The sun., 1882-08-27
THE GIRLS DORNITORY IN 4 KEN
TUCKY CAMP MEETING.

".
The Camp OF the Women" we christened
Il when we were ushered into the neat lodging
house for ladies on the camp-meetng premises.
sss M@y AND we 9od har pows I W.n nnr sprhs ia
into the Ioist by, each hradboard to hang IN
petticoats and bonnets; clean p ne floors,
which the new pine roof spread protecting
hands. with tinger tips touching on the ridge
%as HERE s w Wo gasses
and an unpanted wooden sink and towels. and
fresh water in u cedar bucket, from which We
dipped into washpans for abutions. There was
a motherly woman in charge. Mankind had
been 6anlshed to outer Jariness, and We aban-
] as-we-pieaseS feeling. @ when the presence Of
The company q white bedds,-how friendly they
held OF young coniidences Of youths stolen
whispers! We were school girls again. The
That must be Katie's bed, and sister Agatha,
In Il moment. would rise from her devotions
and give the signal for silence;
What wild freaks these midde-agcd women
INDUCED in. What was there in this peaceful
room to waken the, merrirnent which care and
sorrow had long kept silent? With the un-
ing pins every woman seemed DAFT. Pillows
flew bed clothes changed beds. laughter bub-
opened. by the time they had donned their
night gowns We're as familiar as friends.
Oceans Of space. chirruped the trim little
one shoe and her switch and net in the other
and placed them both. like little soldiers on
1uttcred from the posi-. her hustle was coiled
trinity under the bed her skirts that ratified
like chimes Of faint bells when she lifted them
% oIssns @ Of space Isn't i, @ jolly TS 70 crowd in: in:
"4 hs s MANI Eh sH
i ins hat rack. BID you ever @ think What tai ias-
cinaton God must have felt in making this
have been TO fashion the caves. and bend the
S-tsses ani make ths dew dropS. and the tear
4ropf t " an ana SGrnriG mself with the possbl-
I look at The little neiGhbor with interest
What n strange idea she has voiced-the pleas
ing. That Is thought that. had it issued from
IN" brain OF = summer philosopher: would have
tint Of the SIrrris HmFsel with
dear. mystic Emerson might have worked u
lifetime on nine words and never arranged
them in Il more assertivC contradiction.
Reminds me Of the Centennial" says
shrsil voice from the further corner. We had
t. roll W our clothes in bundles and lay them
on the Moor. and but one could move about and
The, first night have been away from the
IL homesick little sigh. and a moment after
tired head s bent by the cot in silent prayer
and | know ;hc absent babies will be remem-
brroI by Him who notices the sparrow's fall.
The time is IL O'Clock: We are ready for the
lights 20 be- turned out. when up the stairs all
taking NJ orcr. a. only women. Southern
women. know how 10 do. without discord. comes
a heyy OF girls from /. friends cottage-six.
eight. ten eleven. We count, as their heads ap-
Al cousins. Kentucky cousins. met by ap-
pointment on the old camp ground. Eleven girl
m @ IeSan S@T and E tUsn a Rss 5
Hattie, Cousin Tom was nightly provoked
Sal.ie You mean. Cousin Srlle is perfectly de-
yC!rd 10 t9unsiin Tom. % Cousin Billy says"
your" talking abou,|mc! ' Why Cousin GUS" rom ON
J, paying his addresses To Cousin Henri Wool
io!k, yesm didn't y9l know thatt Yes'm:"
tomorrow from eNington they stayed for
the hop at Crab Orchard Springs. They say
Goas!n Nettie was the prettiest girl on the
/ don't doubt it, ns these sample cousins dis
robe. LuNuriant hair. siiken and soft. about
their shoulders; exquisite arms, tapering
slender. wulte, and shining as ivory cleaning
locks: white torchegls. all alike. all with
dark eyes; such pretty embroidered clothing
,,ruiiies and lace and snowy .pqtfs,' which
angels see" such harmless. innocent girls,
all bound by, interacihEs Of family ties all
traditions. with family content! No larger
world is needed than Henry County.
Ater all the harris plated and all the shining
arms are hidden under muslin sleeves. they
take their stpckings-this queer band OF girls
and going close t. the lamp. examine them rs
hose. Every left hand Is thrust in the foot Of u
iong-leEsed stocking. Some OF the cousins
discover Woe hCi"s in the toes and they stand
darulng. with their heads bent toward the
lamp. while the other cousins press around,
each gesticuati chattering with the long
hose yet on their arms.
Nonsense. darElns stock inES altcrl II O'Clock
some women in this d9rmi;ory want, To get To
sleep before morning" grows an elderly lady.
hs var are g: FPt SHg HnG ;RhsH ill., sn %nSGSb 8nbaa t
from time to time rouse enough to seo that
the cousins are grouped three and FIVE in II bed
ii mr. hot ..lt
other. and their heads together. Their talk
has grown lower, but anon spou!tss up with ~.
te g!EgleS and eNcNmations. Then they fit
up and down the IonT room back and forth.
mysterious anl mlschievuus. Their moving
forms aud he white clothing huaE high on the
wall. and the ratt"r- towering above, change
ia NY sleepy brain To the ladder reaching from
and descend When am reused, hy tho 81.
rrN"scuuy in prayer. IN the sweet childish
fashion oi III" past. aud the old lady. who re-
aru- clusprd Srm!y about her knees. her
uEhtcar IN trrnIl"d peak, her spccta"lrs
awryi mutterinE wonder what them gals
viii do next, Twelve o'clock and them been Il
uHirom their knees and begin 4 war daqce
taey'y" done ev"ryJh'nS else III In willln 10
" them my scalp for u little rrS;"
But AZ last everything Is still. The lantern
Is turned l1w. Mtsi Brhnnn. The Jdnitress Is
tlp.:uctnS about when scream brings friend
and foe g. their elbo"s.
Oh! Mrs. Brannin, do You think there are
any SIth'- III 'l'f'
Snakes miss; shure and there couldn't he y
Then the Wh",o seven appeal 10 Mrs. Bran
min - tel! thrm there axe no rats around; they
are So afraid # rats"
My distracted neiSAbor puts on her specs
agL4n. ST. up III bed. hugs her knees and, Wag-
gn.; herghostiy nDGhtcap, declares plainrivrIy
that she Is II stranger in these parts aud
then announces her Intention Of arising and
preparing 10 he burned a. the stake
Mltu some difficulty she j. dissuulcd from
this rash resolve Comfortel hy the addition
oi an extra comfort over her shaking limbs
and with pillow On her feet to haAnrr her IN
horizontal position her walls and mutteriu..
soon sink into peaceful spores which. to I'm,
81 IL. are NOR" dreadful than an a.l-night tails
Toward morAln- ii Is quiet in " the camp %.
the women The star, slip along and peel
through II knot hole near the roof. An ow
hput- IN his wIt!'-eycd dreams and thu rail.
road trains rumh.r and grumb" along tho
track n mite away. Then the stars irrmblr like
dew droIs annie the pinh cloud blossoms ut III,
dawn, \ murklng bird takes w III" song IA,
|n,p-purr.wi. has dropped. \ fresh hrreZ,
-pltuG> M tu meet The sun, and the chatter a.
III" cousins re"ommrnces. They all tell thcll
b. dreams. and have = sign for every dream.
When return from morning prayers in the
chapel tb"y are YET ulumlu.; themselves brtur,
the iu1hlng glasses. They sit IL the brrrzl
upprr room when they are ready for church
waiting for Cousin Mrtt'c aud Cousin John
from III" disspa,ions Of Crab Orchard The
beds have been made by busy Mrs. Brannln
and the d0rmItury Is neat a. q pin.