The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-08-08
LETTER FROM C4AY.
CONGRESS HALL, Cape, N. j.,

A. I'd, 1874.
DEAR Wu1G.-Jn com with two OF
your Cecil friends, we 10 lorna city
-Philadelphia-last Try afternoon,
and have since been enjtthe pleasures
and comforts of this ia resort. 1t is
Sunday, and I trust many readers
will pardon the transgr' OF any moral
law in penning you tt we scarce can
tell the difference. one another, while
sojourning on this Isla
Seated at my windo' Dom loo' look
out upon a nerfect + scopeal scene of
beauty and enjoymer Is r. NJ. ana
Mr.. Hassler's inimita litary Band and
Orchestra. are discs many Of the
most choice selection era-here caileu
Sunday music. Of IL is not all tnat
sort. for he onened cred Concert with
"Auld Lang Sayneieh l kne"'o oe
good old Methothe' Inc p0rches
and lawn are filled spectators congre-
gated from this a grounding houses,
MAKING I'm n scenee seldom witnessed
elsewhere. AS eawaro' out annsle
sail meets the Wis the broad epanse
of ocsa,,s mich GERS as she haven
ward speed towar horizon.
For Cape May, sason SO lar naoeen
dull one; yet, ny NOUS i's "n
with other seasesorts. IL hasoeen
extremelv cool PUP to within TIN past
four days, the tometer not aVe1glng
in tbe mer;di,ray over 73o, andafter
sunset reou;r;ravy clothing to Keep
comfortable.
Prominent ar me events ol theaso
week was the t.nd reception athe
.stockton - ofeifth Maryland lgi-
ment. Accompg tne colhilahoVaS
your popular toah' Wv oioo'ne'iSo
Adjutant- GeneIon IL was our 'oo
fortune r. ,+te1e reception and set
tbe Governor by his genial waysnd
perfect ease, t'"ns VI INC uh'harsu
Iadias coun1o,y storm; but ruaof
the Governor ite uisoo'iiii'eu .iie'ipy
bis ;n+rod,c; Mrs. Groome, who ar
wards prove oe d oouSin ne my
land hove cry popular and l jpe
they like it, 's heatu one vi 'l'
COW ..he more fun during his srt
visit .nne time at Long Branch
1I,o1, rrd with much pleasure toe
r.t,rn of.her year, when I shall "
ern my WIFI 'n'' u 'ne o'''s
Guards, l1i'ess 'neii eA'e'ien' u iihu
m,n,o, rms and join in the geral c
.nn1,,,ich awaits them. I
Fr;dJ ening last was marked Ia S
. 20, nd tnonial concert and hop, tendd a
.ho No Hasslers. by their many frits a
,t tb;,ce; the large dining hall of s
uor..s full to overlooking and ar "
.ovar.lections from Aida, "Lal- fl
Tanhouser land oher ops tt
snec; arranged for this OCCASION, g
aoors cleared and the balare of tt
wen given up to dancing. ci
Ysrday brought many additions 60
.beioumers here. There is an e1 al
.r,run on Saturdays to accmmod tie
y screaed travel, who slip aay fr tn
,ra and mortar to take sniff { refrai fir
n .alt ar, dip in old ocean, ad hui &C
;. aoai, on Monday to the old aunts di
uness, Last evening the childen's h til
an off with great ectat at the tockto &C
,o,. Gfoome and Gen. PATTERN weth
reot and seemed to take grea deliglan
, iHributing the badges to the tile ondsr
ahred there in perfect maze fairie
,.,ncv dancing by several youn missile
aperfect poetry of motion, androugtor
n storms of applause. l do st prcu
!. to moralize if it be good teacng foy
idren. VI
last evening Gov. Groome was senadedc
Dodsworth's Band, among tn select
ns was Maryland, My Ma1and."
o Governor responded in a ne little
,ech in words couched in his hapl styled
spit the occasion, after which lwith-t
,w under the stirring notes of the Null,
,an Guards"
Today has been the annual decoti0ns
tables in the dining saloons Of thsv-,
II large hotels; it is custom-"n'1or
10 not know-unless for the many Us OF
7dsr destroyed daily; but each 'ter
,,eavors to Guido his neighbor by deaf
D the table according to individual tie,
d it is quite unnecessary to ORA" m
of what the sombre lords nix