The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-05
MOONLIGHT NCURSIONs,
Whnt "A Sun Reporter saw md Heard on "a
Mint 1rip on the IImd.on.

AMI II desire OF change. il is lair TO nssumc that
something of intrrcst will occur Hence moon
Hight cxcurs cns. Hence my presence on the
steamer Columbia ns n lookcr-on the occnsion
being grand excursion up and down the Hud-
son river. when about 100 ruralt.s from Peck
skill. Tarr,town. Yonkcrs. and the ike added
themselves to II vast multitude Of Golhumites,
for u moonlight trip.
was curious TO know what sort OF people 20
on tAcse cN urs.ons. and WAS Suppressed 10 ilnd
the family element so largely represented. And
by that don't mean simply man aud his wife.
but. rather. the father. mother and little ones
toe'thrr-hig boy. little boy. and bottle besides.
After an hours snil the heavy black clouds
that had hung over tho horizon monopoizcd
tho rounded heavens, and n general condition
OF settledom rcisnud over the steamer The
vivid flashes Of heat lightning revealed group
inEs about tho de ks. There WIS very little
talking, no singing; in fact. no noise but the
jar and thrill Of the engine. and the monotonous
FLASHING Of the wheels in the water.
In the saloon babies were carefully laid on
tho cushions. where they slept the sleep Of in =
nOcence Other babies. refusing TO be- COM
forted. yelled like little Indians. In all cases
the paternnl and maternal pride and love were
manifest. Children OF little larger growth
played tag and tumblcd down stairs. with de-
And the Loy-man. Of nineteen or twenty yenrs.
tramp"d. tramped up and down. in and out.
and all about like an army Of apes.
On the uprrr deck perfect silence reisned.
The men smoked. the women dreamed.
suddenly. W thcut the slightest prevention.
middle. aged damse from Peckskll began to
that vrnrrahi. relic IT 1909. known to all stu
dents anu many lraic lathers OF pretty daush-
Thc ,h1rus 81 Trnnoadllo is Of indefinite ex-
t'ri. and cons sis OF Tran adillo. diio dillo."
repeated ad llh. That chorus was rrp ate
NOR. thun = KY timt- and ceased greatly to the
r'-rct of "a hoafse-NOiccd tenor. who had u pct
hgh nUu'. only when one Of tho boy mon begged,
u behalf of his outraged ears. that they would
L.ttrny little the EXCURSION ISIS rcsolv ii them
s'iyrs INT" choral s2'lrl = AMI rom emu to
md Efforts in unison made tho river shiyor
with the nose.
Thor. w'ra few nervous people on board. Of
lmasiur the nervous man in the centre OF this
Th.rr Wis one PARTICULARLY wcll-devclopcd
to call "A Tyroienn warnle.' For two mortal
houts he rnt rtnined u select party with h =
warnD. Not that he hadn't the right 10 use his
- 'is = Test he could. but what could the rest Of
US do ?
W. dil. wont to the furthermos, part Of the
G"l !. p- uItt the Wari 10. iut IN 'ountered
70 hugir. Now bugle well handied u. % ing Of
beauty. "us." IN the s"rNl'" OF kOenig. an
Artu k", or Levy II II JOY Tor half an hour or
stu. iut "a lu-ln in the mouth OF a raw and prar-
t.sln- rNrursinnist ~ u terror 10 the nerves and
Lenlonal Try our sour-swcet lemon-
abe And don't forget our i,e cream bricks.
E.unl To- Delmonico's, and at half his pricrs.
MhAt'u YOU have; Mention yonr de- ire and
gritty y"ar taste. SlMll ! srrvr you here. ami,
than man m "a rcd flannel zap. VINO pointed hiS
sentences " ga The r.apu"r ot u bell. and walked
".gp i The ,,s I, ,ia" lHins Of life
Twenty cents "a rrlck ice water thrown in"
tried H. Sdhs. hut uih"iw - lOd. SOM
p'up.e prefer their salt VITA their cream. !
L" How much cream hayo you sold to-day ?"
SIX thousand bricks rf cream. TO- taJl :. asses
! 81 lrmunadc-bArrcls OF lt-ani about "A ton Of
| cake
Everybody drank lemonade and ate cream and
| cak". with now and then dash o beer.
On u. lower d,,'k the naud began to play. The
crowd fock"d. H. 'kcd. too squire dances
were tie rule and "a watt tho except on. OF
course th"t" was room for but lew, bu; tAr few
took si"ts enough Tor the many. Su ia dancing
Is not often secn. ltwasnt the grave and state
~ measure oi the Charity. nor the wild abandon
81 IT," lr'u IN CIRCLE. nor the lusty tread OF the
lied"rkrnnl. tut ihs earnest. hon'-t. stop of
'ou-ci"nro. Every dan '"r danced ~ II the Eve
oi I-~kSkni rested on HIM tnd the Empire state
eNpc tel him - 90 nis Iuty.
Ton o'.o.k came.
It's an n-ioushing fact TINT love or its
shallow, Il "mHnd~ perfect silence.
Young love. tender love. WAC on this exrur
Son ~ arg quantities. ami apparently suit 81
On tnc -oles rested in sublime Indifference I,
ihe in'ur'hlc. Hand in han,d they entered the
domain OF Nod together. Hand in hand they
] -trn # to The hugi"- hlSru. Hand IN hand
lu'N i1lniy smiled M"'h iir t"m"S - tn r
struck his highest G IN Tran Wdlllo. Indeed.
they unrUspcd hands only when "a wsg asked
MIN for rs tleA,t. an AGAIN when Tor too hrlci
moment tlry uunitii'atad their ice, crrnrl
| spoons nr njulc'-i N the -onr-sw-ct lrmonAir.
The after indirrrn'e MAJ .ested 10y these
| thcir l,"ini. At na-t tUcy attracted attsnt,on
ami w1ridlnes Iaughrd. Little by lttiq ,acy