Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-09-18
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A TUB + GATTA.
\ correspondence oft1e EeUaing Pos. sends
from the Warm sprin = Va, the following
tmusing account of 10 race at that eel
cbratcd Watering pla =
The session of tn Circuit Court was
chosen rs fitting an& proper time to do
honor to the water = g and nymphS who
preside over these heeSa-givirg fountains
\ naval tournament the shape Of q tub
race" was suggested. The committee ap-
pointed To take char of the matter i'm
mejiatcly drafted aa>sostcd the follow
ing notice: II tub zee viii take place
thi, afternoon at hal. gast four. Entries
can he made uutil 9 & lock. when the lists
viii close. The cours iii be strait across
the ladies' bath. 4 Ter cup viii he a.
wa-dcd Ia the victor Tubs will bc turn-
SIZED by the committee. Castsnue fe Ey1r.
socks. p4ataloans az: unlervc>t. All
those Il tle guests v.,a have attained tile
age If eighteen. anl a.e in favor Of m eco
uowiraI government r cordially invited
10 take part in the c. test Or. Daniel \.
T.Ughauc viii VEcsC, the cup with t,w
appropriate rrlnarkss Admission free;
,lilI-cn under ten yeS,a Of age ha!ipricc. "
Tho following GENTLE .en entered the lists.
H. g. D-yis, II. E. avis, I. Il. Stone.
Washington. n. c: alter !. Gait: vii.
lin Il. Parker, Riameud. Va. !. y.
pv-,-. North Carol;us, Z. Grcpn, Rich
m.a1. va.
Jackson, the chief !: lmeissc-, presided
oy,-.le >rlenuitics, rel in Tie rarb of.
Neptune, the trident 3ag represented by
an old pitehiork. \; As haGmeistorinn.
> ~yin.-A>a coIarcd ! y, weighing about
,wn l"n,soai and IS three pounds, in
light summer sost Tas chosen as the
representative q. II scrr' 4; she was
7-cF -T-17. -77 -'-,z.' - - - 49, =
the entertainment 4 the simple grace
with which she cnagtId her part
" the appointed hour the contestants
took ros- --.an of their taos, and the sport
began. Il was agreed that they should
have haitian hour ~ t4mi.l.-.gg themselves
with ;lri. craft before the -e.. trial took
place. Mr., Parker attacked tub uayiGa-
'ion" with the greatest carnCsincss and
y;yov. Time after time he would empty
TIC ...s'' I'm MS 'S'' ~" '''''"'I'' /" 'C
-'.'' '....'>.'' I"' '"e I'' '.''o7 voyage WIN
inN.rit"'l 'ae same result " s''"e5set and
,A' h''I'n''.l "'7"P I'"!-h,' unleF !he
water 81 '''h man anu 'G'' N"'hl"S
'"4"'' :. ne " ~. II q second. UP ana al IL
a-Hil- ne "o@''''1t gravity ""isA ne
i.~nI.l'b IN '.e,e "ereE-eAdih@ struggles
"itH iaa"'"t md oa'oI'hE waters. Aa well
IS h.H "'-'....',' 'e4E.hE an1.E '''l7'Ai.' re-
verses '''.'..'' ,'asa "t"-A,~'tN'I y ."-
p"thl lE''A ''e ">,e"'"''d crowd 81 .HHl'.
.E' -''' .'''-''. r"@'''.'t St'tH',e" sue
.'~~!'' .h." VERSIONS "'.o't "' n,'h."' -Tl"-
y ss''''. !" "IN '"o' -h.'"" "',e 'he ''..''
VT. ''''7 "..' A'.''" 'a' f.''i'ht. sc
rHr'.E -""''.' IN ms 'Go' he was irIum-
.at"'-E E'''t.iH us canoe across ihv
stormy ie'p 4a.ia eFsts "l "liGEFAH i"r
DAVIS. H' Il DAVIS. paws forever
*. &c. soon t"sE All G'' 'he Aha'N 81
,Er business ~ i l'.e contestant, we're SAIL
'N- around t!e ''s" III ever! HIFt''!"h.-
I"'N ho-th 'he races
ne great "ii'iS1't was /" Get across
without taxing III an, water HT. Green,
"l hiyA.Ao". l. vs. '"I 'h'S one VINO &c
conn !l'A'.! us ''',- 1it ot''t'b UIt on
one a'le "l 'lf ""t'' arriving "fy on thc
oihcT s!dc' ana VAS lhilhelia'tiE rewarded
Wi,h caFei"i!y prepared mint IHiep. adj
min'9leF,o "t 'aT n''li'. tiie mas since
/ i'IoI'Nc'1 me 'l'i ""'',''cF ',rl ne away
,,.;i, 1,,,.,I No ,,iacaI -, ~ e5
+ H. t';-, '',,,S' ", '''t
r,....,.E '''''' VI
Dr I,n,,horno vas vorr f,rici.,rs :,
his rc,narlC an nresrntin,, ths cm, We
Lc,,,,, WIN the eatlv histnrG - n,viIr,t;nr
tnTrLcI unrr, the prorr,s. n ,I,,t ,r1 n,a,Ie
hv tho phnricians owoIt oloonertIv u,,or
thc Innr voyaoes and discotorirs of tho
N"rthmen; spoke with poetic terver OF
that WondeFiui passage across the then un-