The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-08-17

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Cars MAY.-Edilon Democrat We
arrived here yesterday. Had a pleas.
ant ride down the bay. Found thus
town situated on the Cape, surrounded
on three sides by tho ocean. Thou
sands ofpersons flock hither from cities
for rest and recreation, It isa real
summer town, with Ecarcely a solid
house in it. The hotels are all Of wood
material, and frail at that. The ocean
scenery is grand, and the bathors have
a gay time standing half bent and let
ting the surges roll over them. A
Baltimorean was drowned here yeitsr-
day. having yentured GU! too far. His
body was found some distance away,
and will DO sent to his friends to-day.
How sad to them, but how little cared
for here, The reply i'-"Why he
ought to have stayed nearer shore"
Tomorrow he will be forgotten, and
only remembered as ono Of tho past (;
and such is the STUFF Of which man is.
| hoard man say to-day, who cares
for dead man i-His property, his
will aud his heirs are tho only subjects
Of enquiry after be is consigned to the
graysp And hoo true Il is. VINO
DOES CARE FOR a DEAD MANI
1t is cool here to.day-the air feel
ing like It docs with Us tho middle Of
October. The sea breeze is, however,
very bracing, aud 10 a man coming out
of a hot West Virginia harvest, he
feels as II an oyercoat would not be IN.
pleasant. We ought to have .come
hero at least two weeks ago; although
| 1t Is said by persons here, it has bscn
cool all season. Viewing tho country
between hero and home, viz: The
lands in the States Of Maryland, Della
ware and New Jersey. the people Of
Lewis have much to DO proud Of. Next
to Harrison, ours is certainly the sec.
ond county Of our State and all thugs
counted, 1t is a county..which, twenty
years hence. will compare fayorably
with the great grazing counties Of Penn
sylyania and New York.
The grass crops are generally great.
ly affected by tue drouth, and hay is
bound to DO scarce and high in price
Iall over the country.
Our people should take good caro- Of
all their food for stock for the winter
feed.
IL tho weather continues cool. wo
may not stay have over q week, but go
elsewhere. Very Respectfully,
WM. Il ARNOLD.
Cape Nay, NJ j.. Aug. Z.
p. s.-Thc weather has turned
warm, and the ba,hers have focked in
from all sides. What glorious sight
to look upon the ocean, and see the
breakers tambliug and rolling 10 their
majesty and grandeur. 1t gives food
for our highest and mobiles. thoughts.
| It's really the mirror Of the Almighty;
and no one eau look upon it, and deny
the existence Of its great Creator.
To-day there is about / 900 persons
bathing. 1t reminds one Of an army
Of soldiers performing military drill.
The beach is covered with lookers.on,
some on foot, some in carriages, and
hundreds in bathing costumes, Of as
many cOlors as the rainbow. The por.
psises are having their fun, too, Gas
hundreds may be seen, throwing them
selves upon the waves, looking for a
certain kind oftish which stay. near the
beach.
Two small boys, aged 0 and.1i,
were drowned to-day in the mouth Of
small creek, not larger than Town
Run, by u receding wave in high tide,
which carried them into the ocean.
The bodies have not yet been rccov.
cred. Their parents arc nearly dc.
ranged. What \ warning to small
boys, not only here, but everywhere,
where boys 60 in swimming.
VIZ. L. ARSoLp.
Asgut 10.