Litchfield enquirer., 1856-06-26
New York Correspondence.
Nnw YORK, June

NEw York, June 2Ist, 1856
June has fairly opened the leaves Of the book of
Summer reading, and truly miserable must be the
unfortunatcs who find therein tale to suit their
fancy. Thcreare coqucttinss for bellies at tn, water
ing places quiet country boxes for Benc,licts and
their babies, buttcrmilk cows for the Sparrowgrass
family ham and eggs for country boardcrs, and wind
ing lovelanc for sentimental clerks and beauties in
flats. And there are Summer romanccs, too, within
the city walls Sunset stros in the uptown parks
icecreams at Niblos, drives with cherry crowned
bonnet beside you) on the avenues, music in the Ia
ger bier gardens, and houscmaid promenadcs on tho
house-tops Then the strawberry fcstivulS Every
little will ge within twenty miles of the metropolis
is showing of its female ruscbuds with delicious
surroundings of Strawberries and cream How these
strawberries do build churches, and how they tie
hearts together! They are q prime article of reli-
gious faith, and for ,.ical platform, commend us
to Strawberries There is an emblem OF the Union in
their harmonious compound. " Free speech and free
men, cried II belle, mindful of leap year Free
Strawberries and Fremont replied the beau. Re
publican sentiments all Of them
We have often wondered why, amonga all our sum
of love and romance our folks take SO lit
tic to the water What sweet songs have toated over
the tide and what soft nothins have been said and
done in the gonlolas of Venice And yet here is our
great country, all canallcd with noble lakes and ri
vers We leave their beauties and pleasures to bhoys
in fast boats and fast in yachts. Probably the
course of true love has been found not to run soob
in rough sea. it may he that We arc constitution
ally laid out SO extensively, that we turn up our
American noses at any thing less than q steamship
on the ocean wave.
During the coming Fall our f.s!lionahlcs are to
have n new experience. The rosesgathcrcd at New
port and Saratoga will have their first airing on the
great drive of the Central Park What n magniti-
cent boquct holder In few years il will become
the throngcd exchange of American beauty and fash
ION even exccllrng the Partisan Long Champs in IDS
spicndor and variety This immense Park is now
Icing laid out by an able scientific corps under the
direction and after the plans of Lieut. Vicc the En-
gineer-in-Chef, whose well known ability guarantees
to us golden picture of nature improved 10y art and
one which will long bc the boast of the Nation Here
wealth can exhibit the just reward Of well directed
industry and talent, art find study in the ever
from the monotony of toll Mayor Wood and Com
missioner Taylor-who constitute the Park commits
sion have well earned the grateful applause of their
fellow citizens for thus promptly commencing this
work ofgcnuine humanity This Park in all its green
freshness and beauty, amid the ncverending streets
and monotonous twenty five feet fronts will be as re-
declining an object the gileed records of poet
irplrl, ,,l an
lawyer Office The whispers Of its trees will he as
soothing as the chime of Sabbath bells. after the
screaming of a week full of city steam whistles 1t
Is the only spot, all this Island of paving stones
and hardened hearts, where the sympathising angel
would care to drop that forgiying tear which blots
out the record Of wrong.
Are there any among our statisticians who keen
the statistics Of the deep Those who 20 down to
the sea in ships. wonders and undergo exper-
fences which We of the dry land dream not Of They
are recorded faithfully their logs but who is there
ashore that foots up the dread records of the sea
Has the fact been noted Of the great number Of sal
lors who have fallen from the mast head during the
past year, and have foated astern to death The
improvement Of ships equipments aloft has not
kept pace with the progress Of other interests There
is fine field for inventive talent in devising surer
foothold for poor Jack on the yards.
How is it with the Warwicks who make our Presi
dentss Have they all gomez Are there any more Of
the pretorian bands. who wait upon our great men.
who have yet another name to proclaim? The Live
Oak leaf has fallen from the patriotic breasts where
1t was green during the Winter. The voice of the
great North American Cony eation has dw;ndloa into
feminine weakness which was not heard amid the
'umuituous enthusiasm of Philadelphia = But like
the eunuch OF old there In fountain where ii may
be healed If even its vire powers be not recovered
MATERIAL AID.-Three hundred dollars were sub
Scrihed for Esfnsas meeting Ianb,,rx On Fri