The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-08-05
Our PHILADELPHIA Letter.

DEAR ADVOCATE, "Orgust" is here
at last. l say Urgust because am fond
Of oysters, and oysters are said TO be
only good when there Is an r in the
month
The Hartford still remains anchored
in the Delaware, and the grand old
ship of war is looked upon daily by
many thousands. never see her but
what imagine | can almost see Farra-
gut lashed TO the MAIN mast and shout
ing to those below, upon being told
that the ship Ind been stopped on ac-
count of torped0es, I'D IN the torpedoes,
go ahead - In Memorial Hall may be
seen "A painting portraying this event
In out country's history.
Monday last | made a flying trip to
Atlantic City. An easterly storm was
prevailing and old ocean was throwing
the most pOnderous kind of breakers
upon the sandy shore. Though the
weather and tie water was chilly, | no
ticed many bathers in the foamy surf !;
but there was one bather who attracted
my attention and my sympathy at one
and the me time, it was poor blind
boy who was led into the surf only a
man who had him in charge, G do not
think 1t could have been his father).
The poor sightleSs boy was put in pO.
sition facing the shore aud there he
stood taking his bath. He could feel
the breakers as they washed by him, and
they seemed to act gently to him. lie
could hear the merry, ringing laughter
OF the children about bin as they play
ed and tuyed with the waves, but he
poor bOy-cOuld only imagine what
the fun was all about. Twas a piteous
sight 10 see his rayless eyes every once
in a while turned heaven ward, as much
as to say, "though there is no light, no
sight tor me here below, ! know that at
last there will be a light and sight for
me above :" and in my heart felt
| God grant it may be so. Dull times
seem to prevail to great extent at At
lantic, and the hotel and restaurant men
are feeling very blue and blame the
Centennial for the depression in their
business. How many young men and
boys dressed is sailor suits you see at
these watering places by the sea. Their
number and their assumption of sea-
manship airs are wonderful to behold.
Why, at these places, in less than two
days after reaching the sh ore, you will
find these embryo sailors giving their
pants hitch every onca in a while, as
tarry mariners are want TO do, and
they will talk about "sheering off, I"
sport" and sin the winds eye," and
lots of other sailor talk, in the most
learned manner imaginable, Most of
them, l am told, are book. keepers or
clerks off ON holiday of week or so.
"They must be clerks" said hardy
! old shell back, as he winked one Of his
peppers at your correspondent and
| shifted his quid of tobacco to star
board, "because they are very good at
casting up accounts" After saying
this, the hardy toiler of the sea got
down from the Inlet Pier into his boat
and said to his amateur crew "lleave
away |" and it was not long before the
young fellow hove. While | was stand
ing upon the pier, gazing ocean ward,
| head angry words pass between two
boatmcn. 81 guess you'll quit this
| business after you drown a few more
| people," sad one of these festive boat
men to the other, but he had no sooner
| said it than he received fearful blow
| IN the face from his fellow "tuiler of
the sea- For few moments they had
it hot and heavy, and then they were
! separated and allowed to cool off in the
bracing salt air. Neither had sustain
ed any serious damage to their rigging
and they soon made up and were ready
to give visitors sail upon the waste of
waters, that is upon payment of a GER
tain amount of Uncle Sans money. i
| do not wish to be deemed ungallant, but
why Is it that at the sea shore SO many
young ladies lose part of their reserve
and modesty they show at home ? Can
it be the salt water Why, if Charles
Henry should happen to see Ann Eliza
in her stocking feet at home, poor Ann
Eliza would faint right away, but here
Ann Eliza and her sisters scamper
round in their bathing suits and with
bare feet, and as they throw sand and
cut up with Chas. Henry, they do not
seem to care whether he OF any one
else observes their pedal extremitie;
must be the salt mir that causes this eff
feet. If you have no appetite go to the
sea shore. | eat all the time | was there
and have been eating ever since. But
should you have too good an appetite
90 to the shore anyway and take a
good days sail, if you don't soon lose
your appetite and wish to be put il
your little berth, then all have to say
is-yOu've beef to sea before.
Vnuro ha rh hoard