Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-10-29
ACurious Incident.

| sentees, after several weeks spent IN set
ting things to rights, are entertaining thei
intimate friends with "reminiscences of tEei
enjoyments at Rockaway, Newport Ma
hant, &c, we occasionally hear Of Sum
mer incident worth repeating.
A droll one occuered at marine resort
at the head of Long Island Sound, to 8
couple of the 40 or so boarders in the ho
tel. A newly arrived gentleman aud lady
strolled away one day in August to the
long sand-beach far beyond the bath-house
TO enjoy the grandeur sweep of the wave a:
it rolled realistically to the shore. The
sublime solitude of the scene appeared tc
be shared only by Old Ocean and them
selves, but they were lovors just about tc
be.married, and wanted no other society
than that of each other. After walking
till they had become so warm that they
looked wishfully to the tempting water
with its clean, sandy bed, and longed to
lave in its cool translucent depths, they de
cided to try bath. They had no swim
ming rio with them, but fortunately there
was coy nook on either side of little
rocky promontory which projected into the
Sound several rods beyond the main mar
gin. The gentleman modestly retired tc
the further side of this natural screen, and
the lady divested herself of her clothing
without a bit of fear that he. would incul
her Diana-like Indignation; has honor be-
ing above suspicion, and her own being
sans peur ct sans reproche. Soon she
heard him splashing iu the water on the
other side, and as there was no harm in us
ing their tongues, although they must not
use their eyes, she cried out TO him cheeri-
ly as she rose like naiad from the wave,
and they had quite sociable time of it,
in spite of their separation. '1Wasn't it
beautiful" eyes, it was glorious
But, unfortunately for them, small but
quick-witted and mischievous boy-a sort
of marine like Partington-without being
seen himself, saw it all. He had been
fishing upon shelf of rock, at the extreme
end of the promontory, and not having
very good luck had fallen into sleep from
which he was awakened by their exclama-
tions of delight. There are some youthful
minds 10 which the conception of a roguish
trick or practical joke is as inevitable as
lying. Unhappily this lad was one of
them. From the point where he lay be
could, with only slight movement of his
body, see the gentleman on one side Of
the ledge and the lady on the other; and
not far away from each their respective
heaps of garments. What a jolly good
joke, he thought to himself, it would be to
get and hide their clothes! or, still better,
to change one pile for the other, With
him to divise was to execute, and be went
fearlesely about it, yet with great caution
least he should be discovered and his fun
be spoiled. Watching his opportunity,
and taking advantage of their absorption
in what they were doing, the little rogue
managed by consummate ability to effect
the ominous exchange in the situation of
the unsuspecting bathers' clothes, then
stole away from the scene. As he ran be-
hind sand hill his long shadow between
her and the sinking sun attracted the lady's
notice, and in some trepidation she has
tened to don her apparel. Fancy her 'sfeel-
ings" or finding, not her own clothes, but
the hat, coat, vest and other articles, IN er
tense, of the gentleman on the other side
of the promontory! How could it have
happened-and what was 10 be done?-
Was that fearfully long shadow some spir-
it of the sea or shore, who offended at her
intrusion upon his solitude, had resorted to
this method of Furnishing her temerity! 1t
were better to imagine her situation than
to attempt to describe it.
In the mean time the gentleman, too,
repaired to the shore to dress. Speeches.
astonishment was depicted in his counter
ance as it fell upon heap of women's
clothing. "What in thunder" he mutter-
ed to himself, does this mean? Is the
place turned around, or am 81 crazy?" In
the greatest preplexity he took up one arti-
ele of feminine apparel after another to the
number of about thirty, letting one after
another drop again upon the rock where
he stood with many a halfaudible ejacu-
lation of wonder. There was no doubt
in his mind as to whom the things belong
ed, but how did they get there and where
were his own clothes Width one arm
akimbo, he pressed his other hand upon
his forehead to collect his bewilderd senses,
little thinking that the mischievous elf
who was the author of his embarrassment
was laughing at him from behind the sand
hill.
After few moments of hesitation, the
gentlemen shouted to his lady-love the
awkward intelligence, and in return was in
formed that his clothes lay at her feet
All that was to be done was to exchange
the lots: but how iD the name of delicacy,
was that ccnsummation, so devoutly wish
ed, to be effected? The sun was now
down, but il was not dark yet. Finally,
it was arranged that the lady should ven
ture into the water, with her eyes seaward,
while the lover should exchange the clothes
and return to his side of the rocks. I'm
fortunately, just as he was about to cut
around to the other side to perform that
luty, he caught sight of a couple of young
aides not far of, and he felt compelled to
retreat precipitately to his place again.
His discomfited companion would have
;alled to the ladies for their assistance,
out they were distant, and between her
'elf and them she saw a boy passing
.long. To cut the story short, the "pecu-
iarly unpleasant predicament" lasted un-
ll the young lady felt it necessary, to save
herself from being chilled to death, to
lttire herself in her lovers clothing.
de. ON his mart. nut her garments to |