National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-14
A POINT LOOKOUT SOJoURNER SwIMS
THE SWIM OF THE SEASON.

A POINT LOOKOUT SOJOURNER SwIMS
THE SWIM OF THE SEASON.
Surf bathing is under most circumstances IN
yigOrating and healthful. There is . certain
medicinal property both in the surf and bracins
sea breeze which nils place that no other b.
EIenic measure can supply. The application Of
the salubrious element, through the dash and
sweeping force OF rolling pillows, the active but
not violent exercise generally employed in
mounting the restless waves, the refreshing and
vigorous breezesI always accompanying the
troubled waters and the Yoracious appetite
tend to reconstruct q debilitated system and re-
new physical strength. There is vast differ
ence, however, between seq bathing and surf
bathing. The former often grows monotonOus.
When the sea is lying in perfect calm with not
one ripple to break the broad surface OF tranquil
nty, The sensation is vastly different from that
realized while plunginE through the crests0f a
wind pTovoked sea. Surf Is as necessary q quail
ity 10 good and wholesome bathing as ''woll
matched" is to married life. There IS something
in the music Of the rustling white caps with muir
muriDg dash Of waters along the beach in the rise
ana iah OF the necessary march OF pillows that
csn not be experienced in the quiet calm Of a.
undlstuFbod sea.
Notwithstanding all this, both surf and calm
sea bathing has Its drawbacks. There are two
things REQUISITE for the absolute endowment Of
this summer sport. Your bathing suit should be
made according to yonr own Idea Of Propriety,
and you should avoid being either too fat or too
thin A thin person shows of the best, but rest
assured, sonny, it's poor show at the best. Never
trust to any ones furnishing you suit az the sea-
side. Wedid, bit we have been repenting IN fit
Of animated rage ever since. He didn't kaeW our
dimensions and we informed him Of his ignorance,
but he said, ''Oh, pshaw, o fellow just Ike you
didly" We wanted to fiji something splendidIy
for once in our life, and with conhding trust IN
the yeracity Of our fellow-man with "bathinR
suits to rent" attached, We stepped into little
back-room for the purpose Of furnishing Ourself
for the spray. The room looked like the remnant
Of some unfortunate secondhand clothes store
ALL al Ia haaf aTrff mt ha uwd
ouTself earnestly at work getting the inside Of
pair CT pants notorious for the scarcity Of but
tons. They had evidently been used as an adTer-
tisenent for some junk shop. We thought we
heard them say, Rags, bones and old iron" when
we lifted them from the hooks. This may have
been an illusion Of the auditory nerve, but the
fragrance seemed 70 confirm the fact. Neyerthe-
less we went into them forthwith, urged on per
hAps by the enchanting musio Of the wave
washed strand, and the compliments Of the
never saw 8 better 1T and then had to turn his
back to keep from laughing. Once inEide we felt
like collapsed balloon with ballast enough for
an ocean trip. We eyed the man who was allur-
ing US into this Fad predieament TO see what he
intended to atilct Us with next, when he trotted
out an eyed BQPllen shirt, aud requested to put
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cried the keeper Of suits. We looked about foF !
Of sufficient bulk to drive a bathing |
house intendant into the parched earth of the |
Point, but prOvinB unsuccessful in this we re- |
signedly got into the ugly-lOoking garment and |
Immediately looked for some quiet cOntiguity OIL
shade into which TO crawl. And then cSme the |
hot and abomlnable plantation broad brIm which !
was tied closely over our head causing US to look
At our back hair several times before We could |
we're In for IL. There was q considerable stretch |
If commons over which we had to cross and cross |
which We did, before reaching the bay. We have |
aint recollection ofdarting wildly over this grouud
while . score or more Of females and several small
children stood At interesting intervals along the
5hfihsi We Struck tie Bay on q
plunge and spent several minutes in getting our |
breath again. In the meanwhile six delightful
IWells emptied q portion Of their briny con-
ents into rs, and q number Of oyster
shells reminded US that We we're bRrefooted. We |
noticed several niee-lookinE girls and boys teach
ng each other the art OF swimming, but, beIngl
ieeply interested in unraveltng the tail Of sea |
lettle which was olinging TO US with apparently /
heaven born attachment, we didn't go over and
you'd have enjoyed It, no doubt, but we didn't
Every time We started TO 20 over we would glance
rows and defeated politicians and drowned rats |
but We never saw o secondhand suit Of clothes /
Walking around with little in It before so full
II disgust and modification. We stAid where we
eet, while Just beyond, where everybody was
iucking and being dUcked, the bottom was as
oft and Yelvety as q spring meadow This got
nonotonous, and the oyster-bed in our feet tire
ome, and We summoned up courage to 20 ont !
We have felt the measles, been moved by jump
ng tOOthache, and impressed with o bilious |
choolmaster, but none Of these eQuaied the
ceilings we experienced as we propelled ouFself
P the beach and over the commons, with barrel
{ salt water IN each pant-leg and Woollen shirt
llngiDR TO US as though its daily bread depended on
Is tenaeity, while both hands were acting as sub
titutes for buttons. The man in charge saw US
Omlng. He heard the tumultuous laugh from the
ystanders. He saw the FIRE IN our eyes, and
card the low mutterings Of Gosh darn itp' |
There is no doubt but those are the Words.) He
lT how satisfied We were with the result; how
elighted we were with the 1T; how anxious we
Iere to get hold Of him, and he Immediately
isappeared through the back door to look for
Omething This saved his friends the trouble Of
tending religious services with coffin in IT,
lear peTuser, have your bathing SUIT made to
rider. This Is the only avenue TO successful surf
You may depend upon what we say
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