Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-07-24
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Mr.. LEADER:-Life at the Springs is just
what YOU choose to make it provided you
have health to participate in the gay rounds OF
pleasure, and money to foot the bills. Both
are essential requisites to a full ffuition of
endowment. There are a number Of springs,
more or less frequented, varying in taste and
ouality; but Congress Spring is most visited.
There are many hard drinkers, varying from
one or two tumblers to five, six, and some
going as high as ten each morning. They
commence arriving at about Ave in the morn
ing, and the numbers continue to increase till
about halEpast stseven. Atthis time the wind
ing walks, circling around in the beautiful
grove of hill and dale, are filled with pedes-
trians passing to and fro in every conceivable
direction, presenting fine panoramic view Of
lawn and woodland, filled with ever chang
ing figures of animated life. To complete
the scene, baud Of music strikes up its en-
living trains, and all passes cheerily, merrily
on, as human hopes and hearts can make it.
Order prevails everywhere. Not word out
Of place, not look or an action calculated
to offend. Even the little birds and squirrels
seem to have learned that man is not always
their enemy, and sing and skip and play as
unrestrained as though no human forms were
near them. No one is permitted to shoot or
in any way endanger the life of bird here,
and they feel their security. A little later in
the day pass up Broadway, and the throng
having made their morning toilette are all in
motion. The shops, the pavements, the
promenades of the halls, are full Of life and
gayety. In the streets roll splendid equip
ages, filed with the elite of the North and
the South, hieing onward after that tieeting
phantom, happiness, ''lar oftener sought
than found Go to Congress Hall in the
evening and the brilliantly illuminated par
lors are all aglow, with health and beauty.
Music and the dance, grace and etiquette, joy
and hilarity rule the hour, and one almost
forgets that
MAN was made to mourn
that sin and sorrow are co-evils with his ex-
istence, that misery and woe constitute a
large portion of his being, that want, and
poverty, and degradation, and despair, still
linger in the world; yet who of all the giddy
crowd shall not in some form or other have
pressed to his lips the cup in which these ills
are mingled.
Many of the Hotels here make fortune in
q single season.
The Cemetery Grounds are entirely neg
lected. The walks are not cared for, and
weeds grow unmolested. The tomb stones
are mostly of the most common order, such
as are usually found in country church yards.
There are a few exceptions, among which is
one erected to that gifted child of song, Mar
garet Miller Davidson, who died in her six
teenth year, having already, so feeble and so
young, poured out her life in glowing strains
of the most classic poetry and imagery, and
left her mark inscribed high upon the pedestal
of fame Beside her rests her father, mother
and two brothers On her temb is inscribed
these words:
"She has sculptured for herself more
lasting monument and when this shall have
crumbled into dust, her name will continue to
be
"The good mans glowing theme"
Underneath is inscribed from her own
song;
SO A few short years have rolled along
With mingled joy and pain,
And have passed-a broken tone
An echo of a strain
Close by is very neat monument erected
to the memory of the celebrated musician
and singer, Obed NJ. Coleman. On this is in
scribed
As well the singers as the players shall be
there"
R.F..