The Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1852-1853, 1853-08-03
Fanny Ferns description Of the
! Opening Of the Crystal. palace

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sion | nsyer expect to see again. Eques-
wfans and pedestrians; omnibuses and car
rixges: soldiers, civilians and uacivl ians,
nsrls and currielest city exduisites and coun.
Try nondescrispts: men on the run; women
aiptoe-ing with all sails spread papas in a
putter; fat men sweltering; lean men 18th
lempers as sharp SIS tGeif bones, ruthlessly
pushing throug the crowd, musicians pers-
pirfng in lunefLl agony thermometer evil
IDENTITY on d spree: shirt-ec!ars postrate: dust
every wtere; police .nowher,, Everybody in
somebody's way,Mwhizz z-buzz--rattle-
erash-amash "0h dear! where's pa?"--
Sarah Maria, take care Of your founces.-
Get out Of the way can't you? ''S,Foke your
zane out OF my eye, will ycu?' ?'-"Mr.
1onss. Just see the way that baby}s best bon
net is jammed!, - 'iurrypl-" | can't
hurry; somebody has'trod on my skirt and
and burst off the hooks: so much for letting
me wear bloomersl What figure | cut
10 appear before, the President, and no
chance to apologize, Mr.. Jonesn'
We'll; lis eleven o'clock, and after sev.
sral Abortive attempts we succeeded in ar
resting an omnibus, labelled ''for the Hpp-
lodrone and Crystal Palace" Away we go
dashing through lhe crowd, regardless of
I fmls, yehicular or human.
Broadway is lined, on either side, with a
Dense throng Of Questionable looking expec.
iARst wating to''see the procession" Short
people are at 4 discouutyno chance for the
poor wretches. strain and tptoe it as they
will. One tall man who evidently knows
esS5o NoftlSof his inches seemed to think
liniselrt6 too yalcable to 81 let out all at once
sonke eletsted himself, jack screw fashion
ietlting out link Of his yertebral column
SAer anothef until he e.towered above his
Asighbors Ike pine tree among scrub oaEs
What attitude he finally reached, am IN
pie % say as he vas still on bis way up flte
Jacks bean stalk when our omnibus passed
PIN,
.sEvsrythine comes in use once in seven
years, !" says tile old proverb. / had often
wondered Of what earthly use could be the
totering brick piles which disfgure every
block ii Broadway. To-day Iawas enlight-
ened they served admirably as points Of
observation for the more adventurous spec
tasors, and each pile was covered with ca
ger gazers. The windows over looking
Broadway we're NIL filed with neatly dressed
Iadies. aud as the eye swept through this
magnificent thoroughfare, the rushing ve-
hicIes The svayihg mo'ely fnultisudes, the
kAily dressed ladies', the waving flags and
banners which foatea over the more public
hnd pfeminent ediices, presented an ever
varying pahoraf1a, that was far from being
the lsasiiottractive and impressive feature
,vayehause, I.fags often thought When the
sa;d e;.v Or iiut ''to see sight," that they
issue 3his wa, far more imposing than what
civ MARSHAL ee
w6o shaIl profile Palace, we {my compan-
sl..acrih4 n sAI that all the most eligible
nous or;rtoxicdy occupied and that what
ha shalI seizze ow ones ticket. "You mus
sum. nroper You mustn't ST. thereP'
sball keep tl.nd ID that placeI' "You
thereon. ~ "You SAINT come heren'
y q 4 mart .nrong went forlornly around
~ hcsearebedIid men ana mai2ens--heads
,,lainapts -cfergymen- elegant ladies'
lntov -people--seeking placea wherein
.ay might rest, and finding none. We
Hhally resolved on action, seized couple of
boxes Of &orkman's tooh, emptied the
contents nthe floor IN niconverted the boxes
into comfortable seats in the most command
ing position IN the eastern gallery, notwith.
afahdilig the impertinent representations of
1ils rosetled officers.
bDFeus was the lofty stalled dome, a
saogtiinposing feature:--hags of all nations
WAFsd from tie latticed balconies; beneath
IT. jewelled arms Of ladies fair cleaned and
flushed III The sunlight. lsirectly below us
rs MaFochelt's equestaian statute Of Was-l
Nugtoa, of colossal proportions. Years ago
aeax General, yon rode into ny Toung affec. |
80 that very horse a. repre- escntsd on |
gia@pednY printed cotton handkerchief, giY- 4
~ aaa as reward Of merit" for correctly
laalining ii love"--I wish had always
aseliHedit III tie immediate neighbcrhood
aas Syq rested bn gigantic statue Of Web
STIR There Merehis features, certainly, !
Edysss, BY line and plummet but sgdsrs's
Rass pyessi0lR Itwas soul-less and corpse
IL fliled % magnetize me.
~ hour thus passed. our eyes are weary
gazing; stfH. 40 President.---The sin
bNse tAken their placcs---thc organ has
ssilts eae III swo prenpnitory sHbteuane-
= snb bleA and the platform iEbeginninc
& wl.k lesser digni'aries. The richiyl
,ss2 Presidential chair hiss been whee-
A'l6n a TIE most iimitin9 locality; a I
pQNes Il placed under ii :by way ofI
79tle 5s siill lhA President doesn't nibbleI
lig paf tlms with Wbal patience we
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