The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-10-05
QhrDemurraf-S Star
NOT tue SPiRiT,
But Something Else Moved the Camp Meet
ing Girls.

ing Girls.
Philadelphia Record.
Down by the shores Of Alcyon Lake,
the camp grounds newest attraction,
there have sat ever since the meeting
opened a beyy of summerg girls. Their
costumes were bcwitchingly cool look
ing, their laughter contagious and
their presence lent added charm to
the beauties of the smooth, pictur.
csquc body OF waterdown In the woods
on the east OF the famous grove. They
sat along the sloping shores, reading
novels or listening to the swish OF oars
as they watched the boats glide across
the bosom of the lake. They lOlled
about in grace-poses and permitted
young men to whisper nothings to
them as they welded their fans. Now
it is all changed. The pretty girls
don't sit by the lake any more. They
eye it askancc, shudder, whisper to
each other, laugh, and avoid the vein.
ity as IA singed cat keeps away from
the fire.
This marked change came through
what approached the general appear
ance OF a panic in the famous old camp
meeting grounds. The meeting had
progressed for two days, and begun to
assume the fery0r aud interest for
which the grove Is famous through.
out the land, when n evening a great
commotion arose. A.pretty girl in "a
batistc dress so tidgitcd and sQuirmcd
in one Of the front rows that a good
sister was sure she was ~''feeling the
spirit" The good sister touched the
pretty girl on the shoulder and muir
INJURED cncouragingly in her ear. The
pretty girl gave one shrek and fed
from the Auditorium. She made
Straight for her mothers cottage, and
rumor has il that as 0 as she
reached her room she gave herself0ver
to a devoted aud indutrious scratch.
Meanwhile other pretty girls, and
some not so pretty, had gone through
the same motions in the Auditorium
meeting and had fled p~rcciptately.
The good danes and devoted brethren
were sorcly perplcxed. They ascribcd
it all to the rebellious spirit engen-
dered by the devil, and fervid prayers
were offered for the misguided young
women. That night, when the meet
ing closed with more turbulence than
the good people cared to be repeated,
the actions Of the dozen or mOre young
women passed from lip to lip, and
there was much marveling over their
mysterious behavior. Next morning
none of the offenders were to be seen,
but towards dusk of the next evening
one of them ventured ont OF her cot
tage, and owe by Fourth avenue she
ran across another.
"Oh. Jennie ~ exclaimed one.
"Oh, May" exclaimed Jennie.
In concert they shrickcd "Ticks
Then there were condolences, and as
the two sauntcrcd on they sought
scQucstered spots, and, after carefully
looking all around, each bent over and
made many mysterious motions. That
same night all the other girls who had
aroused such a cOmmotion in the
meeting met as by appointment, AMI
after the first expression of horror and
dismay they shouted clicks
Then it was learned that the girls
bad been in the habit of spending con-
siderable time down by the shore of
Alcyon Lake. This is an abiding
place for sand ticks, a species Of bug
that is harder to get rid Of than a
country cousin in winter. The sand
tick is Industrious, digs deep under
the flesh, and has to be cut out. The
password at Pitman Grove is clicks ~