Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-09-22

,rrespoadeuce OF the Sehtnei.
Notes from "i}eWn East"-the tiaHl-
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s DEAa Did you ever gaa clam
ming9 II you never did, you tave missed
a very important Ens.eut of the chain Of
adventures. do not know as ever heard
Of this amusement being celebrated in poe
try-pcrhaps it has been; but if it has not,
trust some faverite of the muse, will soon
immortalize it. think such an one would
stand pretty good chance of immorta!ize-
ing himself thereby l will admittbat the
term, at first may sound rsthe er-unpoe;ical; I
yet when associated with the fact, nothing
falls apon the ear less hastily. But leaving
the shadow let US return 10 the Substance.
Just imagine yourself some pleasant morn
ing with accompany of a score or SO of ac-
| auaintances all armed and equipped with
4 clam hoes, IAN instrument something like
garden hoe with the blade pointed) Mason's
! trowels, fishing tackle kettles, with a pref
/ ty good supply of provisions on board, on
/ a pleasant drive some three or four miles to
delightful and popular resort, upon the
! Sound Imagine, iieyou please, the peint
gained-then TO make it still more pleasant,
imagine the tide. to be in, thus rendering
A your sport rather a damp business for a
while il presisted in; here are sail boats all
manned which for three or four "York
shiings" will take your company out upon
thes'tbriny Deep for couple of hours sail;
SO you step in, and bound away over the
solashing waves like swan. In about an
hour to you, you are again upon the beach,
and as the tide is rapidly receding out, now
1 is the time to "clam." So, with trowel or
hoe in hand, you proceed to the edgesof the
receding waters, and after sounding" them,
| which is done by striking your hoe upon
the ground where you may expect them Sc
creted, and which they will answer by spirit
ing up little jets Of water either into your
face or very near it, you commerce digging
in the gravel and sand. And do not be too
sure OF them even when your hand is upon
them; Cor they seem to have very much the
propensity of Kidd's pot of money; to
aslide" when touched. But if yon get
fair hold hang on and you wiN soon drag
them out Ii you have reasona BILE luck you
may capture about half bushel in the
space of two or three hours. And do not
hatter yourself that when you have caught
them, your days entertainment is over
This is but the beginning. Yeu now pro-
ceed to some grove, (of which there are
plenty nigh at handy and by this time be-
gin to understand the kettle part OF the story !;
for the ladies (of course you would not start
out without them have alread dy strung them
ON pole. and with a blazing fire beneath,
begin to pour your trophies into the bub-
bling water. This is not all: Spread out
upon board table, upon clean white linen,
are the contents of various baskets and the
like. There is your nice bread, and cake,
and pies, your meats, puddings, tarts, jellies,
in fact all thai. culinary tactics seemingly
can invent. Then comes abant.I a bushet of
| clans, smoking from the kettles, which are
soon arranged SO that all who hunger may
be filled.
Your dinner over, you may amuse your
selves by stroll among the bills, or upon
the @pebbly beach," or what is, perhaps
more in accordance with the days amuse-
ments, take your fishing tackle, get into
skiff, or sail boat, and out upon the water
again. There are your nice black fish, your
shad, your bass &c, either of which may
be silly enough to swallow your bait (and
/ / would that fishes were the only ones that
are fooled with bait;sbat ] viii not stop
now, to moralize.) When you get tired of
that part of the exercise you can come ashore
again, go into little board cabin, dof your
habili .nents, don your bathing robe, and
take splash in the brine. / his is usually
the closing scene in TIE days drama. You
come out refreshed, aud are soon ready to
return. You have had full days pleas
ure, and if you are not better and happier
for it, you are very much to blame.
/ Yours &c.
! SEMI-OCCASIONALLY.