The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-06-03
"sEME.OCCAsIONAL."
A Pleasant Excurston-Blg Oysters
Splendid scenery and a Good Ser

Splendid scenery ana GOOd Def-
mon.
SHREWSBURY RIVER, May %.
Editors of the Register:
As all New Workers who can afford
the time or money, or both, run out Of
town during the summer, 30 l, a New
Yorker for the time being, started this
morning, in company with my friend
and host, the Hon. 6. II. Andrews, for
the country seat of our company friend
Chas. II. Tallalee, Esq. Leaving Co.
than at Gao A. NJ, we had a grand
sail down the harbor to Sandy Hook.
one of the most dreary spots on the
face of the earth. bordering on the
ocean. This spot Of land is called a
Hook because of its peculiar form
alton, and runs out some six miles,
separating the sea from the Shrewsbury
river. 1t is called Sandy" because it
IS sandy. 1t varies in width from $50
TO 1000 feet In some places the en-
terprising Jerseymen have driven heavy
stakes down on the sea shore as if to
say Here shall thy proud waves be
stayed to old Neptune, who,
as If ashamed of such a piece OF
terra trina as this, has occasion
ally commissioned the ocean to
make raids upon it. On this Hook
one thinks Of the hymn commencing
"Lo, on a narrow neck of land" only
one does not feel very secure just along
here, Tor one cannot help thinking that
the great deep might cut him off sud-
denly. But the Hook is good enough
for railroad purposes, for. stepping from
the steamer, we enter the cars of the
Southern New Jersey railroad and in a
few minutes are at Seabright, village
which has lately been planted as the
hoped for rival OF Long Branch. 1t is
thought that the proximity OF this place
to New York and the good surf all
along the shore will make it favorite
resort for bathers. At Seabright
stage connects Tor the point on the river
where our friend meets us in his boat,
and in q few minutes and only two
hours from New York we are in his
bes utiful nest OF home, seated at his
table eating oysters, just caught, six
inches long and broad and thick in pro-
portion. | mean the real oyster, not
the shell, OF that size. Think of that,
We denizens Of Wheeling. Real oysters,
just from the shell, not the can, in the
month of May, and with a flavor pecu-
liar to those OF this river, and as fine as
peculiar. | am not sure that | am
doing right to mention this, as it may
excite envy on the part Of my good
people in the Smoky City. If go, l
would quote the language Of the Apos.
tie Paul, 81 have learned, in whatso-
ever state ! am, Herewith to be content"
| am content. ] feel to-day that the
Apostle said a very good thing l
quote his words with great gusto, under
the blue sky, in the midst OF this clear
atmosphere, by the side OF this spark
ling river, while the melody of bird
song is as the voiceful echo of the
silent music OF my heart, grateful to
God for his gifts Of nature and Of such
friends.
Alter resting awhile | went up to the
most prominent hill on this neck Of
land, and beheld scene, the loneliness
o,,l 81 oh h,nly
hardly be surpassed on this footstool.
To the north lay New York Bay, sleep.
ing in quiet beauty, for it is yet almost
too early for it to wake up. To the
west rise the New Jersey hills, clad in
their spring verdure, and wearing many
crowns. TO the east, resting very
sweetly this spring morning, is the
beautiful village OF Red Bank. TO
the south stretches out for some
three thousand miles the old Atlantic
ocean. As | stood there looking out
toward the continent from which my
ancestors came, and on which 80 many
events have occurred, which have shaped
the destiny of generations and Of the
world, feel strong desires coming into
my soul, and thought that if, by some
means, / could try life on the ocean
wave, could preach from Paurs text
hereinbefore cited. But this knew to
be out Of the question, and so, with the
aid of powerful glass, watched the
ships coming and going. some standing
out into the sea, with their cargoes OF
freight and men, others standing in
toward the great city with many hope.
full heart longing for the land. can
not tell the emotion that stirred my
soul as | gazed upon the wonderful sea.
Between it and the point where !
stood lay the town of Long Branch,
distinctly visible, with its church spires
like steady fingers pointing landsmen and
seamen alike, brothers as they are, to
the country and the port where labors
cease. AS / looked from land to sea,
from hill to bay, from river to valley,
and listened to the matn song Of the
birds, felt that the oldest of all preach.
ers, nature, was delivering to Inc, an
Interested audience, q far more powerful
| SeTulOu tuUu Cdu ever NEAR UT pTcdCH.'
If congregations could feel as | did this
morning, they would be careful to offer
leaves of absence to their pastors and
compel them to take them.
A quiet nap, with the salt breeze
playing over me, a good dinner on blue
fish, chickens, ETC., and fine sail back
to New York gave the climax to day
Of exquisite enjoyment.
Speaking Of chickens reminds me to
mention that an epidemic prevails to
some considerable extent down in that
country. 1t attacks the poultry in the
neck and if not arrested their heads fall
of. My friend lost two Of his chickens
last evening in that way. l did not
learn the name Of the disease.
No General Conference news in this
letter, for who would dream OF speak
ing OF the church that men manage