The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1868-10-17

ana the e.eVentn centuries
General Franz Sigel, Marshal Of the Schutzenfes;.
carried on the campaign Of the day with as much
energy as he showed during thA, other shooting car
nival Of the late war, when living targets were en-
ployeL After marching over the prescribed route,
the procession embarked upon three steamboats,, TO
which as many spacious barges were dashed. Gay
with Gags, and cheered by the sound Of many bands
OF music, this hotiIla steamed from the foot Of Eighth
street TO the " Jones' Wood dock AZ Sixiy-seventh
street; and there the company d~ebarked, amid salvos
Of artilleIy and the hearty cheers Of the multitude
already assembled. For thousands Of visitors, taking
the city cars, hal come in advance Of the nautical
expedition, and we're already taking their comfort in
the Park; d~isporting themselves with the circular
sWins. the festive dance, the transudatory game Of
tenPins, or the pleasant problems Of assimilation
how TO dispose Of lunch and lager. Thousands Of
happy people lOunged on the grass in the cool shadows
Of the oak trees, or strOlled through the pleasant
vistas Of their groves Jones WOOD " j. a pretty
PARK Of some thirty acres, full Of hill and vale, Of
deep grasses and clOse-trimmel sward, and famed
by breezes from the Fast River, the tide Of which
washes its margin. II is almost an ideal picnic
ground.
The influx Of visitors was generally at high tide at
about five O'Clock r. VI. The approaches to the gates
were crowded. The Second and Third Avenue horse
cars set down load after load Of passengers bent on
h0liday-making; and their receipts, always enormous,
were now doubled. These roads would pay well at n
fare Of three cents. The price, however, is kept up
to twice that amount, despite the voice of the press
and Of public opinion, and in defiance of their own
charters, which limit the fac, ON each Of the city
railroads, To five cents. by what legal fiction We
NcE Workers are assumed to be free from d~espotism
it is not easy to show. The ~despotism Of our rich
corporations and mOn0Polies,- in gas manufacturing,
in car travel, in city contracts, in n hundred other
things, is more severe than any European ruler would
venture to impose. But New Workers like to be
thought goOl-natured and easy-going, and submit
quietly to what would cause instant revolution in
Pars or in Vienna; while yet they firmly believe
themselves to be more free than " tie down-trodden
foreigner"
Let Us not forget the schutzenfest, however, for
50 tFiiiing a mat question Of railroad fares.
With szaited resignation we pay our six cents, and
Indifferent to the action Of the city railway directors,
We quit the car into which they have crowded sixty
five human beings upon this hot summer day. Dur
ing the whole ride VIC have had no sitting-room; and
only the most compressible among US have found a
ha~lf-ailowance Of standing-roOm. As to the chances
for breathing and ventilation, the less we think Of
this the better. Our rich city railroads even are not
yet grown rich enough TO provide n ration Of fresh
air fOr each Of their passengers. To be sure, we pay
for all these little perquisites Of "a ride; but why COM
plain that we do not receive them, when nothing
more serious il in question than six cents and fifty
minutes Of unhealthy discomfort? It is not worth
while to make trouble about go small 4 matter. Do
not cighty-iiye millions Of passengers undergo the
same pleasing experience yearly III New York, and
survive. Probably VIC too may live through it. Let
US lie thankful that railroad directors, at least, can
rifle comfortably.
Thus consoling ourselves we step into the shady
street that leads To the wood, and find ourselves again
breathing pure air. Rows Of booths line the sidewalk.
Here a magnetic battery is in operation, inviting the
curious, by the shrill clat,er Of its armaturcs, to
- step up and take n shock" Next you observe
lemonade fountains, with tall glasses that are filled
with solutions OF lively but suspicious color. They
look like samples Of aniline dyes; brilliant tints of
coraine, scarlet, maroon. and magenta attract the
eye. But your palate is perhaps uneducated to the
favor Of the coal-tar dyes. Quitting these geological
you come to the lager beer district; just
outside Of the gates this fluid is sold for FIVE cents n
glass; within. one additional cent is d demanded. You
enter with the crowd. \ fresh breath of air greets
your face. waftcI from the swim cool tide of the East
River.
Scattered on the grass are thousands Of people.
Many have brought their berr and luncheon with
them. All seem to be here for honest pleasure all
take part in the amusement Of the day /; very few
phil0sophic illcrs OF sharp adventures are TO be seen
on the ground. No games Of chance are going on
no thimblc-rigscrs, %jugglcrs, ~peddlers, itinerant
shOwnen, singers or beggars are going the rounds.
You are confident that you have found out the dwell
ing place Of homes; pleasure and virtuOus relaxation.
But, presto : a lOul shout and tumult arises under
the most pa,riarchal OF all the oaks. Three policemen
emerge from its shadow they are bearing away n
piekpOcket- How the seampering crowd gathers and
closes around them /, Old men and women Join the
rushing current Of the curious, that flows from every
EOJk and alley and hidden way toward the culprit.
\ ~triumphal procession is formed. Thousands attend
his progress In what august state the felon adj
vances Probably this is the most distinguished day
Of his life. Does he delight in all this sudden dis
tinctiOn ? or would he prefer a more retired and mod
est conveyance to his State apartments! Perhaps he
feels that this ovation is a sort Of spontaneous tribute
to his talent To be the central figure among five
thousand spectators, is not that a more distinguished
sensation than the appropriation Of n pocket-book?
Ii is glory enough for one day in itself. See how
bravely he keeps his courage up! lie simulates-or
is it not genuine - the port and dignity of some cap
emperor led in triumph. lie receives with calm
the unseemly jests of the multitude.
Alas that such n Roman stole as this should be
brought 80 low Another time. wiser by experience,
he will avoid such professional honors rs these, and
shun the cold s~plendors Of " the Tombs.' lie will
become an amiable bank director. or interest himself
in the internal revenue.
This worthy but unfortunate operator being with
from sight, the restoration of quiet follows.
But the park presents a lively scene The fifteen
inyitei guests have come from their banquet
in the new Fest-Halle. but thousands are dining in
the restaurants, swinging in the swings. dancing on
the hoored terrace or the green, and Incorporating
everywhere. Now a great crowd gathers in the cen
tre Of the park, where n ~tight-ropc three hundred feet
IS extended from tree TO tree. \ performer in
tights appears, mounts the tree and sets forth
upon his aerial journey along the rope, posing him
self with a long loaded pole, and going with mincing