Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-08-27
Lewes.

ADJUSTMENTS AND EsJoYMEsrs AT THE BAY-sIDE.
LIVES, DEL, Aug. q, 1863
MEssRs EDITORS Could with this letter
watt the refreshing brcezts, which stir the will |
lows before me, aud toss up the waves on the |
shore in murmuring music, how you would, in |
your sanctum, rejoice amid the suIry heats, and |
feel fresh energy to perform your task for the |
benefit Of your many readers but the thing is |
impossible, no matter how much wish it.
Next to that will be to tell you little of our
doings in this oldest town 10 Delaware. You
could Judge, were you here, that this place has
some considerable popularity abroad, as we have
visitors from 81. Louis Tennessee, Baltimore,
Philadelphia and many other points from this,
and other States, Occupying the U. 8. Hotel,
| where we all meet, aud are having most de-
lightful tine. We heard gentleman say, who
has travelled in Europe extensively, it is for him
, more healthy than any other place. The bathing
is very good, though not much surf usually
here as at the boder shores Of the Atlantic, down
at Rehoboth, where the venturous may swim
through the roar aud spray, but find this sutli-
cicntly invgoating. The sensations the bath
produces are delicious.
Then the sailing, fishing, and cunning, add a
most agreeable variety u our passtimcs Fur
two days we formed part OF sailing parties, and
venturcd eight or nire miles out in the ocean, and
had the exquisite enjoyment OF being at sea, and
with our little dancing pilot boat, "a thing of
! life" and motion, pitched and tossed us, now up
on a wave, then down in The gaping trough OF
waters, in most frolicsome mood, paying no
, respect whatever to our snowy pants and patent
feathers, and taking equal liberties with OF
| the Indies dresses piyinp them the most sudden
~ COO h.,h. ,o n a., If,ai,o ,roro ,h.r. T.; mis-.
eea p''''' "s =" on''a' "e'o 'ne'o i' ''''',
chlcvous mood, and throwing some OF us down
Z without ceremony, us the sea dashed over the
hoot Rpt n w,s Grand smart md sbr;els ond
80 -, y w. S'"Au spo" "nu gu, ca,.eA' ~.
SHOUTS Oh iauSnter SO pieaseu our nttle vessel
that she kept up the fun for some time, dancing
re about on the waters which were of the briqbtes
"A -, .;,,, go, -, .. -.
~ s'eo' WIN ioa'i-e'ee. esps' eeo.iii''s roaring
a. boiling, laships us, us ii In Spite we had dared
r. to enter on her domains so carelessly But n few
" could mo lonyer Innvb and ,vere comne,,ed =,
- "
10 submit 10 being laughed at ny those OF stronge
q make, and were the sport of the whole company
cannot explain; Neptune will sometime claiin
his own, and he shook his tripod defantly owe
NC those who were so merry. until they becam
on soberer, and had not threatening cloud warne
les us to return, cannot say what would have bee
Tor their fate.
-. A gentleman wife and little ones were of til
ue party, when his bright eyed boy of three year
~ aaid" am afraid, Papa, ms the waves dashe
mr. high. His father answered, "You love to SWING
/, are swinging high now" ~ don't want TO b
IL Arrays swinging so high, Papa, don't want
be dfcays swinging so high, Papa" he cried. hi
,e little cheek turning pale, and rick, while he wa
"a | Graded fondly In his fathers arms.
y To-day party left tor Cape May, others fG
~ Rehoboth, some to Gcorgetow some FISHING
and some of us lonlng quietly under the tree
We and about the porches, discussing various topic
among them IN old theme, the Gaines case nj
go tccd your last, some facts of which arc fami
he lar to many here; politics. stories, old legend
err. while the boys sail their mimic boats in tt
:, creek at our feet "the noisy geese gabble in til
~ pool" the countrymen bring in their loads
nat melons, canteopcs aud potatoes, poultry, &c
lot the old sailors white sticks astrdc the cannon
of memorable in the annals Of this place; toss Ii
remains of my habana IN the creek, and obey II
ng bell for dinner, which is u most welcome SCUM
ION to all people hereabont as with the hour CONT