Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-04-28
AN ENGLISH wATERING-PLACE.

In our desultory readings we occasionally fall
In with glimpses of cOnIical adventures that
make US ieel as If we were boy again, once
more reviSitiDg the scenes of earlier years and
we cannot resist the impulse of placing before
our readers such HiOrceaHE as impart to u a
Keen sense Of mental enjoyment. Here for
instance, Is sketch Of Pargate The pier,
which is not finished at the end nothing is
hnlshed at Pargate-cOnSequentlyt there is no
end to it, is crowded all day long by people in
tho Ilghtest of raiment,-lOose coats, without
walstcoats, and transparent gowns while eve
rybody wears yellow slippers, as though a great
IRE had broken out and driven us from the
houses, eH dfShabihe, for safety. When a
pleasure boat is hired, all the children cheer
and the adventurous lessee affects the manner
OF Mr.. Jones, Of the Surrey Theatre, as The
rover of the bloody hand, until the sail is set
and the bark begins to wabble, when he is sea
sick, incontinently. Indeed, our Pargate WIS.,
ltoTs are, Tor the most part, cockneys unaccus-
toned to the briny deep, who prefer fishing
In what they call - the aIbour," TO going out
TO sea.
The beach is not 80 crowded as the pier
r nciPally, believe, because there is no charge
tor going upon il and il is indeed a very
pleasant place. First, We thread a camp Of
bathing machines, just now not in use, which
we are assured by the amphibious party in
charge OF them, ''it is one body's work to keep
clear OF the parties who will read novels, and
hirt upon the steps, or smoke cigars inside of
them
Some Of these have white, and some spotted
lawnlng', creating the idea of their being the
habitat ms Of some tremendous female who is
not able to get her skirts, and the bend of her
back, In fde. At distances varying from yard
to mile from land, there are scores of these
vehicles. The one with blue wheels, from
which Those screams are proceeding is our s.
for Tommy is now taking his anti-dyspeptic,
and under and about them are dancing nym Dhs
Of a fawn color, aud elderly dippers in blue
IL Is very taYOrlte amusement TO watch them
taking hands, and dancing ON these yellow
sands, while the white waves list as Shak-
speare.-doubtless with Pargate in his eye
has before described
There is strong tide here, at certain sea-
sons, with unexpected currents and shifting
sands. On one occasion, as Mrs. Harris was
disPorting herself, under the protection Of the
speekied awning, male voice addressed her
from without: 'Go away, you wicked wretch
she screamed; "go away, directly, bad man
Madam, replied the voice-'madam, it is
the tide-the nip-tide or the spring tide, OF
something, and L cannot help it; it has car
ried away my bathing machine, and all my
things, and l must climb into this one or be
drowned
= If yOs only dare" said the Wife" if you
only dare 30 much as to lift the awning, will
yes, will will cry police :" and wi h that
she ran up the step as fast rs her bathing gown
would permit, bolte1 the door of the machine
and (sse says tainted. But the man held or
desperately, 10 the outside of the awning had
his clothes taken to him in the water, dressed
and waded home.