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HYdE1A Horsb, ON PoIsr CoMFoRT, Z
September Is, 1874. )
Here au, seated in the spacious southern
port co of Hygeia Hotel, situated on tn
shore OF Hampton Roads at that
~. @tPoYsr COMFORT"
where our colonial ancestors found rest ant
safety in 1807--several years prior 10 IN!
birth. What changes have happened sine.
that day! Steamboats, and railroads ane
talegraphs have been invented, and negroes
and Republican revolution, the fourteehtt
and fifteenth and sixteenth amendments
ard negro and carpet-bag governments nave
all heen constructed since them Wha
wonders indeed they are! As an oEest or
the side of peace and virtue we hare M
Hveeia Hotel and its proprietor PHEsus. l
,twere not for that we should be badly
off. indeed. Those poor ancestors OF OUTS
VINO were knocked about for months upor
the sea and came here to find paradise II
possession Of "ue sa,oUdges" and with then
we're constrained to treat, had not the re
hottest dream Of the fine building which
stands here now looking out upon the peace
ful harbor in which they found "comfort'
and consolation. I congratulate theil
spirits. that along with the comfort AMI
Iuyuries I now enjoy were shut out from
-their provision the dread evils that hav.
fallen upon the States they planted ant
uurtured. Evils that so far exceed thos'
thew endured in savage land that had the.
kno En them they would probably have re
turned home, entirely disinclined to build {
country that portended so to resemble I
terrene Hades as this does at. present.
Nevertheless, I am one OF the eels tnat
have become used to SHINING. and lam fes
tive in spite of the devil himself.
HYGE1A. HOTEL.
Imust say that the Hygeia Hotel lisa delight
full place. | like it better than did the oil
hotel which sat back near the principa
gate of the great fort. The fort stood be
tween that hotel and the Chesapeake ba..
and the only view the guest bad was that o
Hampton bay. Even the movementsiof th
steamers were unknown to him except tina
the whistles announced the arrivals and de
partures. To see the roads and the bay yol
had to take walk along the beach-an ad
venture not tolerable in summer save at earl.
dawn or about sunset.
Now we look out of the hotel upon TIT
Roads and upon the Chesapeake bay. From
the porch Cape, Henry light may be seen OF
clear day, standing asa white guardian ange
on the brink of the great ocean TO guide TIT
storm.toSsed mariner to the haven OF sc
curity. The grand commerce Of the Middle
States, conducted in vessels Of all kinds, may
be seen gliding to and fro, and those varying
scenes of calm and storm, and sunshine ant
cloud, and smooth, mirrOr.like seas, and angry
raging waves, by turns entertain the specta
tor. TO true lover OF nature the scene:
beheld from the porticoes of the Hygeia Hote
are sources of never-ending delight.
PoRPoIsEs.
Not to be forgotteE too are those come
dams of the deep, the porpoises. thlnI
that my friend PHGBUs may consider these
cheerful animals among bis most valuable
auyiIiaries. They are part OF the attrac
lions of the place and are practically worth
to him some thousands Of dollars per annum
I have lust been roaring with laughter at
their curious capers. They are mostly given
to summersaulting movement, very much
resembling "leap frog" amongst boys. They
move in line one after another, and keep up
this whirl with apparent delight. They vary
this occasionally by a sort of stag. dance
slapping one another with their tails, and
some of them leaping high above the water.
They are generally understood to be catching
tsh-if so, the occupation affords as
much sport to them as it does to
men. I saw them often after schools
of those pests to the angler, the flying fish,
which lea ped out of water and kept in the
air until their wings gave out, and then they
fell into the mouths of their pursuers. They
eat the best fish, and know them as we'll as
we do. They are cetacious, with warm
blood. that breathe air and understand blow
ing as well as we do. Blow away, old "por-
pus''; there are men who can beat you and
give you three in the game.
HYGEIA BATHING.
While these sights and the delicious sea
and land breezes salute the guest with the
welcome and cheers of health, the salt bath
on the shore by the Hygeia is as fine
as it is possible for salt bath to be. The
landing is admirable, and the bed of
the water is smooth and grateful to
the feet. This season open bathing
is preferred by almost everybody. Ladies
HGutlCluCu Cidu III DulhtuS SulUS ~ lulO
cove of the sea where the water is the right
depth and where the surf is strong enough,
where there is no under-tow, and where there
is the most perfect security. On the Ameri-
can coast there is not to be had d more agree.
able and secure bath in sea water.
LIVING AT THE HyGEIA.
This is q great thing for the Hygeia, to
which hereafter commend us always. But
the living and lodging are almost uneXcep-
tionable. People will find fault with the
best entertainment. Of saltwater luXuries
both the variety and quality are complete.
No where else are they to be had in greater
abundance. Mine host is one Of the most
attentive und obliging that ever entertained
3 guest.
FORTRESS MONROE AND ITS OFFICERS.
should by no means omit the fort and
its snowy garrison, under command of that
very considerable gentleman, General BARRY
a soldier who understands what war is and
a gentleman who appreciates and practices
the refnements and judicious courtesies and
humanities of civilization. often witness
his parades and admire the order ana pro-
priety Of the garrison. What q fine show
soldiers make! If they were only wanted
for that
MILITARY AUTHORITY.
am, however, partial to military govern
ment, and found myself rejoicing while in
the tort at my temporary escape from Re
publicanism to the precincts of military au'
thority, where order and poIiteness were en-
forced as the main principles of liberty ana
security. The fact is, liberty is only enjoyed
where everybody is restrained from inter
this liberty be enjoyed outside Of arbitrary
government? Let us look into our politica
economy by the light of our American reyo
lutions and feuds, and the fifteenth amend
ment, and see what answer we shall give to
this question.