New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-04-15
HOURS OF RECREATION.
FAMILIES IN MARYLAND AND DELAWAhh,

WAR; CUsToMs-THE wHlPPlN"-''
PuLORY-MURDER TRADIIioNo' +b oast
WASHINGTON, April 13.-lh f no ~ Mary
mart OF the ancient and arstoera.o I,hern State of
,.na nigh ON to the borders OF INC -, Z, revolu.
- ,;o,h tho town Of Ekton, Know" :" ,,, ;,
',. "a documents as the NV" VI ~
Ucre in nv late wanderngs pauseu .ho sooson in
- st o,d recreation. II was ho' o! -, o,,r-
- - soe the old town, or the sur -,
when 10 sec nv. ma had one perfect day for walking
!" AZ " -, IDEAL Spring day, fresh but hliu ana
- rI sweet and transporting We went "nlon '''
- and hills hunting the training AIou'"S' '1"' p,e
$50 eower that in this climate never WAITS iui
co'louS us novel work for ne-climbing rocky wood
80 notrs instead Of the grand marble stairways OF
C,,.l lint I saw in cloud, wood, hill. and stream
,os ouite as pleasing. II not as highly colored, as
,he confused batepiece on one landing OF thoSe STAIR
xavs and the hurry burly mggledymggledy fresco
- tho other Arbuus blossoms are vastly unlke the
rrcrs Of rhetoric had been humbly gathering from
senatorial speoches-sumner laurel blossoms, PALE nut
tcorous In superabundant masses, schurz Cactus
,,us their splendor and spread only half hiding Keen
needeke points Of sarcasm and rough sturdy STALKS OF
purpose-C onkline Belladonna flowers, Thurman
southern wood Davis Touchme-nots, Nye FOx-GloVes,
kc Bat these are modest wholesome blossoms and
breathe forth only pure and happy influences They do
NOT seek 10 hide 10 dazzle out Of sight the plain. hardy
tolar which after all is the real lasting thought and
u of n plant hut TO lend 70 1t temp )rary grace ana
charm On the whole think prefer these wild ana
,outaneous blossoms OF nature to all the dollhouse pro
due;s Of political As guided by their tellale
fragrance searched them ont from their hiding places
under drifts Of dry leaves last years dead issues
tley smiled up into my face with the same look OF
startled busling innocence with which their sweet
oounterparts in some sunny Plymouth nook hrst met
the sad ewes Of homosick MayAower Pilgrims $50 years
ago
one sight witnessed this ramOle, which reminded
ne Of home 1t was a grand congress OF frogs III a
h.rl Tl!r wa q
seat was filled What an animated parliamentary scene
1t Was The members bounced up here ana there ana
sweed and spat, and flung their feet about, croaRed
md grated their teeth vOcierated and clanored Win
the exception Of occasional shrin cry OF " Mr.
speaker they an seemed 10 he shouting "Ku-KluX"
together As said the day lovely for the woods
sunshine soft clouds soft airs, soft mOSseS soft murmur
OF waters and MARBLE of birds. felt all the JOY that
thrilled the breast Of the McGegor with his foot on his
native heath" when l recognized in this foreign region
some If the beautiful wild forms OF vegetation once
familiar TO my childish eyes-the "sQuaTberry vines
delicate 'Duchmaus Breccbcs and, down in the damp
ho,lows. the Skunk cabbage" But violent delights
have violent ends" and mine terminated by an
awe-struck exclamation from lady By my side: ION,
see that snake" looked where her trembling finger
pointed and beheld within three feet Of rs, no little
scared brown striped reptile, but an over-grown
obese black monster Of the Ophidan family! He was
partly coilcd around tree. We could neither head
nor tail but We saw great deal of snake 1t was not
pleasant sight. would rather encounter the biggest
Copperlead in Congress- day, on the Capitol steps
am not afraid OF snakes; stand 70 that; but always
on meeting one seized with certain grand ances-
tral rage AMI seldom fail give battle the spot But
this was such powerful, prOdi1ous old Oplld! Ana
yet he not 10 have come 10 his fun growth Tor
noticed in the accounts OF the other ladies' OF our
party he increased rapidly in size during my stay In
Tlkton and should not wonder if the report were now
prev1ine that middiiug-szed anaconda, escaped from
Yorepaurh's Grand Consolidated Menageries and Circus
islyg in wait on Red Hill for stray Arbutushunters
On lie whole | thought it only proper and becoming
10 call back vanguard, one OF the stronger anu
lraver sex lie came and after carefully reconnoNerhg
dropped pebble on the cnemy'S tail, a. gentle re-
,nindcr TO move on which he did, taking up strong
position behind q barcade OF stones and an d6at1s OF
blackberry bushes while his magnanmous asSalant feA
back 10 a new base utterins some aggravaling Uncle
Toavi,h sentiment about the world being wide enough
for us all What thing it is for woman, as rash as she
Ia tuid 10 have male protector. Now, had It not been
for my prudent and valiant friend might have taken
matters into my own hands, and lad the death Of that
ssed reptile on NV conscience to-day.
We finished our excursion without further adventure.
except that came near an upset III turning round,
our carriage being sort that required for that evolu-
ton an area about cqsal the state Of Delaware.
believe. at one critical moment, we backed our hind
wheels over tie state line. On the drive home our
friend bciled the way with interesting facts ana
"reminiscences over this road, he sand, the Brltlsh
marched on the way to the battle OF Brandywlne.
over this road several years ago, he himself, in the
exercise Of Dbl. duty as "a journalist, once drove, on
cart with man Who going out 10 be hung. In the
ZANE melancholy vehicle rode the Sheriff ana TWO
Methodist ministers, spiritual advisers Of the doomed
man who czhortcd Tie pale and pnioned prisoner ana
sung hymns a. they slowly mounted the hill On which
the gaows stood the midst Of tue solemn, triumphant
singing, the the cart gave way, and all came
down toestl.r-ShtuH and Reporter, Minister ana
Murderer 10 Was strange conjuucton.Of the udcrous
aud the horrible one OF the ministers seems to have
had something OF George sewyns passion for witnessing
haugugs for hc told my friend that this would be his
thIrteth sight OF Tie kind. He said he went TO all he
heard Of whether in on out OF his circuit
The condemned ascending the steps OF the scafOd,
showed some trembling OF the knees; but under the
instrations of religion and at sight Of the vast eager
crowd of felowC hrist an assembled that Mount OF
sacrIhce he nerycd himself and met his fate like
man" Contrary the usual course OF things, and all
reasonable expectations the rope did not break, and he
had TO die but There were only few struggles
and conOrtous, low Curge under the black cap and
he hung heavy, and limp ana awfuly still swaying
slowly in the wind The clerical amateur Of hangngs
actually rubbed bis hands and exclaimed; "A beautiful
execution! the finest ever witnessed"
In those DAYS when a murder murder, the hang
Ing which was an almost inevitable consequence drew
together the whole country side. For hours preceding
The CHASTITY show the neghborhood OF the jail was
thronRed v the expectant multitude The TALLER when
he appeared in the common world, invested with
new and awful interest Though mot the rose ne mao
been rose The holy who were to ohiciate
NJ the scaOd, clothed about with the CLOUDS ana
thunder Of Sinai But the world moves. Only last Fall
another mar was condemned be hung at Elkon, and
tturned that the Of all the eligible sites re-
fused 10 have those pleasant hills cursed by the shadow
Of the gaows SO the county had fall back on It's own
land, spot near the Poor House The Governor com
muted the murderers sentence-the news coming ~heh