The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-20
ATLANTIC CITY.

The Poet of the PeriOd-stO0a0ce Of . Poor
Young Mau-Hotels Filling with Gu-sts-
sand flies and Mosquitoes-" travelling for
Pain.''
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., July Is. 1871.
The season just about fairly opening at this re-
sort Heretofore the anxious birds OF pas age came
singly or IN small groups For the past few day the
sweter,ng heat OF the city has awakened people
to the necessity OF seeking cooler habltation and
full of the idea that the seaside Is the place par
eIceiie,ace to regain the lost vgnr OF youth, old
maids HOck down In dozens here TO air their fading
charms and indulge IN the vain nope that something
OF the olden bloom viii be impaired to the waning
countenances, and some OF the Oideu roundness to
an angular figure. Vain hope, indeed few weeks
OF dissipation, balls, midnight suppers, heightened
tetea-etes and private evening parties only add TO
the angularty and the unhappy spins'er returns to
town a, the end Of the only TO recognize the
bitter truth, ''her charms have fed, her Joys are
dead-alas she'll never marry"
Not so with the booming maidens whom we see
on every hand. Fearlessly they plunge into the
breakers supported b. strong and wiling arms.
They emerge freshened aud eager for the afternoon
drive or promenade and the ball IN the evening and
each DAY serves but to heghJen the beauty that
charms and captvates. No cares on their minds.
What matters 1t whether they marry TINS year or
next The world l. all before them aud naught but
Joy and innocence behind.
One would think that all the gentlemen OF color
that Philadelphia can muster had oeen let loose
upon the community, In the guIse of walters, bar
bers bootblacks servants and gentlemen OF leisure.
l overheard very Lretty quarrel this afternoon
between two OF these worthless touching the owner
ship Of a zen cent note. Choice extracts from the
efuslons OF the
POET OF THE PERIOD
were freely INDUCED In during the melee. Said one
OF them, LOOK heah, niggah, you'll rassle your
hash In hell tonight If you don't FORK them ducas
over hcah." "Wel," said the other, iii you's de
niggah hat puts up dem rasslin' JOBS rs wa YOU"
Fortunately Tor the peace OF the locality the gadia-
tors were not allowed TO come together, else one
OF them might rave Deel "rassiin " even now, Tor
very ugly lookiug razor protruded IN suspicious
manner from the pocket OF his adversary.
How many very strange characters one meets at
q watering piacel / wai never n0ie lorcinly I'm
pressed with this truth than to-day. In the course
Of a stroll on the beacn met very gentlemanly
appearing young man. We entered 10 coIvcrsh-
ton on some minor topic. ! suppose re
mutually anxious or companiOuship. however,
we remained together all the afternoon. HIS re-
marks on different themes stamped him In my
ton and culture. lie hau travelled IN
Europe extensively III fact his education mad
been completed. ne informed me, a. Heidelberg.
Ills manners were so wlanlng that determined 10
know more OF hm, and met MIN, tnlnS. so1ue two
or three times aferHard, and eacn IN cting felt
more and more drawn Ipward Nun. lie dlscoursed
the arts, travel, history, literature sculp.
ture, palntlng-ln 1ne, everything. on every
subject he seemed to be az .hdH, ana
/ was lost In wonder AZ the knowledge
displayed Dy one 80 young. we me! again tnls az
teroon; re talked IN MS usual strain on the diIer-
eut topics | nave nsme I, and seemed u ad new
beauties 10 each o. them ny ms Nersaue and utiva.
ted AR and language believe ne had concluded mat
was worthy OF confidence, ana he finally let MN
sslf out the subject nearest ms neart-oYe Yes,
he mad peen In love- AID would tell tie searct VI
his life, listened altentiveiy TO one OF the widest
tales of sentiment 1t has ever been ny lot 10 con-
ceve, much less feel u even read OIL How he had
met In England
HIS DARLfS0 CONSTANCE,
the idol OF his soul, the very breath Of life 10 him;
how londly ne had owed her never dreaming tnat
his love would b. returled-now IN the one su-
prene moment OF MS Itlc MS happiness mad been
made complete by the sweet ASSURANCE that us .vye
was returned ION. my dear ifiendn ne sad
.'wnat bliss was mlnei but, ana his brow clouded
and his open counIenance was the very picture oi
despair al could not possess much angelic oven.
ness; IL was not for me- Let me think momenL