Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-07-07
SANTA MONICA.
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EDITOR HERALD: Have YOU ever
visited this delightful sea-shore re-
treat? If not, why you had just as
well be out of the world as to be out of
fashion, especially such fashion as
this. l am surprised that anyone
should be contented to remain even in
the city of Los Angeles, when it is so
easy to pay your devotions to old
Father Neptune, and listen to the
grand, never-ending anthems sung by
the waves of the mighty sea. Well,
l suppose the first thing l had better
do, is to tell poor, benighted "Lost
Angels" where Santa Monica is; for,
by the way, tive of the above-named, 4,
claiming to hail from your city, came
down here last week, and after riding
all over the place, had the impudence
to ride up to Bachelors Hall and in
quire where Santa Monica was; say
ing they had been looking for it all
day, and it was yet unbound. One of
our citizens replied that they would
find it by looking in the crotch of a
tree. Acting upon this advice, they
discovered two young ladies, whom
they took to be birds Of paradise. lis
frightened them so that they immedi-
ately took their departure.
BRAVE BOYS!
Well, to return to our subject: Santa
Monica is situated about sixteen miles
from Los Angeles, on the shore of the
broad Pacific, and the road leading to
it is one Of the finest in the world, 50
that the ride is not the least among
the pie tsures we gain by coming here.
The city is laid out in wei iefined
streets. The principal ones are Main
or Broadway 1--WE have not yet decided
which it shall be-, Cliff street, Hill
street, Spanish avenue and Lovers
Lane. The latt + has won its name
from the number of affectionate
couples who have wandered through
it's secluded and shady retreat. Last
beautiful home. They wandered "On
the sea-beat shoren and strolled
meath the shade of the sycamores
which line Lovers Lane, until they
grew tired, and decided to leave for
Los Angeles. The horses were brought
out when-lO and behOld!-One of
them reared in the harness and fell.
The young ladies were in the carriage,
yet it took them less time to get out
than it takes US to tell it.
ALL THE GENTLEMEN
On the place rushed to their assistance.
They succeeded in getting the horse
up, when he reared and fell the second
time, knocking down the other horse
and one Of the young men. The femi-
nine portion of the party tried their
lungs, woman-like. Finally they got
the horses hitched to the carriage, one
of the young men took the lines, and
the way he did whip that horse was a
warning to all broncos. We felt very
anxious to know how they would reach
the summit of Narrow Escape Hill.
This is the only piece of bad road they
would have to go over, and were much
relieved when our kind friend, Sei1or
Herecas, came back and reported them
safe.
The most noticeable residences at
present are Bachelors Hall, OIL l Maid s
Retreat, on Main street, Double Cliff
House, on Cliff street, Woodbine Cot
tage and Rural Home, on Hill street.
DO NOT THINK
That Santa Monica is without its share
of mystery, for there have been plenty
of strange sights and sounds since we
commenced to rusticate. We have one
we consider equal to the Oakland mys-
terry. A building was erected between
Old Maids Retreat and Double Cliff
House. We were made happy by the
thought that we were to have another
neighbor. 1t was comely piece oi
architecture. The first night after its
erection we all took moonlight stroll
down to the beach. We wandered W
and down, when, bark! the sounds OF
deep anl painful breathing staltled us
ALL We listened; again and again the
same mysterious sounds greeted oul
ears, seeming to proceed from the side
of the cliff over our heads. We hesi-
tated a moment, then with one gem
eral stampede rushed up the arroyo
until we reached the safe shelter o
Old Maids Retreat. Then council
was held, and it was decided that al
the broom-sticks, tongs, shOvels, etc.
should be mustered to our assistance
when providentially the bachelors
came to our rescue, volunteering to in
vestigate the mystery. We hinteo
strongly at suicidal agonies, and they
started off in hot haste to act the par
of good Samaritans. How long th'
moments seemed, as we waited IL
breathless apprehension for their re-
turn. They came at last, w tn the ter
rible It'd ngs that it was -. Blu
what is tile use of telling you. If yol