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A PRIMITIVE SP OT,
Interesting Features of the
Island Where Mr. Cleve
land Is So Busily
DEMOLISHING THE DUCKS.
Queer Incidents Attending the Pres-,
idenl-Elecl's Sojourn.
JNE BAD CASE OF STAGE FRIGHT.
lie Little Tacht Gronnds on the Way to
the frhooting Grounds.
BI1IPLICITT OP TUB INHABITANTS
rcopRzsrosDtxcE or the oisrATCH.j
Exmoee, Va., Dec. 2. While President
elect Cleveland and his Iriends, Mr. Daris
ana Mr. Jefierson, came to Broadnater
IMand w ith the avowed intention or "rough
in;; it," the most formal amenities of social
life have been entirely Jorgottcu. Although
politicians have been tabooed there have
bcea many pleasant lfttle gatherings at the
Forrell cottage which 1 ave had uo connec
tion with duck sliootiat;. During his star
Mr. Cleveland has always been arcesible to
those who make their heme on the Ishfod
and also rative who come on pilgrimages
Irom the mainland. There hae been al
most daily informal receptions accorded
these people.
Albert Duncan, an unusually intelligent
gentleman, who has achieved quite a rcputa
tation for biavery tn connection with occa
sional service at the United States Life Sav
ing nation, headed quite a little party of
Eastern horsemen who called on Mr. Cleve
land one afternoon. They were received
with courtesy, and local topics formed the
btsis of quite an animated conversation.
The President-elect took particular pains
to see that each member of the party was
provided with a fragrant perfecto, and the
little reception was practically turned into
genuine ''smo'ecr."
A Tecullar Pastorate.
Eev. John K. Sturgis, pastor of the little
Methodist Eniscopal Church located on
Broadwater Island, also brought a party to
pay their respects to the distinguished visi
tor. Mr. Sturgis has for years conducted
what might be called a missionary work
airocg the islands, which form & sort of
Archipelago along the coast of Virginia
and deaden the force of the ocean waves
x-hich would otherwise beat upon a more
inhospitable and desolate shore. On
alternate Sundays he visits Broadwater and
Cobbler Islandi, where the simple natives
are instructed in the word of God. The
little ones are not neglected and Sunday
Ecliool services are held every two weeks
ior their benefit.
Mr. Sturgis lives at Bird's Nest on the
mainland, a email village situated 1G
miles south of Extnore. In winter and
summer, through rain and shine he makes
the 5 miles sail in his small batteau, re
turning to bis home on Monday. He often
takes his little son with him on these trips.
Many times when Mrs. Sturgis has been
visiting on the island she has gone up into
the lighthouse tower, and, with the aid of a
powerful glass she has watched the progress
of her husband's trail cralt through a fierce
tuam.
The violent gale would lay the boat upon
its side and the maddened, white-capped
waves would dash over it causing it to dis
appear entirelr from sight. The faithful
wife often gave up in despair, believing
that her husband and son had certainly
been overwhelmeJ and lost, but they al
ways succeeded in outriding the storm and
landed in safety. Mr. Cleveland talked
with the minister for some time and mani
fested much interest in the work which has
already been done and that which is bought
to be accomplished on the island.
The Only Formal Keceptlon.
Aside from these irregular little gather
ings there has been but one real event on
Broalwater which mizht be considered as
approac'iing the dignity of a formal recep
tion. This was the occasion when President-elect
Cleveland paid his respects to
Mrs. Ferrell at the ciub house. The large,
comfortable sitting room was brightened
up for the occasion. A sparkling fire of
resinous pine knots was kindled in the
grate. The vases upon the mantel over
the hearth were filled with house flowers.
The lace curtains were pulled back from
the windows and admitted more than the
usual abundance of licht.
Mrs. Ferrell, who is a handsome, cul
tured and refine 1 lair, was dressed in an
elegant black Hennette costume, made
with a plain skirt and having one plaited
ruffle around the bottom. The bodice was
cut plain and elaborately trimmed. She
stood in the center of the large room and
received her distinguished caller. Tne
President was attired :n a regulation lull
dress suit. After a pleasant interchange
of courtesies he returned to the cottage
which has been set apart lor his use.
The usual train of incidents which do not
obtain general publicity have not been
wanting during Mr. Cleveland's visit to
Broadwater Island. While trivial in them
selves, and of no consequence on matters of
interest, they have nevertheless been an un
failing source of amnsjement ,and gossip
among those who know no world beyond'
the environments of the narrow peninsula.
These occurrences have been endlessly re
vamped and passed lrom mouth to month
with a succession of additions and variations
that would be simply astounding were it
not perfectly harmless.
A Caso or Stage Fright.
On one occasion when two ladies, who are
Sermanent residents of the islaud, called on
r. Cleveland at the cottage they suffered
ladly from stage fright, and for a time lost
their presence of mind. While in a condi
tion which could not be better described
than bv the word "rattled," the President4
elect addressed a query to one of the ladies
which required ao afSrmative answer. The
lady, houever, in her hopeless confusion,
made a miscalculation in the mitter of gen
der, and replied, "Yes, ma'am." This little
error etill- continues to be the source of
much merriment in this vicinity, and is
gradually traveling overland in the same
way in uluch prehistoric happenings are
said to have been transmitted to posterity
Irom father to son, and Irom neighbor to
neizhbor.
Another stock Item of gossip ii the
grounding of the little steamer Sunshine.
While conveying Mr. Cleveland to the
blinds for a day's sport shootin.' waterfowl
the yacht entered shallow water too near
the shore and stuck last in the mud. There
was not the slightest possibility of personal
danger, and Mr. Cleveland forsook the
steam launch and entered a small boat
which was rowed to the blind. He suffered
not the slightet inconvenience, and re
garded the mishap in the nature of a little
diversion.
Tne Captain of the Sunshine, Fred Marsh,
a big, bronzed, good-natured roaiiner who
belongs to a class of people knoun through
out the country as "PennsUvania Dutch
men," is said to hae literally torn his
auburn hair and distractedly pulled his -red
mustache and appealed, in choice broken
German, to all the cods which are supposed
to have composed the autonomy of tne Gre
cian mythology. The vessel was soon re
lested from her ridiculous rather than dan
gerous position, and proceeded on her cir-J
cuiar jauracv aiuuuu . ...-, cuuciui
lne to frichteu tinwarybir that had set
tled on the water andS(H . them to flr
within carrying distance I ..- ' lereiaud'a
fowling piece. This incident i a very good
second to the "Yes, ma'am," story'which
still continues to be a prime favorite! on the
round! of local gossip..
Everybody Is Enjoy Inc life.
But apy impression prevailing to the
efiect that all those who inhabit the eastern
shore are illiterate, ignorant and clownish
is entirely erroneous. The surrounding
country is now well supplied with schools
and churches and the people generally are
above the average in brightness aud intelli
gence. They are without exception peace
able is their disposition, domestic in their
habits and consider good health and con
tentment as more to be desired than fine..
clothes or expensive modem residences.
Everybody seems to enjoy life, Isven if it
appears more simple here than those in
the larger cities are accustomed to view it.
While no full-fledged theatrical com
panies ever make barn-stormine iuvasions
into these parts, vet there is an abundance
of amateur entertainments, charades, oyster
bakes, and voting contests in .which the
rivalry of local beauties play an important
part. These voting contests" are rather
unique in their way and differ from the bej
ter known varietv in that an open ballot
decides the result instead of the old-fashioned
system of secret count and the an
nouncement of a returning board.
These contests are held in the diitrict
schoolhouse, and the mode of operations is
simple, although regarded here as a trifle
exciting. Some young gentleman, who is
either suffering from financial depression,
or whose aflections have not become con
centrated on some lady for whom he hopes
to secure special distinction takes charge of
the blackboard and acts as master of cere
monies. The proceedings are then ready to
begin, and the lists arc opened to all con
testants, none being barred because of age
or deficiency in personal charms. When
the first gentleman steps forward, produces
a 50 cent piece and asks that ten votes be
recorded to Miss Jones, that lady's name is
immediately placed on the board with the
number of votes opposite.'
All the Votes Ara Purchased.
Other gentlemen then step up and an
nounce the names ot their favored lady
friends, producing at the same time vary
ing amounts of subsidary coin with which
to emphasize their judgment by the pur
chase of votes. The gentlemen friends of
each lady whose name appears on the black
board then rally to her support, and tho
voting at once becomes lively, expensive
and uncertain. This battle ot ballots, each
one of which has a specified value in the
much despised nickel, continues for 30
minutes, when the polls arc declared closed.
As this exciting moment approaches the
excitement often becomes intense, and this
innocent amusement becomes deadly tragedy
to the enamored youth who at one and the
Same time stares defeat and bankruptcy in
the face.
When traveling men from the north visit
the eastern shore they apparently labor
under the impression that the native popu
lation is still comparatively uncivilized.
As a matter of fact the outlying country
around Exmore was reasonably primitive
bofore the construction of the railroad. As
the proprietor of a hotel at Belle Haven
expressed it, he was but 8 years old, as he
onlv dated his existence since the'3ay that
a locomotive first passed down the penin
sula. Many amusing stories are told of the
cnormons crowds that congregated at this
point to see for the first time the prodnct of
Stevenson's inventive genius.
It 13 said that when the first bar-room
was opened in Exmore a benighted country
man from some moss hidden inlet dropped
in during the month ot August and asked
tor a glass of water. The dispenser of
liquids who it is supposed, did not have
the modernized white tie, apron and eight
inched diamond stnd, complied with the re
quest and placed upon the pine slab that
served as a bar a glass of original, unadul
terated water in which floated an octagonal
chuck of ice, which had previously done
duty in preserving the low temperature of
some beer imported from Norfolk,
Never Heard of Ice In August.
The native inquired with some solicitude
as to the character of the foreign snbstancs
in his glass. When informed that it was
ice, he denied the statement with indigna
tion. Upon being assured-'tfiat it. was the
actual product of nature he scornfully
said:
"Ice, nothine. Who ever heard tell Of
ice in August?"
A careful canvass has been made among
the oldest inhabitants to ascertain, if possi
ble, the why and wherefore by which this
station became known to an admiring world
as Exmore, bat with extremely limited sue
less. When the railroad compa'nv first?
opened an office here for the transaction of
business the station was known as Belle
Haven, out of respect to the little town of
that name located one mile and a quarter
from the line. Some lime afterward, ac
cording to a carefully guarded leiend, the
owner of a plantation in this vicinity im
ported some horses from Scotland, the ani
mals II question belonging to the widely
knoirn "Exmoor breed." An official of
the mad was struck with the name and de
termined to bestow the same upon this
little bamlet Through a series of blunders,
aided and abetted by a sign painter, who
had ideas ot his own concerning orthog.
ranhy, the station house eventually became
labeled with a large pine board bearing the
simple legend "Exmore." The time cards,
tickets aud stationary were eventually
changed to meet the views of the artist
whoe skill will long b: perpetuated on the
pine board sign. ' -.
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Chatles Dickens' complrto works,15 vol
umes. Illustrated, cloth 3 95
W. M. -Thackeray's complete works, 10
volumes 3 25
George Ellut's complctu woiks, 6 vol
umes 1 95
George Eliot's complete works, 8 vol
umes 3 75
Edna L all's "Donovan.' ':Wo Two."
"Hardy Norseman," "Knight Errant,
"In tho Golden D.iys," and "Won by
Wnltine," 6 volumes - 1 63
Victor Hugo's works, 6 volumes, illus- "
trated , 3'95
Victor Hugo's "Les Miserable," 3 vol
umes, very iiandsomo, new edition, II
liuflated 2 95
Victor Hugo's "Les Mlserable,"popular
edition, 2 vol a 75
J. Fciilmore ConpirV completo woiks,
G volume-', Illustrated 8 75
J. Feiiimoru Cooper's Leather Stocking
Tales, 5 volnmos 2 43
J. Fonlmore Cooper's Sea lates, 5 vol.. 2 43
The Wandering Jow, by Eugene Sue,
presentation edition, 2 volumes, il
lustrated, fancy cloth blndiu.' 2 38
The Wandering Jew, po.nlar edition,
2 vols 75
The Mysteries or Paris, by Eugene Sue,
2 vols 75
Longfellow's Pro-o Works, Hypericin,
and Outre Mer. 2 vols
Tom Jone-,by Fielding, 2 vols 75
Count or Monte Cristr, by Dumas, 2 vols 75,
Count or Monte Crisio, beautiful illus
trated edition. 2 vols 195
On the Heights, by Auerbach, new edi
tion. Two volumes., 160
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Historical, Biographical, Etc.
Macaulay's History of England, 5 vols.. $1 25
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trated,5 vols 2 25
uiiioons Decline ana x an 01 me uumau
Empire, with Dean Millman's notes,
6vols. cloth 1 95
Tho same, in a'fine edition, gilt tops.... 3 25
Gulzot's History of -France, profusely
illustrated, 8 vols 6 95
McCarthy's History ot Our Own Times,
2 vols. Svo., cloth 1 95
Carlylo's Frencn Revolution, 2 vols.,
cloth 138
Clrlyle's Frederick the Great, 4 vols.,
cloth .'....'. 3 75
Carlyle's Complete Works,10 vols., cloth 8 75
Green's History of the English People, 4
vols. .,.............. . .. 2 95
Grote's History of Greece, 4 vols 3 75
Prescott's Conquest or Mexico, 3 vols... Si
Proscott's Conquest of Peru, 2 vols 75
Precott's Ferdinand and Isabella, 2
VOISas K
llnwlinsou's Seven Great Monarchies. 3
vls I 95
Rawllnson's Eypt, 2 vols. 1 95
Plutarch's Lives of Illustrious Men, 3
vols ...i.. ..... ............ 2 48
Tho same, new edition, gilt tops, 8 vols.. 2 75
Boswell's Lire of Johnson, 4 vols 3 75
Lasiing's Eminent Americans. 2 vols.... 93
Irving's Lire or Washington,new edition
gilt tops, 2 vols 160
Washington Irving's Works, 6 vols.,new
edition, gilt tops 4 60
Washington Irving's Works, popular
edition, 6 vols 3 25
Napoleon and His Marshals, by Headley
2 vols., cloth, illustrated 125
HaKHours With Best Authors. by Cbas.
Knight, 4 vols., cloth 9 75
Washington and His Generals, 2 vols.,
ClOliU sW
Essays, Belles-Lattres, Poems, Eta
Emerson's Essays, 3 vols., popular edl-
tlOQ. 9 4w
The same, 2 vols., new University edi
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Macaulay's Essays and Poems, 8 vols.,
cloth 1 60
Goethe's Complete Poems and Dramas,
now University edition, 6 vols., cloth
gilt top 4 75
Schiller's Complete Works uniform with.
Goethe, 4 vols 3 95
Macaulay's Speeches, 2 vols., cloth 95
Lamb's Essays of Ella, 2 vols., cloth 75
Carlyle's Essays, 4 vols., cloth 8 25
Complete Poems of Lord Byron, 2 vols.,
gilt ton 98"
Sbakespeare's plays, songs and sonnets,
complete arranged In chronological
order with an Introduction to eacn; the
famous Clark ft Wright text, 8 vols.,
eloth, silt top 1 75
We have nearly all the above sets in fine
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"The Marble Fawn,"
By Nathaniel Hawthorne.
New holldny edition. Beautifully illus
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which the scenes of the book are laid
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"The Scarlet Letter," (New.),
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Ben Hun a Talo of the Christ. By Lew
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Rienzi. Romanesque edition. Tho last
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Reveries of a Bachelor: or. A Book of
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Old Creole D.iys. By George W. Cable.
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Abide With Me. By Bev. Henry Franols
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The Breaking Waves Dashed High. (Tne
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Come Into the Garden, Maud. By Alfred
Tennyson.
Cnrrew Must Not Ring To-night. By Rosa
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He GIveth His Beloved Sleep. By Elizabeth
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Home, Sweet Home. By John Howard
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It was the Calm and Silent Night. Alfred
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Lady Geraldlne's Courtship. By Elizabeth
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My Faith Looks Up to Thee. By Bay Pal
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Nearer, My God to Thee. By Sarah Flower
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Dora. By Alfred Tennvson.
From Greenland's ley Mountains. By Bishop
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Hannah Jane. By David Boss Locke.
Oh, Why Shonld the Spirit or Mortal Be
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Onr Father in Heaven. The Lord's Prayer
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Ring Out, Wild Bells. By Alfred Tennyson.
Bock of Ages. By Augustus Montague Top
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The Lord Is My Shepherd. By W. C Rich
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'Eve of St Agnes. By John Keats. Eaoh
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