The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-06

thy chairman rpraDg from his high sect win
suichBefs that led his friends IN believe s0Me
N ebievous boys had been sticking pins In 1t.
All things being explained, the meeting WAS
opened by the chairman. with" Boys, you
know any girls herei' Not one," Jack and
Ned REPLIED. Chairman-"Are we emit rely cnt
of from female acquaintance" Nsd-"True
Ills. tits pity and pity tits, tits true" George
al with ha0 my huckleberry GIN" dangling
in the audience.) Boys we came out here for
fun, and we're bousd to have Il" All agreed
70 this. None Of us knows any girls; let us ell
prs mise not TO axe the acquaintance with any,
though opportunities nay offer Is they wi'l.o
Thtre Was some opposition to this. jack
VAS q great favorite among the girls at
b, me, spdv wherever che be Ii known,
had fascinating pair Of whiskers. which he
didn't like to sacrifice, and is withal real
" handsome nan, though behind his back
his friend says it, who shouldn't say it, per-
baps A gentleman Of wealth and leisnre. he
was somewhat attached TO the weaker sex, and
coming from on. Of the first families in the
nation, being very near relative by descent
to an illustriOus American commodore, the
hravest OF all the braves that ever walked the
decks of man. Ofwar, society Of every grade
was open to him. and he felt that this proposal
Of G. Oree was curaailiDg his natural rights and
privileges But the sacrifice wss about the
same with the ret. George was q partner In
one of the heaviert mercantile houses in New
York, WIS not wholly unknown to fame a. q
public man, was wearing "gOlden opinions"
bought from all sorts Of people," and with all
the rest was as susceptible before "black eyes
and fairy ringlets" as any Of the rest Of the
party. Ned was never known to run from .
pretty girl; but am so nearly related TO him
that modesty forbids that should speak Of
him more pnrtcnlarly-it is sufficient that he
opposed the motion then before the house. In
| sup ort Of his motion George made ON eloquent
speech. saying that II we would all agree to re-
fuse the acquaintance Ut the dear Ones" we
ght enjoy ourselves AZ free az air. Not
known to any Of them, we would dress as we
pleased, 70 where we pleased, drink what we
pl, aeed, and as much we pleased. This
pecch was conclusive; and promising allround
10 bave pctl ing to DO with the women under
any circumstance. the council Of war;
was broken up, and the party adjourned to the
baIro. m to lake q drink "Gin cocktails /"
were ordered all round. which were drank of
without a question fiom any one excepting
George, who slyly tipped wink to the bar
he, per, and simply asked Is il hucklebery 7"
Separs were now brought into reqnisitiou. which
were turned into s'umps" near the "wtching
hours Of night" when onr heroes retired to
their SUMMERS. SOon, Somnus was wooed to
the yields Of oil but, before Jack fell off into
sweet forgetfuln+ss, he says he heard George
upon the bed. next his own, mnttering some
thing in a Dream. He put his ear close to him
to catch the hDt of his thoughts, but he only
beard the words huckieberry," "huckte-
berry, Jack walked Ned, and told him what
he heard. "The ruling passion strong in Sleep"
was all that Ned replied. Then, "for a little
season" they all forgot the world.
On the next morning Sunday, the 23d inst.,)
as soon as the light of day began to streak the
A. r lx,l frC~v Ah.xsr
sleep by rumpUs in the room. and, upon leOk-
ing out of the raised window, 1--WE were on the
ground fOcrO saw George dancing upon the
lawn, ard pelting them with green apples. For
while he kept them dancing polka about the
room, endeavorng to avoid his shots. He said
the early bird caught the worm, and he was out
in search of him. $50 much the worse for the
worm, then, says Jack. But the best Of the
joke was, alter he went out Of the house, he
by mistake, was pouring apples into another
window. A strange head soon pOked itself over
the ELL, and brought him to his senses.
Hostilities were ceased, upon the promise
that all should get up and take . drink.
That morning we had o fine chance to see all
the natural charms Of the place, being up at
least an hour before any one else WAS stirring.
We took turn on the lawn, and then took
drink Then promenaded the piazza, got dry
towards the spring, but feeling thirsty, came
back and called for ian eye opener" all round.
Jack thought this was going it little too
strong before breakfast; We all inclined to his
opinions, and told the barkeeper to "cork up"
bis bottles Breakfast was well relished, aud
TO see either Of our party hide away the wheat
-four in the shape Of rolls, the huge slices of
bacon and pots OF coffee, would have gladdened
an epicure. After the morning repast, all adj
journed for segars, which appears to be the
great Amusement. After each meal the whole
ground is full Of smokers; indeed, from morn
till night 1t is constant puff, puff, puff
II ore smoke now who never smoked before
And they who always smoke now smoked the more.
The forenoon was rather dull. After break
fast J ack was taken SICK, and George and Ned
watched and doctored him. Nearly the whole
company went to church, and understand .
very eloquent sermon was delivered by New
York divine. Our excuse for non-attendance
was sickness in the family. Being pious people,
we wanted some excuse. Jack felt better and
was pronounced well at IL O'Clock, when we all
took q walk to the spring-tEst going to the
baFkeeper, only to inquire the road-for nothing
else, / assure you. At the spring we used up
q large amount of the iron water, and after
wards clambered up the sleeps till we found the
outrageous grots and caves Of cool recess
that Milton speaks of. where, to use homely
phrase, 1--WE lay OFF, and descanted largely on
the beauties Of nature and the poetry Of these
heaven kissing hills" We were too far of to
hear the dinner gong. but our stomachs,
at TIE proper time, told us it was ring
ing. No sooner had we arrived home than
George WINS taken sick, and alarmingly SO. He
RI tired to his room snd went to bct. Captain
DeGroot was informed Of this who immediate
ly, true to the generous impulse Of his nature,
consulted with ply scians present, and provided
the patient with all the necessary uostrunls.
No favor was too great to ask Of him, no trou.
bic was too much FOR him to undergo, in
administering to the comfort of our friend.
1t was soon decided that George was
not dangerously i'll, as at first Supposed,
but oDly overcome with the heat from too mu Oh
exposure to The sun while returning from the
spring. Leaving him comfortable and recover
ing. and promising to seIrd him in some .'hackle-
Enrly y Iack and Ned Heni To dinner o. a,cionL