The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-08-12
ANTI. LECoMPToN DEMOCRAT.
Middle Smitb6eld, August 9, 1858.
Huckleberry Excursions.

the Fall Election, are left altogether in
the shade, beside Tie all absorbing topic
of the day,-the buchleberry question.
On Monday morning, the 2nd inst, at
o'clock, company of about twenty left
Stroudsburg for the "infected district
in the neighborhood of the Forks" The
morning air was balmy, the gibbous moon
shone softly, bright eyes danced merrily,
and warm hearts beat high for huchlcbef'
res. An omnibus drawn by four
m atch horses of variegatcd colors, and
filed with merry expectants led the van,
while behind Numbered two horse vehi-
Gle filled with PROFESSIONS for the days
campaign, plus the rema ainder of the COM
pany. With song, jest and laughter, the
miles few merrily past. Astonished rus
tics, disturbed in their morning slumbers
by such an unwonted spectacle, peered
cautiously from half opened doors, along
the route; nigbtcapped heads protruted
for q moment from the windows, and then
turned again to the coveted pillow, With
muttered maledictions on-huckleberries
Ambitious ROSTERS scared upon their
perches by such commosion, tapped
their wings and shouted chuck, buck,
huckleberries." Dogs yelped, cats squal.
led, pigs squealed, and little boys minus
their trowsers, ran out to greet US and to
shout chuck lie berries"
The sun arose behind huge bank of
dubious look ing clouds, and Jejtu shouted
"Tannersville." Here we stopped mo,
nent to take peep at each other By day
light, AMI to shake hands all around
which important item had been omitted
in the hurry and sleepineSS of our depart.
ure. Eight or nine miles more remain
ed to be traversed, up plane inclined at
an angle of forty five degrees. Half of
the distance had been passed; expecta.
ton beat high within the breasts of all;
violet visions of huckle6errieS, danced be-
fore their eyes; the luscious prize was al.
most within their grasp, when alas! for
the :railty of human auticipations, it be-
gan to raiD-not in short, spasmodic
jerks, like the fits of an angry man, but
with the cOOl. determined, premeditated
manner of the scamp, who, bent upon
your ruin, and whom neither the frowns
of manhood, nor the pouts of beauty can
induce to relent.
The gallant explorers of the northern
wilds, however held steadily on their way
and undauDted oy their unpropitious fate,
charged into the boundless phalanx Of
buckleterry bushes and scraggy pines,
amid the terrors of drizsling rain
More devoted heroism never was seen,
than that displayed by this little band;
and their noble perseverance in the pur-
suit of huckleberries under such difficult
ties eDtitle every one of them to FIRST
class place among the scientific explorers
Of the world. Wilkins, and Franklin
and Kane collapse into insignifcance be.
side such an illustrious example.
After several hours passed very pleas {
antly considering the trying circumstan- l
'es of the case; the partakiDg of bouu.
iful repast, which did credit to the fair
yetters-up, and after several pleasant little
pssoaes, which no one can understand
except those who were present, the com.
'any set sail for Stroudsburg, where they .
arrived in due form about dusk. 4 feU ,
lad the appearance of moisture about |;
heir garments, and some visages we're
title longer than in the morning, bat on
be whole, they maintained good courage
the end, and we're finally resolved to u
try it again." OF some future period e
'hen the fates may be moro propitious. u
The wonderful. and heretofore unhe ard y
f development of that vegetable vulgarly &
nown ss the huckleberry, is such, that D
ne will be amply repaid for visit, even 4
u rainy day, by a look at the mon
ters. d
About eighty teams we're on the ground 0
nd probably four hundred persons, men, y
omen and children, experienced slight =, :,
'nsation of dampness. on that day, in G,
nat immediate vicinity. in
Hundreds Of bushels are conveyed a. f
ay from those barrens every day. - y
QUIBUS. fo
1t is asserted that there is not coun ;.
in the Union produces from her own
ii more wealth than Washington couu- h,
!, Pa, 10 ordinary years it sells $780, pe