Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-08-25

OF an ln0lvluuAl. As you might suddenly Infer,
but clump OF low, storm-battered cedar trees,
with one house in the midst OF them. on Barne-
gat Beach, q few miles below the lighthouse at
Barnegat Inlet There are more Barnegsts here
than you can shake stick at, and, as Q small
boy In pursuit Of soft crabs remarked after
counting his catch, it IL enough to confuse the
oldest man in the United States. First there is
Barnegat on the road from Tuckerton to civil
lization; then Bsrnegat City. at the inlet. .
hotel or two and Q few cottages where the peo-
pie breathe the salted spray and eat weak fish:
and Barnegat Pier. on the coast. little further
up; and Barnegat Beach. which is any place you
want, from Barnegst Light to Little Egg Har-
Dor, down toward Cape May. You have doubt
less been told In joyful youth. 20. 60 to Barne-
designated. which. OF course, added misery to
the objurgatory remarks.
But that part OF the Barnegat region known
as Harvey Cedars is the most delig itful place
Tor the sportsman. the real seeker for health
and recreation, that there is on the Jersey coast
1t is the only house in sight except in the dim
distance, the ocean, large and capacious. on the
east side, and Barnegat bay, tour or five miles
wide and twenty miles long. on the west. the
little stretch of land between cut up into inlsts
small bays. estuaries and what are called creeks
all of which are full Of fish. CLANS oysters and
crabs, and where game shore birds congregate
In large aocks In the spring and fall.
GETTING THERE.
From the town of Barnegat one goes In q
spring wagon to the west shore of the bay, and
there takes yacht, which carries passengers
free to the Cedars, and has delightful sail of
six mi les across beautiful. expanse Of water,
around low savanna-like marshes, out into the
main channel and to the pier Of Squire Jen-
ning's comfortable house, where you will get
bountiful spread Of plain but good fare. includ-
ing oysters, clam fritters and the best of hsh
The sail in the yacht after hours Of dusty rail-
road travel. Is serenely pleasant. You notice
distinctly the crisp cool air from the ocean
seems to pervade your being and give
power ana energy to every nerve and
muscle-a tonic which holds good and which
does not disappOint even him who has sneezed
with the hay fever until violent explosives have
become tame and common. At night you are
called to sleep by the sounds of the sea, and in
the morning you wake early and get out eagerly
without being called or urged, to sail and fish
and have good time.
This spot which is attractive because It is
ex-king Of Naples and Spain, Joseph Bonaparte,
brother OF the first Napoleon, who sought the
cranberry bOGs Of New jersey for rest and con-
ISOLATION after his troubled and subjective life
under Napoleon's dictation. He built apalatial
residence near BordentOwn, YOU know whichis
still standing, and hereabouts led q quiet life,
endearing himself to the people by his hospi-
tally and generosity, catching blue fish, hunt
Ing ducks and otherwise conducting himself
like q nobleman. Tackle any old Jerseyman
and he will tell you all about it. and embellish
his narrative with much laudatiCn Of his native
boys and marshes and rare personal adventures
In the days lang syne.
SNEAK BOXES.
Among the longings Of past years has been
one for the knowledge or tact of properly hand
ling sail-boat. Consider the longing appeased,
and accept the statement that through the me-
dunn of sneak-bOx the longing has resulted in
the acquisition Of talent. The sneak-box. pa
tient follower, Is a small boat, invented by an
ingenious Jerseyman, which combines more ele-
ments OF use than any craft of its kind that as
ever devised. 1t is good as a row-bOat, sail
boat and sled, and, with two wheels. would
make first rate cart. 1t was a sneak-box In
which Bishop, the celebrated canOeist, made his
remarkable voyage from Pittsburg to Florida,
by the way OF the Ohio and Mississippi rivers
and the Gulf of Mexico. Here 1t is used mostly
for shooting and fishing. For shooting it has
Two cleats on the bottom, by which 1t is at the
same time boat and a sled. 1t can be drawn
out on the ice or snow. and pulled or even pro-
PEELED by the sail. from one channel over an
island or marsh. to another We used it as a
sail-bOat and, in popular parlance, have ''gOt it
down fine" The sail ia the mutton-leg, partly
supported by spreak or spirit attached to the
mast, which is placed well forward. The top of
the boat Is shaped very much like the bottom,
with cockpit sun1cient for two or three per-
sons and resembles two spoons placed together,
the convex sides ont.
A few times out in one OF these few knocks
by the boom as it gibed, somewhat to our sur
In lacking, and the mystery Of sailing o boat,
the science which includes the decomposition OF
power, the resolution Of fOrces-that's all at
present-were gradually unfolded to us. And
what pretty revelation It isl To SAY It 10 ex-
hilerattng on such water o Barnegat bay is .
do hoo,
like fish, you fly like gull, you speed with
the wind, and yet you sit In your spoon In phi
lOSOphical repOse; you indulge at the same time
In the bliss Of quietude and the ecstacy OF mo-
ton.
At times we cast anchor and angled for weak
hsh, and striped bass, and sheepshesds, but 1t
wasn't our time to be successful and the catches
were not large. The crabs were pestiferous
and one can readily believe that the entire bot
tom of Barnegat bay is covered with them.
Whenever the bait touched bottom some crab
with prOdigiOus pincers seized it and hung on
with pertinacity, and frequently until the scamp
was dropped into the boat. Others who were
fishing were very fortunate, and brought in
great quantities Of the fishes named. At one
time, in one of the inlets, we discovered an i'm.
mense school of menhaden. Taking my rod
and line, with two hooks attached, and without
bait cast in among them repeatedly, and i'm a
short time caught a dozen, the hook fastening
In the back or side as 1t CHANGED to strike
Auic w % NOt very CIcut8Ole uSniOR. Out IL was
phase Of the sport that could not be ignored,
and besides, the fish were needed as bait for
nobler game. One Of the difficulties here is to
obtain bait. Soft crabs are the best, and they
readily bring seventy five cents dozen, and are
hard to obtain at that. They are found along
the shores, and in the creeks in the marshes
There is no ay-nshing, and none that can be
done with artificial bait. With good bait, how
ever, q good rod and hand lines. . sneak-box.
'A southerly wind and a cloudy sky"
And he who likes to fish can here have sport to
his hearts content. He may not always have
good luck, he may not always catch the kind
and the quantity he likes, but he can sail. and
breathe the untainted air, and get sunburnt.
and hungry, and, when night comes, rest beau
tifully and sleep like log"
SWEET vIOLETS.
The seaside resorts are all attractive In their
way, but 1t Ii nice to get away from the more
populous and fashionable to such q place a.
this. At Atlantic City. which to most persons
Is one OF the most alluring, there are nearly q
hundred hotels, not to mention the cottages and
small places where people are lodged and fed.
Most Of the hotels have bands of music, and
every one Of these bands plays ''Sweet violets"
twenty times day. One can stand two or
three repetitions, or say five times, from break
fakf tn twelve o'clock af hr,fv g..