The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1870-06-09

casks aIlsd with delicious lee water, eemnsn-
der oearheaFt and hls mate1 a thelf potls,
ing on the opposiis shore. IN xio1s % sszhlbit
th5lr muscular oats. ItWa1 alogely morning |
Aad aante bTee1a Wes amusing lneu ~ |
sofly playias Win ne aewiag lre.ses q ~ |
20 prSsy-tsili nsyerdo. Before ne hslr q
IA n. the pop0atlon ef this vicinlty eane
pouring In from every directlon, Loaded win
kaste!4 umbrellas, peles : .balfs, !" ane Na9t
stros !, SssksI. unGrcIIa, psls, Ssis, esby ssd
III ~ r9e y ges ~ eNhIllraflnF slght-ngt-
withstandiRe has Assa..aiatse ! - - y
eye enf 4 FeblAntsa eqrn - ny tce, phiss oe'
~ spirIs. 4 iSscIsly rsnIkdsa Shs d iI's
tIae uhen ~ Were co4pelled y embark
from this place year, ago 70 stop Gen. Nor.
gan'e Wild careerf heNever, adherence was
dlseerniblei then eterybody's mDnfh turned
SssnsS VITA ssuf Kfsut. you old sTs6, but
row the hatshWa5s OF every face epfled grres.
fully up, and esrh eountspanee was radiant
with joy and bsPplpass 1he stars anasiTlpes
.sS 1ss S9IsSh T S az = isa Is =: :Asy sss'
dlty the band on deek burst forth in neiodl;
org strains--'.gil q bofr4n was the word and
% We started, loadea With near roo souls,
and a least twenty million pounds Of mirth
ana hePplssss, for ballast BESIDES the bread
satIt would be asklnx 100 much Of you 10 q.
low me room eneufh IN yonr ceiunan 70 describe
the trip IN minrtlae, even II Iceuld DO II JUS
tice. will nat, shell" It z, mesh M posi-.
| passengers, ~ BALTIMORE another addition, 70
! the list, The bandin the meantime biowing for
! AL that was out At Ncrris's lock We took on
sevpr2l more and among them "Jehn Smith"
crowd over two Hundred strong travelling
without q John smith, II eoHldn't be done no
how without AZ aeeident-but let ne say that
the shove john Smith was neither Of the
yehR Smiths .aat weIe hillsS q x bear IN sae
gon-- -inurdersd By mad dog IN indiana
frozen 70 death in Alaska--eh0ked by raw
leyGtel In MAdagaacar-ncr the John Smith
i who caught cold BY taking In . government
smith Of Re Smith f family q sniths. As we
proceeded others were Addedto our cargo un
tn We had a2a BY actual count besides one
little fellow who kept such frisking about
he couldn't be "censused." /"
Il In passing through the deep cut, the conduc.
tors called around and collected the fare. /
but didn't II had could have missed
Jotter and passed his couple as dead head. but
mbrmur. AtMAlefsport quite crowd was
collected 10 greet us, and more took passage,
and several dozen Of mineral water were
toted on board. BY this time we were pretty
. | well crowded. DuL not unCOuIOTtnOlc.
Our boat was made with shifting sides, which
were taken on, rendering even the midshipg
cool and pleasant The best humor prevailed
below and on deck singing and Joking were the
order Of the day. One or two ladies were a
little sea.sick, but bore II bravely. was so
elated in the morning could not eat. l stole
Into the locker, obtained sand wieh under
protest and seated myself on the boats vale
to dcvour It. have experienced luxury
once or twice but that was the most luxuri.
Gus position I ever occupied. Gliding along
30 smoothly with mirth all around and the re-
treating water ripping by, bowling beneath
Its force the moss and grass which greB
within Its border.
and gang planks were run out and all went
ashore Musquitos were. generally plenty
there-but there was two Of US 10 one Of them
SO they lit out We stopped where the shade
was beautiful and the banks were covered
with soft green grass, every one took 10 en-
Toying Themselves in their own way, rowing,
fishing, promenadinG &c. Ihad Just got my
tackle In trim and pitched IL ont into the wa
ter when the exuberant faces Of Lieut. Ash
brook, Capt, Keller, Doctors Goss and will
lizard. made their appearance. "Iello, Jotter,
where's your baitsf' was their first excl ANA
ton glanced at my cork and pointed sig
nincantly TO my pocket, which contained a
tin box, In which colled up was cts worth OF
invested in, Isuppose they thought, hadn't
any-well. I soon wished hadn't, FOR "nary
nibble" did get, even splitting on the bait
Wouldn't entice them to lay hold, Like the
musquitos they had discovered that we were
too many for them l hung my polo up on q
willow tree and discarded that part OF the
programmo.-- Next In order was. dinner -
The sides removed from tho boat formed excel.
lent tables-being placed on boxes -ani they
were soon covered with all that man could
ding table was ever loaded heavier or bet
ter For me to give description wonld be
useless, and as TO the weight It mnst have
been several tons, for know felt as II q
inches below my throat after was through
, and what ate could not be missed. Mr.
Andrew Shell brought over about rs lbs fresh
fried fish and donated them 10 the table, be.
sides this kind act he brought over some Il
boats for the uss Of the band and others :
They were soon loaded, also others secured foi
the same purpose, and to the music all
struck out upon the waters-the lead boat
I carving the nag and the band In the mex,
behind. 1t was truly grand sight and tht
The whole party rowed over TO Mr.. Shells
4: some qK miles distant, aud from here across
to sprlnger's Hotel on the opposite shore
: The feet was augmented BY other boating
parties Joining In, until 1t was indeed a, spec
8 tacle worth seeing was sorry | could no
accom- panv the fleet. had too many it'll
Q responsibilities" to leave behind but thos,
who were along say they never witnessed |
, nicer sight or had yrander time ana person.
at the hotel sbove alluded TO rem marked tha
l there never was such display on the Reser
voir The party returned about 3 O'Clock, al
drv-shod excepting Mr. VI. B. Harner. Th'
, boat in which he was got fast on stump, ant
D he thoughtlesslv stepped out into the water Il
push It on, but his faith was too weak and h,
: went down slightly.
Nearly all who remained with the large
I crowd enjoved rides upon the pond For my
= part handled the oars until the palms Of m.
" hands are ornamented with several "gun
4 biles". At nearly 4o'clock the band called
~ the crowd together and we were soon on ou
way home rejoicing, splitting out our passen
- gers at their stopping places, John Snait
J. got of complaining OF nausea produced b
> drinking n. glass OF lemonade made out Q
h reservoir water and potato peelings an
sweetened with splatterdock. He howeye
r still lives. We arrived safe home at dusk
Not an accident occurring. or word spoken
V mar the happiness Of the day. And feel SAT
In saying that larger and more ciyilly be
e haved party never went on such an excursion
It might be excelled in number and noise
s but In no other way. Ishall now lay dorm an
for short time when you may hear from m
g again, but nevr SO lengthy unless by speci'
e Basil, June 9Th, 1870