Daily Republican., 1879-08-16
COIN q 70 CAMP.
Tho COmmencement at Brandy
vino summit Camp-A Rainy
Nieht-ACamper out in the Rain
Sma Dark.


N,eht-ACamper out In the Rain
saa Dark.
Although the Brandyuine Summit
Camp meeting ir not announced to COM
mence until next Monday, It with some
Of the campers out commenced as far
back as last Thursday, for on that day
several families pitched their tents and
started off into the camp meeting cam
paign. The large Union and St. Paul's
meeting tents were erected on that day,
but Ashury tent representing the viii.
mington Company has not yet put in
AZ appearance and indeed it is whisper
ed around that its entire absence from
the camp altogether will be conspicuous.
About dozen families were tented
on the grounds up to Friday evening,
and although it might be interesting
to many to know who they are, at their
request their names are withheld on &c.
count Of the notice it would give ia
thieves who are prowling around look
ing for vacant houses. It is not ex.
pected that the camp will be as large az
formerly SO far as tenters are concerned,
but whatever lack there may be in
permanent attendants, will be more
than made up by transient goers and
comsrs. Presiding Elder Paxon of the
South Philadelphia District, it is said,
will have charge Of the camp but who
the other officiating ministers will be
has not been definitely announced.
Amongst the noticeable incidents OF
the place is the remodeling Of some Of
the board tents which previously en-
joyed the luxury Of an extra touch
They appear now with heavy front ex-
tensions with handsome mouldings and
brackets, and several have been shing-
led in with cedar shingles, but two
story tents we are informed are prohib-
tied. Last year the REPUBLICAN,, sound
ly ridiculed the preachers tent which
from forlorn aud faded appearance it
called the "mule PEN" This sarcasm
though severe had the desired effect,
and now a new commodious and hand
some tent has taken the place Of the
old one.
Last night was bad one on the few
lanterns on the ground, as the rain
poured down in torrents and made
things very uncomfortable in both
board and canvass tents. The night
too was horribly dark and The incessant
LABELLING of the Katy .did-its, aud the
owls unmerciful scrseching added to
the dismal melancholy of the pelting
storm.
About four o'clock this morning the
hour when it is said ghosts and hobgob-
Inns visit cemeteries and graveyards, a
journalist who had but the evening be-
fore pitched his moving tent upon the
ground, started out to find his way to
John Berry's residence to come to town
with him this morning in his ice cream
wagon.
1t was rather an unforbidding time
for such trip, but then journalists are
brave, and though the rain was de.
scending in torrents and the darkness
was so intensely dark that it could al
most be caught and handled, he started
upon his two mile trip. The little
green insect from the top Of the trees
said Katy-did it, and he thought he
could do it too. The owls sniggered
and whickered, but with perfect dis
gust for creature that could only see
at night when nobody else could, he
pushed out upon his journey. With
the aid of his umbrella, which he poked
out ahead to feel for trees, he picked
his way from hickory to white oak, and
from white oak to chestnut, until, by
the depth of mud through which he
made his way. he knew that he was on
the highway that led beyond the con-
f nes of the wood.
The umbrella announced another
tree, and desiring to rest the Journalist
reached out a hand to rest against the
friendly trunk when he was suddenly
made aware that the tree was a stump
some three or four feet high over which
he tumbled and moulding his form in
the spungy earth, he got up with his
"Sunday 60 to meetins," considerably
soiled and generally out Of "kelter."
Pushing on he cleared the wood and
reached the open country. Each side
was mud and the middle was mud too,
and rolling up the ends of his unmen-
tionable he went on his way splash,
dash, the friendly umbrella preventing
him from bringing up against the fences
until Johnson's Corner is reached.
All here was an elevated path, the
solidity of which is reflected even in
the darkness. On this path he would
walk and with a determined step he
attempted to gain solid MORNINGS,
when to his great surprise and disgust
he found himself splashing and tramp
ing in ditch, with water two feet deep.
Oh horror what a predicament, but
with the thought that he was at last
free from lynx. eyed reporters he
crawled out of the ditch to the middle
of the road and took to the mud in its
pure state.
Fearing he would be too late for Ber-
nv, the ice cream man, he hurried his
steps sometimes running, through mud
through pools of water, stumbling into
ruts, bringing up against banks, until
B-rry's friendly gate is reached. A
warm fire and breakfast was appreciat-
I'd and Mr.. Berry's prancing sorrels
soon landed the journalist in Whining
ton in rather dslapidated condition.
As this was the beginning he hopes the
ending of the camp will be different.
Extra Church Service.
The cleaning and repairing to Della
ware Avenue Baptist Church, having
been competed, the church which has
been closed since last Sabbath, will be
opened as usual tomorrow. Rev. Mr.:
Haldeman will occupy the pulpit, and
will preach on two very interesting
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