Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-09-15

pether, the "little boats keeping near the
Shore" The bottom is very fine, compos-
| ed of solid surf.beaten sand, which gives
but little to the touch Of feet, sinking grad
ually uuder the water to any desired depth.
| You can hardly tell man from woman, all
the bathing dresses being very similar. "A
gentleman takes the lady by the hands
| sometimes more atfectionotely around the
waist for safety-and they pass out, some-
thing after the manner OF the immersion
lists, to the depth Of three or four feet,
where they await the coming Of the big
wave, which occurs every minute or two /;
as it approaches, they give slight spring
and pass over the wave seaward, or rath.
or 1t breaks harmlessly over them in a
delightful style, sometimes submerging
them: they appear in an affectiOnate en-
brace beyond the wave, throw themselves
like logs upon the top of the water to avoid
the dangerous under current which floats
outward, and are washed to the shore in
grand style by the 4on.Fushing waves
Sometimes this mode is varied as the par
ties may fancy, running into more or less
danger as their skill or hardihood may sug-
gest. While stood gazing at these per
formances, l saw very good looking
young lady, who seemed to be alone,
s'breast" the waves and come out of the
conflict, en- dIsha6lIe, her clothes "all tat
tered and torn" with hardly anything to
wear, certainly nothing to spare; and
thought of the ditty,
"she hadn't much clothes on,
As anybody knows on.
Some of the ladies surrounded her and
conveyed her to the dressing rooms on the
double quick step. Such is fashion
Presently We saw two ladies approach,
who turned out to be Miss B and Mrs.
c., two beautiful aud fascinating ac-
quaintauces of my friend from Philadel-
phia. was duly presented to them, aud
as a matter of course we spent the day
with them, taking carriage ride along the
beach aud all over the city, which we think
we enjoyed to its fullest extent. The la
dies were unfortunately compelled to re-
turn to Philadelphia in the evening train,
for which, assure ysu, was very sorry.
One of them was most COMPOUNDED pretty,
but the other was the best talker. HRppi-
ness aud peace go with ye, !fair OnesI
The evening we spent at a humbug ops-
rain looking at the night tide, whose
melancholy, seething roar rings in my ears
yet and in the morning, just as the sun
rose above the ocean, giving us the never
to be.forgotten sight Of sunrise on the
sea, we took the same railroad back to
the junction at Jackson, within twenty
miles of Philadelphia, where after delay
of an hour or two We effected connection
with the Raritan and Delaware Bay Rail-
road; and over country much like that
from Camden to Atlantic City, and at the
same lightning speed, We made our way to
Port Monmouth. Here we took splendid
steamer up the bay and through the har-
bor of the commercial metropolis of the
Union, where we had fine view of the
islands, forts aud shipping, not to be OBJ.
tanned by any other 20 New York
The cset of the trip from Atlantic City to
New York was about $500. We took
lodgings at the Metropolitan, which is q
very large, well established, but not very
well kept house, and is in no wise equal to
the ST. Nicholas and Fifth Avenue Hotels,
as afterwards learned, though the price is
the same-$3, 90 per day. Having brushed
ourselves up, and taken our dinner, we
spread ourselves around the city attended
the theatre at Nihlo's Garden at night where
we heard 1.-THE Dukes Motto" played. The
next day we again took a walk over por.
ton of the city, and long ride through
the great Central Park, which will some
day, when it is completed and the shrub
berry grown, be one of the most attractive
spots in the world if it is not already
From the Park we drove across East River,
aud up as far as the High Bridge-the Cross
massive piece of workmanship, fifteen hum
dred feet long and two hundred feet high,
through which passes a tube seven feet in
diameter, conveying the water on to the
city. Returning, we visited the Bloom
ingdale Hospital for the Insane, and pass
ing again through the Park, reached our
Hotel in time for late dinner, having
driven about fifteen miles.
But cannot find space or time to de-
scribe all / saw. About six O'Clock on
Thursday evening we left the city by the
steamer Isaac Newton for Albany, up the
classic Hudson, the scenery along which
shall leave for others TO depict, mer ely
remarking that did not, by daylight, get
a sight of it all the way, but that it is rep
resented by those who know. as surprising
ly beautiful, combining as it does the at
fractions of forest with the reinenents
of cultiyatiou-to which can add my tes'
timony. Our steamer was one of the finest
in the world, swift and graceful, on board
of which there were more than five hun
dred passengers, all comfortably quarterei,
and room for more, suppose. Fare,
81, l,5O-includiug supper aud State room'
$3,75.
I'VE took breakfast at Albany, at an early
hour in the morning, for seventy.hVe cents,
and bought ticket on the New Y ork Gen.
trail Railroad to Batavia by Syracuse and
Auburn, for $3.50. Ny friend left me at
Utica to visit the Hospital for the Insane
and return to Philadelphia, and was
alone. 1t was long, rapid, splendid ride
to Batavia, throagh a country hardly ex-
celIed anywhere. Some of the scenery
was grand, such as that about Lakes Ca
vupua. Genesee and others. Arrived at
Batavia took branch road twelve
miles. connecting with the New York and
Erie Railroad at Attica, which place !
reached about half past seven o'clock, and
where / remained all night. Desiring to
visit some friends at the village of w,
near near Portage, a station on the HOEuelIsville
branch of the last named railroad, next
morning quite early took the eastern
LN,,na main for that place, thirty miles