The New York herald., 1872-07-08
SUNDAY AT THE PARK.

The moving panorama Of the Park presented
moro than its usual Kaleidoscope effects yesterday
afternoon and evening. day SO comparatively
cool after the intense heat from which the people
have suffered was sure to witness the appearance
thousands in the city's pleasure grounds. At
nday every shady seat was occupied and an ap-
emily unending concourse was seen vending its
through leafy avenues and past sunny, open
places.
Women Ordinatre and beautiful women, old men
and young men, great men and little men, were
there. with children al in1lnitum Old bachelors
came fnmbling their watchguards and young fops
meandered about sucking their caneheads and try
ing, with one eye screened by q Brazilian pebble,
to stare less presumptuous people out OF
countenance. Every nurse in the vicinity !
made an excuse Of airing baby to trundle
1T around and meet her sweetheart, who
generally was policeman of duty. When seve-
raj nurses met one policeman there was scene
that no one with ears no matter how small, would
dare remain to describe.
Then there were pathetic features. Here and
there In shady hooks on invalid woman or child
had been wheeled in perambulator Of
greater or lesser dimensions to catch a breath
OF fresh air and listen to the songs Of the
innumerable birds filing the air with their
clear, sweet music. Such incidents were more fire.
quently noted towards evening" and as twilight
fell sad, wan faces looked out from leafy back.
grounds upon the rosy sunset with wlstful
ycarning desire for life and strength untranslata
be, but visible in every line and lneament.
THE ANIMALS.
NHsueeoS The the great Museum Of Natural History
IL He curious bipeds bent upon seeing
. = y. :. the opposite side OF the gratings
JNFoRMAabics in their arms gazed wonder
WnG 1T and Of o4bsd s
Tr AZ the Fat Mems Club with an Americus
i eSsh his vest. while perspiring freely, was ex
g. buAg winks with q Sleek OvergrOwn tiger, who
perity: The same boy who was observed here
a turtle on the shell with straw was at the
Identical spot assduously engaged in the researches
and patience Of Cuvier or an Agassiz. His face
was dirty and his hair unkempt, while his breeches
pocKetfuls and handfuls Of straws, he was
earnestly engaged in his commendable effort to
Waner hs @ te rsces Of its
appearance, especially the snakes The latter,
pected from such trash. The birds particularly
the eagles Of the species Girls Anne,tcanus sum,
plucking out tlelr feathers.
In the lake. which is the coolest place at the Park,
swlmmlngly, and naughty little boys with an eye to
.he nice cakes and creams at the restaurants, were
.hrowing them all their nasty luncheon, This was
he first step in their youthful strategy, the succeed
/ ng ones being to cry and say they were hungry,
! ihich would bring on mild scolding, followed by
acl The ultimate result Is picture In which o
ck little urchn gets spanked and is sent to bed
tn, Guinea birds, whose sweet, dOve-like cooling
las .en one OF the features of the Park for the
past two seasons, are under the weather, and yes
terday their melodOus piping was not heard by the
visitors, who wondered much at the cessation of
what had come to be considered one Of the
penalties all pleasure seekers there wOnld
ave to pay. Lovers sat IN sweet dis
\ ,urse through all the long afternoon with
being once dragged from the lofty pinnacle to
ch their fervid fancies had borne them by the
y reminder OF the Guinea fowl that they were
earth, anu suggestions were even made and
eely offered that those delightful creatures
-* .ithcr struck with the eight-hour people
been struck by q coup de SOleil Pr0sy people will
not readily believe this, and the Guinea hens will
doubtless still murmur ntentetO ntOTt TO those who
might but Tor them be happy.
Yet, for all the drawbacks offered, how many
in the Odor Of grasses and green trees yester-
day the breath OF health and recreation for which,
Through long days and nights OF confinement in
so walls, they were athirst All nature was
j "us and everything redolent OF freshness
beauty. Only eternally and in every direction
tho terse Saxon caution, like thOrns amid roses,
met the eye, and "Keep of the grassn Obtruded
itself menacingy wherever one turned.
AS the shadows OF night drew on and boats were
iimly dscerned upon the water and forms grew
dusky In the shade the HERALD reporter left the
quiet scene. The glare OF gas was once more
visible in every direction, and the heated atm0s-
khere grew denser, while the jingling of bells and
N crashing and jolting OF street cars drove from
mind every thought and image to which the
and stiffness Of the Park had given birth.