The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-26

,s,s, xhsh vas limited . ~. most necessary articles
shovel two India s.y ssovss, an olc lro Oh
ans one axe - table, NO chairs, no beds, no
uAse S, ono cam shell iugcn,ously converted into
e !, and S1, S Of rope
s6ye was subject Of general cong Auiaton, ana
syes did we more thoroughly appreciate its %
work With an energy that would have gisddened the
hear, Of housew e and in less THAI half an hour bad
laid in ior lie night Bat Of all the obduste bar l.
nearted and gcaCky that sovo VA te mos, ooco
rae. iba MOST hard hearted and the saokesi. We
eO&xed .vsa paper with hemp with pieces tsed
rope ied IL With the snAi!est OF CHIPS, We pur,d
and al,sr I great deal OF p.rsua broke out Il
@i irS a bright merry cheerful blaze tost
made us sdnerent 70 me errors of the bleak coast
and black and stormy night We could hear the surf
hunSsred aoI tbs beach, ana the wild wind as
ca wooden hsotaiion and fro ike cradle, but We
soaD became accustomed to and gathered around
DIRE watching its cheerful blaze Il shone upon
through the ch'nks and crevces OF the stove lighting
faces and throwing rsys OF light into the darkest
and, like como beeeyoent people, iu generosity was
somewna, marred by the manner 10 which It was
ssren.ed. The warmth !. says v. mingled
sspgihen the diatance between But after all We
were inclined to be good na!ur ID, and told stories
and sung sorga and lsughed at each others oes and
coauEdrums I'll the wooden walls Of house rang
again. Even the smoke, which came down In clou Ii
was considered 80 good aud absurd and ridiculous
tbht repeaed at least every ha hour for the
ss s.,s n9 p sr ns SAKE :, n0ae Sso
was toc ~ tna governm snt house on that to be-
reEDemi ere, to be rgot.en night the Brue-
gst beach. Here Is and as feel certain the
csu d never be guessed, even by the shrewdest
Ysrhee, we give i without charge ;-Oouundrum
Why IL avalon Ike q smoky chimney?n
Asswer-.B Because hes got : crooked few
hit any wonder that We laughed or that II should prove
90 inexhaut.ioe and Of neIrment through that long
winters night
Tho stories &C., like the riddles Of the bes. kind
and although we Rave heard Alboni AMI Sontag and
Jenny Lind and Kate Hayes and ali the great singers OF
the day, listened 10 them wi.h uncisned
sessht Than We did to our own voices q sang n cbo
pases Of the extreordinrry bob-taied nag which per
Rsmed such wonders ct the CAmpto IN raCes We be-
aosog and stor, telling, and joking and laughing We
passed the rst halt Of the night right merrily In the
ss.,y par! Of the evening u u ,us We suffered
81 the Ancient EarBe. himseK was reduced 70
Eeate! straits for that necessary. There was, true
the language OF thst venerable character well
can now remember it.
Bu not a drop 10 drink.
J., however, there water there pleaty OF
OLD shovel hot stove aud tSo India rubber
buckets with all Of which combined eded In get
aslidious individuals tue Fifth might object to
~ favor ~ strongly mpregnated with old iron smoke
seo o os wa 10 swee S - tI ~
oymprs RECALLED themselves The water was served out
- SHE'LL and each individual limited TO
tain qrsnty, three shellsiul forming the allowance.
Tho biscuits were now brought into requisiiion aud
proved TO be most pllasabic. We had, as We have
said bought the With intention Of distributing them
among tee shpwrecked passengers aud they proved
the means Of saving u.s. not from scua At least from
Tor and taking few with leaving our
shelter, We left the remainder behind memento OF
eur yist AZ II was absolutely necessary that are
should not 60 ont the cold berg 10 Intense watch
ofganzes and tach person had 70 keep guard his
sleeping companions and the sovo a. the time for
the Italian provefb "thai has no morning., ana We
ftuLd correc IN this instance About hail pas. six
tive wireows OF our dwelling, and BY seven O'Clock
lad cleared away the coils Of ropes whoh We had
sept and placing all the articles 10 the howell,
The buckets the anteIrs and the clam shells where we
had iound ihtm, We started long weary Jour
ney towafds Sq1an. The cold wind beat upon US with
RETAILERS Jury, nweeping the mingled sand and snow
tne Jack BuIecy, who mad been educated by tue apph
ss'on o. ma In ,pke. and rnebols we rather began TO
hkc y; and like him, too, were .rever Q bit the
for H. After walk of Ave miles through sno " drifts
and ssrd drifts, and marshos covered wita thin that
Its occupants Mr. and Mrs Herring received us with
Hospitality that Is unknown in the Ffth avenue and We
dance ofsix bright, yod Intelligent little
Who locked a, us with wondering eyes and appeared 10
sf iifrst The good housewife cooked such breakfast
ser JOS ~ We have never eaten, and ~ believe
seter cha. cal, We had fried pork splendid fried pork
ogfs the lke OF which have been got Up by any
eher htns than those that laid thcm buokwheAt cakes
MAI required no butter TO make them pnAtabe, aud
ssoh coffee cook housckeeper in New York can
ever hope 10 msle And then to cap the climax and
prove 20 Us that the people the Jersey cast know
souctbng about gooo living we had preserved tomAtoe
which were beyond all prase. Our breakfast finished
We staried our jsurrey with renewed strength after
having substantial token Of appreciation Of the hos
paiy OF tho kind hearted wrecker ard bis worthy WIFE,
Five or six miles through drifts sand drifts
and icc bound marshes, brought es 70 little OF
-Four or tive dTeDgs stan ling together In close compan
s1rship. Here We found Mr. sSallnot and Mr. Bryan,
ESQ the most daring and best wreckers coast
man u tn In ANQfa Q(
mortalize snv but jersey wrcckcr, but Tor which
shers hs hitherto received all the credit The manocr
a which they and their bravo companions along tbs
eosst have been rete by these whose duty should
70 remuneise them for the saving o, eiy sho aid
not be SLOWED 10 pzss a-reLukei, and hope that
hereafter every Injustice 10 them will be male tho
subject OF public censure and condemnation.
here We found u necessary 20 ioos into the coud,n OF
our travelling wardrobe little more closely, We
bad various int nations journey tsat u was
rapidly gvug out and that would 90 necessary 10
rNiI Damages. We accordingly did and found that
besides the other expenses, We would be minus one par
81 boois, one do o. gloves ore ha, and pair OF
meptcrabler The latter article seriously dsui
sssd that Marcys celebrated Bfsy patch would
not cover the rent Inc leg, and the Dody ear
parng company that only by the kindly aid OF
few PINS tast ihoy were kept together.
Wo hired convey sbce Tor our company, and alter
travelling over marshes sand hills frozen aoids and
potato patches srrised al SqGAn, where all DOR
sAbors and troubles nnshcd By splendid supper.
Thus ended our experience on The BsrpcgA beach.