Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-08-27

BATHING IN NORTH CALoLISA.-A barbarian in
the Wilmington Herald who it seems is resting
at some Ocean House on that coast, there beheld,
we quote the savages own words
"a troop of saVages, resembling in appearance
the Esquimaux Indians, running down tie HILL and
making for the breakers. II was Impossible to es-
cape they were too close upon Us; and if the truth
must be told we felt curious, after the first sur
prise was over, to toe the ending of this strange
adventure
"Here they came, clad in the slr4ngeat styles of
costume. skipping along aud running like so many
sea-chickens to the beach; for secon glance
showed that they were dimutve in size, and that
their strength 10y in their weakness. Soon they
reached the water, and 10 trce were tumbling and
tossing about in the waves Impelled by a strange
curiosity, what could we do but follow? Naturally
diiddent and retiring, it required effort To play
OF hide and seek in the waves with the Esquimaux
albeit they had left their tomahawks and arrows on
shore; but, as the first plunge in a cold bath is
everything, go, with the dash of the first wave we
were among them. God! we soon began to like
the sport The EsqumauZ were friendly; for,
casioBaly taking of them by the hand we
found it soft and pleasant to the touch; and, when
q big wave would come and our arm would of its
accord, slip around the waist TO support an IN
dian who seemed incapable for the nOnce Of stand
ing up against the volume of water, a sort of cleo
trio tbTill,-was it the chIlness of the water, or
what was t?-would creep through our frame, as
though we had been struck by gaL-Vanic battery
There fresh breeze landward, and the waves
tumbled in finely. So did we all. Lifted up occa-
sionaIly off footing by full grown billow, we
would be tossed and whirld over and under amOug
a bevy of halismothered Egquimaux; while an ami
mated contest was going on between the advancing
wave and the receding under tow, as to which
should have the party; and heads were bobbing up
and down, and feet and arms were ntermingling
above and below the surface. The Indians pre-
scented a moist appearance in their grotesque cos
tune, and laughed merriIy and loud when a sudden
billow would roll them like sea shells, upon the
shOre-twsting, turning and dashing them in all
directions.
We found out, after awhile that We we're enjoy
ing the luxury OF a bath with the girls,-those
bright eyed rosy checked, insnuating, irresistible
enigmas.
Obj We bachelors who live IN the inte7Tor-you
do not know what sport is You never had the
good ucz, just the is sinking in the west, to
20 into the ioaming waves with pretty cousin,
who required, of course all your sustaining power
to breast the surge. No! you never had. just
think Of it. GU take her hand and put an arm
around her waist, and you prepared for the
wave. Let it come. If you can stand il, well and
good. II you are rolled over, a la cirque in a Sc
ries OF somersaults, twtched here and there tossed
upon the beach and then dragged back again, and
rise half-drowned hut together, what better fun
can there be? Your cousin b. leves in YOU for the
time being; aud if you should press her hand or
her waist ughtly-what matteI?-it is a necessary
Precaution.-"Look like drowned rats you say.
very well, sir, give you over a hard case.