Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-07-01
Thomas
Vas Discharged
BY Gssrse Qraoid.


nile of many-colored, wave-washed
tovlders; its junction with the main
land is the site of the Brant House,
vatering-place of excellent repute-
The attractions of this spot are not
numerous There is surf-bathing all
along the outer side of the beach, and
good swimming on the inner. The hsh-
ing is fair; and in still weather, yacht
ing is rather a favorite amusement
Further than this, there is little to be
said, save that the hotel Is conducted
apon liberal principles, and the society
generally select
There is an air of easy sociaiity
among the guests at the Brant House,
a disposition on the part of all to con-
tribute to the general amusement that
makes a summer sojourn on the beach
far more agreeable than in certain
larger, more frequented watering
places, where one is always in danger
of discovering that the gentlemanly
oerson with whom he has been frater-
ming is a faro-dealer, or that the lady
who has half fascinated him Is Anony-
ma herself Still, some consider the
Brant rather slow, and many good folk
were a trife surprised when Mr.. Edwin
Salisbury and Mr.. Charles Burnham
arrived by the late stage from Wlka-
hasset Station, with trunks enough for
two frst-class bellies and a most uneN-
ceptional man servant in gray livery, in
charge of two beautiful setter-dogs
These gentlemen seemed to have
imagined that they were about visiting
some backwoods wilderness, some saw
age tract of country, remote, I'M
friended, melancholy, slow" for they
brought almost everything with them
that men of elegant leisure could re-
ouire, as if the hotel were but four
walls and a roof which they must fur
nish with their own chattels am
sure it took Thomas, the man-servant
a whole day to unpack the awnings,
the bootiacks, the game bags, the cigar
boxes, the guns the camp-stools, the
liouor-cases, the bathing-suits, and
other paraphernalia that these pleas
ure- seekers brought. 1t must be owned
however, that their room. a large one
in the Bachelors Quarter, facing the
sea, wore a very comfortable, sports
manlike look, when all was arranged
Thus surrounded, the young men be-
took themselves to the deliberate pur-
sult of idle pleasure, They arose at
bly returning at 10 with one unfortun-
ate snipe, which was preserved on ice,
with much ceremony, till wanted At
this rate, it took them a week to shoot
a breakfast; but to see them sally
forth, splendid in velveteen and cordu-
roy, with top-boots and a complete
harness of green cord and patent
leather straps you would have imag-
ined that ali game birds were about to
become extinct in that region Their
dogs, even, recognized this great-cry-
and-little- wool condition of things, and
bounded off joyously at the start, but
came home crest fallen, with an air of
canine humiliation that would have
aroused Mr. Mayhew's tenderest SYM
pathie&
After breakfasting, usually in their
room, the friends enjoyed a long and
contemplative smoke upon the wide
piazza in front of their windows, list
lessly regarding the ever-varied marine
view that lay before them in flashing
breadth and beauty. Their next labor
was to array themselves in wonderful
morning costumes of very shaggy Eng
| lish cloth, shiny tasks and field glasses
about their shoulders, and loiter down
the beach, to the point and back, max
| ing much unnecessary effort over the
| walk-a brief mile-which they spoke
/ of with Importance, as their "constitu-
| tionaL" This killed time till bathing
| hour, and then came another smoke OF
/ the piazza, and another toilet, fol
| dinner. After dinner, a siesta: in the
/ room, when the weather was fresh
| when otherwise, in hammocks hung
| from the rafters of the piazza Wher
they had been domiciled q few days
they found it expedient to send hons
for what they were pleased to tern
their grabs and traps" and excited
the envy of less fortunate guests by
driving up and down the beach at 1
racing gait to dissipate the languor o
the after-dinner sleep
This was their regular routine TO
the day, varied, occasionally. when thu
tide served, by fishing trip down tn
narrow bay inside the point For sucl
emergencies, they provided themselve
with a sail-boat and skipper, hired 70
the whole season, and arrayed them
selves in a highly nautical rig TIL
results we're, large quantities of sar
dimes and pale sherry consumed by tn
| young men. and a reasonable numbe
of sea-bass and black-fish caught b.
their skipper.
There were no regular hops" at tn
Brant House. but dancing in a quie
way every evening to a flute, vic
lin and violoncello, played by som
of the walters For a time Burnhar
and Salisbury did not mingle much i
these festivities, but loitered about tn
halls and piazzas, very elegantl
dressed and barbered Thomas was a
unrivalled coiffeur), and apparentl
somewhat ennuye-
= That two well made, full grown. II
telligent and healthy young men shout
lead such a life as this for the entir
summer might surprise one of a mol
active temperament The aimlessne:
and vacancy of an existence devote
to no earthly purpose save ones ow
comfort, must soon weary any man WI
knows what is the meaning of rea
earnest hfe-life with q battle to
fought and a victory to be won BIZ
these elegant young gentlemen cor
pretended nothing of all that; the
had been born with golden spoons
their mouths, and educated only
swallow the delicately insipid Lotto
= honey that flows inexhaustibly fro
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