The New York herald., 1874-08-11

| Gardeners Bay, and 60 New London aud Sayprook,
here In preference TO them or any other summer.
ing ing place on the Long Island or Connecslcut
hotel whereas one can Lounges ike sySarise oa:
~ Is not place for him who would have rude
health made BY exposure to sun and air, VINO
wisnes 10 nsh successfully or sail with Tree WIND
II Is place dress well and spend money freely.
Greenport, ana, in fact, almost all the villages or
ape the ways Of Long Branch and Newport and
| come TO most signal grief At Orient Point there
and fishing are the continual smusenents. and
blue shirts and old pants are the usual costume Oh
the male visitors while the ladies saro themselves
Among the visitors here are some very peculiar
Seas0s we're asraCted to white |ussscSed ola gentle
man, who, seated on the lawn, stopped hand
child the son b,% S Jssse ssose Pa Rs
knowledge OF the Hebrew tongue. The child,
quickly swed BY the deep voice and precise man n,
norance OF Hebrew and ran away. HIS interro.
gator soliioqulzed for q short time and expressed
auuibly the result OF his reflections the belle
that It would be well II our young men studied
the English language, to keep It pure from the
IN It Having disbuIdened his mind, the old
scholar dashed down his book and strobe rapidly
old gentleman at one OF the evening gatherings
In the parlor read some or Mo0re's Melodies
voice. deep and strong, yet mellow, he used with
ability not surpassed by ehat OF any proIessionai
AZ result OF tas oid sc ons s ne
ladies q recitation OF the old song, "Tne Mantac,n
accompanied pa wsn s Startling aOs 9nnoana o,
she welded over her auditors She shrieked, and so
did they but with laughter; she seemed 70 grasp
hearers certainly held their sides, which snook
and ached with sorry mirth at the simulated dis.
vanity reach further than It did in keeping the
iair reader from knowing IN what way her per-
porcn SMOKING S nasutnsi or ssAp possprandial %
cigar invariably have for company.
who cluster about beoizened dowaser, and
watch the more active ladies PLAYING croquet upon
and then the heads Of these females came together
suddenly, and there ensued sibtlant whisper
ing, followed BY reference Of sometnlng seem
kers dyed lustrous black, aud have been some
what puzzled ABOUT the cause OF these whisper,ngs
puzzled me, Tor have been struck with bis like
ness to somebody whom l could not remember.
Both troubles left me to-day for one OF the active
young ladies has taken me into her confidence,
and explained that the conclave at the end OF the
OF the ladies, and that the pursy party is sort OF
counsellor TO tine committee. ! am now satisfied
as Rnznx zS nom % S ans cs easy S
him searching hypothetical warming-pan
for the sudden hre Of vicious meaning or crying
out IN the voice OF h0rrifed virtue. and with an
extraordinary rising injection, Chops gracious
heavens and tomato sauce =" THIS sitting COM
the remarks and rumors it has set flying. for sew
eral ladies' having procured visits OF several days.
duration from their husbands, are now pursuing
course OF Irritation under the eyes of those non
chalant gentlemen, with the purpose of prevent
ing remarks upon their conduct when their "iords'
are absent IN the future.
/ learn that my letter is growing long through
being interrupted by the hotel terror VINO OBJ
scures my light with his person and much evil
cigar smoke. About him shall say little, and all
OF il kindness. The affection OF the ladies for
kind. kind without him the the pariors at night
would be deserted. He sings sentimental and
comic songs with equal facility, and always draws
the company to his neighb0rn0od. Even now he
Is renectively humming the song with which ne
intends to delight US this evening This morning.
while in the WOODS alone, with deceptive gun
upon his shoulders, he sung that melody to the
birds. say a deceptive gun, because BY carrying
it from the hotel he blinds all but me IS TO his IN:
tent in going into the woods have learned
that instead OF going to kill he goes to eaten the
harmony or nature. Thus 1t Is he charms us
at night with the notes he learned at morn. 1t is
wonderful that no one but myself has discovered
his habit, as he never returns even with
''chppy" to excuse him for carrying that gun.
But now think I have said enough about our
tenor in particular and orient Point in general,
and will bring my rambling lines to an end.