Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-08-12

NEv HArIa, Conn, Aug. !, 1891.

NA" AA'A"i Sehhi aug v Aool.
DzAR LEADER;
Can there be fner country villages and
more charming views than those from New
York to this City Of Elms7 trow not. If
there can be, then in my case, ignorance is
bliss" The business men Of New York ap-
preciate these natural beauties, and by
means of frequent trains upon the New York
and New Haven Railroad they pass back
and forth from their homes and their busi-
ness and enjoy life to the very fill. Some Of
these residences, whose owners have enough
worldly goods to enable them to live as they
please are perfect gems Of the grand land
scape which has the Sound and the hills for lie
framework. It was pleasant to see how the
business frown wore of the face Of the trav-
elers as each neared the station where be
knew his wife and children were waiting
for him with the family carriage, and the Af
fectionate greeting which was given him by
taese loved ones was enough to make "lone
lorn" bachelor give a nervous tWitch to bis
buttonless shirt write an immediate letter
of resignation to his Club, and take more
active interest in dimity and muslin. y.
The atmosphere down this way must be
deceptive or the people mus. be unusually
penetrating, for as we-a jolly companion
in the railroad service at Cleveland and my.
self-were quietly riding along, reading or
looking at the views outside, man opposite
who had been watching US sharply, as If we
had designs upon his life at length nudged
his seat mate, and said, soto VOes-''a couple
Of sharpers, sure. Look out for them. !
know" accompanying his warning with a
saVacious nod of his head toward US, with
the air of detective of twenty years SER
vice. Having done which, he groaned
heavily, rolled up bis eyes, and firmly clasp
I'd his pocket book, determined, doubtless, to
die in its defence
There was one funny little woman on b7ard
who was satisfied that the whole railroad
system of the country was engaged in p
| grand conspiracy TO carry her where she
du't want tn 20. She had two different
yuiie books, and because one gave the di :
tsnce to her stopping plsce as fifty-siX milf :,
and the other, ffty-seven, she was like Rachel
mourning for her children and would not be
o9mforted She asked every passenger on
the car If this road would ''really and truly.
now, take her TO Bridgeport where John
was waiting for her. She stopped the train
boy long enough to look over the whole
stocL of guides to see if she could not find
a mistake in one Of them, and when one Of
her guide books was lest for a minute, she
was in sgonY for fear she had by some hOcus
nocus. known only to railroad conspirators,
heen transferred from one train to another.
and anathematised the conductor beceuse be
laughed at her fears. At last she found her
John at the station, and a. she van shed
around a turn in the road, ! saw her slender
fist shaking vindictively toward the train.
New Haven, as your readers should know,
is one of the most beautiful cities upon the
face of the earth. In the way of trees, it
nuts Cleveland in the shade completely. In
Temple, College and ether streets the noble
eIms, planted generations ago by the large
hearted early settlers. rise in graceful majesty
from either side until they meet at the top
in a grand triumnhal arch, more beautiful
Jnan ever Rreete0 returning cOnqueIOrs. Ieh-
ME street is justly named; it is an arch of
Gods own temple. never despoiled or marred
hy the hand of man in pillar, capital or root
From any high elevation overlooking the
city, at least one half of the buildings are so
completely overtopped by trees as to be en-
tirely invisible, and only forest appears to
the eye. He who could rot enjoy life to the
full in such a city, with the cheering drives,
luxurious sails down the beautiful harbor
and with loving friends to share it all, would
be beast rather than man. And so good
bye, until my return from a cruise in the
bonny yacht "UDa." s. D. P.