The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-05-03


mean sea, but do very we'll, especially in
pugilistic circles, where they are found
to be very suitable for throwing up at
the close of the fight
The Nassau dog is worthy of a fast
decaying community. He may be ever
so proud and ambitious when he arrives
here, but he soon gets up later and later
in the morning, begins to postpone till
tomorrow that which should be done to-
day, does those things which he ought
not to have done and leaves undone
those lhings which he ought to have
done, and there is absolutely no health
in him.
He has corrugated back and con-
cave stomach. He has insomnia and
f1eas when no man pursueth.
He makes a good watchdog in some
cases. He will watch your dinner till
you get out of sight and then eat it him
SELF
Nassau was once the home of enter
prising pirates. They are not SO enter
prising now. Years ago they gave one
chance for his life. Now "Chuck me
penny, boss!" is the general cry.
The climate here is very fine, but you
must beware of it if you ever hope to
grow up and be d good man. 1t is Sc
of his ambition as the poppy of the ori-
ent, bunting the senses and stealing
over the better impulses for progress
like ruinous drug. You say on your
arrival, 81 will go at once and get my
luggage from the wharf !" If by even
ing it has not come, you ask at the Of
flee and let it go at that. By and by
you say, 'Well, I'm going home in a
couple of weeks, and I'll let it remain
there at the dock, SO that it will be
handy"
The Nassau hog is a trifle more mea-
ger than that of Florida. You can read
long primer type through Florida hog,
bat here you may read nonpareil through
this one In fact, l think that he rather
magnifies the letters trifie. Some use
the Nassau hog in cases of weak vision.
We have just visited the phosphores-
cent lake. 1t was a very dark night, and
every ripple sent forth a brilliant blue
fame Our boat disturbed thousands of
fish, each one leaving track like a
rocket as he got away from our boat. l
carried a cane and stirred up a phos-
phorescent display that would enable
one to read the Nassau Guardian through
in three minutes. think that this lake
is the most remarkable thing about Mas
sau.
We had q swimmer-a native accom-
panying the boat-and the whole body
was outlined in fire. l never saw any
thing like it in my life Stirred by a
wild burst of generosity, I opened my
heart and gave her large English cop
per as we bade her goodby.
This is no joke. She was cute little
and cut up in the water like everything.
I asked her what she would take to
come to America and act in my house
hold as French maid. She said that she
did not care to go to America, where
people did nothing but follow industrial
pursuits.
The colored people of Nassau are di-
vided into (D males, who do nothing,
and (2) females, who see that future gen.
erations shall grow up to take the bust.
ness off their hands.
With them Incidence is an inheritance
and industry nightmare. Tomorrow is
their day for doing everything, and the
tomorrow they refer to has never yet
been foaled.
The thermometer yesterday was down
to "a, which is the coldest for 80 years,
and some of the colored people had to
put on an extra potato sack to keep
warm. None of them wears shoes, with
rare exceptions, and saw middle aged
person selling tomatoes one day WHO