Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-22
On the Eastern Shore.
A PLACE IN WHICH IT IS POSSIBLE TO FIN

A PLACE IN WHICH IT IS POSSIBLE TO FIND
REAL PLEASURE.
As lazily swing in the hammock this hot
summer afternoon, 1t occurs to me what quiet.
old-fashioned part OF the world this eastern
shore of Maryland is, writes Queenstown cor
respondentof the Macon Telegraph. The Bal.
being out Of the United sad
moves the natives to much wrath by allusion to
"furriners, and verify, what with total prohi-
wonder that the traveller should sometimes
fancy he had stepped out Of this rapid
slow. they certainly live well; the waters of the
Chesapeake bay, with its thousand iniets
supplying fish, crabs and oysters most album
filled with red head and canvas back duck,
as are the copses with woodcock ana quail and
narshgrass with rail, and here in his native
lair almost forgot to speak Of the diamond
back terrapn. that most dainty of birds, and
even now words tail me as try to recount his
the Counties the inlsts peneaae So deepy sn %
In such various directions that few of the farms
are more than two or three miles away from
bis boat about as much his wagon, and is
generally as good a sailor or fisherman as he is
by rail or dirt road, one seems to be in coun.
try without houses; but far of is a clump Of
trees, and, looking closely, perhaps one sees the
yond. Then, If you know the occupant, you ride
up through q long avenue, with Level fields Of
the house you receive a hearty welcome. ana
most probable will be requested to decide
whether you like grass in yOur'n. Some of
these old homes are beautiful, and really de-
serve the name Of home, having all the CON-
forts ana cOnveniences that d family learn to
accumulate after long habitation in one place
A few days ago had the pleasure of spending
the day at one Of these old places that had been
In possession of the family for nine or ten gene
rattons. There In the old family battle-ground
husband and wife lie resting side by side gene.
ration after generation; and, Judging froin the
vigorous specimens OF young manhood OF this
day, it is safe to predict that many other men
OF this family will go from this old home to
state.
Travelling on the Chesapeake bay Ia exceed
1ngly pleasant The boats are generally large,
well fitted and fast, and on this large bodv O{
water there is nearly always some air stirring
Now, to-day, with the thermometer way up In
the nineties, there is q delightful breeze that
takes away all ones sense OF discomfort It is
the green waters, with here and there q short
lined white cap, some half q dozen white sail,
way of yonder q faint dark line of smoke from
AN invisible steamer, and the long, low shores
stretching out blue and dim along the horizon.
There is ripple yonder-then lash OF silver
as school OF Alemines try to escape that big
rock that made dart among them. How
lazily that pair Of fish hawks are sailing around,
when suddenly there is q swoop and q mighty
splash, and then on the nearest tree full lunch
il INDUCED in. Yea, though it be proclaimed
that the way OF the trangresS0r Is hard land We
are all transgressorsD or that life is but purga-
tory with no consequent paradise, let the most
away few weeks on the shores Of the Chesa-
peake bay and he will gradually commence to
think that there is just little real actual pleas
ure In living after ALL