The Columbia daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-05-20

-Is sweet music, that softer falls
Than petals from blown roses, on the
grass,
Or night 'dews on still waters, betwees
walls
OF shsdowy granite, in a streaming pass
Nooks so calm and SO secluded that even
be left alone to cease their wandernrs and
aim" Bathed in the sunlight, the new
born foliage Of the trees looks bri yhtcr and
fresher now than at any other period Of
the year; and IL night,
Beneath moon, that Just
At crescent dimlv rains about the leaves
Ewilights of airy silver;
whep the Plelades,
Rising from the mellow shade,
Glitter like swarm of fire flies tangled
in a silver maze,
no scene can be falrer or more enchanting
The red maple and the gorgeous buck
eye" the Alpine laburnu,ns, and the wild
cherry and plum trees, make the air fra
grant with their blossom. White and red
bauebcrries, scarlet fruitcd Lhorns, hollow
leave1 berries, and Tic sweet scented
honeysEeAle, lend their charms to the
landscape. Over the rartcri es. the spireas
in their snowy whiteness, the yellow
flowered forsythias, purple -azaleas and
magnolas, and the deep critnsoned Japan
ese ounces. cast their resE!cndent hues;
and tcndrillcl hiynonias and other creep
ing plants. climb over the great brown
boulders like rocks
But all is not still life W thin the park
On a fine afternoon, the carriage drives
hristle with animation. The beauty and
fashion of the metropolis are there, and
the drives encimin- the "Malr' rival those
of its European prototype in the elegance
and variety of The eIuipages Displayed
From the dashing and costly barouche
with its double patented springs and en-
blazoned panels, down to the unprctcnd-
ing buggy, there are many gradatiors in
the carriage makers ait; but in the fore
| most rank must be placed those eXcruciat-
ing little pony chalio,s, with the nattiest
of steeds and the fairest Of drivers, in
which the ladies of New York have lat
terly taken to outshine the meaner SEX
In such 4 chariot, PHI ehus himself might
wish to drive, and Thctis could hardly
blame him. Here, however, let US halt
and cool our enthusiasm, as many others
do, with an ice and a glass of refreshing
Catawba at the nretty little Sulon over
which Mcssrs. Ra,ltord q SteSon SO ELI
clcntly preside. Having done so, we were
ready to proceed, In variety and extent,
the drives at present are almost unequaed.
The extension of the East Drive, which is
now being pushed forward rapidly TO com
ple.ion, Will give one continuous carriage
road over eight miles long. If the farther
proposed extension t. Washington Heights
be carried into effect, as there is every
reason to hope and expect it will be, this
will legthen the route eight or ten miles
more, and with the widendeninr OF tn.
drive to Macombs' Dam, will form the
finest boulevard in the world Though
the Park itself, thanks to the unremittipg
efforts Of the Commissioners, has beea
| saved from the desecration of becoming :,
giant advertising medium. its approaches
have not escaped Il similar fate. The
spirit of sordid utilitarianism which would
daub the Pyramids of Egypt with recon-
mendotions to try Harper Twelvet-ee' 5
Soap Powders" or "uolloway's Pills.
has been at work here, and the grand old
rocks all around the Park ar" besmearel
with advertisements of "Wahoo Bitters, -
(Which ought to be read "Yahpo, y "Dys-
pepsia Cures" and "Vermin Extractors."
rht geological collection, for want Of
better accommodations, has been retained
in ard about the old arsenal. 1t needs
some ior.itude to approach the building
from the rear, for, tied to willow tree,
three surly looking African bulfaloes
reccnt all;tious) are munching the newly
lnown grass. The bull has K md Of cata.
ract over one eye, which scarcely ccnceals
It's vicious glamour; his better half stands
by his side, watching his movements, and
J their cl!1'-a pl9mp l.t.: fellow. about the