felt, and learn all that was to
be known!

And as Capitola, ever since her victory over the burglars, had been the
queen regnant of Hurricane Hall, she had only to express this wish to
have it carried into immediate effect.

Old Hurricane himself went up to Tip-Top and purchased the canvas and
set two men to work under his own immediate direction to make the tent.

And as Major Warfield's campaigning experience was very valuable here,
it turned out that the Hurricane Hall tent was the largest and best on
the camp ground. As soon as it was set up under the shade of a grove of
oak trees a wagon from Hurricane Hall conveyed to the spot the simple
and necessary furniture, cooking materials and provisions. And the same
morning the family carriage, driven by Wool, brought out Major Warfield,
Mrs. Condiment, Capitola and her little maid Patty.

The large tent was divided into two compartments--one for Major Warfield
and his man Wool--the other for Mrs. Condiment, Capitola and Patty.

As the family party stepped out of the carriage, the novelty, freshness
and beauty of the scene called forth a simultaneous burst of admiration.
The little snow-white tents were dotted here and there through the
woods, in beautiful contrast with the greenness of the foliage, groups
of well-dressed and cheerful-looking men, women and children were
walking about; over all smiled a morning sky of cloudless splendor. The
preachings and the prayer meetings had not yet commenced. Indeed, many
of the brethren were hard at work in an extensive clearing, setting up a
rude pulpit, and arranging rough benches to accommodate the women and
children of the camp congregation.

Our party went into their tent, delighted with the novelty of the whole
thing, though Old Hurricane declared that it was nothing new to his
experience, but reminded him strongly of his campaigning days.

Wool assented, saying that the only difference was, there were no ladies
in the old military camp.

I have neither time nor space to give a full account of this camp
meeting. The services commenced the same evening. There were preachers
of more or less fervor, of piety and eloquence of utterance. Old
Christians had their "first love" revived; young ones found their zeal
kindled, and sinners were awakened to a sense of their sin and danger.
Every Christian there said the season had been a good one!

In the height of the religious enthusiasm there appeared a new preacher
in the fi