The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-07-21

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with satchel in hand, the writer
started enroute for Taylor's Island,
Dorchester county. A three miles
walk from our boarding place
brought us to Stephen Woodrow's,
Esq, where a weary and hungry
itinerant is sure to find a hearty
welcome and a good supper. After
tea, Mr.. Frank, the eldest son, drove
us to Port Deposit, a distance of five
miles. Arrived Just in TIME to fill
an engagement to talk Temperance"
before the Y. P. T. Association of
Tome Memorial M. L. Church. At
the close of the lecture, % hours was
pleasantly spent with W. c. q. Van
neman, President of the Association,
at his home. Bro. V. is one of Ports
most popular young men, being
both prominent in society and use
full in temperance and church work.
A midnight drive along the pictur-
esque Susquehanna to Perryville,
was one of the pleasant incidents of
the trip. On one side the ripping
waters, ON the other granite rocks
lowered maiestically many feet from
the waters edge. Ahead of us the
B. & o. r. r. bridge spanned the
river, and about a mile still farther
down the stream the p; w. Il B.
bridge could he seen by starlight
reaching as a thread from shore to
shore. AT Perryville the 1887 train
going south, was boarded, and the
36 miles to Baltimore was made on
schedule time, one hour and three
minutes. From 2 o'clock to 3
o'clock a. M. was spent at Union
Depot when a coach was taken and
a drive of mile or so through Balti-
more city proved exceedingly pleas
ant at so early an hour. Enroute to
Light Street wharf one of the monu-
mental city's monuments was pass
ed. 1t was the one erected to the
memory of the Father of our coun-
try. 1t stands in Mount Vernon
Square, beautifully surrounded with
shrubbery and flowers. The tribute
of memory consists of a column of
white marble, 164 feet high, raised
on base of "a feet high and sur
mounted by colossal statue of
Washington, 16 feet high. Steamer
emma Giles" pushed out from the
wharf at 7 o'clock to the minute and
was soon making her way down the
Chesapeake. The day was an admi-
rablo one for a trip on the water.
The white caps were made resplend-
ent in the sunshine, and far as the
eye could discern innumerable bays
and inlets indented the mainland on
either side and extended far into
the interior. Our geography tells us
the Chesapeake is the largest bay in
the U. S., being about 200 miles long
and varying from 4 to 40 miles in
width. At its mouth, between
Capes Charles and Henry it is but
12 miles wide. A better estimation
of the facilities afforded to naviga-
ton can be made by stating that
this chief bay is navigat lie through
out and can boast of shore line
including that Of the numerous is
lands that stud it, of 500 miles. Tol-
chester Beach was soon passed, as
well as many other towns located
on the border of both sides Of Mary
land, all of which could be plainly
seen with the naked eye so clear
was the atmosphere. The writer
had neither map nor informant, and
regretted the fact that they could
not be procured, for it is probable
that many of the towns seen have a
history as well as the old forts pas
sed.
Some few things might be written
concerning the latter, but our know
ledge of facts are inadequate to give
proper description, hence, we will
leave the reader to search the pages
Of history for an accurate account.
Taylor's Island was reached at II
m. on Saturday, June 9th. Rev. G..
W. Bounds, with whom we proposed
to labor in revival work, on his
charge, was there to meet us. Ten
days were pleasantly spent with
Dorchester Countians, who seemed
tireless in their efforts to make the
strangers visit memorable, and it is
needless to say they were successful
Everything was new to the writer.
The habits of the people, the pro
ducts of the soil, and the riches OF
the sea were in contrast with that
hitherto unknown.
The upper part of Dorchester
county is almost as unlike the lower
part as New Castle County is unlike
Accomac and northampton Coun-