Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-09-24

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6huAg Thick With palaees Of trade.
And temples towering to the skies
For the Standard.
A VISIT TO BEAUFORT
MIssi& EDiroRs: Having returned from most
delightful As well as advantageous visit to Beaufort
air, ~ many delights Of that good old town. a wel
. to the courtesy and kindness Of the enterPrizng
proprietUfs of the Atlantic House, Messrs Pender
L PsSe j wish, through your fundamentally, to
acquant ny fellow citizens Of this good old State
With ~ sduntages which many Of them forego,
when Trey seek, beyond their own borders, health
It e melancholy to reflect, Messrs Editors, how
little real patriotism we Carolnians have, notwith
standing 81 our Boosting and sectional indignation
We q 1t home in the winter, nursing our wrath
AGAINST the North and exhausting our eloquence in
behalf Of Southern rights and Southern wrongs yet
at the approach Of summer, we gather up our silver
and gold to lavish them our arrogant and presu-
ming neiEhbors who pretend to exalt themselves
above us, or those from whom .e suppose We have
suffered wrongs, while We abandon our own States
interests and leave it to jog in the old sad dull
way, without advantage Or advance from our zeal a
patriotism. 1t is time We awoke from this apathy
and indifference, to appreciation Of the noble and
numerous advantages Of our grand old State.
In IN eminent degree Beaufort is one Of these, Is
resort for health, sea-bathng. recreation, and en-
joyment
1 do not see why Beaufort is not equal to Old
Point, Newport, Or Cape Nay. q place Of summer
resort for health sea air, and bathing: We Caro-
linians need selrespect and selfreliance Prompted
by these we should soon realize the mistake are
making when We abandon our own native privileges
for those Of our jealous neighhors But let me give
you brief sketch Of our trip to Beaufort
was IN easy journey Of about nine hours BY
Railroad from Raleigh to Morehead City, on Shep-
herds Point Three miles before reaching the Point
We entered Carolina City, on Bogue Sound, and rs
iron horse drew up in front Of the splendid hotel
Of that place band in the balcony struck up Hail
Columbia" sending thrill Of pride and patriotism
through our heafts. Other inspiring strains re-
CALLED our hearing, while the train halted to dis
charge and receive passengers for and from this
place. We then proceeded through Norehead City
to the extremity Of Shepherds Point, where q steam
boat waited to receive the passengers FOR Beaufort
1t was but step from the cars to the boat they
almost touched each other. 1t was CLOUDY night
and Is the wheels threw up the foaming waters, so
brilliant was the phosphoric light thercfrom. our
boat appeared moving along pathway of billowy
fame, not red. but sver-like amid the snowy foam.
As we moved out into tie dark waters of the Sound
the stars appeared to have fed from the imprison-
ing clouds, and descending, ranged themselves IS
landmarks OF the ecean-god in groups here and
there On the dark horizon, along the shoals and
points, to light his coming votares to his invigora-
ting breath and health-gving bosom.
In simple language, there were two lighthouses,
beacon light on the coast throwing their radiance
across tle sound (emblens of hope) torches of nu-
merous fishermen on the shoals and islands, while
myriads Of lights from either town, lent brilancy
and magic to the scene.
Beaufort and Morehead are only two miles apart
r., vso v5of
novel scene awaited US. The boat was at the wharf
when one Of the polite proprietors of the Atlantic
House conducted us to light sailing boat which
We entered, while myriads of seeming stars twinkled
our welcome along the way to that wave.girt dwell
ling. We assembled the piazza from the boat. and
found ourselves at home, ltersll- encircled in the
arms and breathing the breath Of the giant ocean.
The breeze was perfectly delicious and We could not
bat realize that had indeed arrived at the anti
podes of burning rock covered soil beneath sum
mer sum- when the leaden spirit Of sultry air brood
ed in torpid languor over the abodes Of kinting
mortals hopelessly signing for one breath Of cool
refreshing air. "Oh! would that our dear ones at
home we're here" We cried. ito breathe this life
giving, delicious air" 1t was very difficult to per-
suade to exchange our seats in the piazz.
for the couch Of repo<e. But then caue soothinsly
to our ears The lullaby Of the ocean wave. A. in
measured cadences they rolled around Us. Weslept
delightfully."- IN the cradle Of the Deep amid the whis-
perinss Of that "sweet south wind" and awoke re.
freshed and invigorated
The first impulse was to throw open the lattice
and gaze upon the most sublime of all earth,
scenes-the boundless ocean. There it was right
before Us There were the mountain waves rolling
up in perpetual succession, and bursting in snowy
wreaths upon the shadows Of the Sound.
The Inlet is between Fort Macon, on an islanG
distant SEINE two miles from the opposite bank, ant
here . chin Of uplifted waves are moving perpetu
ally, like living creatures, in the distance; som,
capped With. snowy foam, and others dark q tn,
caves Of the deep from whence they rolled
Now white sail, appears. pursuing its way il
urable exPanse ef waters. Next comes . boundin,
barque asfos che towering waves then gliding calm
~ within the haven to its destined port Stesmboa
after steamboat is next behed. throwing up its dasl
columns Of smoke in the calm, bright morning air
while its merry bells proclaim is coming OF depart
ure Light sailing boats dart perpetually across tn
view. or glide in gentle gallo to the envening note
Of lutte Or horn They touch the steps Of our piass
with inviting, almost irresistible, attractiveness.
But now>comes the breakfast bell to remind US o
another sehss Of our nature to be gratiRed, besid
our spelbbo0nd sight (now riveted on the beautiful
and enlisening scene before us.) We enter an ele
CANT aDd Spacious rejection room and speedily real
ise tat the sense Of taste is lavishy provided 70,
In short every decacy of the teeming deep is sprea
before th guests, provocative Q: appetite DELICATE
y fied dab Of various kinds oysters scallops crab
and clame following from the fire in rapid success
sion, snhS Hot, and vanishing before invalids
every sosk among whom are dyspcptics, who, b,
fore soalSy paItake Of the simplest food. Vial
and pin bens ars thrown aside and the delicat
though luxurious fare Of the Atlantic House is rat
idly, and pucA more surely and asreeably, renovi
ting digeif3ye organs and Otherwise enfeebled COZ
stitutions The attentions Of the propretors are M
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