Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1881-12-27

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as sccufateiy aS possible by hand. Whe
neaIu tne report OF the gun was
hfe away: The Afst three, we WEI
almost certain, were failures, a. u
olIa wSfe nY:ng directly across z
neig .oI tne lens. Ii the fourth case tt
pirus WIS coming straight tOwards VI
ana we nad every reason to believe thu
II Moui0 De q success. We could not 81
iord 20 waste another plate, and we Col
tented ourselves with this one, of whic
more anon.
~ tnls time, e the light was NJ
quite go goOQ as 1t had been, though
snouid nave . relaxation from my Il
Dors, SO leaving my camera / bOrrowe
the Keepers boat and deep sea line, an
1 put OH aDouts hundred yards from th
shore. Here, with some fresh sprats fC
bait and my pipe for company spent
most luxurious evening, the calm {
which was only varied by the occasion
81 sight OF the Doctor aiming ct som
bird between himself and the bost.
was out an hour and half, and ha
nearly as good sport as my companions
for got dozen gurnard, four Dream,
ling, hake, and . rock cod.
| We dined-lnxuriously at the light
house upon Dream and . leg of NUT
ton, which the worthy keeper had stor
ed up for his Sunday dinner. Indeed
nothing could exceed the hospitality O
these good people, who were evidently
deliK hted at the unusual sight of q new
face. The wife gave long and disma
account Of stout Frenchman who hat
come over for some shooting, and hat
put charge of shot into the leg of thl
eldest son. The Doctor, in his Official
capacity, was taken up and dressed ths
wound, which he pronounced to be do
ing we'll. Even the atmosphere of the
sick room could not cure his irresistible
propensity, for he asked me, with MANY
chuckles, what was the difference be-
tween that Frenchman and some of my
chemicals, the answer being. I believe
that 1.-THE one was Gallo fully devel-
oped, and the other full pyrogallic de.
veloper!"
There was great excitement In the ev.
ening over the DEVELOPMENT of the dy.
ing cOrmorant, and Q nasty accident
nearly ruined it. We were peerinr over
each others shoulders. breatfleselv
wastching s'the detail coming I'D. .nwhen
the Doctor, by some unluckv mischance
knocked over the hook bottle. The
plate was only saved bv NV presence Of
mind in extinguishinR the candle.
judging the time requisite to complete
the Developments, and flooding the plate
water in the dark. To nv delight and.
I must add. to NV great surprise the
plate was eventually q complete success.
The bird came out as "sharp "a die. y
and even several stray feathers floating
around it could be distinctly made out
The loss of the hook bottle ended our de.
velopinp for that tour. Luckilv before
its decline and fall we had finished off
the plate of Sinbad in the act of water
ing our whiskey. The others could
wait, as we had determined to be IN
Edinburgh again by next evening.
/ The weather next morning was Ger.
tainly not calculated to make us pro.
long our stay. There was q heavy
Scotch mist, and thin drizzle of rain
which soaked through an ulster far
more rapidly than an ostentatious down
pour. Sport and photography were
alike out Of the question. 1t was then
that the Doctor showed the stuff that
was in him. He cheered us with song
after song and depressed us with riddle
after riddle, SO that the time passed
wonderfully until Sinbad looked in and
announced that the tide was right for
sailing. We bade adieu to our worthy
friends in the lighthouse and, having
got my implements and specimens from
the game bag aboard, we showed our
little craft off, and another hour saw US
once more in the dissipated town of
Grail. We made for our former quar-.
ters at the Golf Inn," and after drying
ourselves and having some refreshments
proceeded to take our place in the An
struther coach. Old Sinbad had come
up to see US off.
Just as the horses were starting the
Doctor gravely said-"Sinbad, we are
sorry even for moment to have sus
pected an elder of the church of such a
crime as theft. We think some apollo
gy is due to you, and you will find it
inside this packet" 30 saying, he SOL
emnly handed him little parcel con.
tanning print of the old sailor as he
appeared when industriously pouring
water into whiskey bottle. The dri-
yer cracked his whip and we shot away
along the country road but the last we
horrified to speak. glaring at the dumb
accuser before him.
Our home Journey was as pleasant as