The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1869-10-02
NUMB, 33.
Josh Billings ut Long Branch,

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The best description of thiSfashiopable
bathing place, is tha. of Josh Billings.
In his letter he says: ,a..,,,..
Arrive here just in. time tew see the
Atlantk Oscah, which is now on exhi-
bishun and dowing n good buzzincss tew
full houses. Took Il bath onst, aud was
astonished to find the water SO saiturous;
inquired the kause of an Intelligent
natiff and lie informed me he didn't care;
| think the cuss lied. There is about
one hundred and sixty thousand human
beings and other folks here now, az near
az | kan git ut it; kounted tillri got
tired, and then 1 estimated. . 1t is
perfectly heart renting tcw, see the
females here in search ov natural pro-
tectors. | kounted 16 yesterday in one
pile, they ill sighed az past BY bbJyf them them,
with downcast eyes. I felt sorry for
thom but couldn't help them, for Tam
thoroughly married and intend TO remain
So There IL tew brcezes here, sea
breeze and a jerzce brc re, and I advise
awl persons to use the sea breeze, for the
other is so used up before it reaches here
that it soon uses up everybody after. gets
here. Shuddy and Petroleum are both
here and excite az. much notice "A
patent shurn, warranted to make butter
in ten minutes from skim milk, but they
say they shant remain long bekause the
air smells so much like old brine Yester..
day | went out krabbipg and ketched
peck Of them they bite sideways, ,sand
hang on like a dead hoss shoe, they make
good Sittels enuG, but they ant profitable
to eat if you kount your time worth
ennything. They have singular bug
here, which they call the musketow,
they roam about in herds and are much
respected by the inhabitants: caus one
day before yesterday, sticking something
sharp into me, and carried the bug into
hi room, and smashed him on the sli.
The bathing iz lhxurous and the bathers
resemble mcrmaids half men and half
women; and they dress in the ohocfow
'koston, und when they emerge from the
water, you cau't tell which. is who unless
you ask them. After bathing you feel
= kind Of lackness of limberness, for
which was advised to battle In whsle.
took one immcrshun about tuuibler.
aud never felt SO stout in mi life. Z tho't
could lift an achcr of land, but bimeby,
after ticker let go, l felt as though l
could follow an angel worm into his hole
and hadn't strength enuff to ask dog
to foller me-if | ever drink sum more
OF jersee whiske, it will be after am
lied and gone, There is one church
''ere, but it would hold SO few that
nobody ncyer 20 cut of politeness. There
is Il hotels, aud they are principally
built out ov doorsc, tew give the guess
az much brinabueous- air az possible.
Tho lodging rooms are small, but handy,
each one haz door to them and 4 look
ing glass on the wall, and two wash bulc.
and lowell Dinner is served ut two
o'clock, opens with soup, aud shuts up
with huckieburry The servants sar..
generally b!ak, but many ov them have
lived 50 long among the whites.that they
begin to adopt our kuller The beach.
by moonlight, is worthy of a philosopher.
Lovers met here from aul parts ofthc
kuatry tew VOW and sware and mankt
ia nasu gums here tptf and goes hqn4s
smashed, and bleeding at every ponr.
But the grand attrucshun iz the Atlautik
Ocean a great hcmicpheer ey liquid life
and power, blue water everywhere the
eye CAN reach az gentle az SUMMER
evening mill pond, and then again a
awful az Il water earthquake Uponss6e
whole, Long Branch iz a sens.ple place
to visit; think there is az little ponsenE
there generally az the same number OF
visitors are capable ov.