The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-08-15
WHEELING WEST VA THURSDAY MORNING. AUGUST 10 1851
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/ correspondence of the InIeIliKencer.
CoSGREss HALL,
Cape Nay, Aug. 9, '6T.
/ As it is a law of human nature that
( in contributing TO the happiness of 9TH
/ ers we thereby tendance our own," |
have thought l would "try 1t on' this
rainy afternoon, and make the effort, at
! least, even ii l should fail. And yet II
is with the greatest dithculty L can so
! far control my vision as 10 concentrate
| ii on the work before me, as :. tou in-
voluntarily wander away and nix its
/ admiring gaze on the StiH white skirts
and other paraphernnlia of lady 8
toilette, which are being carried through
| the street and piazza of the hotel, for
| to- night Congress Hall gives grand
hop; and the females are all on the qua
vIVe, in anticipation of the glorious OPP
! portunity thus presented for irritation
| and dancing. .a.
To those of your citizens who may
/ design visit to this bathing place,
would commend 10 them the route via
| New Castle, Delaware. Leaving Balu-
more on Tuesday, Thursday and Sat
urday mornings, ON the 10 train on
the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Bal
timore Railroad, they can can connect
at New Castle with the steamer IS. NJ.
Felton," which leaves Philadelphia on
the mornings of those days, and pro-
esed down Delaware Bay, reaching
| Cape May about 4.SO P. NJ.
At the landing will be found car
riagea and omnibuses to convey them
! to the hotels. By this route the fare is
! six dollars.
Toa person who has never before
stood upon the beach of The ocean the
4 scene is one which transports him with
! delight, especially If he be one "who
| loves TO hold communion with nature
| in her various fOrms;" at least, SO II al
tected your correspondent, Who attsr
| the arrangement of his toilette, made
| his way to the beach, and, scooping up
u handful OF the%aters of old ocean,
took Il gulp which nauseated him
"muchIyn for some minutes succeeding
| this ieRt.
| Seating myself in "A favorable position
| gazed over the world ofwaters, watch
| ing the numerous vessels as, with white
wings, they scudded before the breath
| of the stiff gale, until the bright light of
the young moon, with the air of II bride,
| kissed her bride groom, old ocean,
which seemed to smile with joy as the
| reflected pathway of her glory began
to grow brighter on the surface OF the
waters, and the dark mantle of the
| night was gathered closer around the
| world.
Whilst seated thus and indulgIng in
reveries betitting the hour and scene,
| the band stationed on the lawn behind
me struck up that soul-thrilling tune
| of "Home, Sweet Home" and the very
! fountains of tenderness seemed broken
up within me, and moonlight, music,
and ocean, SO overpowered and inspired
| me that 1t was not until late in the
night l was aroused from my musings
and wended mysway to my couch to
! dream of the grand and beautiful.
Come with me and let us us together
visit the beach. 1t is now IL o'clock n.
IN. Behold crowd OF two or three
! Thousand persons-men, women and
! children-the babe in arms, and the de-
crepid and intirm, in one heterogene-
Gus mass indulging in the luxury OF a
sea bath. The lifeboats are stationed
outside of the breakers ready TO go TO
the rescue of the exhausted swimmer,
or any one who may accidentally have
| been carried beyond their depth.
Shouts OF merry laughter ring out in
the midst of the sport and are heard
above the roar of the waters. Look
yonder; and would you believe that
that wet and dripping girl with shape
less form and face hidden beneath the
capacious brim ofan old straw hat, and
minus her cHigHon, was last night the
belle ofthe ball, who fascinated with
| her smiles, and astOnished with the
| splendor OF her dress and diamonds?
And yet is. And there is the gallant
Colonel -, who made for himself
fame and reputation on many battle
field of the Republic, Willing away
timeIn sportIve playfulness by duck
| ing some enRmored fair one beneath
the surf as 1t comes rushing in to the
beach. And what a variety of charac-
ters you encounter here, 1ostltng and
| elbowing each other in the crowd
| Youths in their innocence and verdan-
| cy, adopts in vice and crime, the flip
/ pant coquette and the finished eXqut-
| site, men of learning and Ignorant
/ ones, the millionaire and the reduced
one, and yet all seeming to forget for
| the while the sterner duties and require
ments OF life in the relaxation
and enjoyment of the present.
! Splendid turnouts whirl along the
| beach and grace the drives and receive
the need of admiration at far less
cost to the passerby than 10 the proprie-
| tors.
Notwithstanding the precaution ex-
ercised for the prevention of loss of life,
the frequency of cases of drowning this
summer calls for additional efforts by
which the bathers may be warned OF
peril and instructed as to the means OF
representation. t-s p S5A-l e
Out of door amusements are in great
favor among aHclasses, and the fine
lawns in front of the different no.
tells are daily crowded by the young
aud old, indulging in fayorite pas
times, playing croquet, base ball, aunt
Susan, flying of kites, &c.
The amateur sportsman may here
find ample opportunity TO indulge his
propensities in fishing and hunting, as
the finny tribe and waterfowl abound
| in this region, and afford fine scope for
the exercise OF his abilities.
At present there are some four or hve
thousand guests visiting here, some
the devotees of fashion, some in search
of health, and others again who have
come here with a view to court ease
and rest from the fatiguing duties of
life at home. The average daily num-
ber of guests accommodated at "Con
gress Hall" is about one thousand, and
crowds are coming and going con-
stantly.
But not wishing to II ench too far on
your valuable space, must conclude
these desultory remarks by saying
there is no more pleasant, .health-in-
spring and enjoyable visiting place,
than Cape May in the heat of Summer,
where the cool and invigorating sea
breeze recuperates the physical man,
whilst the place and its surroundings
to coutemplative one furnishes mem
tai pabulum which strengthens and
improves his spiritual nature, if he be
one who loves to "look through Nature
up to Natures God" Au revoir.
SPECK.
TIE Richmond Eaq,Grer and Epan,-