The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-29
LONG BRANCH CURI0SITIES.
SMiLL BREiKS ~ THE LizINESs OF
LIFE 1T TIfE SE.fSHORE.



get any kind Of place indoors to lay thcr
heads. This is not alonc true Of Long Branch.
but Of Asmry Park. Ocean Grove. and tho
smaller resorts along this stretch Of New Jersey
beach. The private and tho boarding cottages
were generally MS full ns the hotels and oiton
moro so-thc packing being moro solid than
guests in hotels would stand. Several menu
bcrs Of the Long Branch Lying Club sat ON tho
Ocean Hotel vcrandnh this morning
| 1t Is wonderful" the General said how
some OF these cottages are Just iammcd full
Every member Of the family invitesa half dozen
Of his or her friends to como down to spend
Sunday, md they pretty much all come Why.
last night / saw tho quccrcst thing-wcll. I
wouldn't tell this story to strangers because
they might think / exaggerated. But YOU know
me. couldn't sleep this morning. and so got
| up aud went out for walk. guess twas about
o'cock-broad daylight, any how. Well. |
sauntcred up Ocean avenue till saw an arm
| hanging out OF front seconl-story window Of
n cottage. I stopped to look. and there WIS the
ton OF u bald mans head resting on another
window sill 'Twnsnt So hot you know. that
folks needed to stick themselves out into the air
in that way. and was puzzled went on few
steps to where could get a glimpse Of the other
side of tho cottage. and what do you think
saw? womans delicate. white foot WIS pro-
truded between the blinds Of an upper window.
Then l went into the middle Of the road
and stood and stared. From that point |
could see the. side and the front Of the
house, suddenly the bald head Disappeared
| from the front window as though the man hnd
| drawn back with some force. and instantly
| leg was thrust out OF side window wnited
| minute or two. and then the woman's foot was
drawn IN simultaneously child's head was
| popped out on the opposite side OF the house.
Gsn' lien was just s,n amazed s SS
I'm just that inquisitive kind Of man that
wants to, find out what every curious sight
make this one out Heads. arms. and legs
would be stuck out and drawn in one after the
other. Till give you my solemn word q honor
the house looked like n big crab with its claws
What do You think it was"
Nobody vcntured "A guess
Well II was this way" and the General up
lifted his right hand with gesture suggestive
| OF oath TAX ing: that cottage WAS just n little
fuller Of folks than II could hold. seq The
heads arms and legs that protruded were tho
the building So. when Tor instance the bald
man drew all of himself in. something Ind to
The other side OF the house,
The General paused for comment or dissent
Nobody spoke kind Of awe seemed To pos
scss the listeners.
= hadn't more than solved the problem" tho
General continued. In n tone ~ uncommon
candor. before noticed that the cottage WIS
moving like ~ thing OF liie-Sort OF pmptaling
rise and fall with their breathing, and some u
the shutters opened and closed Ike the Elll- ~
a FISH cut Of water. All AT once, all the heads.
arms. and legs were drawn out ot sight together.
hv chance. ] suppose Instantly man IN his
night dress WAS huged out of the front door
There had TO be- n " NJ somewhere. YOU see
II j. sad that the General Will bee elevated 70
the Presidency II the club;
The sun SHINES clear and hot to-day. but there
is a slight breeze fresh ning tho air with cool
ness and moisture from the ocean. The bathing
is euiDvahie f,r the first time within several
days. the water having been too cold and rough
The roads are In excellent order AMI riding. ON
horseback and in vehicles. Is diversion for all
"a 4aff got b. kIt fN4 fft fNf.f .
almost ceaseless procession. The mixture Of
good and bad horses Is not the least curious
the average quality OF the show at n reasonably
fair standard Snowy equipaees however, are
| Fisk -Helml,od- Grant style this year. and that
is owned hy Il. !. Dobbins 81 philadelphia. The
two knoXes. all bays md we'll matched They
draw ahraE, and DO their prancing with fine
deal 81 money NJ Centsnnial Exhibition
buildings. owns the Rowland II otel here. and
recently bought the big Hotel AT Cape May. John
Hoey's family drive handsome horses includ-
ing pair Of fast little sorres. Senator Jones
i.,s no. mShs az eNensive disPl4y as ne ga
lack. has good pair OF bays. kinney the sixth
avenue dry goods man. makes i4st time with a
bay and has n livcried lackey. OF other New
York visitors Martin B. Brown drives pair Of
c,hestngts; Rob IT strah9n q pair Of 2:35 bays,
Henry Fake, bang tailed brown, :. 5. Conant
cross matched black and gray Samuel sond-
pair Of blacks Thomas Conan pair of very
etvtfab have Gan FRY n s,rr.t opl Inv II
ppcLh,v,,b , n.Ir ~ lsr,a ha,s a,ta "a :, ~
yerv s6,1,sv ca rrria,,e CI In cri.,r N 1oi ", 80
rel tast RIOTERS drsrin,,s r cert II 'Minfopd n
handsome mir Of BAYS j X Kelly a onict sten. !.
nm bav NJ = Firs ,anhmS % as -,
nssrt pacLnr MI ~ hrow ~, o"1S ~, 10 a
rather fas, Mr. Blss a mir ~ hsvs I ia
Uuesion n sniritad sorrel Mr. Alcxan3sr n ian
dam Mr. How, a large Lav Dr savr, n mir -
sorr.Is Nr Wall n mir II snrare"tsilni '@I'.st
nuts / / Nvers mir ~ re,,sonnElv fns, has
Mr. Oltn n hieh. h"aInd nair Of snrreis nnd IA
kim n nair 81 cl"an. siennine Lavs Wnnv ~
ihe eoach horses are handsnms ami altnSatb er
the IMPORTATION This summer is nresontable
There Is no coach -and-six 10 carry passenrers
10 Ocean Grove this seasOn What with the OK
penses Of "A change of horses a driver n CON
ductor and a bugler the enternrise was only
moderately profitable last season On RAINY
DAYS nobody rode Of course and that WINS "A
serious drawback However n coach would
have been run again but for The opnosition ~
the managers of Ocean Grove They imposed
silence on the hugler when within the snnctifled
grounds last year: hut now convinced that the
dashing in and out Of the a. luipage twice "A day
was an undesirable gayety, they forbid il an en-
trance
The rules are many an rigorous at Oconn
Grove. Those who drove there to-day were
stopped at the gates and told that visitors could
not enter on sundays some Of them however.
know how to get in, which was TO hitch their
horses Mt Asbury PARK, and cross Wesley lake