New-York tribune., 1873-09-06


concert for the hospital with an attractive prOsrs
For this concert Weuawsk has voiunteered sno ." "
all fashionable Newport will go en- grande 0"SIs' i"'
entertainments not infrequent. OIten t"'''
musicals in private houses, TO whieh sue"
talent contributes would draw an "',I"
ing audience % any Academy Oi ~
Arthur Gilman gives his witty % invited gs
there are theatricals IN which the fares Of the lar
are walking ladies and sOnbreties. There are aah'
and there are dinners-sOmething for every Gay ""'
every hour Lest by any chance there should be- an ~
occupied moment house has been hired Tor casih"
The payment Of thirty dollars, by the head Of honse
hold az the beginning secures her adm-
sision for herself her and daughters, and ths
strangers thar are within her gates Here they Eeep
early houefternoOn croquet and evening dancing are
the order OF the day elders who DoEers one
carry their knitting and are sociable
have given YOU tine programme OF an ordinary day
this happy island but days in the week are eHra-
and Fridays are Fort DAYS. anf f"rs
Day a Newport institution by no means 20 oe omitted
Not far away from town ia Fort Adams strong
fortress we'll supplied with garrison ana Ammunition
n you 90 out on the Avenue on Tuesday or FrdA' 10
Will seem 20 YOU almost deserted. IF yon are Stranger
Your first thought will probably bs thai the season must
be nearly over for every one Is gone Bur question OF
two will put you the rignt 70 fad the absent
crowd Az YOU drive toward the Fort you see newport
shining across the Bay the lighting mp its wnho""
varied colors Of its houses, ill you thhk 10
must be like some fair Itahan city lying beside nay
bright with Southern sunshine. Short OF Italy yon VIII
fnd such YOu drive bya giard-noase "heh'e
often the sad or suen face OF prisoner o0s ou 40
you You enter through sallypori, the <reat open
quadrangle, IN the midst OK which the careiuig .ril %
military Dand stationed. They play from 40 - So
discoursing delicious music. Here i tner Ias'
programme
1. March-Light Artillery y..---.-.-..... ttelne
2. song-Llttle Brown Cot on the Hill rhemas
3. seiections-Preclosa ;--.-.---.-.--..W Wener
4. Concert P0lKa-Cornet sOlo.....-.....--- Bilse
8. Prayer-Moses IN Egy pt--.---...-- kos-lnt
Observation-Disclosures e Ia Comare -. R.cci
g. song-GoodNigb btand Happy Dreams. Gumbcry
The band has been Carefully trained by the leader
Prof Wegand. and the music, here In tne open ar, IS
lovely the OF dream No wonder tnat every
one comes 10 hear Carriage after carriage arrives. I'll
the wide drive around the quadrangle u mn OF fhein
Parties sail from town too, and walk to and fro
upon the ramparts The yachfsmeD, whose craft are
ylng in the harbor come on shore and you are sur
ionabe and Questionable, military ana civilian " -
strange blending OF the pomp OF war and the careless
up them the other day SAT ttle goldennaired
child, smiling IN the sun A ran tisse nnny m Up ipr
the windows of the officers quarters are gay Wlis
howers-yOung and maiGens walk on tho
rowuing ramparts. talking their happy nonsense-ouJ
everywhere the grim cannon, none the less gfim
because they are SILENT aud fearless children climD
over them and tired sit down on them 70 rest.
AT a moments warning what destruction could sweep
the Bay-but now the sleeping dogs lie still. Long may
h be before any note OF battle shall arouse them. How
the pleasure seekers come carriage atter eaffiaso
in, till all the beauty anu chyalry OF the oN
gathered here and come they or 20 they stli the
musicians play, seeming 70 sec hotai
stIl the wildly sweet strains thrili ar
the Summer air. Home vOu go again at sunset Whai q
vision OF beauty the peaceful city over beyond
the TRANQUIL bay In this sunset glory lOoAs as 10
might be the Jerusalem ts walls with precious
stones An unutterable peace rests on land ana sea.
near and far Perhaps sudden fog arises, wrapping
sails and islands and distant houses till they look ike
the Ghosts OF Themselves II bathes the m mist
through which the setting sun-rays culver II ~ -
beautiful thaE you hardly 10 tue friend Oesd"
YOU see how fair 10 Is" Peace talls on yon. lh'
music that ves only in the echoes which ney say
will never stolen into your Drain, ana plays all
its sweet strains again there. II Il IKE ehchah-
ment and vOu wish that spell might Last forever
mat forever might dream and drive TO the peferJ
| cadence OF those divine haTmOnies
No wonder every likes TO come 10 ths CliY b} the
sea- The wonder of would De q, having seen n once,
thev could ever long away from IT, You come across
almost every the course or the season J.b'
now Montgomery Blair, poor Old politician, whose poh-
cal day seems done, is here. The M Aed 'Omihl,
SON SITS mere, aud the English folk Ike Newport Ne
and a pleasant addition 20 tts sOcietv. Ehe Eneish
Minister here and the Austrian. Everybody s nero
myself al mere. Too soon all tine birds oi passag'
will av away Bv the t0th OF September or ~ iac'D
the 18TH the principal hotels Will be closed and no ono
will remaln but the cOttagers. They VIII stay on and os
INTO the ripe. beautiful AItumn- Some ot th'ni q ma n
until December ana only 20 home for me 'hrlsthlts
holdays the nOeis closed their peasnfe7
will De quiet The programme have gwen 80" -
I tnat VI a New port day AZ the hight Of the season.
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