Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-14
sumsLrsEes Ar CAMP MEETING.


Roguish Boys Devise Performances
More Exciting Than Preaching.
One hundred bumblebees and 1000 peo-
pie were at camp meeting in Murdoch
Grove, HIS Excursion trains had brought
strangers from miles around. The great
tent could not hold half the people, and in
the path leading to it thousands strolled
all day. q constant procession coming and
going through the woods. At the edge of
the path, and not six rods from the tent,
five boys found bumblebees' nest. Here
was chance for fun. They showed sticks
into the nest until the bees were mad
enough to sting even Lily Langtry. The
youngsters then hid behind large oak
tree. Along this path, within a foot of
this nest passed the people. An old farmer
came along eating crackers and cheese.
He looked as innocent as a spring pullet.
Buzzl Buzz!
"Jerusaleml Guess I'd better jog alongi
Whoai B'goshl Whoopl'
He darted into the woods rubbing his
left ear. The boys behind the tree dared
not laugh aloud. Soon came Frenchman,
an artist from Bloomington, walking slow
ly His mustache was waxed artistically
Buzzi Buzz!
'Zut! Re birdl Re bug! Re bee! Re devily"
He leaped for the woods, striking right
and left. The flesh under his right eye
pulled up An interval of several minutes,
then came a German horse doctor from
Decatur. A meerschaum pipe stuck out
of his coat pocket.
Buzz! Buzz!
'Yaul Yau. Yaul Nein, Mine Gottr'
He waddled into the woods, sat down on
a log and pulled a stinger out of his neck
A II WAS ouiar until fhara ca,pa two ArIas
with eyeglasses, dainty canes, cigarettes
and sick(y grins at pretty girls. They were
chattering like monkeys.
Buzzl Buzz!
Bah Jovei Wun Chappie! VIM Chol-
lie. wun! Bah! Bah! Bahv'
They did not stop until they reached the
well, where they thrust their burning
hands into pail of cold water. The boys
now threw few sticks at the nest to keep
the bees in fighting trim. Next came two
lovers, a coachman and a servant girl from
Rock Island. Her pouting lips were MUIR
muring softly very near his face.
Buzz! Buzz!
Holy Muldoonf' she yelled, springing
into the arms of her lover, VINO carried her
swiftly into the depths of the forest. Her
upper lip was badly swollen. The bees
seemed more savage than ever. Along
came q city woman, Sayly dressed, her
pretty little nose stuck away up in the air,
as if she despised everything rural. Her
skirts were lifted just enough to display a
foot of which any woman might be proud.
Buzz. BuzzI'
She jumped two feet straight into the
air, clutching at her nose, clutching at her
ankle "Ouch, Shoot Scatl Police!''
Services in the tent were nearly over
now. The presiding elder thought he no.
ticed too much commotion outside the
tent. He walked down toward the boys
behind the tree. He weighs 200 pounds.
He is jovial. Everybody likes him. He
came and stood right over the nest.
Boys" he said, ''if you are making I'M
necessary noise you must stop. 1t is true
that the devil goeth about like a roar
ing"-
Buzzl Buzz!
Whacki Slam! Bang, Bff! Up into
the air he leaped and came down seated
plump on the nest. Buzzl Buzzl Whacki
Slaml Bang! Biffi Up he jumped, and
to the tent he bounded without word.
The long meter doxology sounded from
the tent, and the boys walked up to receive
the benediction.-ChicagoH Herald.