The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-09
AUFUIa In TIE PARK.
An Afternoon Amoag tho Drives aud Ra,nblos Of
the ceatral Park-Ths aroat Resort
in Its Fall Livery

R0u01 and rOunu go the Wlecf5, gllstenlng IN the
sun. Tramp, tramp tramp, and scores OF IRON
bound hoofs strike the hard smooth pave. Away
60 The cleaninbed stceds, away go the luxurious
carriages and away so the pleasure seekers over
the delightful drives OF Central PARK. Back come
the ringing laugh and the murnur OF gay voices as
they roHnd curve and disappear their bright wraps
and lovely costumes lingering in ths memory OF the
looker-0n like a pleasant picture On and on and
on, never-ending procession. They skirt the
Lake, they wind around the Mall, they dash across
the bridges, taking in vitality from the delicious
scenes about them. And what variety 70 be sure.
there Is on the road. The equipayes are no more
varied than are tnelr owners. There zoos man OF
the turf firm OF nand and steady OF eye; he sees
nothing OF the autumn landscape, but devotes him.
self body and soul to his horse. And
1t Is an animal worthy Of devotion,
every drop OF his blood Observation-Disclosures You can
plainly see. Nervous alert, fiery yet gentle: docc,
intelligent, faithful, easily guided yet the devil
whcn .yoaded too iarali this IS Visible II you have
the risnt eve Tor . morse: aud Il you haven't you
nave no morse OF your ownr You can get very
nearly as much endowment out OF your rich
1t. But, leaving your jockeylsn friend. You
watch tina. family carriage, run as q nest Of
just above the other, and their charming mother.
looking as rosy and happy as the BABY In her arms.
what Jolly load IT Il, and how one would like TO be-
along. Next come couple III lasning turnout
AMI in more than dasnln9 array-''stunn.ng'' would
must be Adoiphus and Araminta. Yes, there
is no douot about It, Iot there are the
that tI glorious makeup never could be.oas to any
olher woman. They are making love IN society
exceedingly pretty with that dc. recaung little pout
that she assumes en- pISs0H. Built would never 90
to call attention to all these characters though IL Is
fascinating study, and one tnat alyDody can pursue
al his leisure on any pleasant sunday aiteInoOn.
You leave the bread carriage drye ana tnnK yoc
strikes your ear, cloud or dust rises IN your
VICINITY, and then horseman goes rasn l, ny:
Two lovely girls sitting graceiuy on tneir DeautHuI
horses. Their long BACK rones tiaii aganss Inc
hats and lttc gauntleted hands, hOding SO prettly
bride and whip, set one dreaming OF he od days OF
knlgnG and lady, The days Oi castle ana tourney.
Alter all the people neither drive nor ride, and
CnATrING, srRoLLrNG, LoUNGIEa
sitting NJ the little tables OF the Casino eating cake
anu sippng the beverages they like oest idling IN
the rustic retreats, resting on the benches by the
wayside, exploring the mimic caves, feeding the
proud white swans rowing on the peaceful Lake IN
gay eondolas, anu amusing themselves In hum
dred ways to suit as many i0cnations. And,
speaking oil wayslde benches, reminds me that the
moved, ana in their stead benches actually and
merely benches, hard and uncOmpr0misInK, are
DsS JM cam 0t Inc ehe take ease On
bencnesa How can the lounger read mis- newspaper,
Commissioners, spare those bencIes; touch not
. single one; or If you do give the people be,tes
improvements It is In order TO suggest that there
should lie park entrances at all the Wide streets
ia any streets are TO end In Sockade the
narrow ones and not the widest aud finest. Thus
Lishty-slxh street. on the east sde, - one OF inc
to Seventy-nlntn or Ninety.second streets before
they can get into the rark Eighty skin street
our enterprlsng friend Hilton viii take the hint.
Your almanac did not t. TEL! you tS sn,rl I,
the PARK What else me own mean, n,
dart hof ally And ~
poplar itself, almost bare, already begins to look
wan and forsaken. What else IS the meaning OF
the pale yellow foliage OF that delicate Whte birch,
and why is there branch OF name startling you by
It's brilliant contrast among the green bougns or
sheep are cropping the juicy grass ssu,a az
crccpers are scarlet and down under the hills the
eun;ich Is ripe, and the borders glow with cnrysan-
themnns-aii telling the same story OF "melanchoiy
But, after ALL the PARK was never more charming:
ans Win S the aa Waning
season. The sun, wheeling lower toward
s ns drive y' ySu S ao as ssdsw
relief. The landscape is peaceful anil full OF the
OF
and maturity OF the year are even more beautiful aud
Blessings 81 ON the PARK What would the great
dirty, suf1ocating monster do without IT. UP 10 the
peope--young and Old, ricn and poor--and with the
KINDNESS and brotherhood. the milllonnalre
goes and forgets his money; the struggling work.
man goes and lorgets his work: the poor, pale
mother goes ana fOrgets her cares; the child goes
and Orgets the cold. hard unsymDaIhetlc nome
ana they all get little nearer TO tne Father Of All
as they wander among the beautiful things that He
has made And when the sun, Ike . ball Of Are,
SINKS slowly toward the horizon and the breeze
Ircsicns and the moon dlmly outlined
IN the east aud long lines OF like some stray
Cling caravan wait to pick up the tired fathers and
mothers ana babies, and jaunty bachelors and
dainty maidcns and the Park grows still and tho
tide OF life flOws again down town. an influence
goes down with all the multltude not TO be found In
The qaietles or mserles OF the city, an influence
only 70 be found among tho ees and under the sky
and In tho clear, braciny, unc0ntaminated air.