, 1870-10-30

lui'. TIC X rt r:i,a.etr6 III tho war Of 1872.
an' rcats d ihe '' s,ltimorn cllpp.y shira,"
Az wc ksrt nn Pckomoko Sound, pa..ine
over the hatt called tho ''rokonokc Msd,"i
encesvorcd 70 81 in my mind clear idea OF
II ia tirgul:r sct lovely peninsula.
Conceive ! fat frn.h-watcr f5sb-.ay
peIch,-~hh but one 1uke to i.s cAt,d ii I'm,
dostu!S OF lts ride betwcen the Atlaa.ic Occan
AHA the Chesapeake Dsv. The part from iks
E1lls 70 Its tai will represent this peninsula,
the largett on our coast excep: F.or;da :aa
Nora Sco'is. Tho tsil Is The ca-t-rn ehore Of
Is the Chesarcske aud Delaware C.na), rrvor-
ing connection with the mainland rca- VII
r1ington- This casc.ss is about 19o Eallcs
long and Sixty miles wide at tho belly, ri ,ecsa
By few 1nlets and sluggish crooks on the
ocean Eide, Int wi;hout one good port there,
tndcnted ui'h 6ycrs, covcs. ard l'.-s. ano-l-
ing ONE Of the beet ports fos co.s.ces ia the
World. Tie bndy OF tbs rnninan1a is diyi led
down tue middle between Maryland AMI D D.!A-
ware. the former Statc securing a eibE1c
comfy, Worcester, on tho Atl1nti:, hut thls
hss no hsrles. M.Ellsnd possesses 3,0s:
), square miles nf this peninsula, taking tho
|Ai'olc Chesapeake. part, z,,d Dclaxare 40
square tcileF, getting in ono CT her thyee
counties. 6usecE, on tue Atlantic, and the
others trout on Delaware Esy. Tl,e whole
porula'ion Of il,t psninsula is about 259, 900.
There sre len Caod rivers from the Chcsa-
peals SIDE, and eglt Of tho nine Maryland
couIties have landings as close aad numarous
NJ the stz.iena on q railroad. 4 trunk lias Of
rsitroad 1uns down the middle or ridge OF tie
peninsula 1cC mills, to opposite tue mouth Of
! the Potomac. ana eix hTlnrhes diveeSe from
| il 10 points u the h,r AID tho sc.. A'>ou.
trds ;.1,aasa'A r.;,s p!y ,s;a 5 sas fsS.a
York. Twenty ho:r.' ssn7:ey VIII pl.cs
at.s, etlv, no matter }.nw rcniytelv r.si lent
Eete, in Baltimore, 1h.tss!clr rh.A, t'r Ssv York.
| And, r:r1ar-. tic most sc1'.estered and Least
| ac.ttti,lc ps all IIarns OF, the ueninsuta Vas
I tic ccnnty taan aS SNOW Hill, st the heal nf
navigation I'll tho Iokomoko River, 10 w.i:'.
w2s boubd.
Tile pt tnsnsttIa w1- f0unl in rosseesioa of
Indians, vhost village names arc still reta1ael
| i'll Eamca Of watcr-cau:ses or towns, viz Ma
sc1nlin, Gitgutealue. Kieguat.uk. Mat:lo.
Is,nso, Occpll,nnock, punStcquc, Oz4,,cack,
them came Tho words pone (breadl, hnuainy,
potato, l,oee=on, AID tobacco. Tho religions
nature Of the peninsula Is very yarsoui md
is n uch Of Maryland history.
Church Of England folks scttlea Knat Islaud
in 1929; Catholics ST. Mary's in 1854; Swe-
thsl Int tLcrsus Cec:l in 1910; Pusi,ana An
narolis in 1850, mud On. tho PAtapseo: Qaa-
kerr, ncs- Annapolis. lego; rrcsnytcrianA aud
| Gcolge Fox arrived in lG72 Clursllmen s SJn-
| creet in 1865; J.ulheraus the mountain parts
| OF M:rylacd III 1720. In 1922, tie Established
| Church of Ebgland tccsms the State Church.
| The Ba.t,bta aud Aetlodiets uere converts
| from all the above, both aides Of tbs bay be-
ing t1aversed by tteir apostle. between 17to
md ITO. Education WAS 1ltst at:endsd to by
| leyy,ng duty OIL fur. for ftco rchool., il.
| lc94 IN 1886 \ college wss founded ut An
nspo1ls ju.r prior to 17a0. parish libraries
were set up. TIE free schools amounted to
little, and mAny of them wern soll for poor
gy or private tusote educated the men of tho
revolution. Advertisements are exsant Of
seloo!lnartcrs to sell, being indenturej ser
wants, mp tho Link Of the .1sevo'ntion. The
lowez parts Of this peuinsnla were
sstsss sso'sS .ns 81 fc;ah have ns said ,,n,S, By
eosno Of tho o!leat lreabstori.u aud Epis-
| copa' cburct1t u iu America, aud q: the date oi
| mr WRIT tllero wac only ono German in tia
town Of S.ow Hill (w,th 1,1b0 inlabitaut4),
not one 1IiHl.naan, aud TO Jews. bat a. oaa
quits the lower countiss aud gNcs northwarl
IN Delaware lie rercsivcsA rcm1rk.b,e change
Of phssioys osny. the tall, slim. intellectual
soty, n':i1n,l German, Swedc, Hugu.no!, Of
| Hol'ar,dcr; Ior as tho Virgini1 English cama
! 10 at ihc sJli.i Il, tho Saxon, Goth, Finn, acl
Dutch pitched upon the north end OF tho psn-
tnGeM na.1 nIncG .uo s..o W ne!a"@:. ~ "
| Gnehe "E ,cous!.n!s, ,H1N.!, Melo an
nflscn @. ~, o. 'ue i9Sss eou..loa AZ ~, i'1!o
\ and virtnc Of tho English communities. Tai.
! ia the old Btsln;lng Grounlof Fsan>i5 .Asbusy,
the pioneer VI Tho now powerful hody which
nsH Haonn u!'oa n.s e~ta.Csnaa.'sM1,; ~ nc ~
1vs te~ .ae.nssn we're E.Sa1Gt men tnso 1oaa
Mt. ss.a,s ,sss -. "Gs s..i;s,oa !, :, tns poa
IT, a,s,is "Sn ~. ~: - ~ sI'1e ~ "Ts'ey
;ro;, wbe. ,,n1 ii,c;r sr:tars % ~. .n' ssr.
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u1,ars.,;s ,.~.r,e ~. , slaa b..sss.
90 Iii =. ,.t,.e .,.ri,,ta r. M :. ~.
| - 1,a1.,ns &C ~" 1ei'"''l'
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! Vt TIE HEoaosE-
M. .ns ~ i11 vas now W INC monsh Of III
iAsif ioso1!oAe, amoss lo* narshos s:erea
susse hsSA TIDE over llie w1ole vista. hnd II
tht sc Esfehes sEc" aowe17ng elder tslshei
"io sali 1nftst tIees, At'tI cittlo AID ho1asa
~.Ic s'%Ans ~ 3he ions a1s grass. Earn
HOUSES: e5In hesos, tasn5, barracks, cribs. -
so 10" M 1hat my .ppoaie1 to tl'at upon the sal
taae. ING HhsiEes along the channel wtst
bi!ne, anu ealts, sieft6er rouIoa, and SAW
tn!l teams, E1lssh=d thfnufh thu 'lnots to tht
tAHo!nEs. Nnel!to"i Was tna ufst settlement
anu = ivosto ~. ~ lew wooaah asAs 90 tht
oInA ol tAo ue1nse+ Soon attes the rive
| ETGH naf[9~ aau ooe 6eautlal state cslle:
| ush uahs tae ssAt OF WIDOW naues
\ usnls: eteo, upon tne oahk aMooF "uloWs
o1epAut. am sseamofca, A. hno place "a ~,
!oAustH On kus James OF Aofk Hlsera., Fo
nvn,s tl.fT y ste:esel1e, we picscc . tall, deeE
nrd 1ea ~, t,,rns.H;, n5sA. .rias MsAotS. psno
a.1:,:. ne ~ on. ta.unkn "noss eolcnn clest tn'
| .to,tt, T., s;-ht -" '1An. ~ noa1ss
So,r r. ia1 t1,i, an;o,,,, Saos no,1.ea on.
arS r;ouS .ob "Nn N!Gnn n41 PA1ol,of ID IL.
sMmP5e OF = sas1n.il up deep black crsek
,oa;n,, Wei, i,,a y. lug ~ ~ ianatos. MAJ
lo.uh m.io 81, .uns 'an .. toGPs LOT oyatefs
sre"a ~, t,otaa ~ i,na s5itnsI ne.%eon IN
1T. sse. nsu .o1Ss ., sicket-wolk 10 a,l the ed
es, Oh oEs ne saa a,a Inc aAak ossa-losaly acsliy
a'era, ss on the oiacs seafcss hank At Al. ~
Nh 80 60 +,I, u M Mnso .ns puehpueua
S.;,s Now anu 1ue., s!sa! oll mans'oa Of ciaI
s,c.,;,,c - NV, o,1ins mntus" up ~
1nwn,;,.c H. Toia ,ni i'nna.at au ~ ace. va
weii Hsheta,,, w. ~ III .;n,s,"x .,t sstuu
".n W.. a. ~ ~ IsIorat Cauco. sa'd 10 70 tua old
IT,. ..T.xs. 1,,ii ~ ;r. .r;.,.e, s'anNnt naaun
n,,dr.;J S..rt'., -, s9.u9n pa:ns. room
tn hn n"I. ~ @e sa,.,.,rt. ss ri,Ie' ~ ~. ~.
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~ u,,Is ,,.ir 80 IN, onuse
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i,csnatc nnnsntinrs ror,;.,1s1 ~, " ~ y,
Ct ~" r,1t''.t s .s'uue" .,4 ". me .ns. ~
fMa.src.to nsx h.tpnaan ~, n,1t;, "M ems VA It.
;nrton in Tia r,,r ia1S c.,1ni aT,er ~ 49,,
tun ~ '.s ~ iois' ca'aeu alahe tae nat,
NV ws:,;n..,a.' t+' ~. ..'s ~ packet o'
90 ..sesTs.s 49,, a'.e.
OEo PASSENGER WIS ynnng cleTgyma
gong 1rotn tItnce GtorKe Collnsr 10 tai
cha5ee q. an Elnscepal chnrch at S"ow !ttl
ne ue9Iu VIII eu'ytise that ans,cihat ~ ma
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