Daily Republican., 1885-07-03

little surf. With an equal surf, Cape
May would be outrivsled by Tolches.
ter. The steamer ties mp until hen load
Of liv ing freight is landed, when she
went putting across the bay to the
mouth of the Patapsco river, and up|
that river to Baltimore.
Between the two promOntoriee men
toned is q ravine, up which 10 public
road leading to the highlands, and down
there to the right is q beautiful inland
lake, good for rowing and other aquatic
sports.
Flights Of steps lead to the highlands,
aud up them we tread. No hot sandy
walks hero. Up ON the level plateau.
what sight The Tolchester house IL
surrounded By . couple of acres of
beautifully laid out walks and flower
plata. Beds OF geraniums, verbenas,
Aquatio plants, rocky fountains, in
which the sun formed rainbows. Al
thick wood fringes, the plateau and
along that fringe enjoying the shade. 10
an aviaTy of imported birds of the most
beautiful plumage, and q number of
small animals.
Already everybody says this is .
wonderful place, the pretliest place we
were ever In. Here are deeply shaded
ravines permea eating the woods in every
direction. These are spanned by re.
gular network Of substantial bridges,
and steps lead UP the embsnkments
every where. Tables and seats jut ont
over the rsvines as II suspended in the
air. Down in these ravines little din
ner parties can scat themselves around
q table and enjoy themselves all undis-
turbed by the busy noise of enjOyments
tho s,la uh Int N
word about amusements. Why"
says one, this 10 as good as Atlantic
Oily for amusements." There is sled
track, the rails being about IS inches
Iapart.
A person who wants to take sled
! ride in summer either sits down or lies
: down on one Of those sleds, and the
!, way he gets down one hill across q
, chasm up another hill and return beats
/ Johnny Gilpin's ride all hollow. A
D nickel is TO pay. Up there Is an elevated
railroad worked like the sled, another
nickel. ACROSS bridge and we come
to the dancing pavilion. Further on
are flying horses, shooting galleries,
}. swings, little and big in large numbers,
8 see-saws, and Professor Wyman's
= quarters. In the midst is place where
o colored people deal out hot coffee and
bOos xsOhAOohhAOAb oe0uuo oUOuuoy 0uu
/ Ipumps that bring up cold sparkling
:. water from the bowels Of the earth.
r Across another chasm and we come to
/ the canvas. covered skating rink, kept
=. in active operation. Here too is q ten
a pin alley, and out In the field yondeI
+ are the base ball ll.Oroquet aud lawn tents
Q grounds. On over the public road and
4 across another chasm, and we come &c
4 the Bishops Golan, . very queer revolv
q ing vehicle, amidst the fiutter of fiagi
8 and the screeching Of an orguinette
: carries its occupants around in circle
10 of some twenty feet with considerable
r velocity.
Il. One of the chief attract tions of the day
is the riding course, where some ten o.
: twelve horses are kept and hired out o
Q 10 dime ride. The track is about thre'
: lquarters of mile long The friends o
j. many young ladies and gentlemen il
r Wilmington would hardly have know
n them had they seen them bobbing 'roun'
\ the riding track on string-hAlt horses
a Some of the horses were very good pa
GERS, but some of the riders would hard
Q ly have ranked with Paul REVERE, Jen
l. ME McNeal and Phil Sheridan. A fin
show of trained animals every after
o noon is also . great attraction; yesterda,
afternoon it was unusually 30. Tn
!, dogs made remarkable leaps, the pony
z and clown had an amusing time, and
o the mules unusually stupid except when
8 the clown whispered something in theil
Q ears. But we cannot do justice to thi
It beautiful place In such q crude attemp
Q to describe it. Suffice it to say tina
It there is no place like it to be founC
b within the range of days excursion
Q from Wilmington.
I'll Colchester is located in Kent county
k Md, on Chesapeake bay. The heavily
% wooded grove contains some thirty
:. acres. 1t was bought some four year
.s ago by q Philadelphia syndicate, O.
!, which Captain Taggart is the head
u Great expense has been incurred In
laying out and putting the grounds
t in proper order, but the we'll deserved
o popularity of tn place will make i
II q place OF great profit to its owners
% The grounds were purchased from
(. the thousand acre, farm of John W
Woodside, who resides in Philadelphia
eI One thing, and though net the least By
% any means, we had nearly forgotten Il
70 mention. Not drop of liquor Is KEEP
II for sale at To!chest T, and as q conse
;, tquence, not an intoxicated person coult
4 be found. There was no disorder of any
. kind, and every ybOdy was delighted. Mr.
). Gouley had intended to take anothe
Q excursion to Colchester in o couple O
D weeks, but though he could make ar
8 rangements with the railroads, he couli
d get no boat, and hence has been compel
y led to postpone 1t until sometime in
= August, when he will undoubtedly b.
o as largely patrouized as he was yester
3 day. The excursionists got home at l.
% o'clock last night without accident.