Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1858-12-23

of Hastings, of Orleans of the Spanish Armada.
OF Blenhelm, OF Pultowa, of Saratoga, of Valmy,
and finally Of the astounding and triumphant
battle Of Waterloo, of which Byron has Justly
said-"Thou first and last of fields, king-makine
victory" This was the last browning and de-
clslve battle up to this time and in this great
struggle on that immortal battle. field, the ut
most strength, resources and bravery of the two
greatest nations of the world were put forth Thew
had been engaged in fierce and bloody wars for
seven centuries for the worlds mastery and for
supremacy, whether the genius of Eng land or of
France should ultimately rule universe. Never
perhaps did more momentous consequences,
hang upon the issue of contest The star of
France was quenched amid the smoke and car
mage of that battlefield. Such battle at some
future day have we to fight; and you are right
therefore in your opinion of the paramount ne
cesslty OF the preparation of our people for the
great and final conflict; and nothing will per-
haps more effectually endow them with the
requisite skill and accuracy in the science of
gunnery or the art Of war than this practice of
pigeon shooting. 1t is, we believe, settled
principle in the fixed sciences that the daughter
has here more sense than the mother, and we
think this experiment will show that it is equal
lip settled principle that she has more skill in
gunnery.
1t is true, venerable sir, that last Spring our
fisheries failed and wes were of the opinion that
the mother, from this source, had experienced
as much of Inconvenience if not of suffering as
the daughter. We recollect well when the
daughter was able to supply the wants of the
whole family from her great store-house of ma
ture, the mother would dispatch her sons in
search of these herrings with their carriages
drawn mostly by two oxen of Pharoah's lean
kline, and horse or two horses in front, and when
asked where they were from, they would answer:
"From old St. Mary's, God bless YER" but up
on their return, with their carriages replete with
the bounties of the noble Potomac, as their years
provision, when asked where they were from,
they would ever return the saucy answer of a
full store-house and a pregnant hope-"Go to
h-ll darn yer" This suggests an anecdote
have heard told by relative of strict veracity.
He anchored, in company with friend in one
of the harbors of st. Mary's about night to shell
ter themselves from the force of the storm. In
the morning they rose early and went upon the
deck, when the friend exclaimed earnestly and
in tone of pity, est. Mary's has lost her meat
house keyp' elbow is that ?" was the inquiry,
and the answer was promptly given: f'Ihe tides
are so high that no oysters can be caught"
If our venerable mother is particularly de-
sirous of herrings, to eat when she accepts the
challenge and the eating comes off, she has only
tonate daughter will supply them if our host of
the Farmers and Planters Hotel should have
to import them. We generally supply ourselves
with herrings for our negroes, but should our
older brethren desire them, we shall assllredly
accommodate their DESIRE
In conclusion, we have given the challenge
in bold style, and we are gratifed to find it
will be accepted. We shall extend to our friendss
of our sister county the most generous hospitali-
ty, and we can assure them the ''eating" shall
be in all abundance, and of that which is good.
After the combat is ended and we have become
better acquainted and better friends, we shall be
happy, unless too sl,amefully thrashed, to ac-
cept challenge in turn; and enjoy the bounti-
GUS gifts and worldwide renowned hospitality of
our sister county, and above all, partake of the
luxury of her divincly favored oysters. We know
we have engaged in great attempt, but all
great and wise men have inculcated the doctrine
of perfection in all we undertake tabled son
of divine being, undertook to drive the solar
chariot and although he fell yet he fell in great
attempt, and in admiration of the act the follow
ing Immortal epitaph was inscribed upon his
tomb:
"Hic situs est Phaethon, GURUS auriga paterni:
Qucm 81 non tenuit, magnis tamen excidit ausis.''
JUvINIs.