New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-28
SUMMER LEISURE.
PROSPERITY AT WATCH HILL.

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WATCH HILL X. L., Aug. 20" fuu mere
asked portly old man as he bounced ln'o 'no I'D"
kin House planted both elbows Oh the desk ana ''-
dressed the clerk. H.,
"rnu ~ re,lied the clerk. taking in the dimen-
sions of the stranger and hesitathS as 10
the question referred to himself or to his house.
"Fpui Well. | should smile" And he did
"Wellr said the stranger, Pm here now; can
.ret away. what's the best YOU can do for me y
1.-The best can do" replied the clerk, looking
over his books. sis to give you four chairs ana a
pillow in the parlor."
The offer was taken and the stranger Taddled out
10 the yerandah lighted a cigar ana seemed as con-
tented as if he had front room Oh
the second floor with all the hlou-
ern improvements What is true OF the LarRlh
Uouse is true of all of the Watch Hill hotels Ana
the hotels. IN the words of the old woman are as
thick as three in a bed and one in the middle.
1--WE arc turning away people every day. salu one
clerk land stil ;hey keep coming
Watch Hill has long been favorite resort for
oeople from every section Of the country from
Maine 70 California The season, however, is a
short one and the middle of September finds every
fling closed Nd In the month Of August, the height
nj The So, on there is something going on all the
time. and the whole place is as lively as cricket.
There is something going on here III July, also, Dut
il is usually nothing more than the board OIL,
which grows so rapidly that keeping up with 1t 1ur-
nIshes al the excitement necessary More young peo
pie are found here than at any other summer resort
in this vicinity Every young Tl says she comes mere
to get the air. Many an heir comes here TO get the
girls Ii might be SAID also that many are called
but few are chosen However, the girls are not the
natural--some of them are rather the unnatural
attractions OF Watch Hill. There is everything here
that people who are looking for natural advantages
could wish. not TO mention few that would not be
wished. There is for instance. "A breeze from the
ocean a salt as salt and only little stronger than
Block Island butter; and surf" surf" said an en-
thusiast on the place, surf that will make your
back hair curl" On account of the undertOws
cansed by the surf very few have been anxious
enough 10 have their hair cuTled to try the expert
nent The bathing beach Is on the side opposite
tie ocean. and is smooth and quite az sandy as
beaches usually are. Between IL and II O'Clock
in the forenoon it IS considered the proper thing
either go down to the beach TO see the baher3 or
10 participate III that exhllarating exercise. The
hotels Therefore pour out their guests on the beach,
where they dig III the sand, sit under the awnings,
or lounge under japanese parasos stuck up III the
sand; beguiing the time in commenting on the
figures of the bathers laughing at the costumes OF,
IN particular cases. reading light trash and eXchang-
ing tld-bi Of airy nothngs. There IS enough bath
Ing done 10y people here to make up for those who
are not here. They stay IN the water until their
teeth chatter and their finger nails are purple, so
that when they do come out they are Just III con-
diton 10 shake; some of the men. indeed do shake,
but IFS usually for the drinks.
The bathing costumes of this place are plain and
cut not to fit Usually they las but one season-the
fttest only surviving. Bed-ickIng seems to
be the favorte material among the women. An
iuterOper In blne flannel is occasionally seen For
the men the costume of the Sandwich Islander
little IN front nothing behind and short sleeves-is
the layoritr, if not the most worm costume. 1t Is
an amusement of the young men here 10 play base
ball in the water This is of cOnrse. fun for them,
but pain for those who happen to get in the Of
the ball. The salt water here is free-and that is
more than be SAID of anything else; conse-
oneutlv there are bathing fends Just there are
fIee-lunch 1elGs and for the same reason, only
In the early morning the male population seek
the scclusion which the tshlne-grouhdS grant, ana
have been known now and then 10 DI1hg
home one or two fish. That exasper-
nting species of marine animals known
10 every one as the Gunner abOuDds here in alto
gether 10 large quantities A. "A bait destroyer aud
inst class uibblrr the Gunner has no superior lie
is not large enough to be eaten and II he was no.
bod woull eat INN. The natives here know HIM
only as That "darned little cusS" The crab, the
skate and the ell yish are here IN sufficiently large
quantities 10 make bathing dangerous ana night
mare fremont About the only thing can catch
here IA Il cold
One OF the pleasanest features of Watch Hill is
HE chiIdren They are all here unless am greatly
mistaken and their name Is legion hey usner III
tbe day and DIVE away the night After supper
they take possession of the hotels and then there Is
mo- peace Tor the wicked. "llow your children
have prown!" said lady 10 a bushlng mother. !
YES" replied "A bystandcr who had been
occupying the next room, and they We made me
groanD When the lights are turned down and the !
time ma. for peace and quiet OTegn over the
house, then the trouble begins. The following
dialogue and concluding remarks were one of the
features OF recent midnight III one OF the hotels
here
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