Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-03-06
Down by the Sea.


 ED. CuIzEN:-Your correspondent mad the pleasure of being one of a very pleasant party that took trip to Long Beach and vicinity a few days ago. The party consisted Of Misses Jessie and Alice Gavitt. Mrs. Lynill, Mir. and Mrs. Paris and Master Sam, Judge Wm. Van deyer, and your correspondent. At Long Beach the party found Judge Banning and Mir. Harry Valentine of Wilmington. Long Beach is strictly temperate. and the gentlemen would | undoubtedly have had some tall skirm. | lzhing, had not Judge Banning came | nobly to the rescue. The first day was spent in quietly lounging around, and making ourselves generally comfortable.
 The seconl day Judge Banning took the party for a sail in the harbor on his beau iful it le steamer Linda"
 The Linda and her gallant crew, es- peclally tbe whistle, has a very warm place in our memory, and may she never go to sea with Q party who love her more-put this down in your log, Tom. The whistle was a constant source of amusement to Judge Vsndever, and had tt not been for harbor regulations would probably have driven the ladies crszy. After cruising around the steamer Santa Rosa the Linda headed for the English ship Holt Hill; here We were redeived very kindly by the officers in charge, and shown every attention. The next call was made on the good ship Belvl- dere. Captain Gibson met us at the | ladder, and escorted the party into the cabin. Here We met Mrs. Gibson and her two friends, Mrs. and Miss Higgins | of Denver, who were visiting for few days. The Cap tain understanding the weakness of | gentlemen on a trip of this kind gave them the wink, and they followed him | into a little room, and said-"here's how | Mrs Gibson and her friends desiring to | g. to Los Angeles, we took them on | board and soon landed Bt San Pedro. | It being now about noon Judge Ban nng invited the party t0 lunch, which 1 they did ample justice tO, nOtwIthstand- | ing the claret made Valentine a little drOwsy. We next drove back to Long l Beach, and enjoyed plunge Tn the suri after the first plunge. Lady Teddy insist l cd that Greenland was hot compared with that, and ,straighTay made for her TO ID, the balance however enjoyed II very much. Judge NRndevers teeth chstiered considerably, but he stuck to It. After a hearty dinner We adjourned tO the large piazza and drew our chairs | up together in the form of circle, and chawed gum, and sang every song We could think of, and soon had large Ru- dieuce; after amusing the crowd for 1 some time, We took possession of the parlor and were soon tripping the light | fantCst!c,' Miss Priscilla presiding at the Fpiano. The gentlemen finally wound up III Judge Banning and MT | Valentine $ rooms where q pleasant hour was passed, Captain Gibson relating some curious adventures, Gmong them. one good fish story.
 The next afternoon. after taking the ladies back tO Los Angeles, the gentle men returned with Captain Gibson to spend the night on board the Belvldere; on the way down We found General J. R. Brierly the genial Collector of the l port, on board, and after some persuasion the General WAS induced to accompany Us. We took the captains yacht at the wharf and sailed out tO the ehlp. l On the way out the General | gave Us sea stories galore" and in his own language. He came, he saw-in a | Concord wagon. 4 health to you, Gen. eral, may you be ns happy IS We wish | you. The wind and tide being against us we did not reach the ship until $50 However, the steward soon had nice warm dinner for us and We were happy. Some of the party desire to retire early, but Genl. Brierly's lively stor es and Judge Nandever's untIring solicitude prevented any sleep until after F. Dur lng the night breeze sprung up, which made quite a swell and by morning made walking quite difficult; or as Judge NRndever expressed 1t in toast, "Belyidere, stsunch old ship, may your white wings be spread out and come back to Us always; but II Captain Gibson could aEsuage the peculiar motion of hls cabin floor, 1 would have a better appetite for breakfast"
 Shortly after breakfast the Linda steamed out for us by Judge Earnings order, and We were soon bounding over the waves toward San Pedro. Here We said good bye to Capt Gibson and Judge Banning, two thorough gentle men whom it will always be a pleasure to remember. May their shadows never grow less"
 If life could bs filed up with pleasant trips of this kind, weary mortals would | not care for the orthodox story of Para disc, as enjoyment enough could be had here below, and We would not care for any change in the administration.
 AZ.