Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-05-04

brought up the rear, and Ellen Condlt
and Lieutenant Hedges preceded them,
evidently we'll pleased with the arrange.
| ment.
The dinner might be called provincial
In Its arrangement and large-handed
abundance; certain II Is, no other part
OF the world could have afforded a
greater variety OF LIES good things. nor
could any cooks in the great capitals
surpass the black women, who, though
slaves themselves were the complete
mlstresses Of all the Hampton kitchens.
Shell fish from the Great South Bay,
blue fish from the Atlantic, wild fowl
from the Great Peconlc Bay; wild tur-
key, grouse and woodcock from the
neighboring forests yenlson, better
than ever royal forest produced, early
vegetables, most grateful OF all food to
the Sailors preserved fruits and nuts.
imported and domestic; butter like fan
clful gold ingots these and many other
things came on In regular and seeming
ly endless courses; and the dishes
steamed amid masses of flowers gath
ored from garden and field; and old
fashioned wax candles Of many colors
lit up the whole.
All were on good terms before the
meal began, but during its progress the
thin walls Of reserve melted away, and
when the banquet--for such we call it.
was concluded all felt like old friends.
Wine and spiced rum were passed
around in abundance, and Captain Fox
and his men appeared to drink as did
the others-and this was a time when it
was thought man could be neither a
good sailor nor brave soldier II he did
not drink-but they did not drink, or
even sip, each time they lifted the silver
goblets to their lips.
After dinner, the musicians, who had
been playing In the vlne-covered porch
outside, struck up march, and another
procession was formed and Squire
Condlt, with Mrs. Hedges on his arm,
led the way to his own house, where
the festivities were to be continued.
Sailors in the service Of the British
Government were always sure Of well
come In the best society OF the colonies.
Their commissions implied that officer"
and gentleman" were synonymous; and
1t can be said that knightly courtesy
ran through the service at this time,
for England had entered on that grand
career for supremacy Of the ocean
which was afterwards to leave her for u
time its undisputed mistress.
The officers of the Wanderer were
made as welcome by the people OF Sag
Harbor as II, like the Sea Hawks
crew, they were their own sons and
neighbors.
With the exception OF CAPTAIN Fox
and Lieutenant Frenauld, the o&cers Of
the Wanderer were not, judging from
their awkward and constrained man.
ners, much accustomed to ladies So
ciety, for only the two named could
dance, or at least attempted to do so.
This, however, only made the non
dancers the more acceptable to such
stald citizens as Squire Condit and
Doctor Hedges who we're not so strict
In church matters as not to enjoy game
OF whist.
But Captain Fox and Mr.. Frenauld
more than made up for the deficiency In
the others. The former, now that he
was in his magnificent uniform, and
his expressive face and strange blue
eyes beaming and flashing with ANNA
ton, was consplcuously flne-looking,
even In the presence Of such men as
Captain Denham and Mr.. Valentine
Dayton. Mr.. Frenauld though dark,
and with eyes that physlognomist
would call Sinister" presented good
foil to his llght-halred commander,
whom he eQualed as brilliant CONVEX
sationalist.