The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-01

cation and with camp meetings, and has hand.
some cottage near the beach,
AFTER padding back through the rain and mud to
my sleeping room found my bed occupied BY
another, and accordingly tunbled into the nrst
were sea sick during the night and suffered greatly,
put aIter retching and tossing until break OF day
Iaey snasclea ttie rest and appeared to revive
around the encampment. The beach gave evidence
OF the herceness OF the storm that ragged during tho
over sand hills twenty or thirty feet high and two
or three hundred feet from the ocean level LETT
their own imprint. The view from the beach is
certainly very fne and for those who like to look
continually upon old ocean hymning his eternal
chorus upon the shore this camp ground IS emf
nently fitted for the purposes to which 1t has
been dedicated. But 1t Is not the place for variety
The ''grove" is very extensive, but there Is very
and too stunted in growth and not large and thick
enough to AFFORD shelter from the sun, and Old Sol
can peer through any part OF the grove ana strlks
quarter. But the heat Is modified by the delightful
breeze which constantly breathes from the ocean.
Wesley Lake is a natural arm of the sea, about q
mile long. separated, however, from the ocean by
narrow sand bank over which the tide sweeps In
Its maestya and height. Fish is caught In TINS lake,
and old and young amuse themselves on its bosom
boating and fishing. When the weather Is mlder
than 1t was last evening and the sea is calmer than
1t was this morning the campersgO
OUT ON THE OCEAN SAILING
and fishing and hence those who live In cottages
Ing. am informed, is not good. The ''undertow"
Is very dangerous, and minister told me that he
came so near being carried out by IL D short time
ago that he disposed OF q lot which he owned and
gave up this camp ground forever. He could nos
trust his children in the water alone, ana he could
not be always with them.
At seven O'Clock breakfast was served. It con-
sisted OF blue fish. fried, to begin with, and the
same thing for second and third course. Some one
asked for beefsteak, and after long time the
waiter brought few scraps OF beef on a dish.
They looked as II they had been cut of piece left
from the dinner OF the previous day.
No one touched them, and they win
doubtless be good for another time. Before
and after breakfast prayer and experience meet
ings were held in tent, and '.the old old stOryu
was told and sung Ovep again. At nine O'Clock the
stages left the ground to meet the train ut Long
Branch for Sandy Hook, and great many returned
to New York. The roads were in better condition
than could be expected after the rain and the cut
ting up they had the night before. But the red
mud OF Jersey, which is species Of red sand stone
clay, dries readily and when not too dry to become
dusty 1t forms very fair country roadbed. There
Is good view OF the ocean for great part of the
distance between Ocean Grove and Long Branch.
AT the latter place the road runs between
PRESIDENT GRANTS TWO COTTAGES,
one OF which eX-COllectOr Murphy is supposed to
have given to the President but which, he says ne
didn't give, and the other the handsOmest cottage
In the Branch was built by the President himself,
but at present rented out. The steamer Jesse HOyt
ala not start on time nor run time, but the din
ner gong was sounded on time and her inference
In many minds was that the delay was planned to
give an appetite to the passengers that they might
partake OF its provision. Soon after one O'Clock
she touched her dock, and then there was a scram-
BILE and race to see who should get of first and
every man went unto his own place.