New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-25
AT THE SAND HILLS.
THE scREAMERs. THE coURTEhs A'O
THE SEA.

Wa bove heen feeling ever since No 49,
.,rco the ashing and the dogwooo po'so go,
mo needed a change. have fully reco' .s.,,.n
the poison except that which mas .,.s.r ., us
inc po'S' n.ture but we have neither OF "'
''o my , . columbus We thought that per
=. - ,or, somewhere and saw oi"e'e"'
"sa,.u MO might forget that we ever had oo.
~ .,.r,,oned our desire for a change u vs.
r,.. white We felt obliged to menuo" .'.
,...,o, hacause We had called on ner 10 "'~
sbe wou,d feed our hens. and II her HUSBAND 80
take care Of our horse and COW w"''e "
away. ,..xad I'm over |
po,o-o che made any reply she looked Wy
ber glasses In that quick way OF he's nav
quired:
Where are you goin s.,,a.d N |
Gertrude replied that we had ABOUT o.,
take a cottage at the shore somewhere ~ ,o,,
neets She shifted audiby. but for mo"."s
.,,s, D,r,rg this silence felt very much
aanros.ed for knew that Mrs. White ola 10. ap |
,a,,. - our nroiect She gazed first al my i''e'N
and then at me. .cood
"a change9" she said In a high voice "oo
,.,a, n,ho, ire We comm TO- sh'd like ter KIN"
>o,,,sr Gertrude nor replied. for the '"p'
reason on my part, that d'o" ""O"
was coming to. A.. .,nitins"
which were in a pan on a chair oy "e' 'N .
,here NAV be some poor human oe'"s WIZ
not know what II was our neighoor was p"
will say that "jintin" is our way OF p.o"ou
"June-eating." an early apple winch 10 80
pies but which. In raw STATE ae'' o' ''
much like unripe persimmon' ...,,.
"tIere be-" Mrs White began presen'S' s."
o s,x,v n, amt never got no notion VI
change into my head n oo"
as we'll of s ever be-" mt.
| ana, .o,, haven't ever had Columbus i've Win
,.or +. remarked Gertrude. Mrs. White giahceu d.
~ n ,d u,nked Then she put morsei OF JN'''''
,r.o her mouth and sucked at 1t toothiessy'
ava ,nors amt" she said And then she
laughed noiselessly her ample person shaA'"s 90
she did so. ,,
"co,n, TO keep house to the shore?'
Yes that was intention
..r.u" reeectively. II d'know but en- make
40. 70 oft over m kinder see to the hens. HOW
much do YOU expect to pay for rent?'
Ue told her She said she should tn'hh' io
her mart that we should ruther spend our '''o'e'
.a o,her yav. She had heard dreadful stories
OF them shore places. was we so'" i'e".
VIII she'd see Timothy; she thought between
60, r,,.h. nr,aps manage to look out FOR
our critters i, .-a .o
I. v.s h.cause Of her decision In regard 10
- or,,ters that am at this moment at my
.,,har window next the sea-" and hearing the
h-,eks NJ the bathers they splash IN the water
The bathing shrek is something entreiy o''ie'e"'
from any other sound 1t seems 10 ne very ea.'
70 nroduce but It is horrible to hear; IL apparently
sn,ts and rends the tympanum and senos one "
tho verge of insanity. Gertrude says thal she
does not know what Lombroso ana Noroau arc
thinking of that they have not put down the CITY
NJ the battle as OF the causes OF some hihu "a
nhoh,a or mania In those who hear It, am al
most certain that, In my own particular 0o'''
on, develonjns an abnormal interest In those peo-
Mo uho appear on the beach here In short lrocKs
with no sleeves to speak Of. and long, black STOCK
, ,.n, watch them 20 down the sands They
s,.n cautiously to the verge Of the water; wave
cor,es IN and touches their ankles. kno" eA-
: octIv what they will do-they Will scream anu
spring back In the greatest SURPRISE as II theS
had had no suspicion that the ocean was 'here
and would wet them. But, having louhu eii"'
the ocean was really lying off just here tney de-
eide to linger and make acquaintances present.
" they are in up their knees. and are giving
forth the most piercing yells. mingled Win nys-
8 ,erical laughter and incessant talk Tney spiash
each other, they sit down. they try 10 hoa'' anu
usually. at the end Of quarter OF an nour' 'ney
i are actually wet
!. Whom informed Gertrude that 1t seemed 10 me
: that the human species became suddenly imbecie
I was better than other folks, ana shou'oh NC
have just the same!
k Since the above remarks were made nave trieo
T. and I screamed just as loudly as any one, and
e T vas lust as much surprised to find that was
!, stannine ir the water and that the SURF dasneo
I against me- do not pretend TO explain this phe-
d nomenon but only state facts
II There Is a freedom and simplicity about love-
making on the beach here that Is extremely IN
teresting There always several couples stop
a ming somewhere near whom We call the court
q ers." The identity of the courters VARIES ou'
). their actions much the same
y The girls wear shirtwaists with large sleeves
J. thew have sailor hats perched uneveny; their at
tendants carry sun-umbrellas and wear WHITE
duck trousers confined at the waist by yellow
i leather BELTS or they in bicycle rig. with ENDS
Of ribbon auttering at their knees. ana long
!. heavy stockings.
!, Those Young men and women come and sit dowr
{ on tho sand a little above the high-tide mark
q said sit accurately speaking the girl SITS and he
e youno man lies down and puts his head In heI
II Ian Then he unfurls the umbrella 1t is ther
"a that these young creatures remind me OF ostriche
when they stick their heads under something ano
r. think they are hidden The courters usually go II
&c groups Of four and they remain hours IN th'
ID paces where they have stationed themselves L
.r is interesting and amusing to wend ones way
y, among the white trouser legs on the sea-oea
70 shore. When you come in front of an umbrella az
er not fear that you will disturb Its occupants-f al
umbrella may be said to have occupants On
no: the girl will go stroking her lovers face o.
playing with the hair upon his manly brow Ant
he will 20 on putting a cigar in her face.
W II will readily be perceived that life is delight
- fully free and simple here. There isn't any style
" uni s. large sleeves and white trousers may b
e. called style; and these by no means universal
he There is a row Of large piazzas, with small cot
4 tases attached. on the sandy hills at the top o