, 1877-01-29

also: seYcra! N0rthern families aFo 1cs!o1hb on
In startIng on tf,is trip II WA my l,st pur"
roae to MAXI fixing visit to tho !aland and re-
turn the next ttay to Iarhsnhviilt. -, while
crossing The river, however, fru.n 1'f1ot ToSn to
MayEDrt on tic return passage, my curiosity
was excited by the
ODD LITTLE NUTS IN THE noAp
at the latter place, n.1h I determined to remain
thero uvcr night Nor hare cause to repent Of
that determination.
mostly of Alfnorcan and ala]orcan descent
Even to this tlny many o( them retain Spanish
accent, which, mingled with tho ncgro dialect
sn tbs %sSs sa"s,!efn y phf.sss Eyss shsm
to attempt all in'ttattnn af IL Oh paper There
ta Ho far MI abaencG Df caste In Maypast that
several negroes. who folt"w fishing i1f lrett-
i,ood. nrc received q n term; q cqun'lty hy TIC
ncst'on with MayWst would, indeed, DC apt TO
excite ridlrule III the mind nI any oltc wln,
should chance to bcn1i IT, lorlorn and squsii,t
appearance. ,| an !aye tal tat IT. was halt p.
hlaantics, generally containing twn rrom1s, set
up On four posts stuck In tlIr sand hank. There
H. no esEn vi street Or n fcM;c; li'stees stray.
E1c one alter another tn al,ont much order as
q hrood Vt chickens running ut large In Il gar
den.
And Jet the whofe scene is ptetnre.quc and
charming. The sand itself Is wonderful; It il
tS VI na,I s I sa, aa IT r1o ,s dt, ns nfS es al ss s"s
old spar, cast nsllorc from bygnnc wreck, ar It
inIntles NJ, abandoned bout and heaps it.clf up
agassst thc battuscd wood III II n.x!oua to hnryat
o.itc It's substance and II. .tycntfn history. Hut
the sa1hl rlsts into real grandeur, ~ It swccl's
npwarsl bafk 0f the row II hits, tn Il height b[
forty or t1tty feet, nnd then larscs torrowfuiy
fnu the dark line uf the marsh, which forms a
wild enough background fur the ptcture Stretch
tng ut eouthwaru almost u5 fur nA tho eye tuil
reach.
THERE ARE NO HOTELS
IN Mayport: en u,ccutcd thu !'osnisnllty 81 m
elderly la'ly Of the hctter class wlt.'au re'ttti
living by tak!ue b,arders. 1t bcing thc winter
srusv,l, wtscu visitors we're 1arc, hntl TIC ltr-
tune u, be her upfy huatdcr, III, Indeed: WAS
il,c "n!y stranger IN TIC place. Ihs oid laay,
refined. Shc llad lived hero thirty years. a,nt
| lnl Lost a!l her property III tlr War. The
ptt!c a,ld matnstay Of 1,cr dce!it'lng ye.rs was
lfttlu grand daughter Era, wo wih of tile ideal
| face. should tln wrong to omit mentioning
| another important n,e1nIlcr Of tho family. q
| huge cnt, whir, went by the singular name Of
"ucwhillckcr." Tho l'p;so vas letter one ~
tl,an Tic must Of them, and WA sltuatcl IN tho
uthcr Ektu ot tho sand hemp and e!ose To H,-So
tlosc that cuu!si almost touch tic sand by
reaching out Of my window upstairs;
| During the afternoon l touEu pientY o. oe.
the bur- whcfc tic white 1llc Of breakers called
| ont their lnonutoMuus warning to 1nnrucrs lur~
| eycr,norc. Down thu bench, soino tltstallvc
froI,, shr town. was q row IT queer i!tilo sl'i,-
i ii course, tenenticse. There ii also
| Il long, dflapt!atcl woutlcn structure which Is
sun to bc occupied In the summer US convent:
| Ii i we're Mottcr Supcriur, however, would
scarcely like tu expose my nOyices to tie temp
tatlDns Of o low r.'of, unen windows, and adJa.
cent young gentlemen:
| NOTICED Gcattrrcl along the beach, as II cast
| ashore by thu tile, numerous
| ,tAssrs or GEI.ATisous MATTrn
| Which Werc entirely unknown to tly natural
htstory. Meeting Ill OLD native, WHO came
aioHg III une ol tbs open, two-wllecltd curts
Erl littla beast KNEW, as IL "1nare-taekcr,"
asked him fur Information.
.rhcm llynrt" said he With m accent Of sur.
prlse, nut u,tlixca with disgust u, my ignorns'vc
Thu sca-illubbcr is III lniiahtant at the yastJ
deep which In Ar1ftctl up tic river, anh, o;
meeting tho tresh water, allie. md is wl,cttnct
upon tllc beach. went down Us fur us tho old
Ijght.lM'use, built over ttty years ago, AMI aha
tlunctl before the latc Wnr inr thu nawer strut
urc ucntr.i iurtl!er inlan il,e old ltI.llthoust
lnas percrptibIc inclination to me side, att
lnay yet bctutuu celebrated as Il eceond Tower o
pisa.
At the wharf, back III Alaypor., found Il
group Ut itsticrs buslly engaged III lnentiIly
tntir nets. l'huy were sturly. set Of youti
fsItows., with thIrk, muscles aud brund backs
l
kinds of fish caught. are slla.l, trout
mullct, alll tlce'>lc,ltl. slutl-llsIitns J..
nf COURSE, t!Ie tnost rc'nunesatlyc wl'c'
in ssaso: The ssnson hs:n; c,;' a'd ,,. el
her tn Mnre!l. The sliaa run in shoals, Ill.
whenever tluriug the teaeuu tho w1nd hlnws
strongly dawn tic river. they tol'o np htrca!ll.
rhcn, is tlae harvest t!!ae Of thc Marpor
sac'. ocraslons, as many as :0o isll
This is 4,ntr profitable, rs tbs fisher
iaen get from tg" 10 h{tccn ccnss each fo
1l,cns., II Is dangerous work, thulE!', tor tn
ut. John't, Wheu rlsctl, las spirit Of its 0wIl
ami unless exceedingly careful the iishers ar,
npt to gct carried ont uycr the bar. Dhly ans
week two men were l.au''sE f1r staa an col IL
large haul tut th;y overloaded thu soat IN.
next day and fund tn t'oDtain yet 25u stud.
l.ast eselllng tliera WIS
nail. IN AAYrnnr,
q not uncommon event MIA toltl. These rlltl'
people lMTc thclr pleasures nltrE fartr owl
iarl.tul, uinl M these: ,>.slslu1ls know how L
enjoy themselves us well lis do tther pcor1'
w'I.'sc rules VI etiquette are lnosr rigid. ll1'
dance tuo. place IN orn n! the ,'!ts, tho resi-
tlcnrc uf Mrs. Dove. flu. accommodations wet
ratber limited. tlurc being uuIy twa rs'osrs 1,
fron! tho hc.@hbots, and wrre rtEsctl afonnl
the ltuusr bHt tcrcral ra!ra l,n,l been orrt'wt.
thu parl"r tnr tlc ssG u thu ,;ac.lA: 4 hingi
clilule stuck The fAni!tlc-r!crr illun,el tl
bare tloar una raftcr4 with dubious light.
The guests came in at tic very unfa>htonahl
fn,ur Ut ocltpk, thc orchestra arriving st,iI
time !ater, owing to tlIc f!lct tlas ono VI til
PIECES had tn bc conveyed ArrU;s from fltu
Iuwn. There were two performers, Que heir.
negro hoY Will, u tranEtc, md tlle other an ni.
mai, with u wclk-eltcslcd iIslt.lc.
Thu .untlls wnH suinctl,i really wonderful
TIE young Incl! tianlpta around tllu little r0ot
In the great bootf, AMl sln'uk tilc tloor rlgh
1nsrrIly. The yir.s game dressed IN eallro, an'
No wtrn not MI tue tll,lu getting their trails Il
cyerybuay'e way. Ehc ,linres were o!l-fasl,
f...,.,4 mil II tri11