The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1870-06-02
Nrncshane on the I.a,npage.

Dear Frecrndn-Last week got us safely out
of the great Central Park. We left it on the
north side and took the favorite drive known,
believe, Harlan Avenue. This is q most de-
IIrhtful drive, and,we had scarcely time to adj
the face of the country and its scenery, so
much taken up were with the various turn
outs with which the Avenue was constantly
alive.
Here you could witness the dashing side of
New York life: The richest mounted ph9etons
and the most snowy buggies-indeed, every We
hicle of every shape, size and appearance--d9sh-
ed by us, not occasionally. not frequently, but
in Il constant, never ceilSlng procession AT
times as many three or four teams were
abreast on the spacious Rou!erdId;, -.
Our open carriage, with its well trained PAIR
of livery horses, though it would have been Just
the cheese" in Ebensburg, was a heavy looking,
tocratic equipages that whiZZed by and around
us every side like meteors.
New York in this: While her drives are much
finer, over much more picturesque couEtry,
Philadelphia, such thing as tOit-OdtC Is to be
found on any of her drives; while In the latter
town Avenue and WisSahickon Road, have toll
gates every few miles. When informed my
was afterwards convinced of the fact when
Quaker City gate-keeper told him. The custom
OF charging toll for driving on public thor
oughfare is peculiar to Philadelphia, and should
be abolished.
extended to that well known object of attrac-
ton, the High Bridge. This magnificent Struc-
ture conducts the Croton water over the Harlan
river at an immense altitude. We clambered
up the hil.and or to the bridge, where We bad
grand view up ana down the river. Inc DTluSe
itself, in its architectural design and structure,
is Il wonderful work. Its toor is well paved
with pressed brick, and over it may be seen pass
ing at all hours of the day an incesSant stream
OF pedestrians. Although large enough and
strong enough for the purpose, the bridge Is not
designed to be traversed by wagons. Indeed,
vehicles, or even equeStr1ans, could not ascend
the high bluffs which lead to the bridge Ut either
end This bridge and its aQueduct conveys the
Croton to New ork Island and supplies the city
with all the water it needs, besides turni nish1ng
great deal that is made into milk
Returning by the same route, we again passed
through the Park and reached the celebrated
Fifth Avenue before sundown. Here Is an Az
euue lined for miles with princely palaces a
residence on Fifth Avenue is the highest earth-
residence procures responsibility, for in New
York wealth is responsibility. The ned1is by
which wealth is secured is minor consideration.
The axiom of the elder Weller, Get money,
S2mivel-honestly, if you can but-get mon
cyi' receives fun application here Thus IT is
that while there are many truly respectable
families whose escutcheons know no stain, there
more whose
''Ignoble blood
Has crept through scoundreis ever since the
flood
Here, in one of the very finest mansions, lives
Madame -Restell, the famous or infamous abor-
ZIONIST, in a style of qleenlB splendor. Here
Sarsaparilla Townsend projected an immense
hrown-stone e6lifice, TO be erecUed and paid for
entirely from the proceeds OF quackery. But
though his pills continue to go dolCf his palace
failed TO go itp-for when he got it TO the square
hefound he was not quite square with the world.
In other words, he went up himself financially.