO hunt the society of lady some other
place. Now to see this fellow, while in
this prcdicament, is enough to excite a
laugh Of the funniest serb from the ac-
complished village swell He looks all
around to see who is watching him,
gapcs aud stretches out his arms like a
whipped chickon, and off he puts. But
let US hurry along. Camp Meetings are
glorious and jolly things that is, they
use to be before politics had anything to
do with them. Yes! they woie once
happy occasions. Each year as these
seasons would come and go. old friend
ships would be renewed, and new ones
formed. Remcmbrances that year or
SOS timo might have wiped from our
memory, were here frightened and set
into new life. lhe aged grand sire
met here those he handled upon his
knees long years ago. Hero he would
utter again those truths and couusels of
wisdom which he told his boys long years
ago. Here warm heart q eetings and
the burning kisses of affection were an
nually exchanged and here the religion
of God was preached. What pity it
is that there should be aught else at
this place. But rs faithful chroni-
clers of passing events it becomes our
dutyto write Of everything as it trans
ipires. There is generally bright ar
ray of talent at these gatherings, and
deep and thoughtful sermons may be
heard throughout the entire meeting
It pains us to say that for the first time,
in the history of Cattle Greek Camp
..4syuna.o, the hellslon oi God was not
preached i'll every sermon. Every man
Of candid and unprecedented mind will
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