The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-13
The Sc. Lawrence.

ALEXANDRIA BAY, July 20, 1853,
Amnsements Of the Localty-A Fishing Excursion
and Adrentwes Threat-A Canadian Camp
Meeting = Public Conveyaaces = A Ballasted
Stage Coach, &c.
Here we are, floating upon the bosom Of the st.
Lawrence, whose waters are the Elysian Fields
dreamed of by the followers of "Old Izaak," and
whose Thousand Isles''- celebrated for being the
theatre of patriotic exploits by their quon-
dam hero and queen, Bill johnson and his
daughter Kate-stretcbng away as far as the
eye can reach-berc mere speck upon the sur
face, there large and fertile farm, yonder bar.
rem, rocky waste, covering an area of many miles
are constantly presenting to the eye new and ever
varying Kaleidoscope beauties, and to the mind new
ideas, new suggestions, and new material with which
to fill the pleasure shuttle in weaving the chang
ing, vari colored web of life.
We party Of two ladies and gentlemen, started
out for pleasure, expecting TO find it in fishing ex.
cursion. After being shot through from Utica to
Rome in the short space Of two whffs and a wink
Gas per time table Of the New York CENTRALLY and
logged along to Watertown at the rate of about
twentyfour miles per hour, we found ourselves COM
forta5y Eat home in one of the most spacious, con-
venient, and gentemanly proprietered hotels of
Western New York-the Woodruff House. Our
host, Mr.. Dorsey, formerly Of the Irving, is hereby
commended to the travelling community as
gentleman every way. worthy. of their es-
teen. patronage, and-what is about az essen
tial-- their dimes. Having obtained COACH
We were soon on our journey, and the entire dis
lance, ttirry.two miles, is absolutely wanting in in
terest, noting but parched fields, rocks and stumps
greeting your vision.
After arriving at our destination and partaking of
good dDner, served up by our worthy host, G.
CrossInon- who. allow re to say, is very gentle
manly and obliQng landlord, and his wife the sine
qua nan OF well regulated household--we procured
two oarsmen with separate boats, ard sailed oil III
search q stray pickerel and roaming muscaonge.
The most usual mode OF fishing is trolling with
lines from ore hundred to one hundred and fifty feet
in length, attached to which spoon hooks manu-.
factured from copper galvanized with silver brass,
or sooe other shining material | could not help
noticing how much like man hooked pckerel n
in the short career allotted him-how soon be comes
up the Observed Of all observers, after sufficient
quantity Of brass finds its way alto his cheek and
how soon, after running The length OF his line does
be ascertain it to be the fate o. all to shine. founce.
struggle and die Yesterday we went to the foot Of
GreDGder Island, come eight miles distant, and
fshed until noon, when, the rays of cid Sol proving
too much for the female portion Of our company we
lan6ed on the Canadian shore, and under the cool.
ing shade Of oabs aud cedars greediy deyoured the
contents OF well filed dinner box. provided by our
exec lent hostess. Again we struck out for pickerel
leaving oar 9dies ashore bat had not ventured far
when we found the heat OF the sun actually nsrpport-
able, and returning to the shore found our better
halves locked in the embrace OF Morpheus and three
or four gaunt, grayhoundish looking swine enjoying
themselves vostly by roofing out from Our portable
panry--the box sforesaid-slindry cups saucers
bowls tumblers, &C., which we're chased by them
in high glee, down tie soping bank into the river
Occasionally the elder Of these porers acting the
part If faithful sentinel poked bis snout into the
faces Of snoring comrados to make surr that all
was vel, and lusty sqteal Of his inspired his iel
To-. grunters with new zeal and confidence our
carmen put inis to Tbs part Of the game by
ohaling these loyal subjects back into the country
wheie we trust their deeds win insure them more
substantial penning than we have means to allow
them. Last Sabbath our pilot took rs over
The river to Canada to attend n camp meet.
ing at Rock Harber, where ena ted the scenes
Usually presented on such occasions, winding M az
i st.maIy, with feeling exhoftstion o. those ore.
sent 70 dIop something into tue bat then being pass
Cd ty tie deacons Of that society, which was nobly