The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-07-20
Two Yenng Men and Their Sweet
hearts go a Bathing.


hearts go Bathing.
The tornado that swept over the
vicinity of New York some days ago
was the severest known in New York for
many years. The Passaic River rose
and suddenly oyerhowed its banks. The
shipping Was greatly endangered, boats
were driven from their moorings. trees
were blown down, houses unroofed. and
cellars flooded Two young men and
their swecthearts were out on the river
boating. The girls had not found it
convenient TO Inform thc,f nIa into
whose company they were going, as the
lovers would not have been received
with the best possible grace at the
h"usc. The party sought u saclu ded
spot, aud taking off ,hcr o!ter gayucnts
aud like
"BFyau O'Tyna, his wife, aHd his wircs
mothers, All went into the river together"
The girls sportcd like mcrmaids in
the quiet water, aud enjoyed hugely the
glorious fun, little dreaming of The ter.
rife storm chat WAS coming on. The
$3.50 'r"r'"d gently with their snowy
robes, half disclosing Tile cbnr,ns .r,.,
The, nlaidsas. bhsal,inais- s.,,s..sr,..-
Suddenly tho eky durkened, aud the
bost, which had been tastered to Il bush
on the bank by the chain, was struck
Violently by y p,y9 OF wind prelude
90 TIE tcmpss:-aud two mems straw
hats, two ladies bonnets, four pairs Of
boots, male aud female, half and half
two p;ils of ladies' hose, No. 4; two
pairs Of gents do, two mems flannel
suits two pieces Of ladies endergar-
mentS, snowy array of rgt4fes, tucks.
tiounces. etc.,-namc not known by the
reportcr-and some wire contrivanccs
resembling bird-cagcs, with second
story added b. ,acking on copies Of ii
paper, all of these contcuts Of the boat
were gathered up by the gale and tossed
Ito the river.
The girls gave scream as the clothes
drifted away They declared, however,
they could swim like seals aud struck
cut boldly for their dndS, while the
gentlemen tried to right the boat. This
hartical expedition OF the nymphs after
their treasures was failure, sLauYll
their long yellow tre scs ffoatedf like
beautiful sea-weed npor the water, aud
there Was more graceful display of
limbs in the poetry of motion than ever
appeared fettered by tights and pads in
the Black Crook they failed to keep
up with the clothes. Meanwhile few
big drops fell from the inky c.bt..;is,. and,
in moment n continuous sheet of water
seemed to fn!i from rhe sky Tho .irl=
struck t;tf the boat. Which the Youths
managed to drag tc the shore.
On the East bunk Of the Passaic,
around the Koarncy riatssion. is thick
grove of gTargrccns. iierd the half
nude and dipping party secrctcl them
selves, one Of tltc young men standing
sentinel to hail any benevolent looking
individual who might pass along the
road, aud who might furnish him with
some dry Clothing ir " llch he might,
g 70 the city and procure raimcnt for
the others. The girls mi: hit easily be
taken for s'atuary, cmbdwcrcd in the
evergreen shades. There cacl Que stood
dripping vet, sans everything but
chelnisettes.
The scutinel, after waiting couple
OF hours, to bis ncxPres>ible delight
lie wanted incXprcssble -boheld "a
solitary horscman'' vending slowly along
tho river road, and giving sign best
understood by the fraternity to which
bo'h happened. 10 boiong, lie procured
the necessary ARTICLES, A couple of
waterproof clouks enabled tho young
ladies to steal quietly home in the dark
ness, and the first pale rays of the moon
stealing through tho troubled clouds in
to their chamber found thom sleeping in
their little bed
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