, 1870-10-30
MAE1LARD.
The Eastern ShOrc---A Terra Ill
cognita.
a Trip up The aclliflu'us kl'sF'--~reho'
moke. Nantl.okt, chopteuk. oasu-
cpek, Chinrotcasnt, md Llat-
pn1sui.
The Paradise or Shell Ei<l1,
Quaint Characters and Old Towns.


tfRoN oUR OWN c0RHKsrOSnkSr1.
CAMBRIDGE, Md Oct IL.
Tom Coruin, on whom Is shoulenrod most
uf ahc humorous things whoso aut:,orshir is
not wela atteeted, is alleged to h.vs ono, do
eclibe1 Az anciept man who came before
court in Ohio. AID when asked Ills age. repliel
q Tho Judge, council, and aulieaeo c1-
changed Glaacea, aud tho question WAS <e-
peAtcd. Tsenty-two, replied lis vcu.ra-
Ills fossil again.
That 4eem~ TO he a ..5en>skasly so1shfal
ago for one OF yos1. Appearance" raid the
Judge = yonr hairs are gray"
:. '.Weg,' said the OLD g.uticnsn. Il did
live forty tes1- on the Eastern Saore at Mary
1aud, but hore the LORD slut conatel
that a.ia me-
Ii,:vc n.de 4 trip to The Eastern Shore Of
Maryland, and since Ing return havo b,su
addressed with suclI incrodulou. inquiries
about that region a. 10 make mo t,clicve thai
the Lord ousht 10 count it againe. mo for
6tiaS there.
uow TO GET TO THE EASTERN SHORE
Ilcfl baltimore at G O'Clock in tho evening,
and paid 81 iarc to Snow Hill, and an extra
dollar for r'aie-room. As soon ~ the boat
rot saoat i'll the r1tapsco. the bell called NJ to
.l:,pcs. We ~. lenn 10 an excellent feast OF
sLori-cake, journey. eaAe, esg-.Aee+ al.ppora.
Virginia r.one, slasslaud biscuit, federal
bread. ioo-cske, sxeol-roiato bread, oyster
fsiiters, e,ussgea, leef-steak, stewe1 oystera,
fried oysscrt, 1a1,oapoes, fried perch,
bIiltl l.1Ec, aud uuraetous other varic-
tics OF he hau,e meats, which nfe eup-
notcd TO make Eastern ShoscMen happy.
Soon We passed abreast of Snrtl, Point light,
vert betwt en- Sandy Point and Heal Island
raw t.,u lamps Of Annapolis, fha ancisut s:sse
C.ia.xl, ,sn b-tweeu ola Catholic Calvert and
the ,Tu.l mouth Of the Choptauk; en-.
tered. le1ore daylight. Taucier Sound saw
tin oyster tosts lying up in the mornins
1aists, oMon5H! thA low wno1y islauls:
s.orrcd 4: CristieIa hy the frat lamps OF
dawn, 10 rut on o,sscsco:s for the peuinsu-
lrr EailroaI, ~Is'c., srsus tho Stale OF Dcla-
ware, ,,a', Wien tie ssr.Hfast bsll rang, wc
ucre in Inc widest part OF tho great 1.ly, At
tf.e mouth of Tcsmoke Eonnd, running I'D
.l:e O, nsc,:k Creek. At Iii. plscs I got out
II my l4essl, I'll, ped on my clothes, and went
un tlcc1s
"I ds,e say" tl,ought +. .' I el,lt sea ruis-
net nnls in lne.t of information, hut on a
y:ous ti!Erimsge. *'o2lc thirty fire yearz
age, tNo l~r-nna Indispensable to my exls-
t.f,co had nri>rr in Worcester Cotufy. the
ve:y loves, rerro.est count! on tho Eastc- Il
ia.re RI .ls,rla,:I, aD.l ,n,ir,. nj their cou-
vrrra'inn ul,lr}. overheard fur altout fifteen
yeats. o.e retsrcn:n I" this isu!atsil ;'cn'rt-
eula-a 1'r!opun' ssn4 withnut go1s Q: heroes.
THE F11ssT SIGHT,
When came mr. deck, as have saia, Will
IN ,Hcr"rrrec akin to that OF Northern
; Cath, giving hi. first cantcmntuous
co:vc,ttd nr IN the rro:. 1ninis,ure ] Arch arch.
i,ssngo -rsaad mt before nc. sn:nr'imcs
a lake ,utlr ETosd, again . strait lh.J1sh
"hic!, sl,e stcsnhcat tonId iarcly find Inlet,
aud aif the la1,ks were green 81 emerald. au.a
planted r.r inils. With forc4t trccs-c1t.lea,
.cyrrc4r, ria". ms!rut, white ok, anil willow
lH1ssnd Which rn'I"a ancient lawns, adorned
with rare old tlwaiirGa. soEne Of tll-m iolnted
in fraEcr cnt out Of the heart of ssooi ia
rDor:iren in Imported h.icka. l,nrnt en- tie
l'A.il4s nf III" Severn. tt4e Dec a-l tl.c San
non tho icy clan.heting over m.nF, lnl;ni5
and !uxusisHs-, .: it ia ever found ar,,lu thc=t
cid narsio.F. The E,anx barns. corn cribs
negro qnsltere, ard ether arpur'eu,pccs Of 1
aes ale*as seee1 sesenes, we're cropped ,t r s et
fsr1ns rcctned to te whole towns. Along tEt
hank4 OF these plantations, piles, sllores. AID
shingles were ret TO keep back tie high ti,1e=
rl,ch rolled in every day from tho Ci:css.
{eake, and tho high waser-yietas wcrc male
rungics, which rarry oyetcrs and truck; The
aFcad, thk1law-hay echocncEe, adapted to rltl
up tho mTrsst ponds: rer3angcrS, opcu OH
deck ard fitted to bs rtu by vail or oar
eN.JrieR- ar cas-ha.'s, earring two Monri4ll
rails: snd, fiaa'.y. cannes, hcxn ont Of the
by como Iidiin.ieokinE negro OF white
man, who sat vigorously iu tht
stcrr. nna p!avel His paddle a. II il
ware his dining fcrk- was 10 e1;ra?pcd wit,
this u antifnl tcen-. very wildly paiteaycd i:
the clear ucruinG atmosphere. That I ssarce1,
herdcd TITO Castaln's augssstioa when Il;
said
Now, 81. NC are passing tue old e:tate O.
Henry a. Wise. wlia was bora right there"
ssw. sa in rir;on, tho large, old honse
tho brad lawn. The rrI-tinted rorcb, o-chsrs
etFetcti:i,, behind tho little wharf, and III
csnoc IN frost. ard on two tides ealt inlet
piercing ur TO he lest III deep tsnbera. Othc
iire e.tasc. wc.c al1 Fenul about it, man
tlaINlsaarlrA maneiune, many houses bN lit q
Thick cak snd ttcEosv plauk, will, ou.siti
cl'imneys. aud everywhere light veslure, NJ
iEs(i7a:i H.
nSaScocE cnEEK.
1hus the largo -tcan.rr advance into t.r7'
tAcsIhasG. tlt lro-i,ec. craving it,sctlsio1
nsrTo"c eve,r toa, uutil VIZ ell led tbs roaE
t:cad Of Unancosk, where there WAS Who'll
ilest =: aSel'er. 10 'he fore ground we're
.!cz.A NHtyl1ul rcho3ner=, which hst
1scu cap1n:sd afcw aays hefarc, by tim VII
Ei'ia .ster Hwy, for trsnRg7es-irE some at
nrlrd lot.~l 1naline law behind them. on IL,
capss 81 three crecE-, Which wcat still fu1
iftr inland. wss the lrrt os Ouancock,
aloaes, tiac.n.'is, wiul-mill., and fores
sctEtry. Which male an extraordinary Erpnr
ing Of rcrms and co1ors, the like Of which
ttsze Htyrr tfcf. III aty ro.tion OF the Unite
stats. u Mas perfectly new world, ant
Iut tn Hight in 1:ln1l.e.t all nv thaorics Of
tr- -rrr1 ta.t, t.aA
was' OF i,.ta n'o-t uostAcsl; OF The two VI,
ssnia t7.,ln:ies, tlcta he'd from the coutlncu,s
state. wticit rise east OF the rhcsapcak
- lAy-:ile s~il "f The rtrsn=,:1l. b.twecu til
tst:csal"ais" as.t' tic A'l-,sic. THIS nen,usus
- 1"aTli twh iy.sfrca .'.slca long the Vii
i,lhia ts1f OF it il F;Aty ai'cr long. a:,i. Ona;
ce"ss is tie la-cc-. t.w., Ut tic 80 ryactie.
VIZ: Accornsr Atd No.ttlanpton.
7Ht 1ASn ASn Fo:K W Ac,'oIAc.
1i1y we're l'cGl lc Of film. tail. wi,v fl
urs-: long i"rs. tharr, Int rssscasics c,,ir
~itisa ss'sEi:' b.1ancnt Ii. thar Ian, Eri-,
1rcks: E sicsvoas temperament and m3us,.!,
M':"l.Stive sx,rse-iacss their Eecro,
shared 1s:suy of these festr,rca. ausl VIII:
there. "a. -ttnc -;asmoaic IilasfulncF
aluorErt fi"' Mity. -anJy-haired voasg me.
who e"itshtf :lrir toat-:ops witl. th5
'1c;ss-Hii:'-. arc "l'''c the Ing. dill lu:l
BACKED t'7ek .x'ruts from barrels, there va
--sssll over .ll human tcclaucl.ols which COZ
1'ci'etl vol With The Tranquil morning and It
.s'vas, tc'ne. Fc. the rost, the
..es.sd hSo AL the worli in III
ccsan. on eset,der silt of land mol more tbs
eight 11;les through at tsis po,nt, steamboat
E1s1nss them escale 10 Bthi!nore four tims.
week ai'1 to New York tw,ee y week, Will
tia!lE ttast's trarelsc the rctinsu1a from Cap,
iaad. the ncnFcst railway town The stas
fares are a4s'ut llne lollare for this dist .ucs
AID tlif rGaJs are Tat a. shlp'a deck, and a
Muet alaay. good T1ero il no country in 4
Eastern Flteiuia mere fertile th.n Accoma
il rsctiyip6 n,lulre from the convenient se
reed a:h aheli.tieh. from Wild vctch ealle
ahc Lay-lran. which E1oHs spontaneously g
old Gclis. AMI from the rich ailments ia Il
ta1'ort Of the rot,ufous reas- The o:ean kec,
the Temperature 70 equal that figs and pom
G1ana.es Esow lsressall winter, aud cotton Ii.
-bccu rasst7l with profit, w1ise the eca-wiut
POT warm isem ti'e Wett lndlee, aud the ca
tor bean IL an article Of regular cxpo.tat:o,
Oats and Is:slan com sre the rsapIe crops, III
market 1Iurk oysters and fish, and orch II
f:uiss aro more remnnecAtire. The soil
rli.,. light. and ni1el Wit, sand, bnt it stauG
ul:on a Ensss' rais,,n VI still clay. and the lev
nature Of the lsnarcaTe prevents "wasbcs
:'onn rssHqn'ices, -1nore Enatt. and Ii
1io bilionR, intermittent fever, arc tho On
en,t,arrn=stnes.ts 10 thia soft, humid. exluiai:
l1rd-cal'e. w}r'se advantages we're ooseIvs
very ca Il in tho history at the fi.EiniA COLI
ny. and !ieroruac vas ono Of the eight origin
eAiets reccgulzed in 1861. Here rose The Gu
lii family, which gave t,anle to :. Arlington,
nuG estate To Robert 4 Lee, aud here, on Ii
lomtrtnno of john Custis. Is tho homeslt
inscription. aged ~evcuty-oae sears, Al
yet lived hut Hevcu years, which Was the spls
OF tiuc he kept A bash"loz's homs at .Arli1l
sou. on tho Eastern ehora Of Tirgnia.' Her
Afro. httd Abel Parker Gpehur, John Tyler
Stsre'sI; Ct stste and Of tho Nary, who WI
billed " tue hurr.ing Of the princeton's b
Ean. Here the e.ctntIic, get in many resEec
,,s'nssk.sle. WISE lirel knd rnged. 1t wss II