Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-07-10

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was about to retor bitterly, when sudden II
hangc came over his face, as he beheld the | n
,retty widow behind me. Il
"Gertie," he exclaimed, casping both her a
lands in his. n
eyes, Robert" she answ cred, with sparkling d
yes and flushed cheeks. "That gentleman has Il
rot my parcels he has been very kind TO me" i,
t.Oh, has he, thought" Well, We wont troll u
Die him any further. | am much Obliged to |
7ou, Tom, and Wen send you cards to the we'd Il
ding. lii
.'ro what wedding?" gasped.
"Did'nt you tell him, Gertie? Why to our
wedding, the tenth Of next month, to be sure ,
Au reroir. Tom, be careful Of yourself for my /
sake
And that was the last | ever saw OF my daisy /
faced widow. For il you think was mean
spirited enough to go TO that wedding, you are
mistaken in my character.
|,
IL A CITY PARK.-You hear of the Central
Park, and associate with it little else than the
splendor of equipage and the luxury Of the
world of wealth and fashion. There are few
hours every day when it is largely given up to
those who ride for health and pleasure. Ladies'
chiefly for it is one OF the novelties OF New
York life that wealth purchases no exemption
from the confinement Of business. The men,
rich as well as poor, are hard at work in the
day time to support the establishments in which
wife and daughters sport on the fashionable
promenades. 1t gives one fair idea of what
the nonsense is worth which We hear so ever
lastngly from the women-rights women, about |
| the dependent condition Of women how they |
| are oppressed by brutes in shape Of men how |
they used to be emancipa'ed from bondage, and |
put upon an equality with their y rant masters
| Just ride with Inc through the park OF an after
noon in early June, and note the miserable con-
| ditiou of the women. Every carriage IL at rolls
| by las two, three or four of these wfctclfed
slaves in il; rarely does one of the tyrant lords
appear; they are baking bread III some down
town oven for wives and daughters lolling in
| landeau amid the Slore3 of this beautiful coln-
Try in the city. Women oppressed irdeed -
The women regarded rs Interiors And the
case is even stronger when yOu look at the wo-
men antl the men WHO cannot keep carriages
and horses Such men are harder worked, AMI
their ambition is to make life as easy and pleas
ant Tor their wives possible. 1t may well be
+ said of half the women in the park, ''tley toll
not, neither do they spin but Solomon in all
his glory was not arrayed like ono of these -
The splendor Of women's apparel is something
amazing What robes, what laces, what shawls,
I what bonnets. These clumps Of shrubbery
tried to make a show of leaves and flowers as
:, the summer came, but the women appeared,
' and the flowers hid themselves from very shame
| TO be seen in contrast with the gorgeous decor
atoms of the daughters OF her whose first dress
was ofleavcs sowed without needle by her own
hand You may ride In Hyde Park in Lon
don, in the Bois de Bologne OF Paris, or the
Pritei of Vienna, or Seville, and in no ono OF
70 them will YOU see such display OF outward
II adoIntn as the women make when they ride
n in the Central Park OF New York.
let they are not, and their cquipases are no
q, the greatest attractions OF this rural region i'll
the heart of town. 1t ia Il brilliant sight, and
When you come to the city be sure To 60 uI
IL there between four and six O'Clock in tile after
noon. You will find an open carriage at the
gate, and for tribe you may ride through thu
el main avenues in the midst Of all the splendo
of the city you may see the lakes and ioun
luns aud bridges and rocky dels, the flock
e. and herds that have been folded here in mock
lg cry Of the pastures green from which they havt
til beon drawn; and you may look upon the dee
and el6s, and elephants, tho tigers too, and
le lion and lots OF other beasts that have bee
&c cased in the park with grotesque taste thi
our civilization has not yet rehned out Of lis
ii which permits the sight and smell of inens
gerie to mingle with culture Ofthe highest ordt
Nv TO which we have yet attained. But when OF
e? city made this park they pitched into it ever
I'D thing that people want to see, and it is no
the univ ersal show and play and parade groun
I'D of the town. regardless Of the proprieties or,
ng the modern philosophy would express 1t, 9Th
eternal fitness ofthngs." presume there W
OF be a lace course in ii within few years, al
in the city will pay the expense Of amusing IL
people with a horse race or two every Saturd;
pa and perhaps Sunday.
es; But YOU must go to the Park with me OH 10
and out of hours to see the oddities of the tow
1 The nurses and children do not frequent it
much as they do the smaller squares in eth
IS parts vi the city. Yet there are lovely del
Shaded walks by the side of placid lakes whe
the little ones are amused by the swans, wi
gs,' whom they become as familiar as C0wper wi
the hares, and happy the child al are WHO !
ling the air and sunlight in such healthful and sa
NOT retreats, within an hour Of their homes. T
enjoyment of such sight is very refreshing
one who quits the closet and saunters alone
the | that's the charm Of tin these secluded moo
and forgetting his books and cares, studies
cal life that dsports itself in the shades of or,
city. The roll and roar Of the carriage whe
he'd are family heard, but nothing disturbs
the serenity of the path that has led 10 rustic
Of on which l have now recllned to rest ;
nv breathe and stop thinking. The odds and e.
der of the town, queer looking people, seedy ind
duals pass me, and now and then pale, I
elderly man, who is evidently like myself Sc
be- ing health and refreshment by walk in
m of country. Snatches OF conversation, broken $
, liy fences fall upon the ear as some passersby
discussing their own affairs, and let drop
YOU enough to tell one how much alike are all
your world for every one has his own troubles,
heart aud face answer to face and heart
t. whole circle through.
mt in Here comes one 1 have known these last
ed TO years; man Of genius, taste and educat
exis- but always on the downhil Of life never
ting up UIt actually gong down. | have "
chal deted at TIE hold lie has on life, for times b
g all gone 50 badly with him that had lie long
given up in despair and died, it would h
been less strange than that he should live
nobody knows hoS. His black clothes are
line shiny, and though often patched they nee
small again lie IS very shaky III lils gait. lhis 10
are loose, ard lie shuilles along as il he CT
and hardly lift his feet. lie smiles "a Ghastly !
on a smile II is) he sees me, and, glad TO fin
seat, he drots down at my side, and takes
idow offered hand.
IL am hard up he says. sit is six mo
since have had Il thing 10 do; sale for
srm- winters work; pledged all could, to get 81
thing to keep the wolf from the door; |
hungry and they are worse OF at home. w
you lend me dollar"
"Cettainly-or no, | will not lend you mo
you are welcome to what | can spare.
4 eye this will not last you long | hope it all
for something TO eat"
xe - lie looked at me as ii he did not fully {
the point, and added:
!. the .1he Croton fills these lovely lakes, and
flows through every street of the city sc
~ lie. never lave To buy anything To drink, he
81 you hau toueiicu tlie source OF All MS WOES
took III" trifle ! offered him, aud stammer
aware few words about his weakness and the lac
Glen something to steep Inn up, he ross and let
,hai lead II his death IN the daily =
soon, and lrr, likely coroners's inquest
ere a,e look Tor ihe cause, They need 10! 30
find 1t.
know 1t was nearly ,ubset. The two extren
life in the city have been wildly befor
% legal within the las, Two hours. They are brt
very closely together in such place.
park belongs 10 rs all alike. Ny reduced
tleman owns Just much Of il as Mrs
in her chariot. with pet dog looking
r, Mrs. the window, and another one running pe
esentiy the horses Rags and robes are hlownuP
% "a tlm same breez yes, and il poets and philost