The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-01-06
81 KENosHA, WISCONSIN, THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1870

shrubbery was so thick. While intently
reading one day, was impressed with
the idea that some one was looking over
my shoulder. After a while, the spell
was broke and jumped to my feet and
looked around. Great Jove what.did |
see? As most beautiful lady looking d.
rectly at ne, and what was more wonder
full of ell, she had not even got on her
night clothes! What, and who was she
and where did she come from, were my
first thoughts, My wondering senses
carae to me at last, and my mental vision
so obscured began to be cleared away,
and I saw what I actually took to be NOR
tai flesh an. bones, was nothing but a
beautiful piece Of statuary standing on an
artificial mound in my neighbours garden.
This was the first time I had seen this
charming Venus de Medici, on account Of
her being concealed by the leaves and
shrubDary, 80. =, ~ ILL.,. = - 7'l' '.'l'
All through the city, particularly out
side of the barriers, there are public gar
.dens in which day and evening are heard
music, singing, dancing and joyous voices.
In many other gardens there is another
feature that is very pleasant to this happy
people. In small improvised summer thea
tres, there are plays performed, which do
not take up more than from half to three
quarters of an hour. These plays. are gen
erallyof the comic character, and produce
greatapplause and merriment. Astheregu-
lar city theatres are closed in hot months,
these places of amusement are crowded.
Announcements are very cheap In Frank
! fort To these summer theatres and con-
ccrts, the prices range from a half dime
to whole one.s In our own country it
would naturally be thought that very
few respectable people would visit such
places This is a mistake. The contemp-
tible being known as loafer with us, is
never seen here. Among all the crowds
have seen, both night and day, I have
not come across him yet. The Germans
are! o fun-loying people, but it does not
partake of low vulgarity. It takes poor
whisky and adulterated brandy to make
the loated bully and the obscene ribald.
Neither of these characters are found in
wine producing countries b agi3ggf8f
But was speaking of places of amuse-
ment and of social enjoyment. They are
here and everywhere, inside and outside
of the city-by she running river, in the
forest, miles distant from the town and
on the great highways. They have va
rious signs to indicate to the lovers of
pleasure what can be had within. Saun-
teringalong, yesterday, through one IF the
narrow streets of the old part of the city,
I saw "a sign that my friend Aldrich Of
Kenosha could not be mistaken in its i'm
port, although in Dutch Over door
read these words: "Punsch & Grog"
My mind suddenly flew westward, five
thousand miles, and could imagine that
financial gentleman leizurely walking
through that same street, when he sud
denly paused before that same building
on seeing that Dutch sign and reading
those Dutch words. 1t seems too, as if
could see him, while gazing atlthe aston
ishing letters suddenly throw up both
hands and exclaim: /" Da8 5st der acaRY
american Stob' !" and it seems thatI can
further imagine hearing him solilquizing
as follows, in lower tone, while twlrl
ing around his cane few times in his
ght hand, still looking at the words :
" Confound it, what did they want to
put that S. for in the word punsch' 1
don't know-but perhaps it is on account
of its being stronger than with US. I
will go in and try it any way"
The people, both rich and poor, are
passionately fond of the theatre Last
Sabbath attended Saint Paul's Church,
the newest as we'll as the most expensive
of the modern churches. It will hold at
least five thousand persons. The day was
very pleasant and expected to see it fl
led with the wealth and aristocracy of
the city. There was company of sol
diers present of about one hundred, and
say twenty five persons of all others, APP
parently from the middle classes, and
where do the readers or the TELEGRAPH
suppose the lady members Of this aristo-
cratic Lutheran church were, that pleas
ant Sabbath? They were at home with
their maids who were busily engaged in
making their evening toilet for the thea
tire, which is open here as early as six,
Sabbath as we'll as all other even
lngs. At other places of amusement
there are balls every Sabbath evening
With the Germans it is an axiom that
what contributes to innocent pleasures
and health can be no disrespect TO the
Lord. have met here highly accom-.
plished young lady, who has a "Von
prefixed to her name, who 1nnocently
told me that she was never inside of but
Que church here, Cher native place,) in
her life, and that was on the occasion oil
the wedding of lady friend
LA SuowEp or SpTnERs-An extraordinary