St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1865-08-17
JOSIE p1LL1Nas AT THE SEA SIDE.

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LONG BRANon, July 16.-Arrived here
just in time lew SEQ the Atlantik Osean,
whichaiz now on exhibisl,nn, and doing a
good bizzness, tow full houses, Took q
bath tew Dust, aud was astonished to find
the water SC salutuous /; enquircd the kauze
of an intelligent na,itf. and .he informed me
he didn't cave; # ti.inkx the cpss, lied.
Tliareiz abo,.t-on 9. Hundred and sixty thous-
and human beings, and other folks, here
now, NJ near az can git at it; kounted
till I3got tired. and then estimated. 1t il
perfekly harte renting tew see the femails
here In search Of natural rrotec%lors,S
kounted Is yesterday in one pile, they awl
sighed az past bi them, with down cast
eyes. Telt sorry for them, but couldn't
help them, for am thoroughly marrid,.
and intend 10 remain so. There IL two
breexes here a sea breeze, and a jeerze,
and advise awl persons to use tho sea
breeze, for the other il so much up before
it reaches here, that it. soon used up every
body after it gets here. sboddy and Pc
'oleum arahoth here, and cxo-t} az much
motifs az a~rhtent churin, Warranted lew
make bate in 10 minutes from skim milk,
kausc the air smells 80 much like old brine,
Yesterday went out krabbing and ketched
peck ov them, they bite sideways, and
hang on like dead boss shoe, they make
good vittles enuff, but they aint profitable
to eat, if yoa kount your time worth emmy
thing. They hav a singular bug here,
which they kali the mussketow, they roam
about in dlcards d,id are mulch respected hi
the inhabitants I caut one, day before
yestcrda, sticking something sharp into me-
and carried the bug iutQ mi room, and
smashed him on the, .sli>- The bathing is.
luxurious, and the bathers resemble mer-
snades, half men and half wimmin they aul'
dress in the Chocktaw kostom, and when
they emerge from the water, yu kant tell
which il who, unless you ask them. After
bathing you feela kind of lackness or, lin
berness, Tor which waz advised tew battle
in whiskee. l tooksope imnaershun, about
half q tumbler,~and snever~1fe}tsf so stout
i'll my life. thought could lift an aker
Of their land, but byneby. after the Ticker
had let 60, felt as tho i could foller on
angle WORE, into his hole, and hadn':
stsength enuff to ask dog tew foller me
if ever drink sum more jersee whiskee, it
will be after am ded & gone. There IL
one church here, but it wont hold but SO fu
that nobody don't go out of politncss.
There is: 2fhotels and they arc pr ncipally
bilt out doors, two give the guests as much
brinaoucous air as possible. The lodging
rooms are small but handy Each .,wun
haz a door tew' them and looking glass on
the wall, and two woshboles and towel.
Dinner is survcd at jtew o'clock, opens with
soup, aud shuts up with huckelbcrry. The
survents are GENERALLY blak, bu, menny
ov them have lived so long among the
whites that they-begin tcw adopt our kul-
Ter. The beach by moonlite is worthy ova
philosopher. Lovers meet here from !aul
parties the kuntry tew vow and sware,
and menny . last ;cuulsshere tuf and goes
home smashed. and bleeding at. every pour.
But the grand attrakshun is the Atlan,ik
Osean, CRATE hemispheer of liquid life and
pour blu water, every WHARF the eye kan
reach, az gentle az a summer evening mil
pond, and then agin az a water earthquake.
Upon the whole, Long Branch il q sensible
phase tew visit; i think tha:e IL az little
nonsenz tharc generally az the same num-
Der 'ov visitors are capable ov.s E,s.5
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