Evening journal., 1888-08-08
INDIGNANT WATER SYmPms.
Asbury Park In a Ferment over
Gay and Pretty Bathers.

, the sin of Eve. IL is only thoughtful
care for the feelings of others that has
prevented him from wearing in this
vale of tears the wings which he will
eventually don, and with which he
will float through celestial spheres
singing and twanging on a tuneful Tyre
as he watts himself along. Away
down IN Asbury Park be chose a local
habitation for himself, where he might
commune with his soul. He had an
idea at first of leading hermit's life,
but soon he discovered that that would
be too selfish a way of living. He de-
sired to remove sin as much as posi-
BILE from the world, and perceving that
wealth was one of the great obstacles
to salvation, he decided upon establish
ing bathing pavilion.
He had seen IL stated in the news
papers that sea beaches we're conduc-
tive to comparative poverty on the
part Ct The patrons, and Mr.. Bradley in
his zeal for souls decided upon founding
one, He did so. Asbury Park became a so
cial success, but Mr.. Bradley's venture,
spiritually considered, was failure.
Beautiful girls came trooping down in
gorgeous costumes, fair, lovely Great
ures whom even Mr.. Bradley had not
the courage to lecture. He might
sally forth in the morning determined
to save a soul, but noon time would
find him behind some sand hillock en-
trauced with the visions of beauty
which fitted about the beach.
II gradually became SO positively
dangerous to the utter destruction Of
the Christian policy he had marked
out-so positively tempting to him to
join in the revelry, that st. Anthony's
famous trials were only bagatelle to
those Of the missionary Bradley. In
desperation, the latter established "a
police force, but so completely had the
worldlings become wrapped up in the
beauties Of the beach that they refused
to leave it, even when policemen began
20 fit about. 1t only became a ques-
ton Of time, the force began to be Of
the earth, earthly, and they, too, used
TO burrow themselves in the sand and
watch the merry bathers. la despair.
Bradley concluded he would 80 upon
another tack. IFe would compel the
bathers TO wear a modest uniform and
thus gradually drive them Off. Mr.
Bradley's ideas of modesty are not
shared by the lady surf swimmers.
War has been dec AIRED between him
and them. and as matters look now
Bradley will be worsted. On satur.
day he made a gallant attempt to
capture a number Of fair ladies', but his
own trsnscendent modesty, which has
smitten his force as well, prevented
their success. Dancing before him
some of them lolling in the sand, some
coquetting with the ripples which
played upon their feet-were ladies ia
tights. The condition which con-
fronted him was more than theory,
and yeu he did not grasp it. Straight
onward the force with himself at it's
head marched until he came within a
half dozen lengths Of the beautiful
modern nereids.
"Shut your eyes, mine men, that
yon may not behold vanity. Then
charge and bag the game"
The men did as they were told, and
a more ludlcrous sight than these
Christian policemen charging with
closed eyes upon these ladies in tights
can hardly we'll be imagined. Down
the beach they tore amid the laughter
of the sirens until they deposited them
selves in the breakers Then they
charged up again, but always with
their eyes closed, lest their modesty
might suffer violence. It is hardly
necessary to say that they did not
effect a capture.
Bradley was disheartened, and now
has offered terms of capitulation. He
has issued a permit to ladies to battle
who may either sew themselves up in !
a bag or drive down into the water in
a coach, and who will sign a pledge to
not kidnap or countenance the kid
mapping of himself CT any of his Off
GERS.
In the meantime, Satan himself has
been busy sowing jealousy among the
women. Those who appear in tights,
or at least who affirm with all the
positiveness and semblance OF truth
that they do actually wear such ap-
parel, say they are opposed by the
skinny feminity and denounced as
immodest simply because their ira
ducers are 50 ill.favored by nature as
makes the loose blouse and the ample
trunks and the apparel which bags at
the knees a necessity.
Thus the fight goes on at the beach.
The well-formed, or those who believe
they are, will continue to disport them.
however great the shock NAV
be to Chief Bradley or to the other old
ladies, in the way that to them seems
most piquant and debonnair. The
we'll formed girls believe they are per-
the others believe they are
shocked, while Bradley and his force
continue TO pray with great fervor that
they, too, may not be led into tempta.
ton.
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Tailor-"To tell the truth, Mr..
Sprigglett, this piece will hardly be
suitable for bathing costume, for it
is sure to shrink after being wet.
Sprigglett-"Oh, nevah 60 near the