Year: 1876

squam, NIL


Ed. DEL. GAzRrrR: 1 did mot know
you would consider my letter worth
printing or l should have tried to i'm
prove it some. We are having very
cool weather, almost too cool, az one
needs to cover to keep little warm at
night. We had some rain day or
two ago, which cooled rs some, have
not been too warm for about ten days.
We have had seversl notsbles here in
the last week, including. Col. Thomas
A. Scott, and Hon, A., Green. We
have some room through the week but
have to refuse some that apply by let
ter or telegraph for Saturday. The
Monmouth House at Spring Lake is
two miles from here up the beach. 1t
is a large house, run in very fine
style with grounds laid out about it.
There is also pavilion ON the beach,
and several fine cottages have been
built. 1t will probably soon be a no.
ted watering place.


There was quite an excitement
raised here when the news came of
the Mohawk disaster. 1t was seven
in the evening or about that time, 1
received the first intelligence, and /
underwent state of siege for about
four hours until had all the news
that could be got that night. Some of
the guests knew Mr.. Garner well and
expected some of their friends were
lost. Then in the morning the papers
underwent q similar ordeal, and the
excitement died Immediately. 1t
would seem as though a notable cor.
spicuous man Ito say nothing of small
Ter pcrsons.) if he dies one day, he is
buried, and forgotten Immediately
Things get SO monotonous here TO
the guests, it would take a Custer and
Garner disaster every week or more
to keep them from yawning. We have
music by the band every night for
several hours, and the children and
one or two young ladies. "trip the
light" sc. We are to have special
"musical" to night by some profession
al persons believe.


The way the guests seem to handle
the frequent disasters of late, seems to
be this, which had from two differ.
ent parties, l asked him what he
thought of the Custer massacre. He
said that it was terrible thing and
that the peace policy was exploded,
that the Indians would be shot down
like dogs or wild beast. Probably the
Indians would object to come out and
be shot down like wild beasts.


Then the other gent speaking of
the Garner accident, said the sailing
master should be hung up by the heels
l never heard anyone say anything
about either case since. They will
probably remember that there was
such soldier or had been in soma war
until Gen'ls Crook or Terry are served
with tickets for the ''long trail," or
some excitement OF the kind turns
up.


Some of the little boys, who know
as much of telegraphing as the man in
the moon, come to me when am at my
meals, to tell me that ':they are tele-
for e"and when Igo through
the formula Of explaining the whole
system Of Morse telegraphy, they think
they have learned the business, aad I
know they do not know half as much
as they did before came here, Well
must close. t--tT l.t as N


The Ocean Breeze will continue to
blow your direction occasionally il you
consider it either cool or refreshing.-
In closing we would respectfully re.
mind tho Rev. whose sands of life had
nearly run out, that there is enough of
that article here to last him and all hrs
relatives forever. Yours freshly,


OCEAN BRREzR.