Marshall County Republican., 1876-08-10
At Old Point Comfort.
Bogy and Thurman and Stevenson at the
Bath-Chat i'm the Water-An Oh-Duty
View of Distinguished Senators.

View of Distinguished Senators.
Letter to Baltimore BuIletin,)
The bathing never was finer any
where, and fresh breeze from the
ocean has been driving in fine lively
surf in which hundreds dispoi daily.
There is place where gentlemen bathe
in puris noturalibus, which being
translated means salt water, and
which, by the way, is the only really
enjoyable way to bathe Your CORES
pondent affects it a good deal. 1t is a
house with lattice-work basement i'm
the surf, and one may dive outside in
to deeper water. Your correspondent
dived in the other morning with great
freedom of action, and when about fif-
ty feet out or so, came up, after the hab-
it of his species, TO blow When
within a few inches of the surface and
ascending with great rapidity, he met
with a sudden resistance not unlike
very full pillow. He was Immediately
conscious of a violent convulsion in the
water, and emerged to find an old gen.
tleman lashing and splashing about in
the widest manner and gasping for
breath. Your correspondent apollo
gized for the abrupt and informal char
acter of the meeting. and AS the COM
motion died away was amazed to rec
ognizc the benevolent countenance of
Senator Bogy, of Missouri.
"My gracious, Senator" he cried, 81
hope didn't hurt your
"No," puffed the distinguished
statesman, 'I hav'nt breakfasted yet,
but I'll tell you what, young man.
you'd better look before you; you
might be the death of somebody that
way. Why didn't you pick out one of
those fellows over there?"
"Who are they?r asked your corres-
pondent, looking in the indicated di-
rection.
THAT fat one, sticking out of the
water like whale, is Stevenson, and
this one over here is Thurman,.',
''Blessmesoul!'' said your correspon-
dent, in blank amazement, lam bath
ing with three United States Senators
at once?"
''By the way, you assaulted me-"
said the Senator. Il should Judge you
preferred two"
Your correspondent reiterated his
apologies, and the Senator, aft r a
fashion of the human species when
bathing, went under with rolling
movement, like a pat of butter i'm a
pail of water.
''Grand bathing, isn't it?" said he.
''Splendid."
''You wouldn't think that Thuaman
was younger man than L, would
your" queried the Senator.
''Of course he's not. Why he's as
gray as a badger, what there is of him
to be gray" said your correspondent.
Hes younger man than am for
all that said the Senator.
Maybe" suggested your correspon-
dent, "his being candidate out there
in the heat at st. Louis, had something
to do with aging him?"
Young man, said the Senator with
a grim smile, If you know what good
for your bodily health you won't say
anything to Thurman about that gath
ering at st. Louis"
''Ah,' said your CORES pondent, re
flectively. ''Only two votes, eh? Deli
cate subject. Just so.''
''Bogy!r sung out Senator Thurman
from the top of a wave, hadn't we
better be going and get a little grass
before breakfastYn
II guess So" said the Senator with
descision.
Senator" whispered our correspon-
dent, "What in the name of mischief
is grass?'
Grass" young man." said the Sena
tor, closing one eye and clicking his
tongue in a queer way, Grass is sus-
ceptlble of two definitions-a smash and
a julep. l rather think, "'added he,
with look at the sun and an introspect-
i've tone of voice, IL rather think that
the latter definition will prevail this
morning. Goodbye and the Senator
ial legs expanded, and were extended
after the natatorial example which the
frog has bestowed upon mankind. and
his statesmanlike form Glove the waters
and disappeared.
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