The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-11
For the Farmer and Mechanic.
Down Among the OoiphinS
What are the Wild Waves Say
ing? Beauty in a Bath.
Boating at BiacknaIl-
borough

Thinking perhaps a haSty sketch oil
my tIlp to the seaside might not be uu-
Interesting to the numerous reader, ol
your excellent aud entert al ing paper,
who nav not had that pleasure, i vii
tell you something of 1t.
Leaving the City OF Oaks in com
pany with congenlal friends, the time
sped so rapidly that before we re lied il
we were stopping at the thrifty town OF
GOldsboro. and guests of the ''Humph
ry House. where we we're most pleas.
a ltiy entertained for a nj. hit and day
Passing on below C, in the neiyhbor-
hood VI LaGrange and kinSton We no
t ced "A number Of fine farms, with we'll
cultivated crops of Gotten and corn,
stretching away IN the distance as far as
the eye could reach. In this section
there seems 10 be every indication OF
thrift and industry though the lands
are 20 rlch that crops can tie successfully
grown aimost without labor. or, at any
rate, the Incessant toll which up- country
people be>tow upon theirs In other To-
c~alitles We noticed lands abandoned to
weeds and briar patches, which might be
made TO boom aud blossom as the rose.
while hundreds OF men and families.
whlte aud cuiored, are III town, cEfihQ
oW miserable eylStences, while these
cool retreats, with wealth of room and
snad', pure air aud good water. invite
10 health, comfort and plenty. What a
comment on the tImesi What a re
proach 10 those who might do well and
be prosperous and happy, il they were
willing to work
We cache the historic old town of
huston alter set of su aud took a de-
ilghtiul iced tea and other Iefreshmeut,
at the weil-kept hotel near BY, which W.
much enjoyed a ter a warm evenings
ride. There was no break-neck speed to
get to the table, and ample time was al
lowed Us by one OF the most polite ano
gentlenanly conductors IT has ever been
our good fortune 10 meet-Capt. Page.
| congratulate my lady friends that he /,
on The line OF their iavurite resort. II
. clock p. III. found u at the far famed
Atlantic down by the sounding sea.
surrounded by friends, glad to meet and
welcome US there. Alter a rcfres b nQ
night rest, famed By the soft sea
b~reeZes, the gio,Ious dawn of day found
Us eager Tor "a oIght'of old Ocean, and
alter ~partIhlng Ui an excellent breakfast
OF various fish, soft crabs, oysters. etc
etc we hurried out to wonder and ad-
nlrc the beautltul Genes IN every direc
ton. DIR. Black aLl is to be congratulate
ed upon his management and happy ia
Guilty OF making every one comfortab e.
Order and system reign everywhere over
his large house. and everything IS clean
aud neat, aud the fresh SEA air has full
pay ever, where With such an abund
an,e o. cleansing material close at hand.
aud with good servants, II Is not a diff
cult tt>k there to keep in good order.
The hr>i evetInI We took a delightful
al and visited Fort Macon, and from
that point had a magnificent view of the
Ocean Beaufort IN the distance. We
trolied along the beach aud fingered
long gathering up the shells from the
>ea>hore. and were sorry when the de-
scendlng sun warned US that we must
away, away 0 er the waters blue" II ~
grand and beautiful a ,i2ht i sunset at
SEA, How cool the waters looked as we
t1oated along in the cleaning 7" The
Poet exclalmS, 'Oh for a lodge'in some
vast wilderness but | felt Ike contra
dieting his taste By
Wishing for a hone by the sea,
here wild waves are crested with
foam,
When shrili winds are c~aIrolIing free.
As Ger the blue waters theg come.
For | d list to the Ocean loud roar,
And Joy IN its stormiest lay =
Nor ask III thi, vide world for more
Than a home by the deep heaving sea!
COHciudei nert meek.