The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1873-02-21

| THE NATURAL BEAUTY OF THE WEST END-
THE SQUARES, CHURCHES, AND HOUSES
TIE PEOPLE, &C.
FRIEND BAKER: The impression has gone
| abroad that the most desirable part ofBaltimore
to live in, is around the Washington monument ;
nnt, really, there never was greater fallacy.
The West End is much more desirable for sevc-
raj reasons; among them, its natural beauty its
healthy location, its comparative quictudc &c.
Why, sir, two large hills are there located from
the SUBMITS of which can be seen almost the en-
| tire city and harbor, and the air on those hills.
even IN midsummer, is always fresh and stirring
and like that from the mountains! When weary
from the days work, men generally desire to be
quiet, and in our section of the city they can be
After night fall there are but few carts and wag-
ohs rattling over our streets, and in fact, but
few in the day time The ground is so rolling
that water runs swiftly away and carries with il
the impurities which abound in the lower sec
tons. What is of no account to us goes to
them, u as is often essentially said by lucky per-
sons OF their less favored neighbors or relations
OUR PUBLIC SQUARES
are four in number, and within the area of a sim
gle mile! They are the largest and best in Bal
timore, and two of them the Oldest Franklin
Square, the pioneer, between Fayette, Lexinp-
ton, Carey and Calhoun streets, is lovely spof
indeed; one of the loveliest have ever seen.
1t braces about three acres of ground, and
the trees in it are large and spreading. 1t has
four wells, and all of them give mineral wafer.
"This is no humbug." The water is sought for
by persons all over the city; on summer morn.
ings they come fIom daylight until O'Clock,
many with pitchers and buckets, to imbibe and
carry away the health-giving beverage Wm b.
Norris, Esq, late your townsman, is President
OF the Board of Commissioners aud discovered
the water, and presides over the dispensing of it.
He is unremtting in his labors to improve the
square, and increase the happiness of the visi-
tors. Union Square, bounded by Hollins, LON
bard, Stricken and Gilmour streets, is not as
pretty as Franklin, although about the same
size. The trees on it are more numerous, and
the ground more level; its spring, down deep
in the earth, and with an oriental covering Is
one of rare beauty and quality. Harlem Park is
new undeveloped Square, between Gilmour,
Calhoun, Mulberry and Il forgot the name of the
otheD streets, of about half dozen acres and
ravlnes. When improved, it will be remarkably
publican, Oregon, Lanvale and Townsend streets
is only few years old, and on the top of one of
the large hills spoken of 1t is now under cul-
tivation-that is to say its grass and trees are
and is just as large rs Franklin. On summer
nights bands of music discourse their melodies
in these resorts, and thousands of people gather
rs listeners, &c.-espccially the so forth Chill.
drcn and old men enjoy these squares immensely
and are seen in them even in the depth of win.
ter.
OUR CHURCHES
above Poppleton street, are fourteen in number,
st. Luke's Episcopal Church, near franklin
Square, known all over the country on account
fits extreme ritualism, seems heavenly within,
and seats nearly ,5O0persons. Ascension Church
Lafayette Square, is exactly opposite to ST.
Luke's, in regard to ritualism, and is very com
modious | will not enumerate and describe
our different temples, but will say that persons
of almost every denomination can be suited
OUR DWELLING HOUSES
are very line-especialy those fronting the
squares The most of them are comparatively
new and all of them built in modern style, and
principally intended for people who are wel-to-
do The rents range from $500 to SO, 1000.
OUR PEOPLE
are of the best sort-viz: Good business peo-
pie, with but little ofthat fy-away tom foolery,
SO common with extreme fashionables l am
glad to say that We are of the practical kind
we work hard, pay our debts, and are sociable.
Many with us are very wealthy, and the most
of us comfortable. Yet our success doesn't
"turn our heads.n HORACE.