The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-08-03

OLD POINT, July 30, 1857.
You discnntad at some length last Saturday in
your editorial column upon the difficulties of di
cussing trite subjects. Few men feel more forcy
the truth of your observations than those who nj
tempt TO write from watering place. whence epis
Ties have been written year after ycas for a half
century And yet such letters arc some how rnad
especially by those for whom. they are intended
hY"ry one who has any idea of going 70 a Watering
place Will he sure to read any communication from
thence irrespective Of its merits. This latter con
Sidcratiou has encouraged me to drop You line
from this place. The season has not vet passed as
some NsiniV suppose, t. visit cid Point The fact
is, that this summer the proper season for yisitin,
this delightful retreat has just conlmeuced and II
II To he hoped that the company at the Point will
yet be greater than at any time this summer -
lherc are thousands of persons who have not the
time to 80 to the Springs. hut who can visit the
P"nt' breathe ltS pure air and enjoy its refreshing
baths, with but little time and money ] have
visited most Of the Virginia Springs hut Greatly
prefer the Point Tho magnificent water nros
pect; the stiff and refreshing sea breeze: the mao
hIhccnt promenade upon the hard beach or upon
the ramparts, fnd ~ counterpart in the rnoun
tains The bath at the Old Sweet NAV .suit sopn
constitutions better, but the majority of visitors
are not really sick. and need have no fear of the
cold salt water bath
! was almost deferred from coTpiug hara hr ,t,o
reports of bad fare, bad beds. &c; but really
think these complaints are grouudlesR 1t is nor TO
ne expected that the bedding at place where sea
| NoH ihrte put t"p oI tnTee months should
| with that found at the best city hotels No ron
| Sonahle man would look for French spripq ha1. :.
anu brusseli carpets at such place. For mys.If
car truly say, that az To the table get oysters
ana nSh IN abundance, whenever called for, and
that also have soft crabs. though not every I;.v
The season has been bad for fishing The bread
butter, tea and coffee will compare with that of nv
hotel in Richmond. or anywhere else in the conn.
try Some who breakfast dine late NAV not al.
ways get hot bread; but this is their own fault On
one occasion sat by gentleman who comnlair ID
| Of the oySters-that they were not rood-ani
stated that AT this seas Of the year he could get
as good in Cincinnati or New Orlesns-that th"sc
were caught last winter and ''traned When |
expressed my most unfcigned surprise at this la
| ter opinion, the gentleman ra-assurPd me that he
was right. for he had a lrt-lOad of cans some
where behind the kitchen, which was proof posi-
! i've. Feeling confident that the said gentleman
was in gross error, made inquiries. and was not
surprised to learn that tha cans in question had
been filled, once upon time, with tomatoes and
peaches.
Some persons who are disappointed with the fare
here and elsewhere. owe their disappointment
either Ia unreasonable expectations or TOO great
haste in taking their meals. They cxtert TO have
as many soft crabs as they can eat and have them
as often they NAV Csll for thom. They seem IN 90
to the Point To live soft crabs and hog fl >b On
the other hand, they sometimes suffer for lack of
little patience. Everything can not be had at
once Every fish In the hotel is not smacking and
hopping upon the frying-pan at the same time
Time is an element in human events of some i'm.
rcrtHnrc at least
would say to bachelors that now is the time to
visit tho Point gentlemen are in demand |
mean gallant gentlemen There are n great MANY
bellies here, but few bcauX. There arc many
bachelors here who would grace the foors Of the
ball room in the capacity fpromcnaders if not Of
dancers, but they content themselves with loca-
tion in the piazza, from whence, through the open
windows aud doors. they observe what is going on
inside There is need Of men-active, enterprisipg
men. ..st 7.