The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-07-18
CAPE NAY.

CAPE MAY, n. j., July Is, 1885,
II Is blessed change indeed, from the sal: mead
ows of Atlantic City, its Sahara sands and green
headed flies that pierce like the arrows Of Liput, to
the cool and invigorating atmosphere Of this delight
fu place. 1t is change from barrenness to beauty,
from dreary sandhills to grassy lawns and leafy
groves, from turbid and fretted tides 10 calm and
even-crested pillows. In short, 1t 10 Cape May, and
no sweeter name is found in the vocabulary OF
geographical nomenclature. II calls up associations
OF flowers and nuttering breezes, Of verdant
gades and the gently murmuring minstrelsy OF
beach and brae, and, above all, the genial
and genuine communion OF the human soul
with the kindly accents OF nature. So much
for a name. But what u deception 10 sup
pose these dull, unpoetica natives OF Jersey ever
thought of applying the beautiful designation OF the
month OF Mowers to this cape OF theirs Fortunately
enough an adventurous but unimaginative Dutch
man, named Cornelius Jacobsce Mey, landed here in
the days OF Diedrich knckerbocker, In pursuit OF
scurvy grass ana TOOK such fancy TO the place that
he gave up the search for antiscorbutc herbs, set
tied down Ike q sensible fellow, gave his name to
TINS promontory, and thus 1t has come down 70 Us
win the charming appreciation OF Cape May. travel
Jersey all over, aud the stranger AZ this ternna-
tion-ths extreme tip OF the cil de sac wherein the
lightning state expends itself-wi rest from his
weary wanderings and exclalm, LET me take
Years upon years ago people came here in the
brong summer months to stretch their fevered
limbs upon the sury beach and thank Old ocean Tor
MS kindly sympathy with suffering humanity. And
sun they come and the same Old surge that washed
the clumsy yaw OF Jacobsee Mey ashore over hun
dred years ago beats its eternal paan on the beach.
and is welcome music TO thousands OF HAPPY
mortas. 49,,
seated this morning under a eafy tree, within
gunshot Of the shore, 1 listened u the roar OF the
long unbroken line OF crested waves, and never,
thought. did sound much resemble the enthusias-
tic cheers OF a vast multitude OF people II rose and
fell and the chip. hip, hurrah" was as distinct and
decisive as was ever heard In public assemolage:
For nstant It reached In point Of similarity tnat
sumutuous burst OF popular Juror and applause
which shook Tammany, Hall In the recent Demo
cratic Convention, when the rst solitary vote was
recorded for Chief Justice Chase. And thus In wild
joyousness Of spirit these waves cheer through the
hveloDg day and through the Silly night, arrestng
the dulest ear and awakening the most torpid fancy
This Is truly cape. 1t was thrown out long way
into the sea Dy some mysterious design OF Provi-
dence, and the thoughtless waves lap around IL a.
Adectionately as though 1t were An ever watcnfui
mother.
To-day half o dozen gallant American bsrks sailed
ieisurely past US, and standing on the headland !!
could easily imagine that one Of these winged
coursers Of the deep was bound for the fer on coeo
olimes of South America while another might be
vending It's way to the seal fisheries OF Greenland
aud still another bearing onward TO the old shores
OF Europe. All the rest Of Jersey n dull stale, nat
and improbable, but there Ia enough OF poetry in
cape May TO compensate for the whole state.