The New York herald., 1874-07-23
THE JERSEY HIGHLANDS.
One Of Our Near Home Watering Places
Land and Water Scenes.
HIGHLANDS. n. J.. Luly % ls7,

lHcIC 10 sOuctuiuS hiSSiStio' SohsiS III HedIlny
a hotel proprietor on delightfully."- cool day,
when sun aud wind are soothingy tempered
to the city amo, say with a perceptibe
shiver, "Ah, sir, this cold snap Is playing
the deuce with the watering places" be
has so trained his hopes 10 rise and fall with
the thermometer that his blood follows suit. and
when the mercury marks only eighty In the snade
with an infant breeze stirring the leaves over
head, you expect to see the hotel people turn out
in great coats and mullers like the members
or German band III January. From one
end or the coast TO the other this state OF feel
ing has been made manifest. and though the High
land hote.s are dong fairly IL would be too much
to expect linen jackets and enthusiasm on the
part OF the proprletors Ior a week come. In my
heart OF hearts lear that | do not care a button
whether the hotel people are happy or not, so they
just keep things gong as they are, and let me en-.
JOY the air, the shade. the surf and the river with
the favor OF three meals per diem and bed space
during the starry watches OF the night. That is
all; let them leave the rest to me. Nature has
spread charms here which aJerscyman cannot hide
under his bushe, although. doubtless, he would II
he could.
HOTEL TALK.
There are two hotels here at Navesink. One
stands on little higher ground than the other,
and one is n0minaly little lower priced than It's
nclShbor The difference III altitude from the
waters edge IS some five or six steps OF stars,
and the difference In price Is so dependent on the
accommodation that what gentleman and his
party Will pay depends III both on the extent OF
his demands ior space and location. Both are
moderate enou III in charges all thlngs considered
Thompson's Is the older OF the two. Its patrons
date back in some cases Tor twenty odd years
when 1t stood alone in its glory. and .'od man
Thompson looked a tribe younger. Thompson Is
farmer, and wealthy and satisfied with the way
the world jogs so he doesn't care much for i'm
provements. He Is sure OF his old customers, and
they are so used to the run OF things that it
is doubtful whether they would go there II
the old look and some OF the old ways were
to give place to the new and the improved.
Lounging under the shade trees and enjoying
the far sweep OF the Atlantic, dotted with the
white sails OF ships and ruined with the pro,fs OF
far-speedlng steamers you not likely to bother
much about the rural ways OF the transformed
farm house in the rear; but the travelled man
thinks and frets about these things at other times
The other hotel Is JenKnsons. which mas Its shade
trees and us lar-spreadng ocean view and Its
mas that trim modern air which would tell the en-
perienced IN such matters tnat JenknsOn knows
now TO make the most of his opportunities and
does it. Neither house Is jammed yet with guests,
but bath are iull enough for me.
THE HIGHLAND LIGHT.
1t Is not q long walk, albeit up hill, from the
noels to the lighthouse which. in castellated FORM
rises rises above the brow Of one Of the line OF green
hills forming the western bank OF the Shrewsbury
River: This is the word-amous highland Light,
by which the sharp-eycd transatlantic mariner
first discovers that he Is ABOUT to enter
New York's magnificent bay. Two brown
stone baJslemented towers, each surmounted
by a great lantern, are connected by d central
building OF brown stone, which is the CHEEKY nom c
O the lighthouse Keepers. The whole structure
iorms o pIominent feature in the landscape ana in
the distance gives the scene that touch Of olden
time which one sees in the castles by the Rhine.
This is Uncle Sans bright weather eye, however
and tltn cn g lna nch hnl rpjY M
thank God, dead and rotten time; so the Ike
ness Is moi more than skin deep, after all. II 1t Il
after one O'Clock or not yet four in the afternoon
Mt. Van Allen OF his bright laced son, Harry, will
courteously conduct you into Que or otner OF the
see Yourself LII how bright light Frencns
genuity has obtained from lard Oil burned in four
concentrlc wicks. You may see how the rays are
intensified by crystal prisms at che top and bottom
OF the lantern that throw them back upon grea,
silver reflector: which in turn shoots them lortt
SS",'' VIDE convex lens that forms the h belt, a:
1t were, OF the lantern. You Will inspect
the pretty little cockwork force pumps that sup
you outside the lantern, which is 205 ect above
the sea level, and before you look out upon tn'
scene below you will DC surprised to see 1t re
nected In exquisite miniature upon the conve!
surface CT the lens before referred to.
| FINE VISTA. lfnf
1t Is q little warm IN the lantern, and you car
enjoy the scene the better for the cool breeze TIM
petted gallery that runs acound the base OF th'
lantern on the top OF the tower. Far away to tht
east lies the great StretCn OF the ocean. You Cal
| hollow 1t to the south. where the bold green hil
! interpose to cut Off further view. Below you u!
most ana to the northeast the green slands III tn.
shrewsbury and the long reach OF Sandy Hook. viii
Its long, sandy neck and Its underground Of greer
wnere 1t widens out towards the sigma
watch over the sea with the telescop,
to his keen eye. Beyond, over the stretcn o
t% s as Mn'e ver e ne S,
and looks towards New York through the haze o
distance That movers between Forts Hamilton ant
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| is over green hill ana dale, charmngy refreshing
to the eye It Is all so cool ana delightful that yol
| feel very much inclined TO wish the polite Val
| Alien would let you remain there Tor an hour VI
more In the balmy breeze.
TO IHE MANNER BORN.
Just in front of the lighthouse, a lew steps dowI
the hill, in dIngy little snanty, Is the telegraph
station. After the neat, well appointed lighthouse
It's squaOr Is the reverse Ol re.rc ming. here
young man OF twenty. live, VINO was born on the
spot, and WHO has never visited his brother signal
man at Sandy Hook aud VINO stun wonders
languidly wnat sort OF place Long
Branch is, reports during the day tine
in in view lew Of the miserable ACCOMMODATIONS wnicl
the Western Union Company furnish this young
man 1t is odd how contented he looks. He apol
Og,zed for the place as though II was the best
poor company could do, ana kindly allowed Inc tC
look through MS glass out at the lightship, roc X
lett greatly III doubt as left this tumb. edowt
hlllsiae shanty whether It's unyearning young man
was TO be envlcu or ptied. ] afterwards made ur
my mind to envy him.
THE SHREWSBURY.
The river, the home vi Oysder ana clam, Is the
next feature OF attraction. IL IS not a river, but
an inlet. As 1t looks like river, however, there
Is necessity to quarrcl with the title. Ilie tide
sweeps UP and down it with all the grace and
quiet iorce of broad, flowing river. The
boating Is good spOlt when the sun is Oh
the water. a couple OF nights since, when
there was no mo0n but millions OF stars Ill the
deep blue; when the lights OF the hotels gllln-
nleIed among the shade trees and the ifeilles
tlashed two or three young couples emDarRcd III
natDOats, and, like rhe lily mad OF Astoat anu her
dumb stcersman, went upwards With the food.
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feathers the Jersey hills and all was serene.
Wien the tide turned the natboats changed tnell
directions 10 the point whence they started. and
the young ladies, WAC Dad been seated IN the stern
soon after sauntered up 10 the hotel piazza whcre
tney belonged, lull OF psychic starbcans aud tht
mix OF human Kindness generally. .
THE SURF
IL, 0l course, the great attraction In the day time
IL is a pleasure well undcrstoou and long apostro
pnzed to sit AMI LOOK ~ and listen TO the turnbl
IN OF the waves upon the beach Tennvson ha
asked them TO break, break, break" and Byrol
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