The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-08-11
Newport Scenes.

NeWpOrt Scenes.
Correspondence of the New York Times.l
NEWPORT, r. l.. July %, 1860
in my last letter L promised you sketch
of the ocean bath or dip as it is eener.
ally called. The morning dip commences
about 1890 O'Clock. and lasts away along
until after two, and Is more numerously
attended than the post meridian bath
The early birds and the trash" arrive
at the beach at 10 A. NJ; about Ii a mid
ding class-say professional gentlemen
and their ladies-appear upon the beach,
and at IL the nabol,s put in their appear
ance. The former tramp, tramp.
tramp" or come on foot the middline
class come down in numbering omnibu>es.
AT fifty cents a head, if you know the rope.
or all the money you've got if you're 4
stranger. Iiack-driyers stick close 70
scripture in this particular-if you are a
stranger they take YOU in-they do. in
deed. The nabobs dash down in elegant
c,iuipages. in style and structure. all the
WAY down from a chariot 10 a bread ia>-
ket For the sum of fifteen cents you en-
ter Il huge cracker box and diSro!,e yorlr-
self and make divers preparations foi
Neptune's embraces. Those who OWL
bath habiliments are lucky. Those who
hire them are more APT 10 lie lousy, e~pee-
ially ii the exercise of ones skill can man
age TO keep the dilapidated trowsers to-
gcther during a bath.
At L. o'clock the excitement Is at If:
zenith All CLASSES and all shades OF So
ciety are represented either on the beach
or in tie water. Aiillicnaire> and million
heiresscS. tradesmen, professionals, me
chanics. and gentlemen and ladies of Gle
CANT lci>ure-better known rs gambler
and courtezans-make up the dramail
pcrson;r. All. there comes Il raitllns
eGuipa-e the lady drives, herself. Will
her coacllman by her side what a lovely
creaiure-how divinelv made: what /;
bust and what Il waterfall what rats
what mice. what-what-what else u,
the ladies wear upon their heads mo-
much bonnet certain. She aligllt--wha
an ancle There-there she goes. TIN
Ncnu>-ihe sight of her produces a sor
OF melting luNuriance Of eestacy-int'
booth No. 81 ..Lor,
gracious, who l. that. or what l. that
coming out of booth - J She looks hk
=, shrimp. Where ;i;l,ler the sun has tina
well turned ancle disappeared, where /
thai ilci.c bust /! and where. oh where
that waterfall What fall was there
my reader. Where are the rats AMI mice
and-oii. where i the woman Alas
>he ms left mo>i of herself in booth 2l-
| \ iew weeks ago | engaged. in NaShyili,
10 take Il lady 10 English opera. She WI
gorceou>ly arrslved when l arrived AT he
house. and WAS in the act of adjusting
color Saws she: My gracious,
havn't ANYTHING TO put on hut a pape
collar .'Ail right. madam" | reioineI
Il had JUST a. lief see You with nothing
hut Il paper collar on Us not. But tax
| il all back. after witnessing the tran>forma
; ton in No. 2l. lIolloo. there comes /:
right smart looking girl. Oh. there's a
: excursion to-day from Fail River, see
she's a factory girl. and makes four dol
: lars a week attending 10 spindleS sixtee
hours Il day. This is her first idle day fc
. year. and She gels "dockc,i" SiNtv-Si
cents and seven mills for it, However
, she's no cnrihly account. Shes sot
: beautiful :,ce. a splendid form, l. 4 good
l honest. virtuou> girl, but she hasn't got
ccnt->hcs no earthly account. Thi
l creature goes into booth Ne %
. Miss p prepares herself for the bath an
r trips ii down The beach alongside of Mis-
r -. They dash into the embraces OF ol,
: ocean, VINO knows no grssdc, and come /
: the slrt:.He together. The rotundity {
e Miss - has ceased entirely TO exist. 81
: looks for all the world ike the last rose
next summer, while Miss p Is left bloom
= ING alone. Neptune has Knocked
4 smash what seeming voluptunus!leSs Sti
/ existed in tlic h;lthing dress of Miss p
e but on the contrary has further deyclnpe
: the charms OF Miss %. rs her wet cloth,
: hu. closely TO her handSomely-ehiSele
. limbs. Miss II quits the bath. lookiI
: more than anything else | can think o; no
d ike a long wet stocking: but soon ats
: da>he> through Touro street a gorgeous f
: male Miss % leaves the ocean as 81
| entered ia woman.
If All, who is this elegant bri gadier!
- never saw or heard of him before. I
= goes into booth 90 I'll tell You who
lie is. He is coward. He Is a captain
d ore Of the regiments of the regular hri
" adc. He got his appointment through p
= litical influence. AT the battle of Stol
ii River lie was taken sick before the Coz,
e mcncement OF the fight and carried TO L
lie rear. Al Shiloh he was away on leay
10 and his company was commanded by a
is other officer. Through his shrcwdness
became detached. and saw meme of t
n Tennessee campaign. During the Alta
u Ia campaign this son of Mars was matle
Ut colonel, but up to this time had he, er sc
cr Il battlc-had never snutfed glinpowd'
IL He was assigned to a eolored regimel
T. but never commanded In the field. III
lc r, giment fought gallantly at the battle
+ Nashville. Here AT least was all oppori
- nifty for this gallant brigadier. But
10 couldn't see ii. Late in the day OF +,
~ DAVIS hattie he sncaked out TO the field. a