Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-08-07
CAPE MAY LIFE.
Buying Nickel Note RocIs-Hotel Towel,
Rrnsh hnd Comb Enlorv.

Brush sud Comb EuloGy.
CARR May Cry. N j., Aug. Gil went
on an expedition for note book last
night. We are well supplied with drug
stores here, and because the Wilmington
drug stores now sell everything from a
paper of pins to a glass OF milk shake,
thought Caps May contained the same
variety. The FIRST store was ct the cor
ner Of somewhere and smother street,
''iust one block iron, the beach, and
was ore Of three drug stores on as
many corners OF the same intersection.
My inquiry for small note book
brought the response that the Mermaid
Pad was the only writing paper in the
store, and with a certain exception, the
only paper therein.
then went to the store on the oppo
site side of the street in a diagonal di.
rection like dogs trot A small boy
dressed in long hair and heavy eyelids
did not know whether they had any note
books of small sizs. He did not know
what a nete book was. An older clerk
told me that they had none and directed
me to stationary store, 1.-TWO blocks
above" In searching for this store /
saw tallyho party preparing for ride,
and heard the delicious chatter of the
young women who were 30 happy, doubt
less because enough young men had been
collected to pay the expenses Of the trip
| had just decided that the drug clerk
lied TO me about that stationary store
when | saw faint light across the street
and found the object of my search-a
nickel note book.
Hotel life is beautiful. grand, magnif-
cent, lovely, gorgeous, great, and II there
be any other adjective of q similar in
tent, IL can be 80 applied Oar room Is
on the third floor, centre From our
window we can see the family washing
and the hotel cooking, and can smell the
combined perfume, which is abundantly
fragrant.
No comb and brush adoru our room, for
the good reason that disgust with other
things might lead us to steal them. We
must 60 to the wash room, two floors
below us, to have part interest In
the use of dAndruif filed combs
and worn-down brush that was in
good condition when the season opened.
The towel was on a rack that revolves
swiftly and noiselessly and shows that
much searching TO find dry spots has
worn it dswn. When we arrived at 3
o'clock yesterday afternoon and prepared
".
long IL bad been there we knew not, bus
II reminded me- OF a sun-dried handker-
chief ] went to the roo n before writing
this, because | wanted to give the towel
all the show possible but found the same
towel--da IA and sour. The hotel season
closes in-two weeks then the towel will
get a much-needed and well-eRrned
rest.
The redeeming feature Of this hotel is
the table Everything is well cooked
well served and palatabls. The supply
is large. The fresh salt water fish are
alone worth the cost OF the trip. and
HAYS nought but verbs OF praise for
them. May the supply be as endless rs
he discussion Of the tariff.
Our hotel contains many family parties |
and the efforts of the children to stay |
awake longer than their parents, are |
heartrending, especially when the par
ents are an strict as to make the poor |
dears sbey them. The world has proba- |
bly, lest poem, because mother and |
little daughter, had tongue fght ia |
front of me yesterday afternoon while |
was making collection Of nay choice |
thoughts. The woman chastised the girl |
because she carried the key OF the bed |
room. The girl gave up the key sullenly |
and the woman went upstairs. When |
she returned she gave back the key to
the daughter.
We have here the deaf man who says
yes" to everything, the old woman who |
reads continually, the baby who never cries
at night and the baby who does not
cry at all, the man who knows all about
1t and who kicks at everything, the
woman who ate too much fish for supper
last night; the girl who is anxious TO
play euchre or take n walk; the boy who
wants three cents more so that he will
have enough to pay for a ride on the
merry go-round; the entire population,
which does not understand why you are
writing, yet wants to know what it is all
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