Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-06-10

The one hotel at SandySeal was full from
the topmost story to the ground floor, and by
far the larger half of the landlords guests
were invalids sent to him by the doctors
To persons of eXcitable temperament in
search OF amusement the place offered no at
fractions. Situated at the innermost end of
dull little bay, SandyseaI-so far as any
view of the shipping in the channel was con-
cerned-might have been built on a remote
island in the Pacific ocean. Vessels of any
Importance kept we'll out of the way Of
tre2cherouS shoals and currents lurking at
the entrance of the bay. The anchorage
ground was good. but the depth Of water
was suited to small vessels only-to shabby
old fishing Smacks which seldom paid their
expenses, and to dirty little coasters carry
ing Goals and potatoes. At the back of the
hotel two slovenly rows Of cottages took
their crooked course inland. Sailing masters
OF yachts, off duty, sat and yawned at the
windows; lazy fishermen looked YEARLY at
the weather over their garden gates, and
Supert1uouS coast guards gathered together
III wooden observatory and leveled useless
telescopes at an empty sea. The flat, open
country, with its few dwarf trees and its
NANCY hedges, lay PROSTATE under the sky
in all the desolation of solitary space, and
left the famous restorative air free to build
up dllapidated nerves, without an object to
hinder its passage at any point Of the COM
pass. The lonely, drab-colored road that led
to the nearest town offered to visitors taking
airings view of q low, brown object in the
distance, said to be the convent in which the
| nuns lived secluded from mortal ewes. At
one side OF the hotel the windows looked on
little wooden pier sadly in want of repair.
On the other side walled Enclosure accom-
modated yachts of light tonnage, stripped Of
their rigging, and sitting solitary on bank
Of mud until their owners wanted them. In
this neighbOrhOOd there was small Outly-
ing colony OF shops; one that sold fruits and
fish; one that dealt in groceries and tobacco;
one shut up with bill in the window invit-
ing tenant, and one, behind the methodist
chapel, answering the double purpose of a
pOStofffce and St0rehOuSe for ropes and
Goals. Beyond these objects there was moth
ing (and this was the great charm of the
place. to distract the attention Of invalids,
following the doctors directions, and from
morning to night taking care Of their health.
The time was evening; the scene was one
of the private Sitting-ToOmS in the hotel, and
the purpose in view was little tea party.
Rich Mrs. Romsey, connected with COM
merce as wife of the chief partner in the firm
of Romsey & Renshaw, was staying at the
hotel in the interests CT her three children
They were of delicate constitution; their
complete recovery, after severe illness which
had passed from one to the other. was less
speedy than had been anticipated, and the
doctor had declared that the nervous system
was, in each ease, more or less in need of re-
pair. To arrive at this conclusion, and to
recommend visit to Sandyseal. We're events
which followed each other (medically speak
ing) as a matter of course.
The health Of the children had greatly i'm
proved; the famous air had agreed with
them, and the discovery of new playfellows
had agreed with them. They had made &C
quaintance with Lady Myrie's welI-bred
boys, and With Mrs. Ormond's charming lit
tie Kitty. L h0 most cordial good feeling had
established itself among the mothers. Owing
return for Inequalities received from Lady
Myrie aud Mrs Ormond, Mrs Romsey had