New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-17
JOYS OF SEASIDE LIFE.
ADJUSTMENTS, STATIONARY AND PERIPA-
TETIC

Asbuy Park. n. j., July I0-This town Is not over
run with seaside fakirs." yet there many fearful
and wonderful types In the collection OF them here
The man with the green pea under all none Of three
walnut shells Is not present, Is any Of his class
There IS fierce cry OF Five, FIVE the lucky five y
nor the coaXng call OF Come now, gentlemen, make
| your bets. The red or the black wins" These men
cannot pass the gigantic barriers erected by n wise
government which recognizes the fact that these things
| should not be.
However, the men who merely have things TO sell
| can come and flourish. There are scores Of them and
they do n big business. The guests come here
! with money They legitimate prey. The faldrs
| attack them enthusiastically.
Those who are the most pcrslstenty aggressive are
| the Hindoos. who sell Indian goods from silk hand
kcrchiefS to embroidered pcttlcoats. They are an
| aggregation Of little brown fellows, with twinkllng
| bright eyes They the most amazing trousers
and small black surtous, coats Of some kind. APP
parcnty they are, race, universally bowl legged
and all possessed OF ancestors who given to
waddng. The Hndoos have soft, whecdllng voices
and when they invade n crowded hotel porch and I'M
load their little white packs Of silk goods they are
very apt to disturbance in the pocketbooks
Of the ladies' present They parade the streets in twos
and They all large umbrellas OF the rural
pattern to protect their chocolate skins
from the rays OF the sun camera
nend the first 10 dbrOver astonishing
superstition fear which possesses these men. once
he perceived three OF them reclining in picturesque
| attitudes shady bank. Their bundles and nm
brellas reposcd beside them and they tanning
themselves with their caps. She approached them
with an engaging smile and a camera lcvecd ut their
hends. Astonshment and terror swept over their
faces. with accord they gave a great shout and
missing their umbrellas, nterposed them as buwarh
against the lltts glass eye OF the camera The hend
had her finger the trigger. and she pulled before
she was aware Of the bcwlldering revolution In the
appearance Of the objects Of her ambition. AS a re-
salt the picture is the most valued one in all the
ncnd's collection. There Is the grassy bank and
fcw trees the foreground appear the tops Of three
large umbrellas Underneath dangle three pairs OF
leg, with also three pairs Of feet. The picture Is
great success and Is the admiration OF all behoderS
OF course the fmnkfurter man is prevalent. lic
f. TOO ordinary 10 need more than mention.
With his series Of quick motions. consisting Of the
grab tho roll the stab Mt tho sausage and the def
!ltile dab Of mustard be appears at all hours. He
paradcs the swinging h, furnace and bowling
There is a Straightforward Italian, with courageous
mustachc and clever nose. lie manoeuvres with a
quarter Of dollar and pack Of playing cards. IIo
around to the hotels and mysthcs the ndolent
guests. Nobody much TO ask How does no
do IT. 40 the mustache takes a vain curve and the
exhibition continues.
TIntyrc galleries nre numerous They are all Of
course painted the Inevitable blue, and rundle about
the country on Wheels. II IS quite the thing 10 have
on = features lbeled in thi, manner. The occupants
Of the blue houses make handsome incomes. Babies
and pug dogs furnish most Of the victims for these
people
Down near the beach are a number OF cOntrivanccs
to tumble humble the soul and gain possession OF
nclels. There IS a "razzle dnzzlc7 invented appar
emily by a man OF experience and knowledge OF the
world. II Is a sort OF circular swing one gots in
at some expense ard by climbing up ladder. Then
the machine goes around and around with a sway and
na,f,l.
supposed to enjoy this thing for reason which IS not
evident. solemn circles OF less sensibelooh
Ing people sit In II and " co round
ON tho lake shore is observation Wheel which
Is the name OF gigantic upright wheel Of wood and
steel which goes around carrying little filed with
manlacs. up and down, over and over. OF course
there are merry go rounds loaded with impossible
CRATES and goats. on which ride crowds Of joyous
children. who clutch for brass rings. Al the.c
chimes have appalling steam organs run In connection
with them. which make weirl music eternalN
Humanity had respite from these things unt the
police made their owners tone them down n great deal
30 that now they pay low music instead Of grinding
ont with stcnorian force such airs Annie the
famous. that they conld be heard squares away
Tho camera obscura Is In ocean Grove. II really
HIS some value rs n scientific curiosity People enter
A small wooden building and stand In a darkoned ROOM
elzing the surface Of Il small round table, which
appear reflections made through lens In the top If
the OF all that is happening in the vicinity az
the time. One gets miniature Of everything that
occurs In the streets, the boardwalk on the
hotel porchcs One can watch the bathers gambollng
In the surf peer at the deck Of passing ship A
man stands with his hand on lever ard changes the
scene at will.
These the regular ways In which Asbury Park
amuses Itself. There is however. a steady stream Of
transient fakirs. who stay n week. hour. per
chance go at away. This week an aggregation Of
Ttu1fa
They really very clever with their Instruments,
and have already made themselves popular with the
boc! guests. one jesse Williams Is favorite with
everybody, too. lie is worry dimnutivc and very black
lie las dsrcputable silk hat and u pair OF nmbe
feet. lie passes from house 10 house. and sings and
dances. lie accompanies both his dances and his songs
on old weather beaten banjo The entire popuacc
adore him. because he sometimes disoloses various
qualities Of the true comedian and is never exactly
idbtc But the most terrific OF all the fakrs, the
supendous Of all the exhibitions Is that OF the Greek
dancer, or whatever 1t Is. Two Italians. armed with
violin ana harp, recently descended upon the
town. With them came a terrible creature, in an i'm
possible apparel and with tambournc. lie. or she.
wore dress which would take geometrical phenom-
with bnnch Of muscle in the calf The rest Of his,
green PINK, blue, yellow. purple. white and other
shades and colors not known. There were sccumua-
lions Of iewery on different portions Of his, her
person. Beneath were those grotcsque legs above
face The grin Of the successful midnight assassin
and the smile OF The coqnettc were commnged upon IT,
When he, or She with his her, retinue OF Italians
emerged upon the first hotel veranda. thcN was n
panic. Grave men shrunk. Then. hc or she opened
his, or her, mouth, and began to Sing in n hard high
hraren voice. songs in an unknown tongue. Then no.
or she. danced, with ballet airs and graces. Tho
scOU OF The assassin sat side by side with the smpcr
and smirk OF the country maiden who Is not well bal
anccd mentally The fantastic legs sid over tho floor
To the music OF the violin and harp And finally he
she passed the tambourinc about among the crowd
with villnnonsly-ovable smile upon his or her
features. since then, he or she, has become we'll
known figure on the streets People are beginning 10
get used to IT, and he or she. Is not mObbed us one
might expect him, or her. to DO.
THAT WAS Mt IN THE GUIDE BOOK
Thnra iI,rf a.