Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1883-08-10
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Immediately otPo'as he Episcopoi Church
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A Ramble. Weary Of the duties Of sel-
+ntary pursei, and sick Of the solitude ola
Lonesome liie, we deserted our sancmm SAT-
hrday for few days of recreation on the ro1si
Ut New Jersey In company with our friend
j g. g., we left Coxs Saturday morning on
the early trim Tor Baltimore Little ~ inter-
rst transpred during thi. portion Of our jour
Rry Wc~ached the Monumental city short
~ after nine clock and the Barber Shop
next engaged our attention. For ourself
tlean face was All that could add improve
mont Il an ugly vtsage, but TO our friend the
scruhhing brush, clippers and sand-papcr
were each in turn applied 10 his already ball
bate until scarcely resttgo Of hair was ef'
. 70 tell where roc, had heen Thus ready
we boarded The ste1mcr Theodore Weems aud
az half pas, ten o cock she steamed down the
Patapsco river, having on board about three
hundred passengers As the Weems has fire.
NhfNtiN flhNfIN'N bHE NffiN US NVIf'lAW'Nr
Of frs, class excursion steamer are familiar
Its cabins, deck and saloons are large aud
spacious, and are handsomely fitted up for cy-
c'rsions It's commander aud his subordnrtes
were exceedingly attentive, and endeavored
IN every manner TO promote the pleasure Of
the party.
From the Patapsco We entered the Chess-
peake Bay. and from thence the beautiful
waters Of Chester river The scenery up this
river is grad spd beautiful On both sides
Of the river, which Is rather vide AZ its mouth
but narrows until you can almost shake hands
with the fortunate owners Of the adjacent fer
tile lands, apparently countless acres Of land
aboaud in corn and fruit trees Occasional
" mound few feet high could be seen COW
ered with underground and woods but be-
You'd this the hands are perfectly At Bush
rs, underground and gullies with which the
eye Of the Charles Couutidn is 50 accustomed
arc nowhere to he seen but the farms present
the appearance Of being neatly and proftably
cultivated The tall st,tcv mansion, and
= thr fences beautihed by the paint aud white
vase brush are well preserved and present
none OF that negligent and deapidatcd
look Of tie usual southern home AS we
pasy-d that portion ofQuecn Ann county,
known as Quaker Neck, memory recalls many
nj the haunts of earlier life, and the many
smiles Of one sweet face that dw.lled within
Its borders The home is there still bearing
the evidences Of cultivated nature, but the
tasty hand that moulded its arts and lived
among its beauties Where, OH where is
she7
Arriving at Chestertowr At SIX 0 clock
through the main street Of this apparently
prosperous yin,gc, we walked . the depoi Of
the Kent count, railroad, and we p'odlcd
along our journey, looking 'ud watching for
f,mli,r t,cc, ~ rr,,.oiz those Of the ever
cheerful Miss Lucy Robertson aud her sister
Mrs Foard, seated on the opposite side Of the
s,r~, With the chiyalry Of French Chrvalicrs
We left our purity to say how ID yoH - TO
them. and resumed our trip to
Moodlawu leach, e watering place on the
Delaware Bay frcquoatci It j. stid, chiefly
hr Philadelphiaus Our .'ay there wns mo-
mrntarv.
We nc1t embarked on another excursion
,..,n,.r ,ho Mr., vor.,,, .,.,t ;i.., c,-o,,.
destination C,re Ma. xbcro We arrived =,
. ocloek !. NJ. on Sund ~. raider late to 90 10
Aed and Ton r,r'v 70 70 % PRAYERS However, /
W. contrntrd ourselves with lew hours dose |
in ono Of Tie airy aud hludsc mely furnished
chambers at the Stockton Hotel until late in the !
morning when The sunlight shedding its daz-
sling raw upon the bosom Of the broad Atlan- /
tic announced that dlv had approached 49, /
From our window the prospect Of the ocean
Nas sublime. There before our gaze Law this .
broad expanse Of the mighty deep. perfectly
pI,cid with an occa.jonal .hir hound for some /,
unknown port skirting across its deep donilin. I
Porpoi,e or some other inbahitant Of lis nm /
known depth plau.hing its waters. while
:long irs sandy beach hundreds of hum,n be. .
hugs recHued in the sunshine watching their |
less fearless friends cnjoring hath in its bri.
ny waters or listening to the murmurs of its |
mighty waves foaming and seatbing at their
feet
\, hro,lc.st No frr5 ,ro e,rr,.
Ell and 4 II Robertson, who having been to
the mace before were ,ron,intcl inns rom /
"''l"s pi' "h''lP'"H hopes Oh pleasure COM I