The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-01
CAPE MAY.

CAPE MAY, July 2S, 1855.
Hops, 3c.--How TO Cure Lore Sickaess-Surf
Bathing Cold Spring-Adcexures at the Mount
Vernon, &c.
Cape May is now at the height Of its glory. The
number Of the arrivals has been much larger than
tAat Of the departures during the last week, and,
iadeed, the island seems to have changed very
much for the better.
The majority Of the visters hail from the City of
Drotheriy Love, but there is good sprinkling from
Baltimore, whose fair daughters said to inspire
something moro than brotherly love. New York is
nos properly represented-I mean is not 30 largely
represented ss It should be-the few who are here
are worth their weight of gold.
"Grand hops" are the order Of the day. Oae is
- come OF tonight at the Mount Vernon. There
wss one last night at the Mansion House-on Thu e.
day at the Columbian Wednesday at the Mansion
House. Tuesday at the United States, and on tAe
Saturday previous at the Mount Vernon. II many
poor fellow has not lost his heart 1t certainly was
not because he did not get it subjected to severe
enough test There was q regular blaze Of beauty
ID eAch Of the places. He who exposed himself to
~ influence, and came ont unscathed, may, think,
songrstulate himself on being proof against the
world, the flesh, and the devil. For the benefit Of
sbe unhappy swain who has aimee unfortunately be.
come pensive, melancholy, fretted, in word love.
nick, would venture to suggest remedy. Lst
him take seat, either on top of one Of the dress
ing houses, or on any other elevated position ANA
observe his fair one returning in her soaked panta
lettes and dsordered cassock, her straw hat dis
hgured and crushed down about her ears-herself
stopped and miserable looking after her fgh, with
the treacherous, lecherous waves, which by tneir
graceul swell, their soft music, the great big
aimples and smiles that psyed on their sunny faces
"a they tumbled hBrrying 10 place themselves in
loving submission at her feet-seemed at first TO
invite her TO their soft embrace, but which as soon
- they had encirced her rushed upon her with VII
hnous fury snd chu .kled wildly at the frolicsome
Steps and leaps they made her take upon their
rettees boeOm-let HIM observe well the NO beg one
condition in which they have left her-how the very
porpo,ses that raise their heads above the water
crAw them under imme diately, as If shocked or
frightened ct the sight OF her, for undoubtedly she
resembles nothing they had ever seen before either
IN the sky above, the earth below, or tue waters
der the earth my word for 1t his heat wa feel
relieved.
Bot lest / should be considered an enc ny TO surf
bathing, do you remember the story Of Venus rising
cut Of the ocean? OF course you do--.very one
does. Nothing is more natural. rnere Is no A.
legory among the anclents more beautiful. Just
show me woman who has got tne TO put on her
''6xins after her batn among the breakers and IN
show you metamorphosis- LOT goddess, soma
hing that, by the frmDess and elasticity OF step,
the grac4rul BNei1nE mOtiCn- LnAJ see nS 10 nave
been caught from the steeds Of old Neptunus-
buoyancy Of SPIRIT she electric sparkle of the aye,
by the airs OF j0youapess that play aud brighten
upon the features, becomes the nearest a3proxims-
ton to the angelic nature that can well be I'm.
ssined. Surf bathiug-tbere is more than poetry,
tLere 10 magic in the word.
Cape May ia in every respect well adapted for
ocean bathing. One OF the finest STRANDS to be-
four anywhere extends at least SIX or seven miles
on the northeast Two surf boats are kept quite
convenient TO the places where bathers "most do
eongreRste,n y immediately below the Columbia and
Mount Vernon houses. rhsy remaiu just outside
NE breakers, 30 that II any unfortunate wighf',
calculating too much ON their natatory 20 Eers,
should venture ont TOO far, or weaker and less am
bitons ores be carried away By ths under tos,
they are quickly picked up, brought in. and sent on
ine,r way somewbas 'Iight,ned, but rejoicing.
We have Governor Pollock, of Pennsyl sniA, at
tne Columbia. He seems TO be q very plain, un.
assuming, honest kind OF man; but which OF our
Governors or politicians Dies no. seem sol They
ter, Combe A Co.
nYesterdsy party Of US got Jerseymsn to drive
us over - Geld Spiing-a distance OF some three
miles nom Cape May. No place, believe, ever re.
ceved 80 much attention from travellers thA de-.
aervtd 1t 20 ttle The greater part Of tne road TO
it's "Penpsylvaris c,rduroy;" that IL, a road
which bears Q striking resemblance in its general
aspect TO the fsbri, kcown by that name. |. you
suppose every thiId row Of the Rn pavement TO he
LETT, ON Broadway, and the other two removed, you
will have pretty accurate idea Of IL; the rem aiming
psrt of he road what IL here familiary termed
jersey turnpke-tbat is, sand or mud up to the
hubs OF ine wheels. The tedioumess OF the way
was somewhat relieved by very talkative, sing
specimen OF physician from Phsoephis, who
was very anxious to display his general Information
by contrsdicting everything everybody else s&sd,
ard by advsnclog the strangest propositions, which
be supported II not with ability at least with an ear
pestness thst have never beioreseen equaed except
by one Who knew be had reason on his side and Who
was very deeply interested in his cause He seemed Z,
k~ 0na M H.
kud,r and last bad won the day. When win those