The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-08-30
Josh 3 Billings AT Long Branch--
What He Saw and Felt There.
LONG BRANCH, July Is, 1865.

Lo Nc BRANCH, July 10, 1865.
Editor of the Troy Neavs:
ARRIVED here just in time to see the
Atlantick Osean, which is now on exhibi-
shun, and dewing good bizzness, tew
was greatly astonished tew find the water
SO satuous; inquired the kapse of an in
telligent natiff, and he informed me he
didn't kare; l think the cuss lied. There
is about one hundred and sixty thousand
human beings, and other folks, here now,
az near az [ can get at it; [ kounted till
got tired, then estimated. II is per-
feckly harte renting tew see the femails
here in search of natural protectors; [
kounted 16 yesterday in one pile; they
awl sighed as past bi them, with down
cast eyes. [ felt sorry for them, but
couldn't help them, for l am thoroughly
married, and intend few to remain so.-
There liz two breezes here-a sea breeze,
and jersee breeze, and advise aul per-
sons to use the sea breeze. for the other
IL so much used up before it reaches here,
that it soon uses up every body after it
gifts here. Shoddy and Petroleum are
both here, and excite az much notiss as a
patient churn warrented to make butter
in 10 minnitts from skim milk, but they
say they shant remain long, becauze the
air smells so much like old brine. Yes
terday went out krabbing and ketched
pek ov them; they bite sideways and
hang on like dead hoss-shoe; they make
good enuff vittles, but they aint profta-
BILE tew eat if you kount your time wuth
enything. They have a singular bug
here, which they kali the musketow; they
rome about in herds, and are much respek-
ted ,bi the inhabitants; l caut one day be.
for yesterday, sticking sumthing sharp
into me, and carried the bug into mi
room, and smashed him on the sli. The
bathing IL luxurious, and the bathers re-
semble mermades, half men and hall
wimmin; they all dress in the choktaW
kostum, and when they murge from the
water, you kant tell which IL who, unles
w ask them.
After bathing, yu feel kind Of lack
ness or limberness, for which was adyis
ed tew bathe in whiske. [ took one i'm
mershun, about half a tumbler, and never
felt so stought in mi life. l thought
could lift an aker of their land, but bime
= pJ; aftSA "tiiC llhCI uGo lCo ~, 4Ci1 do ta
could foller an angle worm into his hole
and hadn't strength cnuff tew ask do.
tew folier me-if ever drink some NOR
jersee whiskee, it will be after am de,
and gone. Thare IL one church here, ,bu
it wont hold but so few that nobody dom
go out of politeness. Thare il 21 hotels
and they are principally built out of doors
. to give the guests as much brinaqueou
air as possible. The lodging-rooms ar
= : small, but handy each one has door tey
. them, and looking glass on the wall AN
: two wash boles and towel. Dinner i
served at 2 O'Clock, and opens with sou
. and shuts up with huckleberry. The ser
wants are generally blak, but many G
them have lived SO long among the white
. that they begin tew adopt our kuller.-
> The beech, by moonlite, is worthy of
: flosopher. Luvers meet here from a
i parts of the country to VOW and swart
. and many a hart Gums here tuff and hart
), but goes home smashed, and bleeding lu
at every pour But the CRATE attrackshu
> is the Atlantik Oshun,a great hemispher
of liquid life and power, blu water, ever
o whar the eye can reach, as gentle as
= summer evening mill pond and then agai
az awful az a water earthquake. Upo
the hole, Long Branch IL a sensible plac
= to visit; 1 think there IL as little nor
= sense there generally as the same numbe
of visitors are capable of.
g JOSH BILLINGS.