Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1886-08-06

otoiyDouy Las CaTrldg0, as CQ0 pl6aSs
ure vehicles are called, whether it is one
or two horse. and they all have tops to
them, and everybody rides in them, not,
excepting the negroes. Every one drives
rapidly, no matter what may be the occa--
sion, and it is exceedingly rare to see a,
man on horseback. Again, every one that,
lives on the bay side or the sea side' has
q sail boat, and the man who can t manage,
one is considered ''greeny." Very many
ladies are skillful with the oar and rudder,,
and can tell you how to manage the Sails.
Much of the visiting, and many of the
business trips up and down the two coasts.
are made by boat, and frequent excursions
are taken to Cobb's Island. Hog Island,
Chine oteague and other points 10 or Is
miles off the coast. The day spent in WIS.,
iting, bird-egging fishing, Smelling, sc. and,
return with the tide.
CoBB's ISLAND,
80 well known and highly appreciated by
Stsunton people, is a favorite resort with,
the Eastern shoreman and many pleas
ant party is made there and many bust
ness man finds few days rest and recre-
alton in it's cool verandahs and along its
shelly beach. There. it is conceded, the
sea air is fresher, the surf better, the fish
more easily persuaded and everybody
freer and cosier than any where else on
the coast, while the festive mosquito
keeps things lively.
Your correspondent sailed over there
this week and found quite a company of rs
or whereabouts. An excursion yacht from
Philadelphia was anchored off Cobb's with
the Second Presbyterian Fishing Club"
aboard. They were enjoying themselv es
fishing. hunting, &c., in true Calvanistic
style.
CAUGHT IN A STORM AT SEA.
On our return, only two in an open boat
when about miles from the main land,
we encountered one of those fierce. July
afternoon thunder storms. The wind
rain and lightning was fearful expe-
rience to a landsman, and the old water
man at the helm was not comfortable
Bow our boat, sliding along edgewise and
dipping water as 1t did, kept on its bot
tom was mystery to me, but though we
got lost in the darkness and got knocked
about fearfully and wet through and
through, we did succeed in keeping s'right
side up with care" and in course of time
reached our landing with one of the party
at least, not sorry that he had had an OPP
portunity of witnessing storm at sea in
an open boat.
IRISH POTATOES AND. THRIFT.
In taking leave of the eastern shore as
| do tomorrow, have to say that it is In
the best fix of any section of Virginia that
have visited. The streams being all
very short and running across the narrow
peninsula into the-sea on one side and the
Bay on the other, there have been no floods
from the recent heavy rains. There is no
wheat and but little grass and hay to be
damaged; a good deal Of oats washed, but
orn and sweet potatoes, the principal
tops, looking luxuriant, in some places a
tie grassy; while the unusual rains have
hde the most enormous yields of Irish
tatoes which have brought fair prices,
rty, fifty, sixty. and in some instances
70 hundred bushels, for one planted. One
an got So 800 for his potato crop, and
bw has promising crop of corn on the
anne land. I saw the man and saw the
Corn. Money is more plentiful IN North
ampton than have seen it anywhere and
the county has $4,000 ahead which is in
Vested and paying interest. How many
ounties in Virginia can say as much ?
T. G. NJ.