The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-20
RQCKAWAY.

PAVILION, RocKAwAy, L. / August 10, 1859.
Rural misunderstanding About The Sea Waves--A Phi
scsopher Enjoying Himself-New Fmkers ard Tsesr
Hoses--lmpyorsmens in the Place, de-, Gc
Decidedly pleasant place TO spend the cheated term
10 Rockaway. When the hot August gun has wltssred
vegetation everywhere and scorched and Drowned the
green fields updescribsble relief 10 find yourself
inhaling the COOL clear atmosphere Of place like this
unannoyed by the glare and glitter the fashion and folly
of snobby watering place.
The quiet elegance of the people around you COMFORTS
with The gentle Of the at your feet For
getting the dust and the turmoil the noiss and excite
ment Of the city have sct all day watching the lsse
children digging into the pebbles and building their little
Eand houses happy innocent INCONSISTENCIES that life
Is not long summers day Yonder is the sea- curling
in upon tho beach under the sunshine, turning ever
in long wreath Of whitest foam, q glorious,
blessed creature. Everything cries holiday to
our delighted ears; the waves Groom upon the
sand, growing wider-sadder as the evening falls,
nntuatipg line and beset the gray horizon yondsr-
percpg further, further, IL might but Yester
day there twilight. The moon, full orbed aud
beautiful replaced the with her mid highland such
. night More ike what dream o. an eternal day II
was long past midnight when returned from wandering
on the beach; and had not been "lued 10 sleep by
whispering Winds" should have gazed upon that soene
until day light d. away the enchantmeut wish that
could share the delightful and nvigorang sensations
which experienced for the last ten days with the
thousands whose pale and sicsly faces greet you in the
denee'y populated wards OF the CITY,
l know what an astonishing dimnusou IL would pro-
duce in summer bill OF mortality We have here an
exceedingly pleasant company In a well kept hotel 10
fact, have met with 20 few annoy
nnccs ct crowded watering place like this.
Every ore about TIE house 70 appreciate the true
object OF coming TO the sde Last Saturday night
there was bali FOR the young people, preceded by
musical fee In the afternoon under the direction Of Mr.
theodore E'sfeld, whose wonderful escape from the
burning wreck OF the Austria was miraculous.
The music, az you msy suppose, excellent Aweek
rom next Saturday there will be smother bali, and for
Loose who participate in can only hope that II viii be
as the last There large number Of New
orsers nere aud great many elegant cquipages most
Oh Wnch DO ong TO residents IN the cottages which sre
principally occupied by wealthy New Yorkers Mr. Ed
ware Dicxefsoa drives dsshiDs four in naud Hon H.
r. Gark has very fast pair OF bays Mr. James Bro wn
OF Brown Brothers, and Mr.. Il. II. Indlow have ina
nrnonts Nj, VIM. F. Goes . very handaome equipege
NJ. Fhomas nllotson, Nc Robert Goelct And n DC
srasse Fowler all have fast horses besides number q
single horses belonging To our fsst young men. '"
great oesideratum has this year been supplied in to
erection Of neat chapel which ia allcd every Sunday
Among the guests have the Hon. Amase Parker The
City chamberlain, the City Comptroller, ana The vepor
abe Ayhoes Van Seha'ck. The hotel full tho ooayns
arc fall the host is "appy" AZ an Engshmsn can be
and every one seems 10 have pleasant Lime as your
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