Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-07-31
LETTER FROM SANTA MONICA.
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Faithfully Drawn-The New Hotel.

EDITOR HERALD: Last Sunday was
the day Of the season, so far. Every
body, his wife and all the children
were here. Carriage after carriage
came trotting down Narrow Escape
Hill until we became alarmed and
rushed out to inquire if the plague
had attacked the "City of the Angels"
thinking that perhaps all the inhabi-
tants were fleeing for their lives, when
we were very gently informed that
they had only come down for day.
We hope they found it, for if it should
fall into orr hands we might be
tempted to use it, as spare days are
the scarcest commodity we are in
search Of.
IN THE AFTERNOON
We strolled down to the beach. One
of our party commenced singing,
" Where, oh! where, are the Hebrew
Children?o We handed her our opera
glass, and advised her to look up and
down the beach for two or three miles
and occasionally out into the ocean.
After few minutes she returned the
glass with many thanks; it was quite
evident she had found the persons she
was inquiring for. We courteOusly
requested her to retain the glass; she
blushingly declined, and said some
thing about peoples bathing suits.
We followed the direction of her eyes,
and saw-well, no matter what. Bath
ing suits were rather scarce, but bath
ers plenty. We had no more use for
our opera glass in that direction. We
pulled our hat closely down over our
eyes, and with slow, reflective steps
wended our way up the arroyo in the
direction of the tents. Just as we
reached them our attention was at
tracted by the sounds Of vocal and in
strumental music which issued from
that movable tent-by-the-b it has
taken another jump and stopped over
on Main street, where we hope the
weary spirit will find quiet resting
place, as we understand that they are
much disturbed by the noisy crowd at
the Double Cliff House. They have
our sincere sympathy; we would do
likewise, had we been placed in their
position. Ahem!
ONE GREAT SOURCE OF AMUSEMENT
Which we have in the evening, is
watching the shadows on the wall. If
you have never tried it, l dare say you
will be unable to conjecture the fas-
cinating scene, and as you have no
tent with which to practice, you cam
not even gain an idea from a descrip-
ton. The other evening as we were
wandering around looking for the
comet, we happened to glance towards
tent, mot Intentionally at ALL when
we discovered shadows on the wall.
We made no attempt to learn who the
parties were, so do not ask us any
questions. All we have got to say is
that it is better to take q stroll up
Lovers Lane, if you wish to steal a
kiss, than to undertake any such haz-
ardous performance in q cloth tent,
especially in the early evening; yet
kissing is dangerous business at the
very best, if done at Santa Monica.
SANTA MONICA
l. growing rapidly. 1t numbers about
thirty tents, and looks like quite n
little village. The other evening we
took stroll up Lovers Lane, intend
ing to count the tents, yet came back
with our intentions unfulfilled. AS
we walked along occupied with math-
ematical calculations we were dis
turbed by the shrill voice of a woman
which remarked in no very gentle
tones: "Don't let that child sleep out
there in the night air, it will kill
Ii
ing upon his right as "Lord of Crea-
tion' very coolly replied, "Well, if it
kills him he will be dead" we became
alarmed at the deathly style of con-
versation and forgot our errand in our
haste to leave. A few Nimrods may
be seen walking around with hook
and like, and from their success in the
piscatory business, we judge that
sharks of diminutive size are plenty;
also ray fish, and now and then q
stingaree, some few that are caught
are eatable.
HUNTING Is ANOTHER FAvORITE
AMUSEMENT.
Rabbits are plenty, and quail will
be, as soon as the game law is over.
We observed party of young men
starting up Lovers Lane for a "dear"
hunt; we have not yet learned how
many were captured; yet from per-
sonal observation we know that game
is not scarce.
Sitting or walking on the beach
after the shades of evening fall over
the earth; "when the curtains of
night are pinned back by the stars,
and the beautiful moon leaps the
skies, " many couples may be seen
wandering up and down, singing and
talking gaily.
Merry it is in Summer twilight,
BY the dreamy sea to walk;
And ofTennysOn or Tupper
Transcendently to talk.
Yet am not sure their conversation
is strictly confined to literature, it is
certain that some of their positions
are very picturesque while resting on
the beach, yet if the quicksands are
so treacherOus the gentleman are in
duty bound to rescue the ladies, at the
risk of their lives, and carry them un-
til they reach firmer ground.
LITTLE FRIEND
or ours rushed up to us the other day
and exclaimed: ooh, Zoe! 1 am
afraid you will get into trouble; there
are persons in Santa Monica who say
Zoe Zella's remarks are little too
pointed; If that unknown person is
not more careful there will be
trouble" Then came large number
of questions as to who "Zoen was.
Our friend kept faith with us, so that
the persons are still left in state of