Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1858-11-04

OF much interest to the stranger. There is still
another and by no means small class who in the
warm season make use of this noted park from
four to six O. clock. / refer to the Aristocracy.
When these come in. in all their grandeur and
display, it forms scene as magnificent as it is
hne. About four o'clock, at this season, you
will see beginning to enter this noted drive, by
one or allof its principal gates, equipped in all
their glory, coach after coach, with the very
incest Of England's nice horses, (not donkeys,)
eaparisoned in the very hight of fashion, until
the Park is entirely surrounded by these lords
OF the gay world, and thus they come and go,
until many day it is estimated that from FIVE
thousand to ten thousand have been upon the
drive. Some Of these are one horse, most two,
but many four, scarcely none but what have
cloir page or pages with them, aud while they
are thus driving, in all this finest attire of this
noted country, some on horseback driving as is
frequently the case, with two or four horses,
some with the pages on horseback ahead, some
In one place, Others in another, with all or most
of the drivers and pages attired in costume
suitable to the tastes of their masters,-n two
alike-they certainly presenta spectacle of at
traction rarely to be found
And while these thousands are prosecuting
their journey, there are nearly as many op an
other drive, exercising in horsemanship Fa
theirs and daughters, brothers and sisters, lovers,
all are here seen in the grand display of Eng
lish horse and horsemanship. While either of
these grand displays are enough to make it II
noted resort, the knowledge that here, at such
times as she sees proper, H. B. Majesty, the
Queen, with all her escort, comes to enjoy the
free air, and smiling greetings of these, the
aristocracy and the people, adds strong fea-
ture to its attractiveness, and thousands there
assemble, hoping to be the happy donors of a
graceful smile upon Her Royal Highness, and as
they know not when she will come, they con-
tinue to follow up the same so the place, in
fine weather, then, is gala in the incest sense.
But with this remark for Hyde Park, will say
did not see Her Majesty but as she is to visit
a town north of here in about a month, think
| will attend, and give you some account of the
way such things are done in these parts. To
these noted parks, of which there are many in
J London, and which, from the great service they
afford in furnishing fresh air to the city, have
been called the Lungs of London, the people Of
' all classes resort in day, and thousands of the
poorer by night, and here among the sheep and
, cattle which roam upon them, many porter OF
ale cask finds his lodging. With these lovely
resorts for the middle and better classes by day
they have for evening resorts conveniences equal
} ly as good, and although not free, are compare
r lively so cheap that most respectable peopl
can enjoy their comforts these are their Gar
dens, which abound in all the large places; bu
as in all else London takes the lead Thest
7 are fitted up in all things that can please, in
terest, or make comfortable, in style at once
imposing and grand. But as there are many o
5 these, and all are nearly similar in use, l viii
? mention only the Ceremone, they being tn,
0 ones that were closed short time since agains
g the public for the aristocracy. and it being
3 very bad, rainy night, they made any amour
/ of sport for the people. The grounds, consist
/ ing of a number of acres, are laid out in beau
f. tiful promenades, and in all the magnificent de
signs that one could ask are all varieties O
. flowers, shrubs and trees, and to these are add
ed miniature rivers, with Niagaras in all thei
1 glory, vast caves, old and deserted mansions
and all the works Of art that can be used to i'm
itate nature in its widest and most romanti
forms, are brought to view, and contrast beau
tifully with what can be seen of such things il
!, any city. Then you can in II moment step trou
the most beautiful garden of flowers into vas
cave, upon the brink Of fearful waterfall, int
a saloon with all the accommodations of tn
best for any kinds Of drinks of refreshments
to hall where you can see all the merits G
the stage enacted to a circus room, a concer
i hall, a shooting gallery, a bowling alley, an
. should you choose to shake the "light, fantas
tic toe" you have only to join company of
v few hundred couple, who, around an elevate
dome, upon which is fine band of twenty
r thirty pieces, and in all the beauty of an Eng
J. llsh twilight, mid the artstcally arranged archt
Q of colored gas lights, fit away the passinl
= day in all the pleasures of the giddy Dance
d These are, in short, an i'll prospective of a
!, English Garden, and the place and way i
= which the English people pass their evenings a
e times. And such place, beautifully lighte
Y by many thousands of gas burners, with differ
ent colors of glass covering, in the clusters c
Il flowers, on the limbs of trees, and in beautiful
n arches and decorations all over the whole place
forms it into what many would call fair
J, castle, so near does it approximate to the fines
Il imaginations of such IA place; and in thes
n Gardens, many of which there are, and in sel
e arate halls of which ten thousand persons ca
- convene, there assemble thousands on thousand
= of the English people, and although it woul
= seem strange to see such gathering in America
: and there it would be as destructive as strangt
q here, in all the beauties of a long evening, la
# dies, with no apparent fear, will thus for hour
be in the open air in the dance, and do no
= suffer--a thing impossible in our evenings.
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~ PROFESSIONAL ANEcDorE.-In neighborin
: > city a young member of the bar thought h
: would adopt motto for himself; and, afte