, 1877-08-12
LONG BRANCH.
Some OF the Novel Entertainments
at the Beach.
Romance and Reality Of q Rescue from
the High Sea.
The Story as Told by Mrs.. Gossip,
with a Moral.
The Midnight Cry Of Murder, the Rage
Of Ocean,, etc.

The Midnight Cry Of Murder, the Bag
Of Ocean,, etc.
f+om O,tr Orr. Correspondent
LoSG BRANCH, Aug- 9--Sluce l wrote yot
from this place two weeks ago. the season ha:
developed some new and unusual features
Whether these arc Of a nature to draw visitor:
to the Branch or drive them from It, depends
much on the tastes OF the visitors, and remains
to he seen. 1t NAV be regarded as straw that
they have not been advertised is among tho at
unctions by the diulinutiyc aud utterly uninter-
estiug sheets which arc industsiously thrust
upon everybody as Long Branch dailies, at more
than New York prices. These sheets, by the
nav. hare as murl, trouble and bitterness OF
spirit over the question which is the stsocty ~
organ, Us the exclusively Sunday pa
pers Of the metropolis do as to
which has the largest circulation.
as each Of the halr-dozcn Of the latter prints
card at tho head Of its columns, sThis paper
has the largest circulation OF any Sunday issue
III tho WORLD SO each Of the former boldly pro-
claims, This is tue ouly society paper at
Long Branch" while neither has any more
claim to the title than horse has to the post he
is hitrhcd to.
But with regard 10 the new }eaturcs. To be
orderly. the chroniclcr Of long Branch events
must FIRST speak Of one or two not 50 unusual,
Is rough seas and narrow escspes from trans~
forming bathing into something more scrious,
The ocean, after left il. took again to playing
uSNASSEKLr AND PRACTICAL JOKES
Oh the bathinG-houses, TO say nothing Of inc
bathcrs and their suits. There was succession
Of days, before July was thrown to the rear by
August, on which the hotel toardcrs did moth
in. much but sit in the parlors and look glum,
or sit On the piazzas aud s-stiver- Young ladies',
Io'lnr out upon the 1uadly-tossing waves. said
it WIS ''perfectly hawrid'' or s..pcrfcrtly love
ty,:' accordingly -as they wanted to be i'll the
surf or preferred to see the sea and not taste
it. The time was ali that could be desired for
balls aud indoor entertainment, but the Branch
is rather stupid in the latter line. Saratoga hes
enjoyed both Miss Abbo1t and Miss Kellogg,
with other well-knox'n artists. Newport always
mas ;,lenty Of good musicians Or readers, Long
9ranch ought to have. She has been making up
for the lack Of entertainment by furnishing eS-
:tement-
In the first instance, Mrs. Gossip had
glorious time 4 beautiful young lady
RRscUEo FROM THE WET WAVES
by handsome young mat. Both uncngaeeil
Hclrcss she, poor but not prospect1ess he. Only
one result, Of course. In tho present. felicity;
in the future, fortune Moral: Beautiful Young
ladies, unengagcd+ try to drown yourselves in
ocean, but be sure to keep hold OF the rope. !
within your depth, aud hold your breath as you |
sink each last time Handsome young men, 60 !
to the rescuc with a superb dash. Be reckless |
about wetting your bathing dress, but not about
seixipg the near1v v-drowned miss By the hair |
As all human beings have faults, she mar hare |
false, TOO.
Take her up tendcrly.
Fashioned so s1cnderly,
Young and SO far,
II she be not Of this description, but weigh I'D |
INTO the hundreds, drop her as soon as it can be |
Zone gracefully. Perhaps knee-deep In the /
surf is the best place, in case OF such unhappy
outcome Of your heroism. But in any case do |
lot forget how much she is worth. Investigate
thoroughly, make as sure as you eau, and ii |
everything IS proper and sufficient, SO to speak,
be manly about it and make love to her,
no MATTER now OLD or HEAVY
the charming young thing may be. If she lotes |
on poetry, be original aud send her something
liter this model signing your own name to it,
since you don't know who wrote it:
~ =.
Thou art on the shady side OF forty, too
still love thee dearly! Thou hast lands and pelf;
But love thee merey-mcre1y for thyeeli.
Wilt thou love me, fairest. Though thou art not t
And / think 1hon wearest soue one clses hair.
Thou could st love, though. dearly; and, as an
told.
Fhou art very nearly worth thy weight in gold.
But this will become depression from the |
story Of fact. it 60 further. Should any
man $f- 4A-L
to, desire more verses, at SO much foot and |
any kind OF meet her requested. there is, | be-
l'cve, an agency in the metropolis prepared to
furnish them, or anything else from Senate |
rial Grafton frst-class sermon up to minstrels'
jokes. Terms reasonable I
Setting aside Mrs Gossip aud the moral, the !
truth happened to be that IN accomplished:
young lady and accomplished swimmer as well. |
a man who, scarcely able to swim, had gotten |
out too far, and was being carried out further
BY the waves, which were rolling high. Miss |
PupRe was near him, beyond her depth, but
able to make the lleaaway he could mot, and
safe SO long as she retained her presence OF
mans peril, aud sank twice before she was no
ticed The sou Of one OF the hotel owners,
LAD CT lG,
s,s1 sax he her ,.s,'na, condition, swan out to
she was speedily rcsusctated. The rescue could |
not have been more brayely or skillfully made !
had the lad been the eligible young man society
at oncc. with its usual rccklcssncss as to facts,
portrayed him to be- Nor was the Young lady |
any TUG less grateful, though she had no oppor-
tunlty to bestow her hand. The boarlcrs at the
hotel did neat thing in presenting tho boy
OF his deed.
THIS excitement heightened by Ill the glow
Of romance with which the occurrence was and
sun "a surrounded, was succeeded or increased
M ~ tue relation Of tho Goua}-Selovcr rcncontre.
~ lnss created much more OF a sensation here
than it did in town. The West End, at this
season, Is to the brokers something what the
Windsor is to then, III the colder months In
stead Of holding an evening semi-olhcial ex-
change there, they come here en- masse, when |
tic @iast cali'' sets them free from the |
street Here it was that the yaiorous Mai,
Scloyer hastcncd,
AFTER DROPPING LITTLE JAY
!n1o tne cellar, to join his partner, who is said
10 aold California notions Of justicc,'' what
ever thosc may be. The Major was not re-
oetseu as a eonquering hero. That he was
fSo fso'astnns reverse was pretty strongly hiuted
~ tWo or taree men Of his size, but without re
ktnd!inS the d1cs in his bosom-dres w}icn
alcohol would possibly morc res5;1r
aud naturally affect The tc!errani, tni,
yon the general =. feeling among The
brokers, that they onlr regretted the disorara |
should hate horn Srf1ic4n nd hive ,..,.-1