The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-08
Notes from the Summer Retreats.

NEWPORT, X. L., June ~, lSg.
Prospects of the Remarkable 4rr,rals-Vsi
ors from H,ndostGm-Bcing Converted--A Mer-
~ BaN--Distinguished Daneers-Great Ercite-
m'ent in the Blanket Market.
The drawing-rocm of the Atlantic is very much
admired by yisiers, especially the painting of the
walls, which is chaste, elegant, airy and tasteful,
representing birds Of Paradise among fruits and
flowers, and graceful wreaths. Many inquiries
have been made who painted 1t, and it will doubt
less bring the skilful artist increase of both fame
and business. The hotels are beginning TO fill
the hot weather precipita,ing the flight OF the sum-
mer fashionables, from the burning streets of the
great cities. The Atlantic seems to be favorite
house, and not without cause, for the baron, its
gentemanly landlord, omits nothing that can be
done to make his visters feel happy and at home.
There have never been so many vsltcrs before at
Newport, SO early in the season, and everything
promises that it will be an extraordinary year for
the number and elegance of the families vislters
and equipages.
We had some remarkable singular visitors, who
arrived here yesterday from the Himlaya Noun
tains of Hindostan, Qhe highest in the world,) who
came iIcm The remote regions OF the rapid Indus,
where the ambitious progress OF Alexander the
Great terminated, and he returned back to Baby
Ion, sataied with success and glory, TO strike his
friend Clytus in his cups, and die OF derium ire
mems. They were two llindoo youths from the
kingdom of Assam, in lndla the one fifteen, the
other about seventeen years ed They were ha-
bired in their native HndOo costume, light tar
bans, gracefully adjusted, not cOncealng their raven
locks and high ioreheads, with long flowing tu-
mic, such as The Greclan Roman tOga may be
conceived to have been. On their slight, slim
forms, this costume was quietly elegant. The
youngest was very handsome boy, with large,
gllstenrg eyes, regular and Interesting features,
the HAIR jet black and coarse, and tie skin bright
copper color. Young they were, they seemed
cute as Yankee captain, and as intelligent and
knowing as an American boy; They are juvenile
specimens OF the people who first invented symbo-
lie arithmetic or algebra, and the cotton manuiac-
ture in which, in finer fabrlcs they excel us still
also, they the first who had the cholera, which
hence is called, after the quarter of the globe they
live in-the Asiatic. Now, II Is singular enough,
they are temperate people in eating and drink
ing, never tasting feImented liquors, and eating
theory, thatit is disease which, chiefly is confined
to the Incorporate They were objects OF general
curiosity, and crowd OF gentlemen gathered
o To hey eat nohey bur ree an" naured gem
tltman IN the circle formed round them. Oh,
dear, no." was the reply !, they eat beef. and
mutton, and poultry, and all sorts of good things,
the same as we do, for don't you know that
they are converted !-they Christians" On
hearing this, it seemed to me that 1t would
be no bad thing if the Irish, and perhaps some
Olhtf people. were converted 100 HetlllnKS tney
would not dislike it. These youths, it seems,
have been brought up and educated, from their
early years, by the American missionaries in
! Hlndostan. They speak English fluently, and are
new tour through the United States, under
! the guidance of the missionaries, ana aid, no
| doubt, by their pretty appearance and interesting
history, to excite curiosity and stimulate each
audience before. whom they appear, to pretty
liberal contribution. These are some OF the fruits
and wonders OF the great religious movement OF
the day.
Yesterday Fnday) was quite a cold day A
strong nolih-wester brought TO the island taste
with his ships and crew, is either alive or dead
ard we have no appropriations available to send
ard aid his sorrowiDg lady to nunt HIM up. The
day ushered in with chill beating ras, the
thermometer fell below 60, we shut our doors and
forsetk the colonnaded porch. Winter seemed
to have returned every body put his great coat on
! longed sadly for my huge dread-nought,. which
excited 80 much choler at the Academy Of Medl-
cine, on the femous and futile debate about the
cholera In the evening most Of us had fires IN
apartments; but the ladies, whose skill it Is to
make the interior home smile with gladness, when
! the exterior world frowns gloonnly and the sun
hides Its face hit upon an expt dent which turned
the glcCm to sunshine. Ii was an extemporaneous
ball, and right mernly and gracefully did the gay
! pretty witches from New York, Boston and the
| South, foot II along TO the sound OF merry music
folmlng scene more enchanting than the dance
of those ugly witches in Macbeth" Govem0
Anthony and his lady led the dance, and senators,
representatives., luCEes, lawyers ana philosophers
with their wives and daughters, followed. The
chandeliers shed soft light over the room, the
sounds OF the harp, piano, and violin echoed
through the halls, the gentlemen tripped sm,ngl!
along in deep buff and white vests the ladies'
cheeks glowed with animation and beauty, ant
their lareulshing eyes were lighted up with tn
exert, mont OF exercise. All without was chil
and dIeary,; the norwester every now and thel
gave the shutters a shake, ans the music WEI
meniy with his huge voice. AS it grew late W,
began to retire, and then when any one " turne,
in quickly afterwards the loud ringing Of his Be
was heard, as If it SAID, with tremulous shyeI
sob, II lie cold" then, by and by, servants wer
running all along the scorrdOrs, eXclalmnc
"Chamhe maid, No. Is wants a blanket" .'Chan
beinaid! Chsmbermaid "A couple Of blankets 10
No 10" Thus sudden rise Of blankets IN III
, narKct set all the glr's and yellow boys runnln
and scanlering along the passages, like mad bull
in Wall street. That night, June 29h, | sleI
under four blankets and ceunierpanc, (being
Northern man with Southern ieehngsD phenc
nenon worthy to be chronicled in the p,emcrabl
events 81 the hot summer OF 1Si9. AT last, wlie
final settling time came, each inmate Of the merr
castle, with noses snugy housed and defended
under bran new max inaws, bowed one after no
ther, uncoDsciously, beneath the soothing iniaa
enccs of the " sweet iesioIcr, aud their exampl
In due Time, after little scribblng, was PEACEFUL
and rlsdy followed by 1nE SPECTATOR.
OCEANIC IIcusE, COMFY ISLAND, July I, 1870.
Hath Of Concy IScnd-Pic Nics-Ne,y royi
Turn Ont, &c, SC.
/ have been for some time past luxuratng OF
sea-breezcs, clans, and chowder, and, having
little leisure time, ! do not know how can bette
apply it, than by writing and making your reader
acquainted with what is now going on in thi
LIBERATED empire Of Ccney Island
10th of the hotels here are dong an cycenen
business. Notwithstanding the prevalence OF tn
cholera IN ycur city, yet cases have occurrc,
h,rc,, nor, from present appearances, II there