Connecticut western news., 1893-10-26
VACATION RAMBLINGS.

iluc oublIlou LVeHlHPS ut I1Ome III which there was an article on Eyes and no Eyes; or the Art of Seeing" It was dialogue between teacher and two of his pupils at the close of holi- day. Each pupil had taken the same walk, but to one it was dull, tedious and uninteresting, while to the other it was the exact contrary. The one was weary. tired and dissatisfied; the other quiver- ing with new life having used his eyes and used them we'll. Any journey to one who in small degree understands "The Art of Seeing" will afford no small instruction and pleasure; and thinking that others might be interested in some vacation experiences the writer ven lures to jot down some things seen and heard while away recuperating.
 One spot above all others has a pecu- liar charm and that is Ocean Grove, the city by the sea. Twenty five years ago it was desolate sandy waste, lacking every ything attractive; to-day 1t is the most popular, attractive Christian sea side resort on the face of the earth, the result of the enterprise of a handful of Methodist preachers. The sand dunes have given place to handsome streets, beautiful villas, fine hotels and charm ing residences on all sides. The beach | cannot be surpassed. the bathing facili- ties being the finest, scores of thousands of people every season showing their appreciation of them. The streets are well severed and we'll lighted, the elec- tric plant being the best. There is an abundant supply of artesian water, and all in all it is to the writer the ideal sea- side resort. It suffered much from the severe storms which so swept the Allan tic seaboard few weeks ago, pavilions, piers and beach walks being torn to pieces. Its twin city, Asbury Park, was equally unfortunate but both were busily repairing damages. The first storm drove the Mary F. Kelley, of New York, high and dry on the beach. it's masts which were II inches through and it's bowsprit which was IS inches through being snapped off like pipe stems. A little distance north of this wreck Is monument near where the ship New Era was lost in 1854 and m ore than 300 lives were lost, which loss led Congress. at the instigation of Gov Wm Newell of New Jersey, to establish the life saving service.
 Asbury Park is the paradise of bi- ! cycle riders, it having special roadwavs for them with notices saying "Bicycles have the right of way over this brick walk"
 Ocean Grove has magnificent model of Jerusalem and it's environs on scale of one-one hundred and fiftieth of the actual size of the city and covering two thousand square feet of surface. It so faithfully represents it that personal friend of the writer, after carefully studying it, was able to find his way about Jerusalem without any difficulty. It alone Is worth making journey to Ocean Grove.
 While away the question Whats in | name?' was very pertinently presented when hearing three names; the first, of an Irish girl; the second, of colored girl in South Carolina; the third, of a Cuban lady married to gentleman llv- ing in New York city. The Irish girls name is Julia Maria Theresa Bridget Agnes Hurley. The young lady of the African persuasion, whoSis black and | very black and very black indeed, is | called Smut Goal Fuss Bell Hooper John Bell Martin; while her dainty | ladyship from Cuba has her letters di rected Excellentissima Signora Marque- sa de la Esperanza Teresa Fernandez de | Savage. Just imagine a stammering l tongue trying to deliver itself of such a string of names. The Society for the | Prevention of Cruelty to Children | ought to take such matters ill band Some years ago I heard the late Dr Samuel Irenaeus Prime. the long time editor, tell one almost as good. He was invited to attend baptsmal service and what was his amazement and amnse- ment to hear the child solelnly baptized Samuel Irenaeus Prime Abraham Lin coin Johnson,
 | Having had some experience. with railroad restaurants I am compelled to say the B. X o. one ill Philadelphia is a long way from being 9 model.
 l The grain elevators at Baltimore are immense; of two noted, one had a ca- pacity of million and the other a mill lion and half bushels. Our train being late and missing con- nection in Washington, Congress be- came the objective point and in Q few minutes we were looking down as Sena- tor Stewart poured ont the vials of his indignation on the luckless head of President Cleveland for daring to lay down financial policy for the people's representatives. While the galleries were fairly filled there was not at any time anywhere near quorum on the floor, yet the venerable senator, whose snap and vivacity wonderfully belied his appearance, put as much energy in to his remarks as though every seat was occupied. Judging by the ammunition | 1a1 nd T k< ol
 handling and arranging it the words
 "Men may come aud men may go,
 But roll on forever"
 might justly be applied to him. He
 took the entire afternoon. Now and
 then he would ask Senator Mitchell tc
 read long newspaper extract. generally
 democratic, peculiarly scarifying the
 president, and during the reading he
 wonld take a breathing spell, after
 which, thoroughly refreshed, he plung
 ed into the fray again. After listening
 for more than one hour we went to the
 lower house and heard Mir Brosius
 speech in reply to Mir Tucker on the
 repeal of the Elections Force Bill. II
 was cool, masterly. logical reply, ont
 of his strongest points being the saiC
 bill was passed at the demand of Sam
 uel J. Randall and other prominent
 democrats who complained the feeling
 a. the close of the war was so bitter ir
 the Border States that democrats had
 DO show at fair play at the polls Tho
 statement reused the ire of some young
 Southerners who challenged it's correct
 ness, but he quietly told them it was
 matter of record. He then brought
 down the house in r.ply to the question Whether ill the State of Pennsylvania
 colored mar had ever been elected tt
 any oface?" He said, ''It would b,
 impossible on the spur of tho momen
 to name the numerous instances wher,
 such elections had taken place. There
 was no waving of "the bloody shirt ) and that. except to extreme partizans !, made his speech the stronger. Th l one negro congressman in the Hons