Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-08-27

lar and profitable watering place the whole
Atlantic coast. Unsurpassed bathing in the SET
aud in the bay the finest Gshng grounds
ehootng which would tempt sporting guests to re
main till the winter months, smooth and shady roads
winding up the whole length of the peninsula, adding
the luxury OF rides and drives the immediate vicinity
of highly cultivated society of trne Virginia gentle
men and ladies' furnish inducements for The invest
ment of capital which other point OF our whole
coast can Offer
But tits unnecessary for any of our city gentry, who
sigh Tor this rare combination of enjoymens in the
country, to wait for the establishment of summer
resort at Cape Charles. Let all such proceed at once
to the Eastern Shore confident of full measure OF
recreation such as no watering place afford. Are
you fortunate enough TO be intimately acquainted
with family on ths Shore That is enough. Go
there Immediately. You will be feased on something
better than fated calf You will be visited by eve
rybody. You will have pressing invitations to stay
everywhere, and everywhere you will find hearty
welcome and all the delights which the receipt Of
country hospitality implies. Have you no acquan-
tances Nay. them don't hold back. Go, stay at the
taverns aud mix with the bachelors,-so shall you
soon make your own way to private entertainment Of
Of probation will be far from unpleasant. Tbese
same bachelors enjoy life, and know how to oommu
nicate eIjOyments to Others all in their own peculiar
manner. about We'll rs any other set Of mortals
They drive good horses, drink good beverages, talk
politics amazingly, dance, laugh, love and hate
with an uncommon fervor. Nor the averns 10
be mentioned without deep respect. Old fogies in
modern England sigh over the degeneracy of English
tavsrns. "The plump head waiter at the Cock" Is no
longer exant. The institution is decsyed. The quiet
back parlor, where that good old bully, DR.. johnson,
loved TO take his his inn has vcn place 10
the gsrish gas lights OF coffee room The beef and
beer Of old England have been displaced by Frenchi
fed soups la bsque and sour wines, altogether de-
void OF manly strength Now, in the more favored
parts of Eastern Virginia, there is still kept up style
of tavern by no means inferior to the old English inn
though much differing in the mode Of arrangement
The three great features OF a Virginia tavern are
the dining room, the bar room, and the porch. The
mysteries the fret most thoroughly to be learned
by uninitiaed travellers in the two counties of Ac.
oomac and Northampton. The rites of the second
are often Of more exciting nature. But the great
business Of life is carried in the porch, especially
on court days, election days and "public days' This
is theme which the pen Of Dickens could become
trsnscendenty eloquent, aud it would oven inspire
our own feeble stylus, had not already apun out
this article to raGst unreasonable length. Suffice it
for each Of our readers that if he is fond of better
dinner than be purchased at any price in crack
city restaurant; If he has fondness for boon com.
psnons who neer good wine refuse man.; if he likes
totak horses crops politics in the moat favored spots
to which their several muses. do most frequently re-
eort he need only atop week at one of the taverna
at Eastvile, or Jarvis tavern at PunCotsague,
Sanders tavern at Drummondown, at any onn Of
which all the foregoing luxuries may be INDUCED in
Gd hbarm.
As for the politics of the two counties, they are
sound as ever. Th- sturdy Democrats will continue
to think for thsmseves-will abuse the politicians
whenever the latter misbehave-will read the news.
papers-and, mrabile d,ctu, even presume to read
lectures to Democratic editors. Scores of weghty
injuncons were whispered into ears; and espe.
cialy enioined TO present to the good people
OF the counties faithful reproduction of the po
ltca record of every aspirant for the Gubern .orih
nomination. We mean to do il.