The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1865-08-16
0illtngs At Long Branch.
LONG BRANCH, N. j., July ID, '65.

Editor of the Troy News
Arrived here just in time tew see the
.Atlantik Osean, which IL now on exhibis-
hun, and dewing good bizzness, tew full
houses Took bath tew onst, and was
Astonished tew find the water so saltuous :;
enuuired the kauze ov an intelligent natff
and he informed me he didn't care;
think the cuss lied. There IL about one
hundred ana sixty thousand human beings,
:snd other folks, here now, az near az
kan git att; kounted till l got tired,
and then estimated. 1t IL perfekly hnrte
renting tew see the femails here in search
ov natural protectors. kountcd 16 yes
terday in one pile, they awl sighed az
past bi them, with down cast eyes. ielt
sorry for them, but couldn't help them,
for am thoroughly marrid, and intend
tew remain so. There IL two breezes here,
a sea breeze, and jerses breeze, and
advise all persons tew use the sea breeze,
for the other is SO much up before il
reaches here, that it soon uses up every
body after it gets here. Shoddy and Pc.
troleum are both here, and exsite as much
notiss as patient churn, warrented tew
make butter in ! minnitts from skim milk,
but they say they shant remain long, te
kauze the air smells SO much like old brine
Yesterday / went out krabbing and
ketched . PEEK ov them, they bite sideways,
an hang on like dead boss shoe, they
make good vittles enuff, but they amt pro,
liable tew eat, if you kount your time wu,h
ennything. THY have singular bug
here, which they kali the musskctow;
they roam about in herds, and respected b
tho inhabitants; caut one day before
.yesterda, sticking summing sharp into me,
and carried the bug into mi room, and
smashed him on the sli. The bathing IL
Injurious, and the ba;hers resemble mer.
mades, half men and half wmen; they aul
dress in the choktaw kostom, and when
they emerge from the water, yu kart tell
which il who, unless yu ask them. After
bathing yu feel kind ov lackness or lin
berness, for which waz advised tew battle
In whiskee. l took one immershun, abou,
half tumbler, and nev.r felt SO stought in
mi life. l thought could lift ar aker ov
their land, but bimeby, after the ticker had
lot 70, felt AZ tho could foller an angle
worm into his hole, and hadn't strength
enuf tew ask dog tew foller ms-if i
ever drink sum more jersee whiskee, i:
Will % SIlSI ala ucu anu SOue. luare IL
one church here, but it won't hold but so
fu that nobody don't 60, out ov politeness
Thars il 81 hotels, and they are princi
sipally bilt out doors, tew Civ the guests az
much brinaqueous air as possible. The
lodging rooms are small, but handy, each
one haz door tew them, and q looking
glass on the wall, and two washboes and
. towel. Dinner is served at two o'clo *.
and opens with soup, and shuts up with
shucklebeTry. The servants are generally
,blak, but menny ov them hav lived SO long
amung the whites that they begin tcw
adop our kuller. The beach, bi moonlite
is worthy Of . philosopher. Lovers NEE
here from aul parties of the kuntre tew vew
AID sware, and menny hartc that cum!
hsre tuff and hearty, goes home smashed
and bleeding luv at every pour. But th,
grand attrakshun IL the Atlantik Osean, /.
crate hsmischeer or liquid life and power
6iu water, evry WHARF the eye kan reach
O. geutle AZ 3 summer evening mil pond
aad then agin, AZ awful az water earth
quake. Upon the whole, Long Branch il
: sensible phase tew visit; think there il
= little nonsenz thare generally. az thu
sasae number ov visitors are capable ov.
JOSH BlLLIxGs.