Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-08-28
LITTLE INCIDENTS
OF a Journey 90 the Cedar Hill Camp
Meeting.

Meeting.
To the Union and American:
NASHVILLE, Aug. u, IsT5.-I left Nash.
vile last Tuesday evening by the St. Louis
and Southeastern Railway for the camp
meeting at Cedar Hill, in Robertson county
and if you will permit me l will hand down
to coming generations, through your val
liable paper, some Of the things l witnessed
while on the trip. 1 went TO the depot, just
before train time, and the FIST thing
that attracted my attention was The large
crowds OfpeOple Whowere taking advantage
Of the cheap railroad fare 70 90 to s.. Louis,
Cincinnati and New York. Some Of these
people were pretty and some Of them very
ugly (but mostly the latter; some were
so Der and not few..o them were very I'M
sober.
One chap in particular was both ugly
and drunk. He was bOiSterCus, and could
not have hit the ground with his hat. He
smoked in the ladies' car, and cursed very
loudly, to he annoyance Of the lady pas
sengers, and 1 wondered why the police
men or railroad officials did not put a
qliietUS to him. But they did not, and it
was with a deep sense Of gratitude that 1
heard the conductor shout call aboard, ("
and the train moved ont, for then he
quieted down and dropped or to sleep.
The next thing noticeable, was a nice
yoUng man with a rather pretty girl, who
looked as if he would like to say some
thing but could not. His appearance gave
evidence that he would like 70 be a woman,
for be had bis hair parted in the middle,
and his neck tie was about the size and
pattern Of lady's fancy spring shawl. He
talked in mOnosylables, with profUsion Of
''ah, er-aw-er,n etc. The lady spoke to him
in melifuOus tones on the subject Of the ills
aud trials Of life, and said she would like
to shave her fortune told.n He responded
that he dill not want TO know his future,
for said he, Il would rather be content
with my present ills, than to encounter
those l know not Of She said, "sir?" and
he repeated it. About an hour afterward
looked al the fellow and he was still alive,
but was just Teyiying from q fainting
spell.
By this time we had got to the foot of
the "Big Hill.' The train stopped, took a
long breath, hitched on an extra engine,
the conductor got out and pushed behind,
and it would have astOnished you to see
how fast We went up that hill. But the
conductor was awful tired.
In due time the brakesman called out
"Cedar HILL" and out / jumped. It was
nearly L o'clock when lanied, and did
not know what 20 do, there being no hotel
at the place and the campers were all in
bed. walked into the express Office and
a gentleman, Mr.. s., kindly took charge
Of me, or rather he put me in charge Of a
pilot with instructions to c5nducs me to
his tent, where l rested well and enjoyed
myself hugely while l stayed there.
On Wednesday following, a kind-heaTted
lady was making up some money for an
aged minister who was in attendance. She
was a sensible woman as well as kind
hearted-fOr she asked everybody on the
ground for a contribution but myself, and
that showed that she was a judge of mat
tiers. Who ever heard Of a newspaper man
having money?
Well, everything passed of finely, and it
was a splendid camp-meetiDg. One Of the
most affecting things that came under my
notice while on the ground was a fancy
looking youth who concluded that he
would get up q "stUnnin'" toilet, spent
three quarters Of an hour adjusting his col
lar and cravat, and appeared on a prone
made with his girl, and, "horrOr Of hOrrors,'
a corner Of & dirty undershirt collar was
very prominently sticking up under his
chin.
As to matters Of greater moment, your
special reporter, EnOlam, has kept you
fully posted, creating a big demand for the
UNION AND AMERICAN in the district
directly interested in this camp-meeting.
NJ. DASH.