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

hearts go n 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 oyerfowed its hanks, The
shipping Was greatly endangered, boats
were driven from their moorings, trees
were blown down, houses unroofcd and
cellars fopded. Two young men and
their swecthearts were out on the river
boating. The girls had not found it
convehient to inform their nm into
whose company they were going, as the
lovers would not have been received
with the best possible grace at the
house TIE party sought saclu ded
spot, aud taking off tficir o,yter garnents,
aud like
''Bfyan CLyha, kis wife, AID his Hife's
| mothers, ALI went into the river toaethcr.n +
The girls sportcd like mermaids in
the quiet water, and enjoyed hugely the
glorious fun, little dreaming of the ter,
fific storm chat was coming on. The
$500 r'.,-S, -f"r,snd gently wi1h their snowy
robes, half disclosing tl.a olarms. .ha,
The oa.iasa& blssssls .s.,s.sss,.... ..
Suddenly the sky durkened, aud the
best, wkich had bcctr fastered to bush
on the bank by the chain, was struck
Violently by " peg OF wind-the prelude
to- TIE sempes:-aud two mems straw
hats, two ladies bonnets, four pairs of
boots, male aud female, half and half
two p;irs Of ladies' hose, No. 4 two
pairs of gents do, two mems flannel
SUITS two pieces Of ladies endergar-
ments, showy array of rsAfes, tucks,
tiounces. etc.,-name not known by the
reporter--and some wire contrivances
resembling birdcagcs, with a second
story added b. tacking ON copies OF a
paper. all of these contcuts of the boat
were gathered up by the gale and tossed
! i.,to the river.
The girls gave scream as the clothes
drifsed away They declared, however,
they could swim like seals aud struck
out boldly for their duds, while the
gentlemen tried to right the boat. This
nautical expedition o. the nymphs after
their treasures was a 'trilure, shoush
their long yellow tre SIS doated like
beautiful sea-weed npoE the water, aud
there Yas more graceful display OF
limbs in the poetry of motion than ever
appeared fe,tered by tights and pads in
the Black Crook they failed to keep
up with the clothes. Meanwhile a few
big drops fell from the inky c!bhGia, and
In moment continuous sheet of water
seemed to h!i from ehe sky. The girls
struck faf the boat, which the youths
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On the East bunk of the Passaic,
around the Kcarney itaneion. is thick
grove OF arergreens. Ifere the half
nude aud dipping party secrctcl them
selves, one of tlse yo'.ng men standing
sentinel TO hail any benevolent. look ing
iudisidtal who might pass along the
road, aud who might furnish him with
some dry Clothing itn " llch he might
sc TO the city and procure raimcnt for
the others. The girls mi. hit easily be
taken for s'atuary, cmb6werod in the
evergreen shades. There EACH one stood
dripping wet, sars everything but
chemiseites.
The seutinel, after waiting a couple
of hours, TO bis inexpressible delight
lie wanted incxprcssible-boheld "a
solitary horseman" vending slowly along
tho river road, and giving sign best
understood by the fraternity to which
ho'h haHRensd TO belong he procured
the necessary arhclcs A. couple OF
water. proof cIoaks 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 them Sleeping in
their little bed
Theg didn't go out ON Saturday