Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-07-29

order Of Tic Lsy AID Dgnt, too, "as &c cat u!!uh
agd b I1ciry. rs Tor MuSt the party rcmlodeo
~ observer OF camel after journey through
the great descr:. Sam Reed explained 1t by
sa5i0g that it was caused ty the salt atlnos-
phtre," and had produced the Same effect upon
him il Iackiog 6sh at his celebrated establish
ners 10 AIexepdiia. Bill Ccgan said there
nus: be ca affinity somewhere 10 science be-
tween salt atmosphere and gas. tor 10 htiog
pipes he was frequently sftlctcd By that sauc
internal thirst. Df. FeUwick viewed the sui.
jcc: fscm purely Iroles s!onal point, and quote,d
largely !rom D1Eob'a Physiology aud Browns
Ma,c1ia hIcdica 10 show that thirst is the nor
NAL condition of Thugs, aud drew illustrations
| irou, the dtv ca the leaf AID moisture 10 the
| bud. A. w. Chiffon dissolved the whole SUE
| i ct into ltlm:, ADD by scientific deduction de-
| ncnstratct that original organic life was 10 be
perceived 10 the little eobules, AID hence as
lila wa. primarily developed 10 The liquid form,
it Was not strange that thirst should dominate
the ticfcr orders. lie cited Huxley aud Tyn
| dali. III. Burke coplcEdcd that lussmuch as
ell great mcn, Clay, Webster and Thomas
| Au1:oy, had possessed great thirst, It was an
it'd cl:on oi superior brain, and he drew cJnso
!aion from the thirst OF his associates. aud
c0rcu1ed that they were ct extraordinary
genius, L. q. Hiue said it was dry subject
aud moved that i. bY laid under the table where
| its dcbaers ought TO be, and Frauk Hume,
tliuking that tho dialogue was reflection upon
! bis hospitality ordered puuch bowl about the
So, OF reservoir, sod the sui ct, as We say
politically, was removed if0m tho range OF dis
| cusSlou."
Everything passed off most pleasantly OF the
Pcnt with ole or two exceptions. There we're
fshiug parties and Ide team matches. and boat
RACES and b4tbing. roast oysters. aud sailing
parties TO tho hearts content. O0c pleasure
vas never fully cljoyod before Frank Hume
had planned a new one. When Cogan inst
landed at the Point he was CONSIDERABLY eau
tioucd agaiusl sea nc.llcs but when he saw tho
little, HARMLESS looking lump he imagined q
hoax, Bnd ieaItssly plugged 10 where they
were th!ckcs: 10 few minutes no was burn
ing Ike live cJaI, aud bciog told that sand
was au aalido:e, pi,OusIy begged his comrades
to bury him 90 the shore. 10 fact be succeed
ed after much eXerliou 10 making 90 excavation
and covelog himself up with sand, only lcsV
iug hi. nose rrotruding to breathe, alter which
he vas kncwa ty tho tuphonlOus usmc OF
"Saudy.'
Tho DIX! ,norupg be determined to take
lime by Tic lorclock, and au early bath, and
strapped on bis lie pfescrver and plugged into
the briuy hlcd lie wtrs e moqulto pct cap
gul dark battling suit, aud carried his ito
horn 20 blow 40 alarm in case ho should DRIFT
oil The shore aod need assistance. EarIy that
:amc mnrnirg Corporal Miller, OF the Wash.
lueton Light lHisnIry happened to lock out
The Wludow to wlloess the sublime spectacle oil
the sun Using upon the waters Suddenly he
exclaimed, Boys yoodcr Is pcrpolsa CLOSE
10 shore" and seizirg bis breech loadiog rife
drew b. ai On the brown looking OF Jet aud
banged away There was splash 10 the water
as the object disappeared beneath tho surface,
ami all IVES sill. Those who had been attract.
Cd by the Corpcrai's fire retired asalo to SUM
Der, bu; ia this they were mistaken. Scarcely
fifteen minutes elapsed. when, TO the surprise
b'oEiGg ike real pOrpoise, trembling with
suppressed emotion, and spIiugiug upcD a
chair, addressed his startled au Hence as TO-
lows:
"Gcollcmcn. I'm sutiso! OF her Brittanlc
| Majesty whoever lays tho weight CT his iuger
upon me violates tho treaties OF the country,
aud brings doSn tho owing wrath tf the
British Lioo. DO you want your double end
Cario burned with Greek fire ? Do you want
the Monroe doctrine ;quelched, and your coun'
try split iuto hundred thousand spliDters Do
you want The hack bone Of this Continent cut
10 40 ct the Ishmus OF Panams by a large
ship canal acd the northern part to fall iulO
| the Arctic Ucnao and the southern part TO DRIFT
over IL the South Pole? tel sou unless the
rights Of British sui sct to swim 10 Ii 'amerl.
can waters arc duly respected in the future LII
be bowed if don't eve Sir Edward Thoru.
ion ;quacz. the tail Of tho British Lion add
Seventeen bottles simultaneously thrown met
together Just over the speakers head, and
rabouudny fell with fearful crash Just as be
| kick ID over the chair and at ODo bound cleared
the door.
Blu! OF sill tbs members Of The party Sam
| Reed was the most valuable 10 material point
Of view This industrious angler supplied the
| table with choice fish. As pscationst he
wears the belt aud stands without rival. There
arc gentlemen who viii back him for any
amount AID fish him either in this country or
| 10 E1rope Tine fish seem to know his line
and appreciate his patience. and will s8im
around half dozen similar bstcs just to take
bis heck AID erj)y his Iu!l. "a tho third day
| he got up tig scheme, and said he was going
| be bothered By outsiders. There were Al ioos
| 10 tic party, aud BIO borrowed them oil, and
! then riggcd AZ hooks 90 each line, making the
| total number of hooks TO bo ishcd 1886. Ia
searching the anna!s of fshiog exploits 20 par-
a'l. to this undertaking can be found. lie
tied the iocs all securely arouad 90 tho inside
timbers OF the large yawl ADD appropriately
bated them, and then rovcd tho boat out to
the Gshing ground. Tho boat and lines, after
they were lowered, were like a monster sea
nol,Ie, with his striogers floating out bchiud
An hour had passed alter anchorlog without
bite" and no began to thick his great scheme
failure. Vast schools Of salt water tailors
occasionally swept up from the ocean into the
bay, and then az suddenly returned, and, at this
uucture, one OF these schools struck the ambus
cade Of hooks strung around the boat, and every
hook was taken by the fish. There was some
considerable commoIior 10 tho water. and the
boat began TO move seward.
C0can, who. after his arrival. had fouod a
pair of field glasses. aud would lock at 10 object
except through them, mentally tiscuated. n
mighty strong current has struck Sam Reed"
10 fact il was tide 10 bis affairs that he could
not controI. A9 soon as he discovered the dan.
ger he ran aft to the filler and endcavored to
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