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

'iii'' let us 20 on, therefore. This
beautiful stream of water. which would
be called n pretty "rrcek nj home. is
The Scrpeniine river, which has hce n
ma'lr 10 mcsnder gracefully through
Hydepark. and wonderfully does It's
bf,gli water enhance the beauty cf the
verdure and the charm Of the whole
landscape. A. we stand on tho bridc.
and Iook up a,l down OH the river. amid
the rich groves and across the green
lawas, the city wholly shut oui by groves
and plantations. how finely one feel,
The contrast Of art and nature TO be-
realized hrrc.
That delicious band Of music which
you hear now is in kensinciun gardens.
and only "A bel, Of trees and yonder iron
gate separate the latter from livde park.
Let US join the crowd Of ptfsons of all
ages collected in the great walk, under
the shade Of gigantic elm trees. 10 hear
the music. it is well known air Of
Donis-iti -,af4 A. your eye glances over
the company, perhaps some five or six
thousand persons. who form the charm.
ingIy grouped out.of-door audience. tor
the day is a bright onc.) and as YOU see
the radiant pleasure sparkle in thou.
sand happy faces, young and old, who
here enjoying little pleasant mingling
Of heaven and earth, in an innocent
manner, you oanno, bu, be struck with
fact that if there is DUTY belonging to
good governments, next 10 protecting
the lives and property Of tho people,
O. it is M@ Of preceding public parks
Jor dc pen up 'mhaJjtdnts Of cities.
"Iinpcrial ken,ing'on " is not only
more spacious and grand than Hyde
park, but it has certain antique state
illness which touches my fancy and
pleascS me more. The trees are larger
and more grove Ike, and tho broad
glades of soft green turf are OF Il darker
and richer green, and invite you to a
more private and intimate confidence
than any portions Of Ilydcpark. The
grand avenue Of clrs, at the farther part
Of kensing;on gardens, coming suddenly
into it from the farther Bayswater gate
is enc 0. the noblest geometric groves
in any city. and was laid ou, and plant
ed, | believe, in King Williams time
An avenue some hundreds Of years old
is always majestic and venerable, and
when it adds grca. extent and fine keep
ing. like this, is really u grand thing
Aud yet, perhaps, not IN American in
fifty that visits Hyde park, ever gets
far enough into the depths of its enjoy
mert to explore this avenue in kensing-
ton gardens.
No carriages or horses arc permitted
in kensington gardens, but i,s broad
glades and shadowy lawns nrc sacred,
especially to thousands Of lovely chill
dren, who, attended by their nurscs
make kind Of infant Arcadia of these
solemn old groves Of the monarch Of
Dutch tastes. Even the dincy old
brick palace of kensington. which over
looks one side Of the great lawn. cannot
chase away tbs brigh, dimples from the
rosy faces of,he children one sees here,
and the symbols of natural arislocracy
beauty and intelligence, set upon
these young faces, were to my eyes far
more agreeable study than those of ac-
cidcnt birth and fortune which are so
ganAily blazoned forth in Hyde park.
My London friend. who evidently
enjoys our astonishment at the vas'ness
of the London parks, aad apparcn, dis
play and real enjoyment they minister
to, calculates that not less than 10000
persons have been ou, on foot, on horse
back, or in carriages this afternoon, and
and adds that, upon review days, OF
other occasions Of particular brllancy
! he has known two hundred thousand
persons 10 be in n yde park and Ken
sington gardens, at once.
shall not allow you to escape me
without glance at Regents park, AN
other link in the rural scenery OF thi,
part on London Here are three hun
dred and ,hir,y-six acres more Of lawn
ornamental plantation. drives and car
rage roads. Regents park has {
younger lool; than any of the others il
the west end Of London, having onI,
been planted about twenty-five or thirty
Yeas, but il is beautiful surface, con
tanning a great variety Of different scene
within itseif Here are, for instance
the Royal botanic garden, with its ricl
collection of plants and its hower-show-
and the Loolagc,d garden, some twent,
acres in extent. where you may see al
most every living anina! rs nearly a
possible in the same Circumstances rs il
its native coun,ry-oyer lawns walk ,h
giraffe and camel, led by Arabs in ori
entail costume; among the leafy ave
nues you see elephants wa1d'ing alon
with loads Of laughing, hal'-frigh'eue
children on their backs down in q dee
pool OF water you peer upon the slug
gish hippoioianus you gaze a. the sol
eyes Of the saze.le Us she feeds in he
li.ile private paddock. As you feed III
black swans that are floating along vi,
! innumcra5le other rare aquatic bird
up1u tie surface Of CLASSY lakes Of fre,
water. And the " geological" is ju
: a. idll Of people AS Hyde park, thou ,
, of a totally dI;'rren, appcarance--nau
: student, in natural history. some fu.l
= ionnble louneers, chiefly women. moi
e rufiou. strangers, and mos, Of all, BOY
= and girls feeding their juvenle app
c ,itss for the marvellous, i,y seeing II
less asionishrd animals fed.
|. AID who.e are t!,n-e pretty coun,r