The Penn's Grove record., 1886-01-09
A Trip TO Virginia.
Four Penn grove Boys.

There are two tugs here IN the mouth
of C~llickahominy creek where our
sloop lays at anchor, and aye httlng
specimens Of the surroundings. Tley
were built up among the pines, ana
run opposition to II another towing
vessels of small draught in aad out Of
this branch of the river. one Is nam d
the "Sue'' and the other the ''Peters-
burg" They were eyid nd more OF
intended for speed, nor stree Z IL, Uut
for the purpose of consuming pl c wood,
Judging from the immense quail titIes
they use. Last Tuesday they bot
started together, for a vessel Il lie Of
fling. The ''Sue'' reacne! the v SCI
first, informed tie Capt. where to IN
Choir, and started back, (tor it vas bl w
ing too hard at the time tn brlu2 her
in), met the PETERSBURG" dtsabled and
drifting in with the current. Upon
investigation it was found that owing
to the negligence of the engineer, and
the heavy rain falling at the Time, the
elbow had not been placed upon tie
smoke slack, and in cons qurHce, the
fires had been totally e~Xtinguialed. Ii
was considered a great victory for the
''Sue1 aud as soon as the weather
cleared, and the wind SHIFTED sufficient
Iy, she returned to the vessel and
brought her safely III.
la regards to the fishing herr, there
are an abundance of almost all Kinds,
WHICH the natives know bot little about
catching. But they are with the north
erners, as are the Delawareans with
the Jerseynlen. They most emphatic.
ly deny non res lde?ts of the state the
priviledge of fishing i'll any ui the
rivers except with a finger Inc, orpule
No nets of any kind can he used. Sew
eral nothern men have ueen arTe ted,
and others have had to leave entirely
minus their tackle. They have not
yet mulesttd us fr luyinG fish and
shipping Them, though II Is hard to tell
what time they may re tIIed Of >erinp
us about and staff tbs. ] be lieye ,h y
are about t. = IS dur Ller act aS soou
as the Iegi ia'ure comm nces N refer
euce to outsiders coming here to fish,
| believe they art aIso about to apply
to Congress TO iave he stale # May
la, d moved ) mewhat 80 rs to enable
them to Il come annexed D,laH re,
and then mo opo ize Iii tIsl,ing inter
ests OF the country.
Game ol almost all knlds abound4 III
this l~ncality and since reading "Notrd
Ducker'sn conumun c~"tloi, ana The
vino recently visited Island Heights,
| WOuld ,ay to amy ni tI"ln, Ii they
Thirst after sport Of that KIND. they
should pay tn, psrt Of the count y Il
visit. lii rlvrt,, c e KS, and snar'iL-
rs are, so 10 speak alive with MIA
geese, black, maIlarl. canvas back,
and VA, Inu, o,tpT X nds OF ducks, White
IN the i0rte. AID meada"S u h. found
IN plentiful guam ties, quail, Iabtlts,
squirrels, wId turkeys, and deer.
Since our AR val we have kIlled all
the ducks we could cOnsumr with hul
little trouble. We have shot macy
from the deck OF tie 'Siel. u to TIL
prese t, We nav- Killed II ducks, 8 wiz
geese, / 8 deer which Charlie and myself
captu.e cd winning the rivtr, IN
our return rom GlarCnaOn-, Oh V d
nesda> ID c 16tlI, Il ,ebi $, squirrels.
Il u quarl,. We have KEEP no account
Of ali ll- quail shot, Whlch Is snme-
where alb u 40 havin. been Kill Il 10y
Cap GeuIge SInI'i, ~hO enjoys the
reputation If bring the crack shot Of
the parry. Not always do we rhjoy
pleasure IN the pursuit of game, but
sometimes uLder perilous ~circumstan-
ces do VIZ obtain the much coveted
binds. Sucli Was the experience oil one
a. ia party, VIM IS al unma rlrd, u
e ergrtic }Uulg man, and bent upon
ST ootIig "a z ost. He went OH shore Il
self in Il tIicket of pines wllerr the
hi DIS usually pass over. Our you iitul
f ien'i had NJ long remained n wait
ing lrr'Ore he sounds OF geese iell upon
his ear, and as the echoes died away
upon lie l-ni uoson of the pines 90
felt a GiulIl # joy creep through his
frame, and ne AZ glad Pietntly he
Could SET their forms tlrou II tn dark
Hess whlch had " this Time b-guu To
gatL,r He mah ady, AID ith his
foil tupe- tia rnOst goose should
d, cOra.r tine tab f0I to arrow, tor
II Was sunday he l"ye.ed MS uun and
shoot the /, Iuit OF which wakes every
elun.btIm- crt ture for lies ROUND,
/ en u. las ems fOi TIA dan thud'' ot
a liiele>s Z os upon the eartn, bu
nar, Il tlUd, III gorsr move oH 5
doe vIr friend t'oad nome, As il j.
~ too oar, o 81 OF. lie wal = Be- s
urls aiou toward us buat Ah'cu .,
fully a mil distant Bu stop; a ~
deep gnWl which. terminates / t, an
meartniy sell IS heard, dadm m uu-
unusual short space at lim hr Is maA-
ing the fastest ttme au &c 81, 10
reaching the ,~~-cl he H. To dt b. in
a. exhausted CON Vi ion ava eutir ~
ont t breath AT ~ testls alton mad