The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-07-31

feciion Of n rc.nicnce IN town, via: o
country house IN the midst or rrra,
park. which IL, itself in the midst of a
: city. la these fnrorcd sites the owners
nave the Vxury of quiet. and rural sur.
roundings, usually confined TO The
country. with the whole of the gr.a,
world Of May fair and politics within
ten or tweaty minutes walk
And now. having been through more
than thousand acres Of pak scenery.
and Witnessed The enjoyment, Of ten, of
thousands Of persons o! all classes. to
whom these parks are open from sun.
/ rise 10 nine clock nj night. YOU will
naturally ask ue If these laxniiss are
wholly confined to the wes end Of Lon
don. la a!mos, all parts Of =, >..ou are
"squarcs open places OF eight or ten
acres, filed with trees. saruLs, grass and
, 'ouniains-like wha, We call park" in
our cities at home. BESIDES these.
large new space. called the Victoria
park OF two hundred and ninety acres.
has been laid on, lately III the eastern
/ par, Of London, expressly for the recre.
alton and amusement Ot the poorer
/ classes. who are confined TO that part Of
/ the town.
You see what noble brealhing-placcs
Lordon has within its own boundaries,
for the daily health and recreation OF
its citizens. But these, by no means,
comprise all the rural pleasures of its
inhabitants. There are three other
magniicen, public places, within half an
hour Of London, which are also enjoyed
daily by thousands and tens of thou
sands. ! mean Hampton Court, Rich-
mond Park and the National Gardens
at XIV.
Hampton Court Is the favoriie resort
Of the middle classes on holidays, and
pleasantcr sight than that spot on such
occasions, when it is ,hrongel by i'm.
nense numbers Of citizens, their wives
and children, with all the riches of that
grand old palace, its picture galleries,
halls and splendid apartments, its two
parks and lis immense pleasure grounds
thrown open to them, is not easily found
Indeed, "A man may be dull enough to
care for neither palaces nor parks, for
neither nature Ior art, but he can
scarcely be human, or have spark Of
sympathy in the fortunes Of his race. IL
he can wander without interest through
these magnificent halls, still in perfect
order, built with the most kinyly prodi-
gality by the most ambitious and pow
erful of subjects, (Wool.ey); halls that
were aftcrward successfully the home
of IIcury VIII, Elizabeth, James,
Charles and Cromwell; halls where
Shakespeare played and Sydney wrote /;
bu. with all their treasures OF art arc
now the peoples poietce and normal
school Of enjoyment.
1 am neither going to weary you
with catalogues Of pictures or disser.
tations upon architecture. But !
must give you one more impression,
that of the magnificent surroundings
Of Hampton Court. Conjnre NJ a
piece Of country of diversified rich
meadow surface, some five or siy ms.
in circuit; imagine, around the pal
ace, some forty or fifty acres Of gar,
dens, mostly in the ancient taste, with
plcachci alleys, Qucca Mary's bow
or among them, sl0fin2 banks Of soft
turf, huge orange trees in boxes, and
wilderness or labyrinth where you
may lose yoursclrin the most intricate
pcrpleXity Of shrubs imagine an ay.
cnuc mile X quarter long, Of the
mos. gigantic horse chcstnuts you ey.
or bchcld, with long yis,as Of velvet
! turf and highly dressed garden seen
cry around them ina gine other parts
of the park where you see on all sides
only great masses aud groups Of oak 5
aud elms Of centuries growth, all
the freedom Of luxuriant nature, with
a broad carpet Of grass stretching on
all sides; with distan, portions Of the
park quite wild looking, dotted with
! great hawthorn trees, with the tan.-
' led copse and fragrant fern, which are
: the belongings OF our own forests, ~
then Gil up the scene in the neishbor
hood Of the palace and gardens as !
: nave be!o;e said, on q holiday, Will
thousands Of haIpy faces, While in
> the secluded part. Of the park thC
tinil deer Ats before ya'c, the bird.
!, stealihily build their nests, aud the
n insects hum fills the air; and YOU
e have some faint ilea Of the valne O
J. such possession for ale population
= of a great city to pass their holiday
Z in, or to 20 plc-nic-ng.
u I will not lc, the ink dry IN my per
= withou, word about Richmond Grca
f Park-a!so free to the public, and al
= 50 within reach Of the Loudoners wh,
e seek for air and exercise. This pari
h was formerly royal hunting ground
:, but ike all the parks ! i,ave men
Ia toned, las been gwen up to the pec
Il ple--at least free enjoyment Of It.
+" /, Is the largest of all tic PARKS
y have described, being eiah, nile
;. round, and containing =, $50 acres
,s It's a place Of rragptfcent forei
g. tract, ofeI forest, with grass, tufts Z
.e hazel, thorn and ferns, the snrfac.
gently unlula,ing, and dotted vi,
4 .f I IL ia 2.