Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1885-01-03

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1.-THE Norfolk.V 1t was theiend of Sep
TENDER, and the only peculiarity of the !
month that remember was this: the
nights grew dark very soon--they were
not cold; the darkness was rather that
of soft thick gloom that spread over
land and sea. No one need ever feel 4
dull in Brighton. If / could have liked /,
billiards, or cared for the theatre, or en-
joyed the brilliant shops on the crowd {
ed pier with its fine music, | might
have been happy enough; but i was
miserable with this aching pain of re-
greet, and the chill desolation of terri
BILE loss. tried the Aquarium. IfIfish-
es would soothe the heart of man, solace
might be found there; but to my NOR
bid fancy they looked at me with wide
open eyes OFF wonder, they knew the
secrets of the sea,-the faint stir of life
in the beautiful anemoneS had lost its 4
interest. lcould not smile at the King
Crabs; the reading tables, and the mu-
sic had no interest for me, outwardly
was walking through the magnificent
halls of the Aquarium, -inwardly my
heart was beating to the mournful
rythms of the sea. The clock had not
struck seven when / came out, and
there lying before me was the Chain
Pier. 1se F'ass@ = ~ ssss %ttgs
;Iwent there as naturally as the needle
goes to tile magnet. The moon shone
with a fitful light,-at times it was
bright as day flooded the sea with sill
yer, and showed the chain and the arch
es of the pier as plainly as the sun could
have done-showed the running of the
waves, they were busy that evening,
and came in fast, spreading out in
great sheets Of white foam, and when
The moonlight did touch the foam, it
was beautiful to see.
But my lady moon was cOquettiSh--
every now and then she hid her face be-
hind drifting cloud, then the soft,
thick gloom fell again, and the pier lay
like huge shadow-the very place, /
thought, in which tortured heart
could grow calm; there was only the
wind and the sea, nothing more. I
would go to the spot where we two
should stand together never more. /
fancied, as paid for admission at the
gate, that the face of the person who
received it expressed some surprise. 1t
must have seemed strange taste; but
--ah mel-there had bloomed for me for
one short hour the flowers of paradise.
The thick, soft gloom was deeper on
the pier. / remember that, as walked
down, / heard from the church clocks
the hour of eight. All along the coast
there was line Of light; the town was
brilliantly lighted, and when / looked
across the waters, the west pier was in
I'll its radiance; the sound of the music
f1oated over the waves to me, the light
of the colored lamps shone faf ana
wide: could see the moving mass OF
people; here was almost alone. 1 saw
a gentleman smoking his cigar, I saw
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