Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-07-02

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In this city We found several Davenports
already here. Capt. Dermody End Judge
Murphy arrived twelve hours ahead Of us.
They with Dan Finch. Of Des Moi9ss, aid
John 0'Neil, Of Dubuque, are stopping AT
the St. Julian--ths Iowa headquarters for
Convention week. Myself and Jno. P.
Irish, Of the State FrNs iuxuriats as the
spinglsr, on Union Square, whore We have
had the pleasure Of meeting Judge Cannon,
Geo. n. Van Hossn, and several other for
msr distinguished Dsvsnporters. Dick.
Nsw YoaE, June 20.
Yesterday was Sunday. There may be
vast amount Of pisty in this great city-ns
doubt there 10; indeed there must b II
mortals may Judge Of the extent of religion
BY the number. the magnitude and The gor-
geousnsss of places Of worship. Verify, the
churches are numerous, and is il not fair
and honest to presume that men Of clay
would spare less pains in building and
moulding their brown stone tabernacles
than their own spiritual temples, which
should be free frsm fault and blameless Of
deformi,y' Surely the aspirations Of the
human soul are more lofty than the far
reaching spires that point sloft very high,
indeed. and very ornamsntly 90, in good old
Gotham. Therefore, We must believe that
there 10 great deal Of piety in and about
the Island OF Manhattan.
But then, the Sabbath 10 not perfect day
Of rest in New York. The streets are not
| oil deserted, the stores are not oil shut, the
chipping 10 not oil idle. neither are the steps
Of oil the people turned churehward.
Overcome with fatigue on Saturday eve
ning-aftsr 90 long ride, II was but nat
ural that the somnie god was early invoked
nor strange should il appear that bic en-.
braces vas prelssgsd far Into he oerning
hours. In fact the god Of day had driven
his chariot fer up along the cleudless sky,
uesOtO w UeCouO vsUtVio W s0V uoAv0 w
Of the outer world. IL Vas not the psaling
forth Of church bells that roussd ~ ftsm
our siuntsrs-eh, ne; bot that svsFlastisg
click. click. click Of horses feet upon the
pavsosnt. Gazing forth. oil Gotham seemed
to b N route for Central Park. whore the
people most do oongrsgats. and for Jones
Woods, whore monstrous pie.nics ere held.
A frugal breakfast, an hour or 20 Of quiet
reading. then what to dos whore to eos
To Parson Bsschsr's moral thsatrsi Didn'i
know the wsv. Down 10 Grace Church
Hadn't nothing" to wear. Up to the grand
brown stone tabsrnscles along the Avsnues
Hadn't any sitting, the parsons
Cream Cheese we're out of town, and the
churches closed for repairs. Query why
does it always happen to happen that those
magnificent sdifices will get regularly out
Of order and have to regularly undergo Ok.
tensive three months repairs every year
about this time, We'll, that's none of your
business why it's so; aud what 10 to be,
will be, whether or NO.
What TO do then on . Sunday Go
down to Coney Island and take sal.
ocean bath, and then blister in the sun an
hour OF two! Not any It's to late for
church, so ls's get into . street car and 60
to Greenwood, and spend the afternoon
with those Who sleep,no more to be aroused
by the chatter OF shodden hoofs, nor the
csaseless elangor Of busy life. Let's 90
away to Greenwood, the famous cemetery
OF the world. and upon carvsn stone read
texts and sermons brief but truthful bio.
graPhiss placed upon hsadstsoss and mon.
umsntal piles BY nearest friends Who csr-
tainly knew full we'll what they we're writ.
ing about. So We 60. Herss cars 10 Full
ton Ferry. Ferry to Brooklyn. Horss cars
to Greenwood. A hundred horse care are
going there filled with thousands Of people.
Mark those people. That lady in deep
black-her eyes arc swollen with tears,
she has beautiful bouquet, with which to
decorate a,but recently departed, husbands
grave. That young couple in dssp mourning;
mifk you they mourn not only in apparel,
but their ssrrowful countenances tell
me that thcy 60 to kneel At the
grave and shed hot tears upon the sod
turf that covers the tender form of their
little loved one. That aged mother, that
venerable old gentleman, those saddened
are all going to weep At the
tombs Of loved ones gone before. But
there are hundreds Of others going like me,
ont Of curiosity. But how readily they are
both BY garb and msnnsr
from those whose hearts are yet bleeding.
u is long ride TO Greeaweod. Arriving
there the outer portals are passed iisa
p.sasant walk to the entrance way. With
others Ne reach the gate. The dsor.kssp-
Or enquiries: "Tickss, cir :" Ne, sir
Lot swnsr. sir" No. sir. ".Stand aside
DIR - admittancs, SIR" We stand aside
-s;ssply disappeiotsd that the city Of the
dead 10 guarded BY tickets Or property
qualifications, and reform 70 the hsrse ears
and the ferry. We sAuntsr into he battery
park. and sss more dsgsadatisn than 10
pleasant; along up 70 Bswliss Green
he fountain 10 out Of repair. aid ragged
ere making unpleasant Noises
up to old Trinity and through the irsa pail.
sss rtad ~ pest oaits Of thcss vhs died
'osty. eighty, one hundred, and sns hun.
fred and sixty -four years sgsl Quaias ssa |
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appropriate.
After supper stroll in Fifth Avenue. A
good deal Of brown stone 10 closed for The