The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1865-08-30
Newnort Scenes.

I The Newport R. II correspondent Of the N Y.
Times, in his letter Of July 18th, gives the annexed
racy pen aud ink sketches:
| In nv last letter l promised you sketch of the
ocean bath or dip" as it is generally called The
4 morning dip commences about 1920 O'clock and it
lasts away along until after 2 and is more numerousy
attended than the p0st-merdan BATH The early birds
and the trash arrive at the beach at 10 M about
H. a IniddIing class-say professional gentlemen and
their lades-aUpear upon the beach, and at u the
\ nabobs mt in an appearance The former tramp,
tramp tramp" or come foot; the middling class
come down in numbering Omnbuses, at fifty cents a
head if YOU know the ropes, or all the money you've
got if you're stranger Hackd drivers stick close to
the scripture in this partcular-if yon stranger,
they take you in--they do, indeed. The nabobs dash
down in elegant equpages in style and structure all
1 the way from chariot down to breadbasket. foF
the sum of fifteen cents you huge cracker-box
and d>robe YOURSELF and make divers preparations oF
Nepfuue's embraces. Those who own bath hablAmens
are lucky Those who hire them are more apt to be
lousy especially if the exercise OF ones skill can man
age 10 keep the dlapdaed trousers together during
! bath. -
At - o'clock the excitement is at its zenith. All
classes and all shades of society are represented either
on the beach or in the water. Miionaires and million
baresses tradesmen, PROFESSIONALISM mechanics and
gentlemen and ladies OF elegant eisure-beter known
Al gamblers and courteSans-make up the dramatis
Dersoue. 'Ah! here comes a rafting equipage; the
lady drives herself, with her cOachman by her side
what lovely cfedluTe-IOW uIhlleiH udutS hIdt .
bust; and what a waterfall; what rats, what MICE
what ilat-what-wh else do the ladies upon
their heads2 Not much bonnet, certain. She alghts
what an ankle! There-there she goes, this Venus
the sight Of her produces sort of melting u1uriance
of ecstacy-into booth No. 2th
Lord gracious! Who is that, what is that coming
out Of booth 81? She looks like shrimp. Where
under the has that weltnrned ankle disappeared!
Where is that Hebe bust? and where, OH! where, IS
that waterfall? What fall was there reader. Where
are the rats and mice, and-oh where is the woman
Alas! she has left most of herself in booth o." a
few weeks ago | engaged in Nashville 10 take LADY
to the English opera She was gorgeously arrayed
when arrived her house, and i'll the act OF adj
iustng a collar Says She My gracious! havn't got
anything to put on but paper collar" "Ail right
madam" rejoned, Il had just as lief see you with
nothing but paper collar on as not" But take 1t
all back after Witnessing the transformation in No "a
Halloo, there comes right smart looking girl. On,
there's an excursion to-day from Fail river see she's
factory girl and makes four dollars week attending
spindes sixteen hours day. This is her lFst IDLE
day for year. and she gets "dOcked sixtyslX cents
and seven mills Tor il. However, she's no earthly ac-
count She's got beautiful face splendid form, is
good honest, upright yirtuous girl, but she hasn't
got a cent-she's no earthly account. This creature
goes into booth No 25 Miss % prepares herself Tor
the bath and trips it down the beach alongside OF MISS
q. They dash into the embraces OF od ocean, VINO
knows no grade and come to the surface together
The Eotundty of Miss "a has ceased entirely TO exist
She looks for all the world like the last of next
summer while Miss 25 is left blooming alone. Neptune
has knocked to smash what seeming voluptuonsness
still exsted in the bathing dress OF Miss "a; but on the
has fuher developed the charms OF Miss 25
her clothes hug closely her handsomely CHS
seed limbs Miss p quits the bath, looking more /
than anything else can think Of now like long wet
stocking; but soon sRr dashes through fOuro street
4 gorgeous female @iss % leaves the she !
entered it-a woman.
"Ah! who is the elegant brigadieF? | never saw or
heard of him before. He goes into booth 3D." IN
tell you who he is. He is coward. He is captain
N one of the regiments Of the regular brigade. He
got his appointment through political influence. At
he battle of Stone river he taken sick before the
Of the fight and carried to the rear At
Shiloh he was away Oh leave, and his company COM |
handed by another officer. Through his shrewdness
ne became detached, and saw none of the Tennessee
During the Arlauta campaign this son Of
Mars was made colonel but up to this time had never
een d batte--never snutfed gunpowder. He
igned to a colOred regiment, but never commanded it
II the field This regiment fought calamity at the
,atte of Nashville. Here at least opportunity
or this elegant brigader-but he could see it
4ate in the day Of Fridays battle he sueaked to
he field and took position behind a tree, over mile
nd half from where his regiment was lighting. He
brigader general All the officers and soldiers
n the army Of the Cumberland K ow this man. he is
Universally known the coward par excellence, OF
general Thomas army In booth No 81 Is a veteran
oldier-a private in the 18th regulars, headquarters
It fort Adams, Newport. He has been in seventeen
1attles and has been wounded six times. Old ocean
Keats them both alike though.