Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-07-22
letter from Norfolk.

Correspondence Of the Al, xaudria Gazette
NORFOLK, july Is. -'ihinkine that letter
irotn the city ~ the Sca might prove If some
little Interest to >Ulne # your many readers, l.
r. solved (the heat and mosquitoes perultting,)
10 write one. | say MOSQUITOES permitting, Tor
II is, can assure you prerequisite in this
place. \. yer have seen sucl lively mosqUi-
toes. They tu not co. li3c heir excursions TO
night time, as tie Al, xaudria insect docs, but
are very lively during the whole twenty four
hours.
But, to pr9ceed; your correspondent LETT hoo.e
last Monday III company with p 'rtiou OF What
one OF the Norfolk papers caiiS the most
learned body that has assembled here Tor
yrals, The Virginia Educational Association
! Oar trip down the river vas marked by uoth
lug uuu,tial except ali a::lmated discussion be-
tween The chalnt,crmul1 utRhe Gua! anu rev
creed gentleman, who had gJtten aboard At
, Piney Point, the reverend gcut.cman wantln.
! two extra life prcsclvurs in addition 10 the two
which are placed III each state room, and the
chanbc.lnali EXPRESSING her opinion in sroAg
! terms u any preacher who Was afraid OF bclag
| drowned" E.rIy mornng brought Us IN view
! ri J. lllCSo VI 'I!'C, mp ili!s duu "a w
! Eiu, (fyrnl"riy Srw.il'S Point. and shortly
after Noriolk came III sight.
Norfolk seems TO be busy city, just at pres
cnt large quantities of truck, mcIous &C., be.
III. received and shipped. There are several
inc, OF large steamships running from here u
! Northern acd Southern pores, besides The small
| cl steamboats, whct, bring in produce trom the
! nng:!bnring rivers and through the canals from
N,r;h Carolina. For two things Norfolk Is
pre- eminent, Tie crook"Iucss OF It's streets AID
j ;tclr dlrtlncSS. There Is II legend exiant ti.at
when the city was originally settled an Old blnd
/ COW was lurucd loose and the location OF ihc
| streets determined by her waudc:lngs. with.
cut vouctlus for the truth Of tie at"rcsa.d /"
| gcnu. | tuuSt say that never saw worse lali
! Out city. The condition oi tn: streets made ne
! ihiuk how desirable it would be 10 have cur
energetic Superintendent Of PJIice with bis
! chain gang her.
o. Thursday, on the Invitation OF some
. friends, made a rip to Cobh Island. The
! iits! thing after lcavlng the harbor was to get
! breakfast, IA matter OF some difficulty on a
crowded srraiuor. However we succeed at last.
/ tclt like wanted that breakfast badly, but
after b. Ing ic The Capcs short winnie
| changed my lIlnd. felt decided dslnc!lia-
tiun to keep il with me- =. io fact, |
! threw it overheard. My opinion OF the sea Also
/ changed ab,u bis time, and began 10 i.el
| like tn poet:
IL lie on tile oc"aa wave,
The fellow vino wrote Il was green;
| IL never had been to sea;
| \ STERN he never had sccn.
IL never had seer. ii fat wotnaG,
Gr, wing thinner day by day,
Leaning lver the vessels side
Throwing herself away.
Upw yer. al r following the tat woman )
;xaurIa, aud adding my contribution 10 The
sea, began 20 feel better, ani when tha lSltnd
| doomed IN sight. was prepared To ciJ joy mysrt.
| The Mos>rs Cobb have quite Il settlement IN
the Island, and there arc about one hundred
aud .iIty guests at the hotel. The place. II
properly managed you'd soon become very
! fashionable place OF resort. Many OF our party
e. dyed the pleasure of baih in the bread
! Atlantic tr"m lha beach near the hotc!;
others employed themselves in hunting rare
shells: others in hunting aud fishing. One OF
the strange sights 10 a fresh water man Is the
large bed Of oyster, which lie exposed directly
at the audnS. After enjoying ourselves for
four or five hours We started for Norfolk run
ming before gale Of wind which caught IL just
outside Cape Charles our boat gaiIantIy riding
! the waves arriving Sa;ey at nome after hTc
! hours ride. We are invited this evening TO
nHkc an excursion to the Hampton Normal
! School. I ,rtrc>S Monroe. &c. a description ct
which | will give you i'll my ncx' letter
| PEREGRISANS.