Smyrna times., 1877-08-01
For the SmQrnG Iin1e.
Our Trip.

ON Tuesday the 2lth inst our party whose names
YOU published i'll your last ISSUE boarded the schooner
Nfhic at Smyrna Landing for "trip down the bay
The party surely was jolly one Dressed in our fish
ing harness. presented scene that Mast doubtless
would have given much TO have witnessed. IIa hai
wouldn't we have looked pretty on paper?--wih blue
shirts green shirts gray shirts red shirts in fact any
color you please and hats from the size of a tin Gun
up to that of bushel basket Our brcechCS and shoes
were just varied in size and color as were our hats
and shirts At ten minutes of . T. NJ we left the
Landing. The only thing of special interest about
our trip down the creek was that we had to poll ali
the way down. ON Wednesday morning we hal
very pleasant though not very fast sail down the
bay. Arriving at the trout stakes the whole party
was seized with the fishing mNnia and such shower
of hooks and lines the poor little fish sure never
before witnessed. Many of us ished and fishcd and
never cOtch trout; others were more successful Our
first nights rest was much disturbed. We slept down
the hold having under us load of salt hay and on
top of this our beds. Our disturbers were snake.
mosquitoes and one gentleman much gvCntO grOaning
orpowcruly loud snoring In the night halthitch
was taken around ms shins. and suddenly the snOr
ing ceased as Bob disappeared heels foremost through
the hatch-way. The second night we all slept well
and woke up III the morning finding ourselves an
chOred in behind the Breakwater After breakfast
(and a most delicious one we had trout forming the
principal dish our party divided for the days enjoy
mentS, one part going a-ishing and the other going
over to RehobOth. was of the latter and spent
Il very pleasant time there We visited all the hotels
the camp meeting, and took in the sights generally
At night Mr. W. NJ. Bell hooked and succeeded in
landing on deck the largest shark any of ms had ever
seen 1t was at least half hour before Mr. b. tired
him down. So strong was he that after he was har-
poOned he darted OIL swapping the harpOOn aS though
had with this fellow lie measured feet inches in
length, and weighed, suppose. from $50 to 400 bs
Next morning We disSected him and took from him
liver that would easily have filed q bushel basket
After We had done with the shark We all went over
ON the Breakwater and caught fine mess of black
llsh. am very sorry to say indeed that we didn't
get to cat them after all On Friday ut noon we
holsted our sails and with merry hearts started for
nome All were happy save one and he lacked only
one thing. Said he: " II we have good blow going
up / shall be satisfied with my trip" y small thing
70 ask for was this and one readily granted. At about
four O'Clock p. NJ we found ourselves in such storm
as few if any of u.s. had ever before experienced The
ram came down with such force as to convince half
of the party that it was hang, and the wind blew
hard that water ran in the gtlnwale of our ship
The crew declare that her bow Gt one time sub
merged knee deep in the Together with all this
the wind tore our bonnet i'll shredS Imagine if you
can how we looked how we felt, how we acted at
this time. One man down in the cabin with hot
water from the tea Kettle running down in his shoes
and he didn't know it, But of course he will Den(neIv
this Another was sorry that he came. His wife
didn't want him 10 come, and OH how badly he was
frightened. This man was neither Mr.; Smith nor
MI. Brown Our Moses, too, was hid. Who hid him
don't know, but think he did it himself. Nor did
he hide in rushes, neither in Baggs, nor yet i'll our
was going to say, of something else. Well, he was
hid; where, l don't know. ! tell YOU were all
badly irightened-all except me. The storm lasted
about an hour Then the man Benton having things
Well-donc and one of our young farmers both of
whom were always ready for meals, even though
they should come ten times day, began to think of
that fine mess of black fish but the cook could not
Keep the frying pan ON the stove they had to foregO
the luxury OF black fish for supper At about o'clock
another storm struck us; then scared boys were to
be found by the score. This Squal not quite as
severe as tho first but lasted longer At about 10
o'clock turned in with wet clothing all on and
then we got splendid rocking. / was sorry that |
had learned to stand on my head, because had not
known how. should have been compelled TO have
learned; and knowing how, it became mOnotonOus
for this is what the sea kept us doing all night and
as fast as il would get up it would take us right
down again. only to repeat the operation But thanks
to kind and loving Providence aud tire skiillul
management of our boat, we landed safely on B. II.
X. X: Pier on Saturday about O'Clock p NJ, having
weathcTed a storm such as seldom visits our bay. /
will not tell you how much we had to nj the
pier iii the shape of excursion party full of lager
beer. AT o'clock we found ourselves daShing over
the marsh towards home Seventeen minutes later
we were walking down Main street, Smyrna, u hap
pier set of men, | am sure, You never saw. O.W. s.
PS--The man who very anXOuCely wanted the
blow Is satisfied and doesn't want any more.