The Cairo daily bulletin., 1871-09-12

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{ tale. a few miles to the right we pas
b.. Long island, with its handsome hotel an
shaded lawn extended TO the waters edge
to tho left Farm School island, whor,
homeless boys, and those convicted unde
age are sent till their maturity. Passir,
rapidly by many others, we steam unde
the walls of Fort Warren, the outermos,
fort in Boston harbor, where, during tb,
war, political prisoners were confined. tb,
big guns frowned down upon us out o
the deep embrasures Ia its massive wall
as we glided by. Turning TO the right W,
pass into the placid waters Of Weir river
and soon are at the landing, ard within
sight and sound Of the roaring surf of old
ocean, which is only divided from us n,
this point by strip o. land less than aftv
yards in width. The distance from Bos.
ton is Is miles, and is mado in inst one
hour by the fair Rose" Tho frat view
Of the ocean from the top OF the beach il
grand and magnificent in the extreme. md
bounded in front only by tho horizon il.
self Its broad bosom was dotted
by innumerable crafts from the tinv
sail boat to the full-rigged merchant ship
bound for distant climcs and foreign
ports.
NANTAsKET BEACH
is about five miles in length and at low
water mark is about one thousand fee,
wide and is smooth and hard as a polished
marble floor, and though rock
ribbep at either end, not
single stone covers this mag
nihcent eIpanse. Being so level the surf
is constant, the roar is cesseless and indy
ing. The waters continually dash and
spend their fury at your very feet As
you walk the firm, hard sand they creep
up nearer and nearer until some one more
bold than his fellow sends the white foam
up around you and causes you to scamper
up the sands in hurry. We walked to
the farther end Of the beach, out on the
extreme point of rocks, and seated our.
selves to watch the incoming tide. 1t was
sight ever TO bo remembered. As the
tide came in, the wind freshsned, the white
caps grow larger, the waves dashed fur.
ioasly against the rocks sending clouds Of
white foam high in the air. seemingly
growing more desperate at meeting With
resistance, retreating, gathering more
force and finally sending the spray over
US in such copious showers We were forced
at last to change our base. 1t was grand
and glorious. The salt sea is q terrible ap-
petizer, giving one "a tonic that never
could be compounded by your worthy
venerable disciples of Galen, the "busy b.
We adjourned at last to the
RocKLAND CAPE
which is located about midway
Of the beach and q, high
water work, where We proceeded to pu.
ourselves outside Of some magnificent
clam chowder, which was not only pleas
ure to the eye but extremely savory to
the taste, "oh, mon, but it was guder' Af-
ter thoroughly refreshing the inner man,
We took our siesta on the broad piazza, on
the sea side Of the cape, and listened to
the roar Of the surf as it dashed against
the beach. We were much amused at the
antics Of a number Of nondescript objects
tina. were foundering about in the surf,
until at last some one at our side said that
they were women bathing. We were
glad TO be told that they were women, be-
cause we like new sensation, and here We
had one, for in all our eventful experience
We never before was able TO tell
4 woman even at very remote distance.
Attached 10 The cape and DO. ffy feet
distant stands bathing room where bath
ing suits are hired for small eompenss.
iion, and here we noticed every few. min
uies, squads of two and three, sometimes
half dozen would come out dressed in
bathing suits with coarse old straw hat
tied over the head and face, concealing the
features, and make for the water. But
whether they were masculine, feminine, or
neuter, we could not determine, not even
when we ventured 70 the waters edge, and
saw them as they passed US.
Talk about Venus rising from the sea, =,
and all that sort Of thing; we want nc
more Of it in ours mot in bathing suits
We do not know moro hideous objec
than short, fat old woman coming out 0
the surf. Yes We do; we will take it al
back, for they do have striking resem
blance to the human beings, that il, il
spots, but from the long, iank ones, may
the gods defend us. Put one of them in
corn field, and any
RESPECTABLE CROW
would commit suicide out Of sheer sham,
and modification. If we wished to pun
ish ourselves by looking at "monsters 0
hideous sight and mein," we know nov
right where to 60. Nantasket beach
when the bathers are out and the It'd
is coming in-thats the place. Strollini
down to the rocks again during the after
noon, We observed some boys fishing, ant
, just to keep our hand in, we held on
, of the poles for a few minutes, and ha
. the satisfaction before leaving Of landing
/. nice rock cod. But the longest day
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