Daily Republican., 1882-08-22
FIFTH EDITION
WlLMINGTONsC1MS

How Things are GO,nr
1SMlne Summrt-Promrss n'aA'
Large and Intereut,-"o Na
Meeting. Cam
special Correspondent Of the RvDr,
BRANDYw1NE SUMMIT, Aua I''a1 =,
Though there were sor' s'A'
here occupied over Sunday tbiu y! y tents
inally the commencement oS SStS !. Is nOH
and 1t will not be Until to. W sne camp
regular exercises will be held dO" that
Though there is no regular o,.
for the space usually oceuniad occupant
Wilmington circle, and thsra hUu oy ths
vacant tents to let In both ~ are Stl
and and Union circles, The i.proSDsU,,P W Ss Pall
That this camp meeting will II ipIUs n' 40
OF tenters and attendance be aOnaI IuaSl
not larger than any preVionaq n equa L
held for years past. Tho h,TaS oiS camp
which have sheltered so nv man Woo9 s
which bowed and swayed sraudIS SHy aud
sublimely to the storm last ~uu' voS. ' a3d
lovely in its solemn grandspTs 700, : =, loon
OF the loneliness Of shaded S,oII9n "plcI9n
side pesrly streams Of whioS S'Uv% W "
so much. '" We hsR
The SO quirrels at first wa,0 -,
shy, but the longer we s.av tSo liIla
acquainted we get and tho IittIS S sOSs s"Sus
come down from their lofty 1 ab@ IslI IlslisI
peepinG around the corners of tos tSs.al ala
seem to say II would coma 1s Sss "
on your shoulder if Thought VOu ~ua lug,
let me-" ''uWOld
The Katy,did.it's are on hand h,
thousand and their rasping Voices y y.l ~
the woods resound with the Lasr t' ranl uats
they are capable of making. Ths % Nay
whickering owls supply The taDo. IVY Y
the music which makes timid uUs nO' I9
ones tuck quilts over their heads d"a; Sv
children to cuddy close up tOpet5s, guy ~
If for mutual protection. -~ u
But these evenings on ,hs ,,.
ground are delightful though a T Ts
cool. The moon is Just far snoaI n
spent to shed its full radiance OIgap SOe
through the open spaces amoUU,t Wl ~
leaves and mind not the threats S,S'
little planet venus that fits arouDa y Y. y
and which will soon cross its hS,.a
in an effort to dim Its brllliaurv !.
borrowed light.
A note has already been mdsHA,
Sunday exercises; to-day ths,s vss
none and tonight all are tired sl,,s S'
busy day "fxing up and nt,S ]
early at the tattoo of the Ksty-dd.N
Rev. T. L. TompinsOn is epcamnS
in the st. Pauls circle and will IN.
of the hard earnest workers At Il,
camp. G. II. Sentman, though ps,
tenter, will be here every dsy and M KAN
a sharp look out after the children
Rev. M. Graves, of Sloan circuit
has immediate charge Of the Csnn
though Rev. j. S. j. Mcconnell Prsj,
ding Elder of South PHILADELPHIA dL
tIict, will have the general manage
nent.
A Chandler who is well known Ia hc;
in charge Of the bread tent and SuIIs
like a big sun flower as be looks out
from his elevation at the head Of Tie
ground down upon the busy tOilen that
smile on him in return when they oct
hungry.
James A. Oliver, ever porulSr as
boarding tent keeper, and always ObiU.
ing is encouraged. He keeps 6 fBt
class table and wouldn't keep any other
kind no matter what provisions would
cost.
j. G. Pickels, suggestive of tsrtnas
but sweet withall, and George Mccall,
always social, neat and trim, engineer
the S.. Pauls boarding tsble--a fnt
class table by the way Besides these
are the Sloan boarding tent Mrs.
Mnusley and Mr.. R. J. Richardson, all
prepared to provide against hunger,
while Wilmer Thomas, peck in hand,
honest measure, scoops out oats for
the equines. "BOb," everybody knows
"Bob" Valentine Is on hand looking out
forpt ople with long boards andNnksmpt
hair, and the CaseyS have delicious Ice
cream. But enough for this time
MORE ANON,