Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-17
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HEkaicrS !4sIOas."

Hell LR!h 90 fury like July CAY, viii the
thermo@ctsr lsapias up in the bce.iss; sod CO
jas; tuch ] y George Phillips scot the writer
a,a his sd side ra,tser, Loui., ",raLk" for
9a!ef ,i!ge!maHe.
The i. '. ATrowsmitb made her liues fast
q. I:5J !. t., ard a! 5000 as the Alexandra
e;oHd got EX?d on beard wc lett. Now, WHO
Ii il tina: docs not love exoiteuc1l? Certainly
al cur party iii, and thor, is osbog 50 thrill
iog SIS boat race. The j. W. Thompson, o
li7al a;eamer lett ahead tf Gu. bat, AID soon it
b. came nppsreot tina. It WAS to be test which
should fs7c the supremacy regards to speed
Va, how our tltL!c beauty of O ship tl,w through
the wattI Djwa through the speaking tube
came The order from the pilot hous, TO let Der
have i. aod ro5y did she respond. How our
rival d d try to k;ap the lead Ooe c,ntiuuous
'vo!unc OF smoke aud Ers came from her stack
shc b:;H std pau,c1 ike s1metkiog human,
bu! i! vas OF DO ava l. as, with destaring cheers
IRON both steamers, we t,rged ahead and l.t:
hcr il ous wake, Thca everybody vent down
a.: tock soncttlog "a roIa 10 S. the b:s. tl1
Ci.''s!n ;i.at ever stood On teca.
'filrs rip was kid of ;nauSutal cuc, aud
"a n.de al! the principal lsuu0a-. and o. baard
&c had Professor Weber and MedieyS brtsI
Gu srl:S band. and OF every plsc, we stopped
the !nuslj WHud play somc s FIRING Or much
to the slrprijs Ct tie countly folk who WCud be
copyrighted Oh tho Whalyas. Among our party
were soi3e of Alexandria sisiress daughters lust
cCCush 10 keen the men 10 check cad to exercise
y degree c! rshoc!1eot, aod at tints as nc idly
fllaed down the calm and grand Cd river, the
r,,l, l,.lo 4 T..
Oblivion 10 everything. GS VIC all know 50 well
that 'hetc Is nothing 20 tlarqaiIiziag and sooth.
lrg TO troubled minds aud pertufbed spirits
and what happy thing it wouli b, for US all
II cur TIN toWn !te' s stream cJuid b, like The
enc on th2 Potomac. llaR is that for ssnti.
meat? ga VIC vent. un rivers, bays aud creeks,
yet |: Old not get nlonotonouS, es the Sceoery,
ehaoge Of laos, Tho hurry and bu1lle Of gctlug
Oil and %, uale 1t qllte CT j)ya6Io. Hero also
~fs canics 10 STUDY couauy life it did s.em
al IF cur conrg had been Anticipated, rs ct
some !andlt Is the whole country turned out on
m:sjc, and uever 10 all the travels of tho writer
die he ever see 80 mary dCo:crs aud all OF them
had wooden legs and 90 u1governab.e thirst,
but how Anybody cln Content themselves 10 the
country - oue OF The ursoVcd mysteries. Why
some OF these c,uai'y pleo:5 nrc first cousios Of
solitary c1uh7emert. As al things have 90
ctd 50 CT cur d)TnWard trip, and as the shades
Of night gathered u in VIC iurlej our sails,
dropped our al cisr aud made things srug ut
P!nty Point. Here everything Ii ID bacu Pre-.
pared Tor u; The WHAT and grounds were a per.
iect blsz. ot Igat and glory, ny,i,ds Of calcium
lights. rad headed git|s ard sea nett!ca, III ada it
var? i, ling, and tho I Tcci wac aGvcl 10 the
Su1sTtail7c degree. What s;uud i, his that
HlatS out upon tho rcumambieui, sounding
hSa soma Wild refrain that mythical
Srees U.S." to Hay to cntrap the tocrs of the
SEQ. tbs Strauss latest WIIl2--blisht shines
the l.mpa DER teir wcmsn aud bravo dead
hn.ds- asd rs we glide 10 The Iasciviuns ,n,z1
cuf cup OF Eappl2tss seems cjmpIete. This
lhcg continued way il t. the SINAI! hours Of
mnriiog, ami was oyls varied DOW nnd then by
tathlrr, grabbing aud sairg out Oh the river.
10 ous parry thato were five brothers. Al
wore sH:ctscits ana gro go advance guard Of
The Salvation Army. They arc eoir 10 es,sb.
Iish post q: l'!uey Point.
Ahru: a. IN. go starred 90 our return trir.
Inc hfSt tlacc We Stopped ST was LEONARD .owr,
WatrH NJ. Moore, tho May or Of the pa,c. gave
~ - heSriy wuIeom,. Md Car'ia and Julian
orDG orEaniz,d an tmiieur band, with 81.
waterman as drum msi,r, add. fcrniag in
noe, We raTaded through the priccipal streets.
a MAGNIFICENT barqust was spread ioT Us 10 the
Iowa llsl, Speeches Of poK,ica! tcodcncV
"nrc inside ~ the silser. topsuad orator from
Wts5iog;oD, Mr.. &. f. Pero,t J. Nj. Hi! and
Halry Pee. As soon SIS tho hsrqlct was faish.
c! re rclra,ed cur Steps 70 tho boat, and made
anothtr start for home. Il would not bo right
for u2 TO Ii l:h this lot'cr without KIDD ueni,u
CT this ship and her crew. She ia now known
IS lhe t. lsen Of The po,omsc F!otills and well
>ho deSurvos tho titla. Tosa RoGs as .ptsa has
To superior then Cd sawed of and hanmtrad
dG"n Cs;ttel! Us chief GER, fellow everybody
Ices. UDonnell, the engineer is another spec.
lEea Ct natures noblemen, u fellow with heart
ss big AS ham. Ali remen b,r DR.. Stone the
puTscr. He ia the old gentlemen that was wreck
Cd on the III f.ted Express and 4 Dated in Chasa.
peake Bay four days and nights Oh chicken
coop had nothing TO cat but the fish he caught.
Billy Wilson, the SPECIAL policeman on board,
deserves soma mention. 10 is 8 perfect Her cules,
aud TO have seen him shake fellow who was
Try lag to raise Il row was amusing He caught
him around the waist aud lifted him bodily, and
alter dcp3s!t!ng him in a hogshesd, kept him
there Until the exc lament subsidized.
Long and pleasantly will this trip 30 remem.
Dhcd, and those contemplating travel or buai.
ness On Tho river Will 60 we'll to pstron'Z, the
Ar1o~smth. Well, goodbye Geo. Phillips
Eud { Z r. geo. Young. and all this good old
party; Md i i: the hope that you and oil Of ua
ra:E lnee! again soon. Rt1
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