The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-06-27
A PLEASANT TRIP.

come rccollections of broad highways, o
hard sand stretches of billowy ocean, the
roar Of surges, the cooling breath of Nep-
tune, the plash ofthe waves, the salty air
from the wide sweeping sea, and The
countless other delights of life on the sea
coast, And nature, ever kindly, has
placed within easy reaching distance Il
sea coast for the pleasure of mankind
and womankind in their hours of leisure
and which man has improved until it
seems perfection. From Sandy Hook to
Cape May the Atlantic Ocean washes up
on coast of the most variable but always
beautiful description. Years ago this
was for the most part desolate shore,
but to-day it blossoms like the rose, and
attracts to it the tired dwellers in cities
who have day, week, or month of
relaxation. At one end of this shining
strip of sand lies Long Branch, and at the
other Cape May, while between them
are located numerous other resorts, all
worthy Of attention, and each of which
has its champions among summer tour
lists.
The most important of the intermedi-
ate resorts is Atlantic City. 1t has the
distinction of being strikingly unlike all
other seaside resorts. 1t reminds one of
Il striking character in "Uncle Toms
Cabin" young woman who 'just grow
ed" Atlantic City wasn't planned. 1t
jumped into exexistence apparently of
its own accord, and has seemly made a
hit. 1t is practically an island, for it is
separated from the main land by miles
of salt marshes. 1t is twenty miles near
err to Philadelphia than any other New
Jersey resort, and perhaps for this reason
it is the Mecca of Philadelphians and of
people who live hundreds of miles from
that city. Every one in Pennsylvania
has heard of Atlantic City, and when the
denizens of the rural districts takes a va
cation, and reaches Philadelphia, his
first thought is to get out of it and reach
Atlantic City as quickly as possible. The
first thing to do is to find a hotel, and,
with guide, this is not difficult-they are
numerous. There are, besides the hotels
cottages without number and private
boarding houses beyond count Atlantic
City has beyond doubt made hit, for it
is always crowded in summer with vast
concourse of people drawn from every
walk of life. The facilities for reaching
Atlantic City are favorable The dis
lance from New York by way of Phila-
: dclphia is $50 miles by rail, and is cover
ed in about four hours by the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad and its seashore branches
All kinds Of fish abound in its waters.
and salt water birds are numerous in its
immediate vicinity. Its even tempera-
ture makes it healthful resort, and this
perhaps helps to account for the fact that
1t is patronized by the rich as well as the
poor Its board walk is JOY forever, il
not thing of beauty. Bathing and
swimming is INDUCED in to an unlimited
extent. On Sundays the crowd is i'm,
mcnsc. Atlantic City has nothing tc
complain of. The present season prom
, ises to eclipse all previous seasons in the
matter of attendance, and the natives are
making desperate efforts to provide fol
the rush that they may make all the hay
possible while the sun remains in the
horizon. North and South Atlantic CITY
are adjuncts to the parent town, and are
making big strides to catch up. Between
Atlantic City and Cape May are mum
Der of other pleasant and furnishing re
sorts, such as Ocean City, Sea Isle City
and Sewell's point, but in comparison
with Cape May these are but as the lowl,
snow drops to the full-blOwn rose. i
has been said that the West Jersey Raj
| road carries the traveller through a DIES
f ert before it finally deposits him at Capt.
| May, but ifs does not the journey en-
nance the attractions of the queen o
watering places Even sight of it has
a soothing influence on the most dissat
ishcd, and there seems to be some grount
: for the statement that had the lotus eat
G ers discovered Cape May they woul,
: have pitched their tents there in prefer
= ence to amy other spot on the globe
j, There is nothing ephemeral about Cape
May. Away back in 1875 it boosted o
! Baptist Church, and surely if ther
y were church there ii must have had
J. congregation. This, of itself is sourc
i OF qualification to the residents of tn
beautiful city on the sea, city whic
d, can boast of a population the year roun,
2 with great hotels, magnificent privat
residences, and countless other advant
Il agcs,and life all its own. Nothing, al
2 parently, can shake its popularity
IS Built upon Il strip of upland where tn
It waters of bay and ocean meet, it has
grand view of the Atlantic. Its beach
broad and smooth, and it is considere
the grandest bathing ground on tn
II coast. The dangerous undertow thu
makes bathing at some points insecul
le is here unknown, and perfect safet
ld seems to reign over the waves that lay
~ its silver sand. Its streets are broad an
H. level, and all its structures have an air
Is solidity and an absence of newness tn
v is refreshing of itself An unobstructC
~ view of the ocean is obtained from OF
III end to the other of the magnificent DO
ng levard that runs parallel with the ocea
III for distance of miles. Its beach is
re glory, and its new iron pier the pride
Us its people Ii is as smooth as billia