The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-12-02

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rive men, as mapy women, and little
girl. An their worldly goods are a bag,
large chest, and an old chair: one old, high.
packed, rush-bottomed chair, solitary set
tier in itself. They are rowed ashore in the
boat while the vessel stands a little off waiting
It's return, the water being shallow. They are
landed at the foot Of high bank, on the sum
init Of which are few log cabins, attainable
only by long, winding path 1t is growing
duek; put tbs sun Is very red, and shines In the
wafer and ON some OF the tree-tops, like fire,
The men get out of the boat trst; help out the
women; take out the bag, the chest the chair;
DID the rowers "Good'by,n and shove the boat
on ior them. At the FIRST plash of the oars in
, .Se water, the Oldest woman of the party sits
down in the old chair, close to the waters edge,
without speaking word. None Of the others
sit down, though the chest is large enough for
many seats. They all stand where they landed,
as il stricken into stone and look after the boat
So they remain, quite still and silent; the old
woman and her old chair in the centre; the
bag and chest upon the shore, without any
body needing them, all eyes fixed upon the
boat. 1t comes alongside, is made fast the
men jump on board, the engine is put in mo-
ton, ana we go hoarsey on again. There they
stand yet, without the motion of the hand. |
can see them, through my glass, when, in the
distance of increasing darkness, they are mere
specks to the eye lingering there still; the old
woman in the old chair, and all the rest about
her; not stirring in the least degree. And thus
l slowly lose them.
The night is dark, and we proceed within the
shadow of the wooded bank, which makes it
darker. After gliding past the sombre maze of
boughs for long time, we come upon an open
space where the tall trees are burning The
shape of every branch and twlg is expressed in
a deep red glow; and, as the light wind stirs and
rufies it, they seem to yegetate IN fire. 1t is such
legends of enchanted forests; saving
that it is sad to see these noble
works wasting away SO awfully alone; and to
think how many years must come and go
before the magic that created them will rear
their like upon this ground again. But the
time will come; and when, in their, changed
ashes, the growth of centuries unborn has
struck its roots, the restless men of distant
ages will repair again to these unpeopled soli-
tudes; and their fellows, IN cities far away,
that slumber now, perhaps, beneath the rolling
sea, Will read IN language strange to any ears
in being now, but very old to them, of primeval
forests where the axe was never heard, aud
where the iungled ground was never trodden
by human foot.
Midnight and sleep blot out these scenes and
thoughts; and when the morning shines again.
1t gilds the housetops of a lively city,
before whose broad paved wharf the boat is
wheels, and hum of men around it; as though
there were not solitary or sientrood of ground
within the compass of thousand miles.
Cincinnati is a beautiful city; cheerful, thriv-
inc, and animated, l have not often seen
place that commends itself so favorably and
pleasantly to stranger at the first glance as
this does, with its clean houses of red and
white, its well-paved roads, and footways of
bright tile. Nor does it become less prepossess-
| ing on closer acquaintance. The streets are
broad and airy, the shops extremely good, the
private residences remarkable for their ele-
gance and neatness. There is something of
invention and fancy in the varying STYLES of
these latter erections, which, after the dull COM
pany OF the steamboat, is perfectly delight
tul, as conveying an assurance that there are
such qualities still in existence. The disposi-
tion to ornament these pretty villas, and render
them attractive, leads 10 the culture of trees
and flowers, and the laying out Of well-kept gar
| dens, the sight of which, to those who walk
along the streets, is inexpressibly refreshing aud
agreeable. / was quite charmed with the ap-
| pearance of the town, and its adjoining suburb
| of Mount Auburn; from which the city, lying in
| an amphltheatre of hills, forms picture of
remarkable beauty, and is seen to great adVan-
| tage.
There happened to be great Temperance
| Convention held here on the day after our arri
val; and as the order OF march brought the pro-
| cession under the windows of the hotel In
| which we lodged, when they started in
the morning l had good oppor-
| sand men, the members of various ''Washing-
| ton Auxiliary Temperance Societies." and was
-marshalled by officers on horseback, who can
| tered brlskly up and down the line, with scarfs
| and ribbons Of bright colors huttering out be-
| hind them gaily There were bands of music,
| too, and banners out Of number; and 1t was
| fresh, holiday-looking concourse altogether.
| was particularly pleased to see the Irishmen,
| who formed a distinct society among them
selves, and mustered very strong with their
| green scarts, carrying their national Harp and
| tneH portrait OF tatner Mathew nigh above the
| peoples heads. They looked as jolly and good.
| humored as ever; and working (here) the
| hardest for their living, and doing any kind
OF sturdy labor that came in their way, we're the
most independent fellows there, / thought.
| The banners were very well painted and
| Haunted down the street famously. There was
| the shifting of the rock, and the gushing forth
| OF the waters; and there was a temperate man
1 with considerable of hatchet' (as the stand
ard bearer would probably have said), aiming a
| deadly blow at serpent which was apparently
| about to spring upon him from the top of bar
rel of spirits. But the chief feature OF this part
| of the show was huge allegorical device, borne
/ among the ship carpenters, on one side whereof
| the steamboat Alcohol was represented bursting
her boiler and exploding with great crash,
| while upon the other the good ship Temperance
sailed away with iair wind, to the hearts con-
tent of the captain, crew, and passengers.
After going round the town, the procession
| repaired TO a certain appointed place, where, as
| the printed programme set forth it would be
| received by the children Of the different free
| schools, singing Temperance songs.n | was
| prevented from getting there in time to hear
| lhese little Warolers, or to report upon this
| novel kind of vocal entertainment; novel, at
/ least, TO me; but found, in large open space
| each society gathered round its own banners
and listening in silent attention to its own
orator The speeches, judging from the little
/ could hear OF them, were certainly adapted to
| the occasion, as having that degree of relation
ship to cold water which wet blankets NAV
claim; but the main thing was the conduct and
appearance OF the audience throughout the day,
and that was admirable and full of promise.
| Cincinnati is honOrably famous for its free
schools, of which 1t has so many that no per-
sons child among the population can by posi-
Dlity want the means OF education, which
are extended, on an average, to four thousand
| pupils annualy / was only nrasant m ono nj