The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-09-01

AHAprY TINE AMONG THE larry TWELVE
The happy event of the annual excursion OF
the "Happy Twelve" is always haiied with
members Of the club as also a large numbered
our citizens. who generally embrace the oeca.
trip. Heretofore The "Happy Twelve" have
chartered A trim schooner, and, laying In
stores Tor calm and storm, remained absent In
days, visiting the seyeral rivers and creeks on
the Maryland and virgins sides OF the Poto-
rraci but death having stolen among the mem
bership, a. alsd the absence Of a couple Of the
original members, their excursions hereafter
will, doubtless, be brief, the party being satls-
fed at most with one or two days sport.
Thomas Collyer, in charge Of Capt, Joseph
Massey, pilot, left Seventh streettwharf at
O'Clock on Saturday evening, a discharge Of
from the bow Of the Coliyer, being the signal
Of departure, when shout upon shout from tho
persons congrtssated upon the wharyes, and
those on uVsi.., reverberatea .""m NIL 70 MI,
a. the noble little plodder % sc deep steai.s-
her way down the beautiful and historic 70
when OF Alexandria another gun was fred,
and these assembled at the docks cheered the
swiftly passing steamer. Those of the "uappy
Jesse Butch, Jacob Scbeiney, John W. Tucker,
X. BUCKLEY, Robert Zachary. WIN. Greason,
and Benz. Prosise, those absent from the city
Of the RErUBLicAN,) and A. p. Tslcott, late
Superintendent of the Fire Alarm Telegraph.
The night was lovely, the river as smooth
brightest sruissnce 10 Smiling sympathy with
the happy spirits who seemed engaged In en-
desyoring to render life doubly pleasant in
INDUCING IN pastimes lifted to the hotr and
WIN. Simpson, a short distance this side Of
Fort Washington, another gun was fred from
the bow OF the steamer, which compliment
mn Fatu hw "a .xrla AF h.lI NI,,
lighted lantern from the front porch Of the
residence OF MI. simpson. To detail all tho
incidents on the down trip would occupy
"Happies" treated their guests, numbering
some forty, to flashes OF wit, as well as liberal
potations Of other Refreshments"
Among the guests we noticed Major James
Drew Gs.Ties q. doSfse a. Jssob VcS Sd
Andrew ]. Joyce, DR.. Miller, Lewis Godfrey,
George Berry, J. Z. Joseph, L. Openheimer,
Tho, Murray, &c The sstysing EIgre' Geo
Golden, a "briek" OF the Owen House, and
eths good fellows, "too numerous to men
Michael r. Coombs acted as commissary
general as well as superintendent OF the "fry,h
and right well did he discharge these DUTIES,
allowing only q sufliclenoy Of "grog" to the
fishers to keep the water out.
anchored in Gone river, 100 miles from Wash.
ington, when the "Hsppy Twelve" began to
shed their everyday tossery, and robing them;
selves In req flannel suits prepared to haul
bsgging any quantity Of the delicious deni.
zens that abound In the waters of the Gone.
There was no log kept on this occasion, as
no loggerheads were on board, but shcephead
and crabs were plentiful, Peter Vermerein
exercising his dip.net for the latter, at which
he was quite an adept. Itwould be well to
self, is no fisher, his rigging, however, though
not primitive, being certainly modern, and
mostly consisting Of several knotty pieces OF
wrapping twine, altcrnated by strands OF sew
ing cotton, which he denominatcd a line.
with chunk Of fat bacon at one end and q
irail willow at the other. 1t is needless to say
That h on SSHs ,Ss % the end Of the vii
numbered, the whole ,paraphernalia having
sank to riso no more" Jesse was extremely
happy while engaged In hauling seine, but he
those who disturbed some OF the ainnocentsS
in their slumbers on the down passage.
Col. Owen, the master spirit of the club,
WA WA all "ny fancy Painted HIM good cheer
the private larder Of the Colonel to all pres.
ent at all times, by his confidential 'man In
CHARGE" Nelson Parker.
dreason, the jovial Billy, was the doctor on
the occasion, prescribing copious draughts Of
wit to all disposed to grieye for 'the girl left
behind me-" while Tucker. the inoorrigible
he managed was effective In waking up snakes
as well as the babies, that mig hi have Inhabited
the shores In proximity where the "dog OF
war; was let loose.
While portion of the party were engaged
In seine hauling on one Of tho neighboring
chores Of the Zone, a spirited crowd enjoyed
themselves on the steamer anchored IN the
stream In catching crabs, which proved infinite
sport to those on board, The crab catchers rs
well as crab spectators.
Murray, the bohemian OF the Express, AZ.
forded much merriment by the manner in
which he handled the dip-net, proving thereby
that he WAS not "up In the partn with that
degree Of Perfection In which he handles the
lead pencil.
Mr. Lewis godft:y, : clever gentleman, who
does the artistic exteriorily And interiorIii %
houses, while trying conclusions with Mr..
Grab, had his thumb nipped by the claw, and,
caught on the little finger by tho other I'm OF
grotesqae antics, had The effect Of bringing
needless to say that that crab was conquered,
put into q basket, and finally In the pot, the
treatment In the latter vessel causing him to
turn red AZ over with very shame for his
demise.
Mr.. J. +, Joseph was successful in hooking
q cluster of fsh-shell fsh-several oysters,
like some OF our poorest citizens, occupying
the same tenement house. The hungriest oys.
erni Household 81 the mine OF glossy hog.fst in
not to be satisfied with modicam, but, like
some humans, went the "whole hog" or none,
the result being death to himself md family.
We shall say nothing, Il we can help II, that
Happy Twelve. on their late glorious excur.
| sion, but we think Ii due to the party to assert
that "nettiesn are Shiny, troublesome things,
and compose the that are often
have particular liking, as the waters surface
10 covered with nettles from its mouth many
miles inward. Billy Greason was one OF the
OF salt water taylors, sheephead, and other
fish was the result OF the frst y.out. When
the seine was brought ashore, Billy, anxious
be enleaeious an drapih, dipped hiniselIinto the
net In order to bring forth the nsh. The haul
was emptied 10 hurry, and Billy for a moment
was In the highest gleei but presently he I'm
when he commenced scratching rs cneFget-
ieally as hen in dunghill would have done
that had not seen worm for month Of Sun
him on the forehead, and doubling up his list
brought 1t heavily on the spot which smsrted
the most, the effect causing protuberanco
forehead In about I've minutes. Billy being
non. plussed, concluded the mosquito was like
the lriahman's fea, "here, there, and every
where" at the same time, and, with both hands
In tcrmagant position, commenced scratching
with the vigor Of high.preBsure female
whose husband had refused to foot her milli-
ner's bills. The result was, as might be ex-
pected, that Bllly's face ressmbleda sort OF
hole.in,the wall, or miniature cataract, the
exception being that blood instead of water
emitted from the assures. Billy ureason had
been severely stung by "nettles."
We will now jump from the fab TO tho fry
chief cook at the Welker Hotel, not only
skinned and scaled hsh, but done the novel
operation Of boning them, doing entirely
away with wyman's mode OF eating shad,
which Is an application OF a machine to the
mouth with a crank, turning 1t to the left
causing the flesh TO ~ down the throat, while