Smyrna times., 1879-07-30
For The SmyrRa Times.
Fredericn.
KENToN, July 2Sth, 1878.


| Mr.. EDITOR With the coming of the
warm, sultry days of July, comes the desire
to seek out some cool spot upon mother
earth, where we may recuperate for a few
| days. In Delaware, there is one place where
the weary one may seek the rest and, if he
requires it, the quiet so necessary to health.
A few days ago, several of us started in
quest OF this Ell Dorado of Delaware; a few
hours ride in hot, dusty car brought us
to Rehoboth, the favorite seaside resort of
the Peninsula. While we were there. the
Camp was in progress and it was great
source OF enjoyment to those who went
there for spiritual good still, by casual
observer, 1t would be called a failure, as
there were no conversions, in fact there
were but few on the ground even during
the hours OF worship. We think ourselves
there was lack of interest manifested
In 1T and in few more years the good
people of Delaware will come to the con.
clusion that they can't serve God and
Mammon too. They will leave Rehobotb
to the world and pitch their tents in some
other grove.
Now that Billy Bright has elected his
ticket, we presume that there will be no
more said about dancing. Already of an
evening the fair daughters of Kent and New
Castle, together with the blooming bellies of
Sussex, may be found in the dining hall of
the Bright House, with their gallant part.
ners treading the light fantastic toe"
While every thing is going on as merrily as
marriage bell in the ballroom, we take a
stroll along the beach occasionally we meet
solitary couple arm in arm, slowly peram.
bulating back and forth " listening to what
the sad sea waves are saying" while the
cool breezes Of old ocean fan their cheeks.
Sush is life in the ring at Rehoboth. How
we wish we were in that ring. We had the
pleasure of meeting several of our friends
from Smyrna, there. The while hotels are
dolng good business with the Bright House
IN the lead. Mr.. Burton, the gentlemanly
proprietor of that large and attractive
house, informed us that he had two hun.
dred and fifty guests with room for more.
The Douglass was accommodating about
eighty the Surf not so MANY. Last week
the O. D. Steamship Company gave free
excursion to the New York reporters and
quartered them at the Surf Bright and
Douglass Houses. On Friday the Odd
Fellows gave the largest excursion that has
ever visited the place. They expected to
have good time, but the most of them
missed it, owing chiefly to the vastness of
the crowd and the stormy weather and also
the innerman had something to do with it;
great many came away dinnerless and
supperless. All day long they wandered
around like aimless beings until time to
start home, when there ensued one grand
scene of confusion; no one appeared to
know any thing and found out less by en-.
quiring. Some got on the wrong train and
some didn't get on any. Thus they started
for home, after day at the seaside, but
their trouble was not over yet. In the
middle of large swamp, below Ellendalee,
the Wilmington train came to stand still,
engine broke down, which delayed the
other trains for an hour and half in that
hot swamp on stormy night. AT last they
started again and reached FELTON, at ii AS
p. M, sadder, btt wiser men, by their days
excursion. JuNoT.
FREDERIcA, DEL, July 20, 1879.