The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-05-10

for supplies for the ever threatening void
hundreds of wagon loads of wheat and oat
straw were brought daily to be spread
afresh upon the ground inside. Beyond the
carrlageways, some near the edge, some
deeper within the woods were booths
wherein one could purchase cigars, CON
tectlons of various XII ds, and perhaps, in a
quiet way, BOTTLE or flask with some
thing which could not be licensed, bu-
whlch claimed t. be excellsntly good, con-
sidering everything. At night the grounds
were lit with bonflres kindled from pine
knots upo wooden scaffolds thlckly covered
with earth. Public services were held four
times day, at and IL o'clock in the fore
noon, O'clock in the afternoon, aud candle
light. All were expected to rise from bed
for morning prayers, which were offered by
one OF the preachers or other pious person,
and to retire at bedtime, the signal for both
which occasions being announced by long
til trumpet. After the services for the
whites were over, reasonable time was al
lowed to the negroes beneath tine trees in
the rear of the stand, who, then, as now,
preferred to do their own worship among
themselves
The number eating at any one of these
tables in many rounds of seatings were
very large People from all parts
OF the country, and from several
adjoining counties-coJton factors and
merchants from Augusta and Savan-
nah, from Milledgeville and Macon, some
with pious, the greater number with other
lntenUs-resorted there. Housewives We'd
among one another in putting forth abun-
dance and variety of hospitable entertain
ments. AS for Gateston, particularly on
Saturday and SUNDAY, not fourtn of its
population would be left at home those not
having tents and many of other religious
denominations, unwilling to endure the sol
itude, repairing, some with their wives and
young children, to the general rendez-
vous.
The revival scene is one long to be re-
membered. When young Doster had con-
Guided an eloquent sermon, to which the
lnterJectory responses were more aud more
fervid towards its Close Allen Swinger
rose with GLORY be TO Godm that was
echoed by the congregation. and the old man
took charge of the meeting
Hiram resumed his seat, and leaning
back looked with dsdain at Mr. Swinger
as he rose with both arms wide extended :
"Brothin and sisters" he began, 1.-THE fact
of the bus ness is, don't feel like exhortin'
this here congregation, away up here in
this here pulpit We've bee a invitin' o
these people two days, and this makes three
nights, and we been polite as if we been
a-askin' 'em to a weddin' or candy-pIllin',
and up till now and down tell now they
to keer no more for keepn' themselves out
of fire and birthstone nor not as much as
when they tryln' to prize out one o. their
Wagons that's been stabbed in a mu ihola.
And the long and short of it is, Pm soin'
to git out o. here aad go to chargin' on 'em d;
and" Slightly turning his face rearward) II
want Henry ter-Godamighty bless
his soul and bo1y.-I want him, whe
he rests while, and he see me a-wantln' O.
heip-I want him to fOller me and charge
on. Time he was a-beginnin' to learn how
to charge, well as ockepy the pulpit.
Descending and slowly advancing, in Ian
guage and tones ming ed # disgust, ad-
monition command, threatening, he roared i,
"Au you everlastln' sinners and world
lyans, them among you that they feel that
if you amt anxious, you some ruther keep
out of hell than go thar, l want you to
cone into this here alter here, and drap
down on your marrow bones and acknowl-
edge to Goiamighty eff not quite all, some
of the biggest of your meanness, and beg
him if he can't be kind enough
and condencending enough to SPAR
you. Come on" he Numbered, as they be-
ga to pour in, 'come a right along 1t
amt quite to late, but its a-gittin
late on you, and tha'C
rapid. o you money-gitters, and
you money-lovers, with your broadcloth
and your high-heel boots, and them thai S
too stingy to by en-! o you that has land
and nigers and horses and mules, and ca
tie aud sheep and hogs, aud all the pur-
tenances to them a belongiu', and a-expec-
tin all them to foller you to the grave, and
wait on you and pomper you thar, and
some of you the more you've got, the
msauer and stingier you've got, and it's
come that whut you've got does YOU
no more good than the fifth wheel of
Vaughn, and SO the good-furnothiner you We
got, all of you come along, that's a right :;
come a right along! 1t may be hard pats
for the Old ship Onion to take you all
aboard wit all your ongodly baggages of
sin aud wickedness; she have to k'yar for
some of the tornd0wnlsheSt among you.
But come along; she'll take you on, even
if you sink her. And them that mayn't
feel like comm plum in to the altar, let
t EN- kluckle down whar they sets, and
we'll try to do somethin' for em even
thar"
Waving his hand with contempt, he took
another stride, when an object of nearer in
terest was presented before him, Jerry
Pound, not able to back himself through
the pressing throngs, had been crawling,
or SO endeavoring, beneath the benches
and at this moment had risen, perhaps to
get more air, climbing by one of the pillars
of the arbor, behind which he tried to do ige
from his uncle When the latter espied him
he laughed aloud, and with the fiercest
glee shouted:
"Oh, you needn't be tryin' to dodge
behind that thar post, Jerry Pound. Ye're
like "a rabbit That been run into his holler,
and you got to twist him out with forked
stick. To think, my own sisters Sol, that
made her piece with the good Lord long
ago, and with tle egzample of sech a
mother. and at sech time when he see this
peoples hearts a workin' up, and a tryin'
to dodge the onliest uncle he's got, and hide
behind the arbor post ruther'n he'll have
saved his everlastin' no count souli-I de-
clar' its jest too bad for body to put with
for airy use under the sun. In hill you
dodser! You find you can't dodge to the
extent you been a couutin' on. Oncet or
or twice before | didn't know but whut
had you; but you that slick and slickery
that body same as a eel, they got to put
sand in their hand to git Twin holt on you.
Come along here, sir"
Fastening his teeth together as if to re,
strain Incorporate wrath and objurgatioh,
be caught the fugitive by the arm and
dragged him with such force that when he
reached the aisle, partially cleared by tue
people, he fell prone upon his knees. Then
Mr.. Swinger, seized his coat collar with
one hand, and with the other the trousers
around mis- middle, and crying. "Cler the
way thar for this Vaughn load " inl-qultty"
made for the altar. Arrived there, he re-
leased Jerry's liar, and lot his head come
down quick, but unhurt among the abun-
dant oat straw, saying, "Tnarl anyhow
you shall go through the motions"
Then high above the cries OF mourners
L. H.