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Show The "Lady of the Lake." We joined a ,ay party of ladies and gentle-I gentle-I m-jn yesterday afternoon, and steamed iway down the Jorn. fr::i a ;.-cint ! about a quarter of a m Je njr;h the .: bridge. The little steatoer did her duty nobly, and in le-:s than an hour landed us on a grassy bank, about ; four miles from the lake in an air-line, j and fully eight miles therefrom by the 1 winding courie pursued by the river, j At this point the river has torn . j through the bank and so divided its forces as not to be navigable by steamer steam-er farther down. A dyke is being constructed by which the water now escaping, is to be turned back into its regular channel. This dyke will be completed in about two weeks, after which the steamer will run to the Lake and make excursions thereon. The party examined the rapidly advancing work apon the great barricade, and listened to the explanations of the engineers, and then steamed back to Pettit's. Landing again at the beautiful beauti-ful grove, the party went in for a j genial good time. The string band I which accompanied the excursion, I tuned up, and a half dozen cotillions were enjoyed, with no less zest because the spring-floor was simply the grassy piat in front of worthy Ethan Pettit's mansion. There was no lack of refreshments, refresh-ments, and the fruits from many lands wore not more appetizing than the delicious melons, plucked at the moment, mo-ment, from a shady nook in Pettit's garden. At 5 o'clock the party re-embarked re-embarked and rather reluctantly set their faces home-ward, reaching Main street at half past sis. The excursion is really a delightful one, and should b3 enjoyed by our citizens as well as by tourists. There is always a nice breeze upon the river and the escape from dust is complete. The fine grove of poplars in front of Pettit's furnishes a seasonable amount of shade, which is about to be increased by the erection of spacious awmnjjs. The river-banks are swarming with ducks and other wild fowl, and sportsmen sports-men cau find abundant exercise for their skill. The steamer has accommodations accom-modations for eighteen people in the cabin and about forty on deck. The capacity of tho machinery is from fifteen to twenty horse-power, and is ample for all demand. Tho steamer was built at Jersey City, tlm present season, and is owned by John W. Young, Eq. She is officered as follows: John N. Pike, Commodore; Oleff Hammer, Pilot; C. A. Oberg, Chief Engineer; Alox. Macfarlane, Assistant Engineer. By reference to the advertisement in to-day's Herald it will be observed that persons desiring to make the excursion ex-cursion will be taken from their residences, resi-dences, enjoy the rido and sail and be returned, for tho small price of onedol-lar onedol-lar and fifty cents . We can think of no plan by which so much health-giving pleasuro can be secured for so small a price. |