St. Landry democrat., 1883-09-01
BELL-CHENEY CAMP-NIEET-
ING DOTS.

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Since my last the much looked for
and pleasantly anticipated camp-meet-
ing at Bell-Cheney has come and gone
leaving many and pleasant memories
in many heart, both old and young.
The services while quite interesting
seemed to lack the old time fiery elo-
quence we were wont to see at such
gatherings. Not many accessions were
/ made to the church, and lukewarm
feeling on religious matters seemed to
pervade amongst the large and intelli-
gent audience. Something was
wrong, and the ministers seemed to
have lost their camp-meeting magne-
tism. A very large oak tree which was
about three OF four feet from the tab
ernacle was struck by lightning, crea-
ating quite panic, which was a very
good point for the preachers; but, alas
alas =! even this failed to convict and
convert sinners from the wrath to come.
However, judging from a finer stand
point, everybody seemed to have a
pretty tolerable good time, anyhow.
Notable among the balance was your
ex-correspondent P. X, and has girls.
We also noticed two young disciples of
Kent, Blackstone & Co., who seemed
deeply moved, and at one time we
thought an appeal to pistols and coffee
instead of ladies of the jury would be
made. We also saw young NJ. D..
who seemed under some magic spell,
and whose time when not professionally
engaged, seemed intent ON the anatomy
of the heart by "A new author. Many
things we saw at B. C. Springs-old
fri ends and new ones-every avocation
was represented. Avoyelles, Rapides,
Calcasie u, Point Coupee and St. Lam
dry-all sent delegates to the general
gathering, some for health, some in
search of spiritual comfort and some in
search of them thar old black bottle
spirits, and all in for the best time that
they could have ON general principles.
On Sunday, August 10th, fully one thou
sand people We're congregated at the
famous springs. Notable amongst the
visitors was Hon. G. w. Hudspeth and
family, C. NJ. Thompson, Esq. and Miss
Sallie Thompson, w. C. Perrault of
Opelousas, Capt. A. NJ. Haas and fam
lily and Chas. Bloch and lady, of Haas
vile Capt. Sam. Haas and family. Miss
Belle Hawkins, Hon. John D. Cnrrie,
Prof. Cushman, Maj. Frank Wharton
and lady of Bayou Chicot Frank Har-
DIV of Washington, Gus Hazard, Esq,
Of Cheneyville, Miss Leila Hazard, of
Big Cane, Miss Paul, of Alexandria and
many others which would occupy too
much of your valuable space to make
mention of. We heard some COM
plants as to the accommodations at the
springs. Tie truth is, the crowd was
too great for the place, as it is now
fixed, but We can assure your readers
and the public at large that between
now and the. next camp-meeting,. or
at least next season. that such Improve
ments in the way of buildings and i'm
prov ements for amusement will be
made, and the cuisine for another year
will be such as to make Deficiency
the Mecca Of every one who seeks
health and recreation away from home,
and we hope to chronicle next year an
ante bcllnm regime at deficiency,
with glorious old-fashioned camp
meeting. No half way doings. We
are going to have the thing done right
such as will make the old pine woods
ring. The drouth still clings to us, save
in 4 few neighborhoods, which have
been blest with showers. The cotton
crop has been materially shortened.
C. NJ. Richards, ESD, had the honor Of
selling to Capt. Sam Haas our wide-
awake and go-ahead merchant, the
first bale of new cotton which was
bought by his right-bower, II. L. Err
Itch, Esq, for the handsome sum OF 9
cents per pound and an ele-
CANT new hat as q premium. A good
rain and the turnip seed will be started
on their journey to meet the hog jowl
later. The Katydid has begun his fall
concert. The nights are pleasantly
cool. Pine-knots will soon be III de-
mand and a rich harvest of big dinners
and inflated suppers will soon be meted
INT to smiling officials who tie the nup-
tial knot. The cyclone may gather me
in. Ifso, Mr.. Editor, you're invited to
attend, but don't bring your devil, as
we will expect to have one of our o,cn
later. Last Sunday, amid the tall and