The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1874-10-29

SaN JcsE, CAL Oct. q, 1874.
Dear journal.
For a long time I've been meaning
10 take your readers for a ride on our
far famed " Alameda. % tthc Spanish
word for a beautiful road aud let us
80 this pleasant October morning. The
California mornings are absolutely per
feet The sun is not too warm, there
ia no wind as there almost always is
later 10 the day, the birds are t%rilling
their merriost warblings, and tho flow
ors load the air with perfume. The
great central business street Of san
Jose running east ard west, is Santa
Clara street, Notice the pi0us names
which the old Spauiarls loved to be.
stow o. ali thelr parks and thorough
fares. half our streets are named for
some good old saint, whose biography
is perhaps lost TO the world, but who
finds in these pleasant highways and
plaEas a sort Of Immortality Santa
Clara street in the city, becomes the
Alameda as we 60 westward, and then
the road TO the pretty little neighbour
ias Town Of santa Clara three or four
miles distant A horsc-car railroad for
the entire way furnishes a cheap and
convenient mode Of travelling from n
town 10 the other, But we will 20
with our horse and carriage, it is
SO much more independent. Aud Just
here, lest any "a should think We have
grown suddenly a0lucnt to be able 70
afford such an equipage, let me hasten
10 explain that this is q land where al
though wishes " are not exactly
horses, still "teggars can ride "
This well-shapcd, sound, wi5e-awakr
ljtt'e hay horse OF ours cost the round
sum of thirty-two dollars Our home
Is close TO the Alameda. aud SO il q
moment We are trottiug along the beau
tiful road. The typical gentle read.
or shall he my companion, and to him
will address myself Ion see in a
moment why this as the nam which
the beauty loving SpanJari gave To- his
f]iyaritc drive. How broad the street
IS, fully six lods How finely graded.
law well kept. now thoroughly water
el by tbe great spriskiors. Of w ich
we shall meet two of more iB our ride.
Bat the chief beauty oi the street lies
iu tie double row If stately trees, vii.
low, poplar and cottonwood, which
ovrrshadow the road. These are an
enduring monument 10 the wisdom and
industry If thc Jesuit fathers. who
planted them about seventy years ago.
The trunks Of many Of them have at.
tanned a giant size. and only by close
pruning arc the limbs kept from a too
rampant growth. Some Of the trees
haye become unsoani from age and
over majority, and have had TO be re.
moved aud their places supplied with
younger trees.
We are constantly meeting all sorts
ofyehieles farmers wagons, gr0eers
bakcFa butrhcrs, and pedIars express
wagons buggics, carriages, coaches
everything which can be driven. See
how much fast driving there is. what
handsome welhkepi horses. what gilt.
leflag harnesses, what elegant car.
rAgcs bnt above al how many nice.
looking ladies are their own drivers
ia $40 eastern city does see hall Id
uAuy ladies holding the ribbons. II
5 a good tliak,I guess bat ier my
% part ! am strictly IF lhe b.blica.
opinion that a horse Il = yain thing
ei safety. and never never will / ua
dertake the management Of enc III cat
fad enc q tle brethren e. i3 itior mc
With al tie ush q travel there S liz
he % 20 trouble about turning oat a.
there are two O. three equally GOO.
roads hefe SIDE b side. Notice "a,
pleasant aamcs ga tAea side af III.
street bai mostly 81 tae aarA side. 81
iAe Californian learns 90 plan bs hoa,
II tfaat 60 s9a,a almost aay va,
lat norta from whiea BhofpHab.,
qaadet As tie eol4 and of,en disa