Milford chronicle., 1895-09-06
GEORGETOWN, DEL. SEPT. sd. 10,

! GEORGETOWN, DEL, SEPT. Sd, 1895.
Mr.. EDIToR:-Will you please allow me
space in your paper to write up an account
of my two weeks outing on Captain Silas
Hynsou's handsome yacht, the dot" We
weighed anchor at Cedar Beach, Friday,
August 23d, inst, and with a fair wind we
were only two hours and quarter reaching
Cape Nav. We anchored in a sheltered
part of the Delaware bay, just back of the
pier where the steamer Republic lands at
Cape May Point, The next day Saturday,
we started out in the old ocean and with a
good stiff breeze made Little Egg Harbor In
let by dark. Sunday morning we again
spread out our white wings" and in less
than three hours we're safely moored to a
dock ID Atlantic City harbor There we tar
ried for one solid week, seeing sights of the
city by the sea by day and by night. We
visited all the principal attractions on the
board walk and did" the town completely
Tuesday we took a party of our Atlantic
City friends out sailing aud fishing. Thurs
day we started out with the unlucky num-
Der thirteen on board and two became sea
them on shore. We then went back to the
ocean and sailed about tim dinner time.
Capt. Hynsou served up a most appetizing
collation., consisting Of deviled crabs, canned
beef deviled ham. boiled ham, bread, crack
ers, cheese and cakes, and most excellent
coffee. For dessert we had all the water
melon, canteloupe, peaches. apples, and
pears we could eat. tell you we lived in
style aud had plenty to eat Saturday we
took five of our lady friends out for a short
sail The most Of our evenings we spent
very pleasantly dancing on the pier, We'd
nesday evening we saw the opera "Gerehee
-Gerefia, f." at the Academy of Music. Fri
day we were invited to go on a straw ride in
q large farm wagon to Pleasautville, a small
town about six or seven miles inland. We
stopped at a farm house and had all the
we could eat. When the ter.
rife storm came up on Saturday night we
were securely anchored in the harbor and |
I was glad we were not out side on the At !
lantic. It was the only severe storm we had /
all the time we were gone. But Capt. Hyn-
son is a regular old salt" and well knows
When to seek shelter, Too much praise
can't be said of our worthy captain. He was
lntiriug in his efforts to please us and did
Ill in his power to make the trip enjoyable.
He not only knows how TO handle the
'Dotn but he is a 6rst-class cook aud all
round useful man to have around He
vas all right except ia one thing, and that
S he was too lavish with his money when
'ut sight seeing on the board walk. Aud
hi the presents he would buy to take home
0 that Delaware girl of his were a caution.
Imong them was a handsome gold bangle |
tick pin with ELIZA" engraved on one side.
low whom do you suppose Eliza can be ?
We had more fun than a little when our
laid old captain attempted to ride the camel
trough the streets of Cairo, which, by the .
Tay is the same street OF Cairo that we saw :
the Worlds Fair at Chicago. The same
ID caBlels, the same old Turks and every
ling the same. Well, Sunday morning at
inc O'Clock we weighed anchor and set sail 9
4 home with a good stiff breeze in our .
vor. We sailed down the coast, passing o
Vulnerable small towns, among the most
nportant being Ocean City and Sea Isle r
ity. Passing Cape May the middle of the t.
ternoon we changed our course TO the west. 5
hen about half way between Cape May il
ID the mouth of the Mispillion river, Il
e wind died out on as, but the tide was in Il
II favor, 81 we dnfted on, occasionally pro-
lied forward by a breath of air Till we Y
ached home. We passed the Mispilliou Ia
hit at just nine O'Clock p. m, making the Z"
n from Atlantic City to Cedar Beach in D.
elve hours. We were all very muc o.
.ased with our trip and want to 90 agar :,
It summer provided Capt. Hynson sti Il ,,
ms the dot" Thanking you for 50 much u
your valuable space, I remain I'll
Yours, etc, 81
ROBERT PAINTER DAVIS. "