The Evening critic., 1882-08-08
THE CAMP GROUND.
The Closing Hours Mt Jackson Grove
Services TO-day-A study of Nat
uraI IIisfory-Thc Lemonade Man.

uraI Iristory-The Lemonade Man.
Special Correspondence ofTHE EVENING CRITIC
JACKSON GROVE CANT, Aug. 8.
The session OF 1882 at the Grove draws to n
close. While not as successful in spiritual
way as It would have been had not the rain
interposed with the attendance at tho most
critical time, 1t has fully equalled the success
OF amy previous session.
Many OF tho campers have departed, and
many moro will 60 to-day. Tomorrow morn.
ing will be the conclusion OF the meeting, and
by evening the last tent will be struck, and tho
village In the woods Will vanish.
Services will be held as usual In tho tabor
pacle to-day; the general prayer.meeting at
z q. m. tomorrow being the last religious
not BIO extended through another week for
the interest In the meetings Is constantly in.
creasing.
The Rev. II. E. Couibourne, of Georgetown,
conducted the general prayer.meotlng this
morning. The Row. @. II. Littleton presldes
over the meeting now In progress. Tho Row.
Rev. II. G. Cushing at p. m. and the Rev. A.
d. Melvin at z do p. IN.
"a Jack DObber."
As THE CRITIC was vending n solitary way
from tho depot something dropped from an
adjacent tree. Investigation proved It to BIO
great worm about an inch and n quarter long.
Always interested In natural history, n halt
was called and a committee OF investigation
general public. In q moment now and
startling feature was added TO tho programme
In the form Of au insect having the superficial
aspect OF hornet. This insect Immediately
proceeded 10 organize for business.
Approaching from tho rear It invaded the
eminent domain OF tho worm by walking
lengthwise along II with legs extended on
both sides. When the head OF the worm was
reached pair OF ice-tongs were lowered and
firmly clnsped about tho mock OF the prize,
then with rapidity that was wonderful this
worm suspended like an immense log under
u lumberman's truck.
The reporter followed, out OF tho woods,
down the avenue, across the triangle, gather
ing hero and there an urchin or two with
grimy faces, or three or four little girls with
soiicitons question, what have you lost,
procession with an energy that threatened TO
close the piece in the first act.
1mprovising police force. the reporter
succeeded In protecting the chief actors from
an invasion.
"what Is IT." "wherc is II p" "oh!
Johnny, come here" saint It funny p
don't keep back, I'll tell ma OF your
Jimmy, whose appearance indicated a recent
acquaintance with tho maternal slipper,
to bury ii "oh Carrie, here's green
on his back" The stage manager explained
that the honesttike Insect had killed the
worm, deposited an egg in It's body and was
now looking for n graveyard, but 1t remained
for Thomas Greenbury Pumphery to overturn
q learned disquisition by onlciously stating
that IT was q slack Dobbcr" Juggling on a to.
bacco worm. Crushed and Inundated by this
broad statement, the reporter took seat In
the peanut gallery and felt like q dead.head.
At the base OF taperfng pine tree the pro
cession came to q final halt. The Jack Dobbei
| unlocked its tongs, dropped the worm, found
a suitable. place, and in less time than is 70
| CURED to describe the act opened a channel II
| the earth an inch and a-half or two inches II
| depth, into which the worm was dragged with
out ceremony. The grave was then filled up
the earth packed, the traces Of tho tragedy 70
moved and the "Dobber" was gone.
children, but THE CRITIC begged that the en-
terprising Jack DO left to enjoy in Its pros
Exacting promise to this ef1ect, tho re
porter departed with the thought that tho
| clergy in the tabernacle might Ind illustra
| OF nature. Two hours after glance ut thu
| tomb OF the worm showed that 1t had beef
| desecrated. The curiosity OF the children hat
| been too strong for him.
The Lemonade Man.
On Monday Of last week there arrived from
| Baltimore IN apparatus for tho vending o
| lemonade. 1t consisted Of q counter, an avn
ing, an ice'scraper, dozen or two OF lemons
| and q melancholy man.
On Tuesday 1t began to rain. Tho melan
| choly man became morose. By Wednesda.
| eve desperation set In, and threatened to carr!
| the unfortunate lemonade man an impecuni
| Gus ruin from the camp. But when the SUI
came out tho lemonade man came out too
| and with prafseworthy energy set about re
pairing his structure, v 18th the acquisition o
| the first forty cents. The future emilet
| brightly upon the lemonade man, and he mod
| some feeble attempts TO ornament his place o
| business. BEN HIDDEN.