The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1898-01-29
NOT MOVED BY THE SPIRIT.
It Wns Something Entirely Different That
Touched These Campaigning Girls.

Down by the shores Of Alcyon lake in
New Jersey the camp grounds newest
attraction. there have sat ever since the
camp opened a bcvy OF summer girls.
Their costumes were bewitchingly cool
locking, their laughter contagious. and
their presence lent added charm to the
beauties of the smooth, picturesque body
of water down in the woods on the east
Of the famous groove. They sat along
the sloping shores, reading novels or
listening TO the swish of oars rs they
watched the boats glide across the
bosom of the lake. They lollcd aboutiu
graceful poses and permitted young men
to whisper notEings TO them as they
welded their fans. Now it is MI
changed, The pretty girls don't sit by
the lake any more They eye it ask.
ance, shudder, whisper to each other,
laugh, and avoid the vicinity rs y singed
cat keeps away from the fire.
This marked change came through
what approached The dimensions of a
general panic in the famous old camp.
meeting grounds. The meetings had
progressed for two days and had begun
to assume the icrvor and interest fol
which Pitman grove is so famous
throughout the land. when one evening
n great commotion arose. A pretty girt
in Il batiste dress so iidgeted and
squilmcd in one of the front rows that 9
good sister was sure she was feeling
the spirit" The good sister touched the
pretty girl OF the shoulder and muir.
INJURED encouragingly in her ear. TIL.
pretty girl gave II shrek and flee
from the auditorium. She made
straight for her mothers cottage, and
runor has it that as SOC as she reached
her she gave herself over to a de.
voted and industrious scratch.
Meantime other pretty girls, and som.
not SO pretty, had gone through thu
same motions in the Auditorium meet,
Ing and had fled precipitately. Tho
good DANES and the devoted brethren
were sorely perplexed. They ascribei
it all to the rehellious spirit engendered
by the devil, and fcrvid prayers wer,
offered for the misguided Young women
That night. when the menting closed
amid more turbulence than the goot
people cared TO see repeated, the actions
OF the dozen or more young wome1
PNSSS1 v ny W iiP, tiu tHclC WI!
much marveling over their mystcriou.
behavior. Next morning none of tn.
offenders were to be seen, but toward
dusk the next evening one of then
vcnturcd out OF her cottage, and owe.
by Fourth avenue she ran across an.
other.
ooh, Jennie" exclaimed one.
"Oh, May!n exclaimed Jennie.
In concert they shrieked "Ticks!!"
Then there were condolences, and a.
the two sauutered on they sought out
sequestered spots, and, after carefully
looking all around, each bent over and
went through many mysterious mo.
tons. That same night all the Other
girls who had aroused such commotIor
in the meeting met as by appointment,
and after the first expression of horror
and dismay they shouted "Ticks!"
Then it vas learned that the girls had
been in the habit of spending consider
able time down by the shores of Alcyor
lake. This is an abiding place of SAND
ticks, a species of bug that is harder te
get rid Of than u country cousin in win
ter. The sand tick is Industrious, dig.
under the flesh, aud has to be cut out
The password at Pitman grove u
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