The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-08-16
summer wanderings - COney h"'"n"


New YORK, August - i''"
10 the Editor OF the Comet
Having lust returned from most ue-
liehtful trip to the celebrated ooney ia'",,'
.'bara thousands and thousands assempie
every day to enjoy tho many attractions
thought would drop you the line pfomn'-
ed. and tell You little about the a'oVo
mentioned attractions The hurry the
noise, the music, the crowds, the roaring Oh
the sea and tho general tumult' was WORSE
than the Centennial, and in fact ono VINO
reminded of that place by several 'n'ns'
which were at that great fair. Inc giaSS
house which held the wonderful soda iouh-
tain made of marble, and which ioohs
more like magnificent monulneh'
than a drinking place, is the chiei no
LIGHT of the temperance people ana u 10"
otbor thirsty souls. The iron opserV-
otorv or elevator, standing near the se"
shore like great giant skeleton LOOKS "
little too shaky for the nervous pu' ~ W"'
like seeing an old friend OF 10 II Doing ~
much patronized at philadelphia
Nothing can go ahead of the hne ho'e'S
nj BRIGHTON beach and Manhattan, ana INC
beautiful surf bathing upon the finest peach !,
in tie world is calling attention from MI
narts of the world Over twelve millions
Of dol,ars have been spent on the islaho'
which shows little money for pleasure
still within the United States. The fapiu
transit roads take the hot New HorAers ~
this GOO, resort in the twinkling OF an eye
90 70 sneak. and there the hot days are
snent in the water or on the broad galleries
Of the hotels, all listening to uiimo'e
band or the world renowned cornet PiaEei
Levy. Surely one can forget tof whii'
at least. all cant and sorrow when llS'eh
: inc to the exquisite strains when gree
the ear. 1t is just impossible to descf'o'
| tbe effect of the electric light when hahB'
in mid air, like fallen star, sending i'9
. s;,verv light on the evening bathers and gaii!
r dressed crowds below. Its brilliant light put
5 TO shame the numerous jets OF gas, ana a
the same time gives most weird aspeo' u
a the faces of the bathers as they play on TIT
: beach. One most amusing feature Is u
r see the people eat; the salt air so sharpen'
}, the anpetites that locker on would mag
+ inc the poor creatures had been s'arVe
h for weeks, by the way they put out OF sigr
Q o,oms oysters, chickens, and every othe
IS dainty on the bill of fare Inc poor w"l''
o ora look more like boiled Holsters tnaf
IT those creatures hemselves-weigned oo"i
d bv dishes enough for an army run
1t ming here and there to fill orders, ana nyihI
II oronnd like mad demons. This pandemo
n niun is kept up from about twelve at moo
II till twelve at night; and one would thinl
% that all New York markets could not fuf
le nish enough to supply the demand for tneS
b famished soals.
O. A little steam railway which runs frol
% one hotel to another-a distance OF pc
e. hans half mile, paid for itself in one ga
lie and Won no sooner get into the cars tina
80 YOU have to get out again, as your ]onrne
L is ended, and like the good old fairy tale
70 YOU wish there was moro of it,
The iron pier built way out into I'll
ii ocean is one of the grandest pieces OF arch
lie lecture in America, and one can sit on
G. covered gallery, and almost be out TO SC
without being in the least disturbed by SCI
sickness. We we're only sorry the da
were so short, and that the moon II
ing higher and higher told us at length
get to our homes. Who can describe
W moonlight night on the beach? Not eve
~ the happy lovers who congregate here--n
"' can I, 80 will say good night and perhal
~ tell you sometime what l saw at LoI
ei Branch. DELTA