The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-23
MONS. X. AT LONG BRANCH.
LOOKING At Tine CBLEBRITIBs AT
THE SUMMER CIPITAL.
Tho Presitcnt Of the United states and his
Four n-iiand-What Otaer Persons Well
knswa In New York city are DOING.


make 1t out this celeb ated watering vi &c il
sat now devoted to ramolers, real estate pool,
good fellow and Grant.
saw Gran this afternoon.
He isn't very pretty, hep
touched my hDt tn him, because he's Presi.
dent and then took good square look at him.
Evidently the Potomac does not agree With him.
lie drinks too much Of It.
there's an august series Of Decemberish
wrinkles over his manly eyebrows, that tells the
story II late nights and hard labor.
This writing on green baizo Is trying to the
ewes.
] saw his 4 in hand.
Tn sorry saw It.
cheap favor.
II he bought It he was not only the buyer but
the 81 Id. I've seen horses all my life. | was in
tended Tor a circus rider, but father was con-
verified soon after my birth aud made me a news
paper man.
Consequently TN Judge OF horsehesh; and
permit me to say to YOU IN confidence, that Jim
BENEFITS +in-hand is worth ave timee "a much
In cash. ana twenty times much in git-up-
and-sit a. this, which is driven by the FIRST man
10 the nation. His double team Is neither fast
nor stylish.
l haven't seen him on horseback yet. but as
bis legs are short and his body long, should be
DIE aSe0 tO do
This Is quite a watering place and the water
and the place are so thoroughly mixed that
sometimes It's not easy to decide which Is which
The Beach is long. SO is Hotel row. So are
the days, and the bills.
It's a Kind OF actors paradise too.
ISre re Walllck Moss, FIoyd. Mitchell, Chan
frau, Adams, aud " many Others" not forgetting
Hoey, who though not an actor is the n 1t thing
to 1t will be conceded suppose that no is
judge of artists, when IL IL recalled that he
married mrs, hussel' Oh eyer 80 many years
sgo' and THAT Georgy Hoey Is sinitten with the
acting fever too.
john mas always acted well himself, and has a
mlhon or 40 TO snow for II.
Miss MITCHELL Is very far along In life, but
she wishes anew, juvenile play. nevertheless.
sweet little WON n who shares n with him vi" ia
content. They want more.
wallack ENJOYS himself on the deem. lie has
arolilnx SWING to his walk eschews suspcnders,
saeaas OF his tarry topmasts. and rolls the quid
Of the zee II eeneath the Keel Of his tongue.
here are three sets q! people here.
]. The actors and their guests.
2. The Government, and
.. The transient hotel hoarders.
Men ana women In ordinary life know but lit
tie Of the routine Of the people OF the stage.
hey cont wear paint and powder all the
wear store clot les like the rest Of US, aud would
not, AS ruiz. he stared at on tue street as any
thing new or strange.
lhey do keep largely aloof from society, it's
true, nut that's m inly on account OF their even
ine's occupation, though partially because OF
prejudice against them.
Ned Booth used to be somewhat courted by
literary people. but they soon cut IL.
Mrs Hoey Is kind OF leader In society but
her husband mas made a great deal OF money.
and spends II laylsnly. SO society shuts its eyes
u tue STACEY past, and welcomes the prodisa
host.
Hut rule all these people live a life Of their
own, aud nowhere Is II moe observable than
here.
ruen comes the Government.
=, gu d laugh TO see the gang that attend the
In their way; but-well. you'd laugh.
Grant Is here to have u good time.
He needs IL.
II toe country could hut know how hard this
noble man has work ed his brain. his heart, his
lungs his very liver. In the interests Of the ma
ton since last summer. II would never grudge
him the rest he Is bound TO get.
Hut II ut.
Nevertheless he'll have the rest.
ltmtgbt not he considered rest In some ssc
tons " the land to take from six to sixty re-
ifeshers IN the course Of day; to smoke from
hours TO devote from i've TO fifteen hours of
day 10 the destinations of the green covered Ia
bic. and TO drive behind 10 Z badly -matche
animsls along crowded beach IN the cool OF
the evening.
That, what the head Of the nation calls rest.
Ana ever fool knows that no bona ndo George
Washington ever tod a lie.
of course you've heard toe story that Grant
favors the election OF lildeu.
Don't believe IL.
He said no later than yesterday that he'd
just as levs Ha,es would be 'iected $ not"
that settles n.
As Tor this oeins any longer political Mecca.
Where's Johnny Davenport Not here. Where
are AIthu BIls-. sharpe, Snook. long frankie
Howe. Hutton, md the rest1 NOS here.
Well, here's old DR.. Radway the Relief In ten
minute non. And here Is cyrus W. Field the
Caule man. Here. too. are Dan Dougherty, Col.
Alien OF the Aston House William Henderson.
kSs sI 4 1@ and S9fs NJ r. D.eT Ms DE
Cnilds, \. ~, VINO thinks Of leaving for a few
days tomorrow.
And his loss wen deeply feel.
oh. there's plenty Of people here, don't make
any mistake ABOUT that.
What do they uor
That IL they take In washing.
1nev take II IN the surt.
Not that they are servants. hut surfants
Now and then they get uu run way. They
did yesterday. That gets uD an excitement.
Providence mas thus FAR protected he passed.
gers, the wagons alone being smashed.
Then We nave matches.
Some people. hign ia rank. match little pieces
| OF ivory. The man WAC doesn't match pays The
linen they laugh-but the man who PAYS
! l.uens on the otner side of his mouth.
tomorrow therell be regatta here. That
sounds well. but whether the sailing will be
worth reporting Is another matter
ID y after tomorrow We have a grand dress
| II at one Of the ch-f h itels.
Nv ucaet says a" Grand Full Dress Ball"
| tn I Sc ties IL.
Tnat means President Gr.nt. George Wash
| ingtun G. Ids. A. N John Hoey. John Cnam-
berlin Dan Deugnerty. aud all the great and
| The reporter hend Is here as wen. lie has in
| troduced himself 10 the hotel people. Dor
| roweu s. OF Cnids, smelled the smoke Of Grant >
cigar, aud already posted himself on the merits
| Of Long Branch 40 o real estate Investment.
| Trust ninl not.
there never was such surf on the face OF the
great round gioDe.
| Its too much OF a good thing.
| A fellow gets a suri-eit very soon.
! did.
| made guy ~ myself dressed in an oilsllk
SUIT, took huld Of a guy that some one else made,
and ventured In.
| Then waded In.
Then ! found | had one toe more than
thought had. They spell It different from the
| rest Of my toes.
It's all under-tow, and don't want any more
| OF it,
Prof Dwight and l are the TWO baldheaded
men down here.
JOIN Hoey thinks he is. hut that's nothing.
As was floating n In he seaweei and things
! two noble men, thinking me 10 he Prof. DWig
! aud expecting a large reward, plunged in And
| rescued me.
As soon ~ could spit, | said, Noble men,
! thank you
Tnen they sw0re and went on dissusted, like
the young man In the line, but for different
| reasons.
" are to have full band" at the ball.
That's 80 nee.
| 90 hate hungry fiddler.
| Speaking Of nddlers hear that young Georg'
! Huey Is soon 20 marry Miss May Beyins-he Il
son to john llOey aud she II niece T. the lat
Barney wilt ms aud the early Billy Florence