Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1886-01-08
Two Good Stories.
Two Good Stories.
THE RELIGIOUS FEVER AND THE
HEALTHY APPETITE OF A LO-
CAL PREACHER.

IL All II 1 y fIfl IL Il of a iLt-
CAL PREACHER.
\ we'll known Baltimore merchant,
who is an Eastern Shoreman by birth,
is responsible for the following:
"Old brother Il, now deceased,
was lcal preacher and thoroughly
good fellow, too lie could tell ID
cracking good story, encourage the
mourners at a revival and preach the
whiskers off one-haif the regular
clergyman. He was Il great card at a
camp meeting aud large demand on
the Eas'on Shore when camps began.
"The old broth~r was fond of crea-
turs comforts and his favorite dish
when in the country was chicken glib
let pie. 1t was always understood
that the giblets in his boarding tent
at camp meeting were to fall to his
lot. Upon one occasion | brought
down "a canvas tent to a camp meet
ing on the Eastern Shore and lived in
it tor week. The veteran local pr acher
was on hand. One morning he said
to me:
"'Bill, come up to the altar and hear
ME talk to the mourners.'
Il went forward with him. The first
one he tackled was slab-sided fellow
who, the old fellow whispered to me,
was from up the creek somew here and
didn't have energy enough To snrtch
fire off himself. The brother threw
himself right into the thickest OF the
fray Immediately. They were singing
a hymn at the time Ny friend had
voice akin to a we'll -develop"d thunder
storm which he raised and let fly with
power | have seldom known equaled.
slapping his hands together as if in
ecstacy occasionally, and bending over
the lank pcnitent from up the creek.
Then he would cease singing and talk
while to the penitent. Raising him
self after he had given the chap the
third round, he said;
"Bill, he's a tough case. He's an
old nest-egg and Tolls around the
mourners' bench at every camp meet
ing in the county. But Pm going to
give him a good trial to day and hope
I'll fetch HIM Then he sang a while
and proceeded to give the penitent
another flood of advice. After while,
while singing Over Jordan into Glory
he broke off short in the middle Of a
measure, and whispered excitedly in
my ear
"'Bill, there goes brother Smith i'll
to sister Jones' tsnt, and | know he is
after the giblets. | do declare that
this fellow from up the creek is a toush h
customer Ana so il went Oh uatii |
got tired and told the old man | was
going to my tent to prepare for dinner,
reminding him that he would have to
come soon if he wanted a good giblet
pie. | waited for him nearly Il half
hour, and then, going to my tent door,
which faced the /mouruers' bench
caught the old mans eye. They were
singing them:
"'Well be there,
Well be there;
Palms of victors.
Crowns ef glory.
The preacher, noticing my signiti-
cant sign, waved his hand toward me
and shot his voice across space, high
above the swell Of the song:
"I'll be there. I'll be there
"And he did get there
THE WRONG INVITATION.
The following is told Of Oakley Hall
b,n tb,t tan,p woS tho
New York lI.OrM:: On his staff was
Young Gothamite whose leading
characteristic, next to his eagerneSs
for news. was his attention to the
ladies' One afternoon MIR. Hall sum-
moned the young man before him.
"Mr. B-:' he said, eve will be
little short handed Tomorrow. Can't
you drop your night work and attend
the governors review of the Seventh
Regiment at o'clock -
"Mr. B-expressel his wiling
ness, took the printed invitation to
the review and went back to his desk,
where he found a dove -colored note
addressed in deliclte female hand.
1t proved to be from an old sweet
! heart, who was coming to town next
! uav and wanted him to meet her ut t
o'clock p. NJ.
Mr.. B-was in Quandary. At
home that night he thought the mat
ter over, and finally decided to send
Mr.. Hall a note as follows: Il am
suffering terribly from rheumatism Of
the right hand. If yon can possible
put some one else on the review you
will greatly oblige me. lnclosed find
the invitation to the review" Then
he whiled away the time next day till
his inamorata arrived, aud they spent
pleasant evening.
The following day he went back to
the World office. Having occasion to
hunt for something in his pocket, he
pulled out-the invitation to the re-
view. Just then he was summoned
to Mr.. Halls room.
Mr.. B. said Mr.. Hall, 81
gave that invitation to one of our men,
but they wouldn't let him in at the
armory. They said it was for pri-
vate, not public review"
B-began stammering excuses, but
Mr.. Hall cut him short by saying,
Never mind, Mr. B; never ne
glect the ladies. am sorry, however,
that l did not open this (holdlng up
a dove -colored envelope) before |
handed 1t to the other man. would
cheerfully have relieved you Of any
embarrassments by attending to this
little matter myself"
Odd names for girls, such as Enid,
Gladys, Elfreda, Ethel, Clarice, Rosa
bel, Cnristabel and Clarabel, are IA
gain becoming popular.