The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-09

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scESE AT
Wash Day ground. and string OF wagons that
looked like On old-time caravan crossing the
plains was rolling into Town.
They kept on coming until noon. and tho
beach was crowded to shch an extent that foot
passage was difficult. Then tho first corners
began 10 depart. and from that tinie until
about o'clock the arrivals and departures
were about evenly balanced. After that the
colony on tho sand began TO grow percsptlbly
smaller, and finally faded away altogether.
Nobody knows exactly where or when Jer-
ssymen's Wash Day began. CRp'n Mike Sex
ton. who was 10 years old last April. aud can
remember, man and boy. upward OF three
score years OF strange happenings along the
Jersey const. says It began with the Indiana
Away back n the days when Cap'n Mikes
father was Young Cap'n," and his grandfather
was Old Cap'n Sexton there remained along
side the lake signs OF the old Indian trail which
start al from the little creek which Is now Rock
Pond and ran out by the lake and back through
the woods past Bedford. clear on to the end Of
West Jersey. There was . tradition then
that the trnil was formed by Indians
who came down 10 the sea to swim.
They came In great numbers from NIL
the country around there. Az the white set
tlsment grow. and the Indians aud whites be-
gan to miugle. tho ancestors OF the Jerseymen
who celebrated the old day so jovially to-day
began to come with the Indians down the old
trail to the washing" Gradually it grew to
le less and less IN Indian custom. aud moro
and more Q Jerseyman's custom. and finally
the red elemen, became only u srrnEling. then
closed altogether.
After the whites had 1t all TO themselves they
began to como at less ire luent Intervals bu: In
Greater crowds. Out OF this has logically
grown the present "Jerseymen's Wash Day"
Tho Jerseymen now celebrate but two days q
year. the second aad third Saturdays in AL
gust. But the great crowd comes OH the sec.
ond Saturday now. and by ana by they will all
como IN that day. and then there Will be but
II you have ever lived out West and seen a
circus you know lust whnt the Je'seymsn do
there's the bathing And then, too; the
e SA 4S s% s s.a AsE INST che The
same way that you stood around the circus
and wistinliy waited for chance to sneak no
And thers's led Iem"n"do. and barrel orsan.
AMI !. is hot and dusty an" rs j YOU are hIppy
ins. so9s Of shem live away bssE in the
reopie on The Eeacn today who nave come
%sSs Sus ~ lev SaSs adoSssd tie sr iHe
Those who drive nearly always. usc COW
sSd sht sprWng Tna the ssf In
beach. Then tho hor.es or the mules are un:
Of the sun. while tho horses are tied to the
The boxes CT cookies and cakes pies. pickles.
wagon boz. and tho silk curtains are nnrollsd.
Then big loose blanket hung oyer 9E TIE front
room, and the women folks are quickly In their
0e C1mpas rS few o, the mon wenr bathing
suits They Just take of their boots and shirts
and e. into tie water ip their ,rouscrs and un.
Ssy sit he ssn an sr ss Ss:
dry. The women use their wagon dressing
ngHa rna men the waGe1 t1yeb
But bathing 10 by no means the only amuss.
ana role. The mon have the biggest, time.
but tho cirls get good deal OF sport out OF It:
look around mil hoy set their eyes on some
the sa e 10
and consa there he s' n1s and s vi
81 leg. aud heads and Windmill arms. IL. IN:
into ! s surf. And sub a ducEing as he gets!
aets hs mouth fnli Of salt water md sand ana
jellytish Hnd.,well. lie gets over being apgry.
sho 50
TO gather iaIg. ,slIy NIL, In their arms and nd
s1as nf IL. 0n the and de- sowa
gradually works bis way .sawsrd. and pretty
s o1 Tsvs RSsn the Wcke
ayghs. while tho women scream aud say:
Tho girls play tag and throw sand In each
Others hsir They are pretty ErIs: to9; sm md
such Sod y Sas nSs rps
OF comes down. And 4 any one II shocked be-
hs ay F SS.i tine ssn sS1 e hs
ers Some q the siri. 6aul, lOse,hcr And 60
oceans Of fun jumping owe, tho swell. y
Sg o.: sop e. baSg sSa des hrt
t6s sensation dossn last long Wv
There were Two men on the hench to.dey
hsa 'd ops 81 hem nhsy ss a p the tss
talked. The man who WORK Cd blackel his face
and nut HE bend through a hole IN q ,isee OF
wy Ave cents to throw three bs:. balis at the
biacksd face; and nromised cigar for every every
| Il it was hit three times In suo sssion.. Then
mere s was 81, man who had eighteen wooden o..
"Let-em- roll-lct EN- go et-em go let-em-
emeamber, genie III; tree Itrows;
| ,,ye- knock. down one baby yRit one cigar.
'ntwo-bab!es -two-cigars- '-treo tabIes-teh.
-cents-y'have-yer-chuice; Come
| on;come, on co rne-ope come all. both great
e.. small aI try yer luck with a baseball.
Hyers the: place-t Git-yer money back-knOcE-
| down my-babiss. knock EN- down. ock-ein-
ht .. was Rsn SsH hss s h sho
stNsd sn ny t:'s OF s"usass' aud basket OF
u"storl Look here. Don't 20 any further;
Here's what you want, an know II. A round
OF meat aud Loaf oil bread. and all Tor i've
Then there were two italian musicians 9 boy
with an sosordeon and . girl. IN a Deasant's
the centrC II large cTov,i. Tho boys in the
crowd crowd aGm,sd the Italian girl. swarthy
o:Hnss; ne S girl S SAID she Vas not pretty.
Tnats So said another. but that. would
make pretty dress for u masquerade dance"
thinE TO ear or drink which 10 ever found on =
circus ground could be had And there was .