Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-04-01
FIRST EDITION.
600 p. M.
REH0B0TH BEACH.

STORMS ON THE coABT-rHn ''HERMTAaE" AND rTs
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS oANP-MEETINa. .ENTERPRIsH I
"A oossIPY LETTER FROM THE "HERMIT."
Special Correspondents Of tte Commercial.
| The HERMITAGE, REHoBoTH BEACH,
| March 30, 1873.
have just finished q crowd of business cor
respondeAee, and now, as the sun is setting, seat
| myself to write you from the Hermitage" at
Rehoboth to which l have retired. was de-
| lighted the other day by the arrival Of bundle
Of COMMERCIALS, and IL this letter shall find as
hearty q reception in your sanctum, shall be
| satisfied. II one is not worth much it is pleas
| ant TO feel that he is appreciated according to
| the little he is worth.
| The Storm King has been abroad almost ever
| since came lasLing the ocean in his fury. What
harm had the ocean done him 4? The Sea had
been quietly rocking its cradle and singing its
| dirge when, on Monday night the King hitohsd
| up his winged chargers, to his clowd-oano opied
war chariot and rode forth,to the conflict. The
Ocean replied to his first onslaught, by giving
him dark look and changed his dirge to a
growl. This seemed but fun to the King, who
repeated his charge with additional yigor.
Ocean then began to move his wavy columns in
| to line Of battle, and his growl increased to
Todf The Storm King then loosed every divi-
sion Of his army from the -four corners" and
the grand cavalcade charged in sweeping style.
1t was then, the old monster, growing desper-
ate, arose in all his fury, shaking his foamy
mane and making the very earth tremble with
his phrensied roaring. From the window where
l am now writing, could look out upon his
crested columns Of chargers, as they dashed 10
the shore a. II eager to engulph us.
Those columns brought an unfortunate ship
to the shore, and left her helplessly stranded,
upon the beach, little to the north OF our lines.
The vessel. being very strong, remains in-act
and, thanks to kind Providence, no lives we're
lost.
In this she was more fortunate than one that
came ashore, just before my arrival, a few
miles to TIE South of US, where six persons,
two OF whom were the Captains wife and
daughter, found watsry grave.
But now about the "Hermitage." Well hero
am in the domain OF the goddess Solitude-fully
realizing
That sages have seen in her face"
I have taken possession of Mrs. Lorenzo Dow
Martini parlor huge fire in the huge fire.
place casts cheerful glow around, and what
ever the feeling of others towards me--gives |
me q cheerful and q todrm greeting. The room |
is 1920 II. and therefore has plenty of rehoboh
for the accommodation Of one person. The |
floor thou yh barefaced cannot be said to be bra
zen since 1t is made of wood nor impudent since
1t modestly seeks to hide itself by an humble |
covering Of dust from my muddy boots.
The ceiling is not at all naughty or high.mind- |
de, being but little over feet, and the cold can
come in and warm itself through the generous |
hearted cracks and apertures made by the hum
CRY tooth Of time. The floor where the head Of
my bed stands has humbed itself about inches /
in respectful Difference to principal-the prin-
ciple of gravitation-and would bow lower but /
for some stubborn wooden blocks that are in
the way underneath. This is hne arrangement |
by which to keep ones "head level" while he
is sleeping.
Ny marble-top table is three feet broad and
seven feet long, made of part Of the old "hatch"
of some unfortunate cruiser, and perohed upon
legs made Of an old chestnut fence rail. My
other furniture consists Of stand, some chairs,
amongst which is the first camp char that was
ever on the grounds, but not to be the last by |
many thousands,-a patent book case, ,compo sed
OF goods boxes, artistically arranged on top |.
each other, with shelves interpolated at suitable
and an Estey organ case perched in
one corner for wardrobe neatly papered inside
by Mrs. NJ, with six copies OF P. v. Nasby's
Toledo Blade. When We get some pretty
lowered paper, we are to ktcer it over on the
outside.
Around the walls did hang some striking pic
torial advertisements OF patent medicines, etc; /
one of which was somebody's frat roach and
bug s1termnator." This latter was a very
suggestive picture. have no doubt the re-
membrAnce of it will haunt my imagination,
when, in the coming warm nights, l " lie dream
ing the happy hours away" Photographic OF
absent loved ones, and q few chromos now adorn
the wallis; and some trihes-relics Of my for
mer civilization-occupy. places upon the un,
painted mantle, upon which also sits dingy old
Yankee clock, demurely and patiently measuring |
the moments that lie between me and the pleas
nres Of domestic and social life.
o, l forgot the looking glass; descended as Pat
said from unborn generations! protest strange
As il may seem to you, though sit opposite to
It, did not see it or think of it until this mo-
ment. Glancing in that direction after fugi-
i've idea was struck with admiration at-that
Is. was pleased within other words the look
ing glass-or, rather the frame is quite elabor-
lte and in the centre is life-size portrait OF
\ Hermit said to have been executed by Rays
during moments OF refteOti1n. the most striking
feature about the Hermitsbelng the length OF
bis beard. Why are Hermits so prone to ugli-
ness
And now . word about our enterprise. Our
Engineers are busy getting ready for grading
'he avenues and streets and on Monday next,
We expect to break ground and go to work in
earnest. We hope to have some OF the leading
venues graded and all the streets and avenues
aid out and the lots staked and numbered by |
he 10th or 18th of May, so that lots may be
ielected by those who have purchased after
which the remaining lots will be classified and
priced moderately according to location and
eligibility.
The more See of this location, the more
'ully am convinced that it is destined to be
one Of the finest watering places in the world
will keep you and the public advised Of any
matters Of interest as the work progresses: