The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-02-20

thing was in plenty and the best of its
kind, seasoned with Peppers finest
skill. After the pangs of hunger and
thirst were assuaged, talking began, and
finally speech-making. Before this.
however, the Governor and many of TIL
| graver Legislators had left the scene of
festivity. Reinforcements were, however.
received from the towns people, and
the revelry progressed. Many good
things were said, but we have only room
for the ~
| LAST SPEECH OF THE EVENING.
Mist Speaker mean genlum-I feel
asseedingly glad t. receive the thospali-
ties of the people of Norfk. They're
all good fellas, IN SO I'm /. Any man
say otherwise? No! Well, then, wash
you talkin bout. Cheers.
| Genlum, Norfolk is by nature great
c'mercial Emporium, IN railroads leadin
to it. - got a magnficen arbor. We
Ire goin T. make that harbor blossom
like rose-I mean T. say be full o. ships
n things, masts an sails, and jib-booms,
an main trucks, an ship all oy-whoop!
Concluding with which fine perora-
ton, he resumes his seat and COOS to
sleep. Then we break up and have n
comfortable nights rest at the Atlantic,
and good breakfast in the morning,
before taking which, however, we stroll
| about and see. N
81 NORFOLK BEFORE BREAKFAST
The river lies all around it. 1t seems
to be on a peninslila--fine wharfs and
docks, and capacity of doing an en-
ormous shipping business. She will
have that business one day. So moteit
be. God speed her on her career to
,,nxv ~ IL. -
the water side are very dirty and neglec-
ted. They appeal 10 the nostril. In the
spring the cholera will rush in there
aud riot in very carnival ofdeath, il
they are not cleaned. 9H
THE EXCURSION DOWN THE HARBoR.
begins about 10 O'Clock. A swift steamer.
the. James T, Brady, Captain LandeIs
commanding, puts off from tie wharf
and walks the waters like thing of life
down the Elizabeth river. The Cover
nor is not aboard He remained in Nor
fork. We pass Craney Island, Sewell's
Point, Newport News, and the point
where the Cumberland and Congress
fought the Virginia, and on to the Rip
Raps and Fortress Monroe. We look
OIL the massive walls and think with
swelling hearts of an inmate, solitary
OuO ohSoAh w L JuI III .ntTc,auu
do not land. AS we turn back. we are
summoned to q 8a s
COLLATION.
much like the one of last pight--deli-
cious and plentiful. Speaking begins.
Speaker Baldwin being called on, re-
spOnded in handsome little speech.
Senator Gray camc next in a few re-
marks equally happy. Capt. Landers.
of the boat, responds to u toast, and |
Ellis and Newton offer few remarks.
Quaint cOnceits in the way of toasts
were heard, too. One gentleman drank
to +" a quarter of bushel :" whereupon
Mr.. Peck answers, and gives good niea-
sure. Another to "a fish from the
mountain creek now on salt water" but |
Mr.. Trout does not rise ut the fly. He
only takes the hook enough TO call out
Judge Camden, who replied in short
but graceful little Grafton. We reach
the wharf, and land, and hasten thence
to the cars, and then away we go ut a
rate of more than thirty miles per hour.
Mile-posts seem rs close together as the
posts OF fence, and the telegraph posts
like f1ne-tu,th comb. We are i'm
Petersburg in three hours and "a quarter
eighty miles. Thence to Richmond.
The excursion was--so everybody said
the pleasantest one ever known. All
good humor from beginning to end.
senator Robinson-nline host of the |
busy all the time doing
he agreeable, and everybody was ready
~ bo pleased. Inc Trip combined bust
less with pleasure, and instruction with
amusement, in proper proportion
every one had his ideas enlarged on the
ubject of geography, navigation, inter-
lal Improvements and commerce, and
anne back with the fixed idea that Nor
ok is going soon to take the conceit out
t New York In the way of trade.