Smyrna times., 1872-10-09
Camp Meeting Talk.

! A chap down south went to a camp meeting,
and gives the following amusing account OF the
disjointed conversation he heard there. Preach
ing had not begun, and prOmenading was in
! progress. We took convenient stand aud
tried to catch the remarks Of the various
couples, as they went slowly by us.
Yes, indeed, two girls talking, OF course,)
" and my brother Tom says that Henry Seeker
brags about how many times he has kissed her
right in the mouth, and she never slaps him
at all, when nobody is by, and I'm sure
would die il people would talk OF me as they DO
about her. -
Corn is up again you know, and shall
make at least six hundred barrels if L make
peck, and consequently )"
: a" Be married in six weeks from last Tuesday. |
| heard ma talking about it, but you musn |
mention it for the world. It's great
secret"
Really, now, and she is as ugly as the
" Finest sow you ever saw, sir. Pure
Berkshire, and has nine splendid pigs 1t was
the best trade | ever made, and | wouldn'
take thirty dollars for -
E Scolloped petticoats only look, Amy.
$ Nine hounccs and hoops, in the bargain! Oh,
$ how | should love TO-
: go to picnic on.Thursday. You don't knO,o
/ how [ would love to be present, sir. L am SO
/ fond of the exhilarating dance, but father
s says -
d II am truly gratifed, my dear young friend,
e to learn that you are SO deeply impressed
5 with the necessity of immediate repentance,
and shall this very day make -
n "Ten yards of gimp for the bosom, and
e maroon velvet binding for the neck and
: sleeves. Oh, Emily
IS "The finest baby you ever saw-black
e eyes ard large limbs, six weeks old and
le "Sixty,one pounds and a quarter to the
Sc hushel None better in the country. Free
IN from garlic and cockerel, and large grained. |
t. hold it at
er "Stillopsis, next Saturday. Bob Bothsides,
< the former Congressman, will speak, as he
IL says -
ut "Ah, Mr.. Pepper, you f4tter me So Just
.ir see how horribly Kate Wilmont is dressed.
in She will wear yellow, though it makes her look
a like
no Fever and ague, believe They have
ice all been up with it, and now the poor man
to GOT
tly ''The sweetest bonnet I ever saw. Where
nt did you get it? l must recommend my sister t(
ty, Watermelon patch. Stole every blamed
raj one Some of EN- about half ripe. l swoV
s. I'll shoot them if they don't"
d. "Go to the white Sulphur. 1t is the bes
place in the whole world, ma am. have seer
some OF the most wonderful effects of tn
waters Tom Holocaust was cured Of -
"Twcnty-iye pounds of butter a week
inc And always got quarter pound, an
GRO sometimes -
iav fnp -Four eggs, two hanisfu of -four, dab c
Wv yeast, half tinouptul of molasses, and
: of MAKES
"a "a "The best manure ever used, sir. Vsstl
rm Superior to guano or super phosphate. Iw
me hundred and fifty pounds to the acre raise
ue, me-
lies "The handsomest woman on the ground;
,;ng can see none equal to her, except Miss Maj
ma. Barlell, and she got
.r .nt Both hind legs spawned And there is
,itai spcck in her right eye thai Is bound to =
onr THAT beautiful girl in black, over ther
vnS | never saw her but once before, and that VI
iVrn Hrn Mrs. Muggins failure, sir. And he h
arc taken to drinking awiully, and last we'
A. had
,ho His head under my arm, and was puggi
,nse him in the mouth when he got my finger =
,st;c Between the 10th and 18th of Septemb
the. i will get wheat to market, and 1t "
and bring -
%b ,ba "Hi, gray hair in sorrow to the grave. o
or;s it's awful to think how very
old "Close she hung to his arm. She ought
,am- be ashamed of herself -
r;sa "Wliam was born twenty five years q
,n,Ls last April. am an old woman now, and I
4 AZ gray hair makes everything -
the Toot! toot
, oar1 "Preaching will commence" said
presiding elder, and we heard no more.
: Go. ROLL CALL FOR I872-It is time to be
rain to call the roll of States which have held e.
lostly tons this year Here it is so far:
n one REPUBLICAN STATES
scent New Hampshire after the great" bolt, W
lower into the election in March on the platte
,snt;c of Grants reelection. Result The 81
eable redeemed from last years defeat, and ha
,ts in some Republican gain,
I'M to Connecticut in April-Republican gain.
nown Rhode Island in April-Repubcan
denly usual.
1'''' Oregon in June, a month before Greel
,tards nomination at Cincnnati-Redeemed f
,rh of years of Democratic rule, and made ReE
stber lican through and through. Large Republ
nm his gain.
~ ,and" d.' North Carolina in August-Redeemed f
some Democracy. Republican gain over 1000.
blown West Virginia in August-Greeley DE
:, and cratlc candiGate lor uo'ernor Oea'e"
diF1 Democratic State.
hat at"; = Vermont in eptember-Republican
. - IN, more than two to One and gain of 5000.
- y Maine-Republica by an increase of
over last year; a solid Republican delegate
o;nt of Congress; solid State Senate, and gain q
Ieynell in the House of Representatives.
She DEMOCRATIC STATEs.-Nary respond.
arried "
Cross The Saturday ReUie,0 says: There
eathed WAYS one side of mans character which
y She bear the light and on which the funeral ser
rife as can expatste comfortably. Byron's Cor
ce will had one virtue and a thousand crimes,
there is always something to be said abou
have SoIe 5en;Oi of the m;ser
estab. 0O'-
United Bus driver to conductor of opposition
een in i've known yer ever since you was
article knoved your mother; she had two on VI
cen so that time One was VERY nice little
mpetes tother was half idiot-a sort of b
arkets, paper feller. The VERY nice little boy
e TWEEN VERY young, he did"
A bachelor editor says his brilliant
terrible are like his shirt buttons-thev arc alwa