The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-08-17

Of tho overplus of brain matter, 10 q ques'
tion for conjecture, but tho fact remains
that where the latter locates the former Is
pretty sure to be found IL circumstances
permit.
This year they are more in evidence than
OF any previous season, all of which speaks
we'll for Ocean City. The hardworking
clergyman whose incessant toiling for the
good Of his flock. finds a rest for his tired
brain In the healthy sea breeze while hc,
or she, who drums knowledge into the
brain pan Of the coming statesman, finds
recreation In the general rep0se which
Ocean City affords. 1t always speaks we'll
Of place to nave ministers Of the Cos pei
and school teachers as guests within gates.
The other afternoon was shocked (S)
by the antics of several young ladies down
on he beach. They were attired in their
bathing costumes and will you believe me
when l say. they we're indulgng in that
boylsh pastime, ieap-frog. Well. they
were, and the dexterity with which they
patted each other OH "the possum tall
really called for applause. The girls were
enjoying themselves and so were the few
onlookers. Everything goes down here,
SO let it be.
watching the sun RISE is another de-
lghful vocation. Several mornings
since was Fortified to find on the beach
four individuals swathed in blankets At
first thou gbt they were squaws who had
made their way to the shore from some
western reservation, but they soon con-
yinced me that they were full fledged pale
faces and explained that they had teen ou5
over night to see the moon and sun rise
How many ladies in Wilmington po's-
ess such love for nature TO make such
sacrifice Of sleeps dare say not one. In
decd the young man who wants to bask
In his fair ,naiden's smiles until midnight
Is rudely smissed before the clock hands
point to ten.
Mosquitoes are not common here. strange
to say. The other evening two business men
at the Brighton were commenting on the
absence of the pesky insects Said one
"Unles, you have travelled through the
bottoms in Georgia, Alabama and MISS
issppi you don't know what mosquitoes
are There they are as large as wasps
and their sting is almost as painful
They aro fearless and wlll.givo battle to
ANYTHING with life. have known or oc-
casions whom swarms OF them would set-
tie in the stock yards and actually Kill D.
Cattle A lot of them killed an alligator
according to southern tradition. After
binding him, they flew into his throat in
such quantities that the animal chokea
to death"
The listener drew long, deep breath
and taking fresh grip on his perfecto he
said That's nothing. know for TACT
that mo o,quitoes were so bad over there at
Beeseys Point aud Petersburg one sum-
mar hat the natives did th3ir farm work
attircd in mosquito.nettiug awnings.
Ole morning, shortly before noon there
cams breeze that stirred up the pests to
such degree that they rose up III clcuds
of millions So thick were they that they
the midday sun, and the chick
ems, thinking it was night, went to roost."
The silence that followed this chronicler's
story was so intense that one could cut it
with knife.
When one is away from home on
stormy day it is quite natural that he
should have the blues. One cannot very
we'll go out as the wind will play all
sorts Of unmannerly tricks with hats and
to stay in means to smother 1t has
rained off and or all day one Of those dis
agreeable splitting rains that no one car
enjoy Anyone who can suggest some.
thing to do at the various hotels on such
days as this is the popular individual for
tho moment, and all sort, of queer games
are being resurrected. The weather has
,alutary effect on those at homo, however
for every girl wrote to the boy she left be-
hind and the follows vice versa. So its
ln ill wind. etc.
Ocean City is pronounced sporting re.
sort. Here fish bite continually, rabbits
ire alwars on the jump and gamo birds |
no everywhere. OF course the bast sport |
S fishing, and not a few largo catches
lave been made. Drunfsh, bass and
Cape Mayo goo los are few of the variety
which IS to be found In the bay and ocean.
No hotel hero has a finer location than
ho Brighton, Seventh and Ocean avenue
Il faces on the ocean, tho 90 il breezes from
which sweep its every room and open vc-
andas on three floors furnish an ideal
estng place for guests. The cuisine is
xcellent and Proprietor Sooy is an ideal
lost.
The latest Delaware arrivals at Hockes-
lin Lodge are Lawyer, Francis and Julian
Walker Of Wilmington, Mrs. S. A. Bay
ey, the Misses Emeiinc, Annie and Bessie
)erickson. Mabel .Crossan and Mabel Bay
ey of Mill Creek hundred, Miss Ethel
,hambors Miss Ella Taylor, Miss Anna
Chomnaon and Mr. John Wniker.