The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-08-30
from Yankee correspondent in passion With rival

From Yankee correspondent in passion With rival
OCEAN HOUSE,, NEWPORT,
August "a, 1919.
Nsrport ~ lsi9-Henry Clay e,eoying his Rsposc--
Snobim and Amateur Letter priteys - Tie
Ocean Hou~.
Newport is now in the bloom of prosperity. The
hotels, as general thing, are full, and the larger
houses are lodging out many of their boarders.
Mr. Clay is quietly reposng at the Atlantic Hotel,
where he has at length found quiet resting place,
in which he may pass a few days in ease and com
parative retirement. lie is not annoyed here as he
was at Saratoga, by numerous ard continued i'm
pertinent calls, but is allowed to sleep, breakfast,
smoke, dine, drink, sup, and chat at what hours
best cult his own fancy. lie rises generally at an
early hour, breakfasts about eight o'clock smokes
a secar, walks or rides a short time, sometimes
bsihes, and returns to enjoy the cool and invigo-
rating air Of Newport from the piazza of his hotel.
lie visited The Ocean House drawing-room last
evening, aEd was politely received by his friends,
but no oullsndish or oilicous demonstrations were
medc. In fact, the "great kentucklsn" lives here
like respc ctable gentleman and not like a lion.
He is improved IN appearance since he left Saratoga.
IL is generally admitted that snobism and exclu-
siveness has met with stunning blow, u not a
mortal wound, so far as its influence at Newport
is concerned. You may recollect-it you do not,
/ do--that, last year, this delightful spot was
afflicted with the presence cf set OF pretenders
who dictated what should and what should not be-
whether a hep or ball should be q good one, or
whether IL should be faiure--whe ther the music
should play reasonable and well understood airs,
or whether the instruments should discourse such
sounds as their ears refined (heaven save the
mark y had become familiar with by dint CT many
exclusive rehearsals; in short, whether the many
who paid for comforts should have them, or
whether the few, because Of reputed wealth,
should rule the roast. This was sad aifl,eton,.
but, like the smallpox, cholera, or the tooth evil,
il had its crisis. Like great boil, it swelled and
swelled, and finally festered and burst The ex.
cusiyes. like pus, oozed out, damned Newport, and
left. "Tbey left the country for the country's
good" and in leaving, cast their ban upon II;
But, wonderful to relate, it was no sooner maze
known that the exclusives would not return TO
Newport, than all the hotel accommodations were
enrr eed and had il not been for the cholera in
neiphbering cities, better season could not have
been desired than the one through which we are
now passing But the ulcer left moiety ofits vlru-
lent impurty behind, and this has shown itself this
season In such unmistakable form, that although
IL is conraratvely mpotent,it should (and believe
II will be cauterzed and healed. A person, wear
ing pantaloons and white hat, with girls tacel
disguised by the annexation OF slight quantity OF
tow to the upper lip, has been living at this house
for some time past. lie was formerly one OF lne
exclusives, but has now no companions, and has
only succeeded in making himself offensive and
contemptiblc IN the sight Of ell respectable people
who have been a witness to his ans lie could
not make people believe that ne Wasa gieh. sian'
and so he began abusing the hotel people about II,
and things in general through some newspapers OF
small circulation. But his contributions were
known, and many who had previously endured has
society now "cut him dead,' albert he was The
grandson ola millionaire. Annoyed by his III
success in his first effort he tried IL again, and only
caused himself 10 be more condemned than before,
| end now, like discontinued spirit, the said per-
sen with the glfl's face, the white hat, and the
small quantity Of tow upon his upper lip, walks the
piazzas and corridors looking very like SCHOOL, hey
who wants TO 60 out" His last literary effort IL
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