The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-07-14
The Lake Waccamaw Trip.

Sinclair, W. f. French, Jr., r. &.
Morrison, ArcLie Morrison, DR.. t.
A. Norment and W. |. Linkhaw,
the latter two acting III the capac-
lily of "chaperones," left Lumber
ton for Lake Waccamaw.
We arrived IN the nice little city
Of Whiteville about 1 O'Clock ri
M, and, after erecting our tent
on the court house green, by per-
mission of Whiteville's clever
mayor, Mr.. II. G. Motif, we re-
paired to the Whiteville hotel,
where Mrs. Howell administered |
to the inner man with an elegant
supper.
Messrs. Thompson and Birth
right preceded us by about two
hours and, as both the boys are of
an inquiring turn of mind, they
proceeded to at once take in the
town.
| After looking around Whiteville,
they proceeded to the ''depot," as
they had heard there was an arte-
sian we'll down there. 1t was
quite warm and our boys were in
"negligee," both having on sweat
ers. They had only been down a
few minutes when DR.. Jackson
came up to them and the boys re-
marked that it certainlywas warm.
| DR.. jackson, thinking he had met
two (hobos) tramps, kindly asked
them how far they had walked to-
day. 1t guyed the boys right
much and they tried to keep it a
secret, but 1t leaked out at last
and furnished considerable fun for
the balance of the party. DR..
jackson, soon finding his mistake,
sent for the boys, and like the
: clever gentleman that he is, apollo
gized to them.
Our resident Lumberton boy
Mr.. E. w. Wishart, whom we ex.
pect yet to see grace the Supreme
J bench of North Carolina, soo1
came around and notified us thai
there was to be a "sociable' a
, the residence of Dr.. Crowell com
- plimentary to oar boys. So, Mr.
Editor, you can imagine the fut
F. ter of excitement that ran through
. the breasts of our "Ward Meal
listers.' About 8 o'clock, in com
! pany with Messrs. Bruce Howell
Neill Maxwell, Henry Maxwell
Mr.. Frazier, and others, "
. reached the hospitable home c
DIR. Crowell. and the writer's hav
- never gazed upon q fairer viaio
of loveliness than was arrayed i
, the parlors. Delightful music wa
= discoursed throughout the ever
- ing. The boys came back t
- "camp' about II o'clock, all tt,
ing to talk at once to express the
- delight at the enjoyment Of tt
- evening just passed. But abo7
the din and commotion We heal
the loud tones of our Ward McA
= lister-the only and original
" exclaiming above all others TIL
!, the "entire bevy Of pretty gir
= were very much snitten wi
, ~ him. Well, we could not be su
~ prised as that is his reputatie
'0 here-we all Glove him.
." %, On Tuesday, the Doth, we le
" Whiteville for Waccamaw, 6
irving about II O'Clock, a. n
'n7 and Mr.. Editor, you should ha
~ heard the expressions of delig
AZ that came from the boys VIII
al they beheld the beautiful sheet
.AS water. While waiting for c
=, camping outfit to arrive we W.
VIC walking up and down the lake
va" while away the time, when we
'.'o pied heavy looking man Will
'h' bucket on his arm coming do
ehe the hill and one of the boys 81
'''' gested that it must be Capt;
Potts. We saw him go to his b.
iio house where we soon follow
nls' him, when sure enough it was
ao- captain. We introduced oursel
l'i and our business, when we W
oe- welcomed by the captain.
I'LL. were told that the captain wa
''eo clever man, but we were not I
anu pared for so much cleverness.
oe Just become one of us, and was
'lle nice and kind to us as if we
OH always known him, and we W
lory in future. After &: hasty din
H. we all went up to the dept
+ take in the town. we think
,ing there was lots of young folks
the city. And sure enough Il
q is was lots of young ladies, bu
,o,. don't think there was ano'
young man in town except
''-e boys until "Jack' arri
WV Then the boys began to W,
nedI Ai,,