The Penn's Grove record., 1885-05-09

Guilty in finding Put Jolnson's neat
cabin, and were soon wfthiu is hos
pitable shelter, answering questions
about home and the sturgeon wsr.
GrOping our way around i'm the twi-
light we ran across Buster" with The
very longest Of long faces. Tirel OF
catching shad, he hal gone oyster
ing" with fair shccrss, but with a
ruined net. Then we stumbled up0l
th Lawrence Bros, who gave us a cor
dial invitation to make ourselves Eat
home Indeed, with out a siugls ex
eeption the boys gave us a royal vel
come, and wished us to be in no hurry
to leave them. We retired. dreaming
of the game that were to fall before US.
when a most terrific squall of wind and
rain fell upon the city. 1t was the
hardest storm Of the season. The next
morning the wind was blowing Il h1r-
ricanp, so that not a single net was out.
No outstanding this, plotted by the
knowing "Put," we sailed foi dI IN
search Of game. We drewa compare
tive blank. Upon our re- ara, We found
that 'sBuster's'' face had resumed its
wonted shape, the Boys having turned
in and helped hun overhaul ana mend.
At dmDer Il paiates were again TICK
ed with the Epicurean dishes prepared
by the French cJok Of the Lawrences.
Then We found ~"Buckleup,n the ubi-
quitous boy, the quasi semi-sutler of
the camp, whose entrance at evening
as he passed by the various cabins
created the utmost excitement. The
afternoon was passed IN rifle shooting,
friend q. surprising the boys with his
adeptness with THAT article. Putnau
gave us Il planhed shad supper which
was very eliotabls. The next mora
lug at dayUrtak, or there about, lie by
the coming Prince of prOWleTs' We
tramped the north meadows. Our luck
was the same. There must Fave beeu Il
Jon h al the party. At 8 O'clock we
babe the Creek gOod-hY and by 10 had
rowed To Ailoway. L. Vas 40 use We
gave the dim up, Where there Is ITO
game; il is i:DpJ5slb!a 10 do any sIo)t
ing. We TOOK supper with AlloWay
and Hewitt. Saith knows how u
cook shad. Il do pot want Il shad, =
said he, that will no. fry itself" 1t
was worth going To AliOWay To help eat
tat shad. We irtend trying another
che at that place COOKED i'll the same
way before long. Smith also gave us
fresh tomatoes, whica he SAID he pick
ed fIom his garden; but which we af-
forwards learned was the May treat oi
their salesman, }. A. Black. Thanks,
'Jeems" you hit as ia The right place.
Here we met Stretch I~idrri,, the vet
| eran sportsman, th9 lessee Of thousands
of acres of mms1, Who kindly invited
us to help HIM kill ducks during the
| coming season. Stretch, We'll be there.
| AT the lay-boat we saw two of tha
most curious fish we have ever seeI.
No one seemed to know positively
What to call them. Some called them
the ''skate, " others the Devil fish, and
yet again, "What i'll the dis it "
We think the latter idea expressed it
to Il T. Shortly after 8 the IS cllau-
bel" hove III sight, and We were o
again on board. bound for home.
w have not attempted to giy5 Il ny
description Of the vdrjou scene Incl
dent to such a trip,-'tis worldly Of the
imaginative and descriptive pencil of
the artist of Harper or Tie Century, and
we hope soon to see it fully. accurately
and like-life described in one Of these
opponents Of tile 18th century AT the
request of t'the boys" We give the
above as a SOFT of 10y of Il most enjoy
able aid long-to-be-remelnhe trip.
We thank tho MesSrs Dnty for
The various kindnasses SHOWN US While
with them, doing everything in heir
power to make us have a tasant
time. & s. @tAt "