The Newtown bee., 1880-08-25
THE BEACH-PATROLMAN'S STORY.

The laundering surf at Atlantic City was swarming with bathers-old and young. grave and gay, men and women and little children-romping in among the joyous headers, for the sunlight was reflected from the sands in steady blaze, and the day would have been blistering hot but for the rushing of the glad sea wind
 had had my bath, and was strolling idly along the beach, enjoying the pleasant scene, when 1 suddenly espied an old acquaintance.
 It was Jasper, chief of the beach patroimen, who had tad 1sanng many .. adyin
 ures on the preceding summer.
 He was now standing at the edge of the waves, half-naked, broad -hatted, and with his immense canvas-coyered life -preserver hanging over his shoulder ready at an instant's warning to answer the first cry for help by dashing to the rescue. He greeted me pleasantly at my approach.
 Any more romantic stories of rescue from drowning, JasperPn l in quired.
 : {" It's more than a year since saw you," he replied, land of course Eve plucked many a half-drowned bather from the waves during that time. Here, ZiI! No more of that you'll be good for nothing in case of business.n
 The last remark was addressed to the chief and most trusted partner of his perilous pursuit, a great Newfound land dog, which at that moment, in answer to his call, came bounding out of the sea, whither some urchins had dis patched him in pursuit of chip, and after shaking the drops from his glossy black coat, crouched submissively at his masters feet.
 But haven't you had any particular adventure that could make story of ?" l continued. Something emhodying excitement and romance, you knowpn
 Yes; and 1t happened only 8 fort night ago, right out there on that very rope near which we are standing, and which you now see so thronged with shouting men and laughing women" he replied, after little reflection. "The incident itself was a terrible ore the most exciting in allmy experience-and 1t had an interesting sequel, which only came to my knowledge a day or two ago."
 I at once pressed him for the story. Inasmuch as the crowd of bathers he was watching did not seem to be com- posed of any over adventurous individ- uals, he seated himself on fragment of shipwreck near at hand, motioned me to q seat at his side, and took up his narrative very much as follows:
 1t was just after had-taken up my station on the beach here, about fort night ago, that Inoticed lady and gen. tleman, accompanied by a pretty little girl of four or five, proceeding from yonder pavilion to that long line oi fashionable bathing houses to the left. r%o T ' noticed them more particularly than l would otherwise have done, for the day was cloudy, though warm, and there were comparatively few persons to be seen.
 The extreme beauty of the lady, however, coupled with the scowling, sinister face of the man escorting her, would have more or less engaged my attention and curiosity under any cir. cumstances. She was, moreover, anxious and careworn, as though in fear of him while he seemed to be half bullying half entreating her to go into the water seemed inclined to do, drawing back every moment or so, with the little girls hand in hers, and then proceeding re. luctantly forward again.
 could distinguish the sound, but not the purpOrt of their words, thu wind being little off shore. But they were richly dressed, and this fact, com bined with the strangeness of their man ners, set me to puzzling over wha might be the relations existing betweer I them.
 However, as the lady seemed tt give over her hesitation upon reachin. l the ticket-office, and a moment late disappeared with her companion ir among the sheds, leaving the little gir out on the sands, with toy bucket arls spade for her amusement, I only laughed saying to myself: Pshaw! it's only , case of timid, pretty woman beinJ tied for life to 5 tyrannical brute of husband. who has insisted upon her talk ing ducking against her will. Ans then thought little more of them.
 Visitors began to throng along th beach little more lively just about tha time. Idid not again sec the couple re ferred to till they were about to ente the water, at this very rope here. wIlicl was then occupied by no other bathers
 " The man was in one Of the hieh priced, striped suits, fnade out of on piece, which act off hin bur1y, lnusnt1l lH fIgure well, but did not improve fI1e ex