The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-30

especially cauyed b the noise Of e breakers
and the awful idea Of some vessel wrecked and oom-
ing ashorc, which is frequently tho csso, as but
few days before schooner was wrecked and q por-
ton OF her cargo then remained on the beach.
Here we were confined to the house for nearly three
days, oncircled BY water, about four miles from the
mainland; across the bay one sheet Of water, and
the raging of the Atlantic Ocean tho other, and
the water then up to tho first door, and still rising.
Our boats were brought up to the stoop and made
fast, that We might embark in case of emer-
geney; After day or two the storm sabsidod aud
the tide lowered, and wo again sought the bay for
ducks undergoing the same fatigues already
de cribed; and on concluding sport VIC number
ca 20 brant throe geese. blue heron, doukeydoo,
together with black duck, broad-bills, sheldrakcs
dippeis, and butter balls, and an old loon, ali
told, I35 head of wild fowl, adding to which 20
English snipe, which wc shot on the mainland and
should have procured ten times that number had
not the high tides and stormy weather drove tho
birds away; as ii was, We shot al wo saw.
Now for our return. We folt exceedingly anxious
to get home, having during the eigh. DAYS on tho
bay almost became rs acclmatod as the old gunners
themselves. The old Judge much feared the wagon
journey, and MT wishing to return the way we came
We concluded to take the nearest route home; and
tie day before Our departure, We left the Mansion
Of Hoalth'. for the mainland, and stopped at pub
lie house, kept by clover, good naured old chap,
by tho name OF Martin, who. by-the-by, has very
pretty daughter, who attended to our wants ut the
dinner table. This pretty girl seemed to take the
eye of the old Judge nightly, for noticed he asked
was full; and when from. the table, the old
Judge became confused between the two doors of
egress, and actually found himself in another apart
mcnt, which the pretty girl had entered, instead of
his taking the other door which leads into the bar
room. However, mistakes will happen sometimes
in tho best regulated families" and, as this
mistake between two doors, doors in the country
all alike, the old Judge, under the circun-
stances, being away from homie. was excusable, so
we let it pass, although we noticed the joke ut the
'imc. TO be sure the girl was very pretty, and the
same kind Of mistake might have been made by
others, we'll the old Judge, and We therefore,
give him credit.
Our course for home was from this tavern to
Mount Holly, q distance of iorty-thrce miles, with
road of clay and sand up nearly to the hubbs Of the
wheels. private conveyance was procured, with
sIan of good horses. Wc started the following
morning at two O'clock in order to arrive in time to
take the cars from Mount Holly to Burlington,
there to meet the express train ut halfpast three
O'Clock that afternoon for New York.
The game was boxed up in two packages, the
heaviest on the tail Of the wagon, and the other
the front. The inside contained our dogs, guns,
carpet bags, and ourselves. The old Judge, as on
former occasions, took tho back seat to himself
and thus we logged along, with many hair-breadth
escapes from break down, through Pine woods and
Pine plains extending ms far as the eye could reach.
This region Of country is used principally for tho
making Of charcoal. We finally, after rough ride
of some twelve hours, reached Humphreys hotel
Here we took dinner, shook our legs, and, ut two
o'clock. took the for Burlington, and nightly
pleased did we feel Mt once more finding ourselves
on board conveyance which conveyed us along
speedily.
In tho cars we noticed Bishop Doane, who is a
very jovial looking man. with white hair horid
complexion, and wears gold spectacles. He appears
an fat with all persons full Of pleasantly, amusing
nll with his conversational powers He seems to be
one of the people
AT Burlington we took the express train for New
York, and arrived by the steamboat John Potter,
and returned safe and sound once more in the good
old city of Gotham, coming back with rs much gra-
tication if We had beon absent for eight months
instead of eight days, and thus for the present tor
minated our 'days shootng;' still we cannot say,
notwithstanding we were beseged by the tempes-
tuous weather, but that our healths remained good,
and felt, our return, considerably invigo-
rated by the trip. JOE BRANT.