Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-08-09

ESQ 'NrMENr IN GRAPHS MEADOW -FIyr
TENTS AND rtHrY OF slN-FIsHINa.
GUSHING, hoATtNG, BATHING. .rc.. gre.
SPECIAL Olrls,rondeuceo OF The STATE JOURNAL
WEST CHESTER, PA. Aug. "A partv of
young men ron West Chester an Iaat
lursiay started tor q week Of camp life an
the banks of the Brandywine. They unnde
/ their eurnmpment on the property of Mir
Frank Gran. SIX miles south ui this place,
aud one mile north OF the old battir qromni
OF Revolutionary fame. They had ii, - tef,ts
with them which they took occasion IN ,,ive
widely known names. 9'''
leat No. !, Long Rangers" oco,,nied
| 10y Messrs. Frank Ward and \. ii bnli
NO. WAS dubbed with the very approprinte
name OF the doodle Store and Contained
All the provisions. No. receiN cd the name
OF the well-knowu chief Of the Nodoes
Napt' JACK and Wac occupied by the
eulurel COOK. No. was called tho ~Jsiiv
lifothers,' and WAS the quarters OF Measrs
-. Julien bgier and Carlos T. Armigo
No was named after one Of our we'll
known scouts buffalo Bill" and was oc.
| cuWed hy Measrs. David Gill and William
stretch. This tent was the headouarters
,n FRIDAY evening your reporter, having
| holninB very pressing, started in cDmuanv
wan Mr.. Howard Cheney, with the inten.
t t,on VI NlAlllng the young men, by whom
| they We're most cordially received Towards
| ~ o'clock we proceeded to make nrenara-
tinHs TO take our departure; but In that Wa
found ourselves tOiled our hospitnble on.
/ ~ 'lh'ta iuineu the morse loose in the
I utll ana insisted upon our remaining The
night. binding our prospect for dndisg
| NC nag in the dark poor, we Accented
"the inevitable whereupun Alessrs ain
hul stretch evacuated the Headquarters
| ana placed its spacious room At ouf disno-
sal, The balance Of the night until -
O'Clock WAS passed In talking and Singing
camp sohgs' when each repaired 10 Their
respective tents.
About a. m. we were called 10 A AMIN.
tuous breakfast of catfish aud cells. foftified
hy ~ excellent cup OF coffee, into which We
hAu the pleasure OF pouring some pure eo,,n-
ny cream TO which was added the mecca
hhry trimmings. Again we essavpd 10 VIII
draw ourselves from our kind Young friends
hut they with one mighty voice Objected and
hAld that we must remain until NOndav
When they intended to break eamp and
return 10 their homes. Finding that tbSS
had set such great store upon the subiect Vvs
concluded to remain. The day was deyoted
10 hshiug and cunning, the fOrmor having
20 ne performed with hook and line. As our
/ Legislators have forbidden the eAuture al
the tnny tribes ia any other manner
At II O'Clock we we've Informed that din
| uct WAS ready; ana most excellent one
u was consisting OF squirrels aud frogs for
! substantials; aud In tho line al iessest ~
| cook produced rice-pudding baked annies
and Lemonade, liquor having been exei1ided
[ from the camp. After dinner uistoIs wore
[ drought forth for practieing At a mark.
Your humble servant WAS iuvited 10 ~, III
skin at the bulls oYe but after me sbat
/ there was no hole IN the target when was
| ~ least i've feet high and two wide. and in
Aueht we know II may be still ON the ~
Finding this WAS not our forte we ahouid.
cred a gun and HE'D of to the wood snd
3 succeeded IN capturing gray HuuitreI
AZ supper hich took place At uieloes.
We bill OF tare consisted Of your renorteris
squirrel and some fish, etc. Beiur it,formed
. tttt the next day was Sunday. and that
lhtre was 10 be 70 baptism At CladIia Ford
/ n.y. TIE htE. Isaac Haldefmau, we were in.
Nled To Try our baud At fishing. AS il was
/ necessary 10 lay ia supply for Supd.s
. ltoie We were in our element and slceeeded
lh catching quite number OF Hlh with q
I lew snhplefs,. (which were handed upon o,ir
4 return 10 the tents TO the cook. ,vho In.
] formed Us that he could make eveeIleft
| snapper soup iOI dinner.
! breakfast on sunday was AT 4 o'cloelf
] when All started ~ the bantam grounIs
! alter which we returned and toof a hath
Z hrlnFe diuher, hut before it was ready a
violent storm came up; but the man nj
TnVendei soon secured everything. and Al
$50 informed US that aa the table wss Wet
sc would have to dine in the provisioo
] tent which he had prepared
ne young men seemed TO CDiov them
selves very much and requested III in olr
sk'ich 10 return tn Mr.. Frank GRAF their
nearly thanks for his many favors in Keen.
ing them supplied with butter. milk. etc
anal 10 his ainiahle and most lativ. IKE vii
ioi baked apples. etc
~ mine O'Clock everything was Daelted
tents down. and the camp ground evacutted
hln me merry hearted youths on their way