The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-07-06
SUNDAY ENJOYMENT.
Tho Park and the Excursion Boats Well
PatrOnized.

Tho Park and the Excursion Boats Well
Patronfzed.
The "Fourth," 1t was apparent yesterday, had
not entirely exhausted the energies OF all the
folks VINO had made day and a night OF 1t ex-
cursionizing out OF town, or Of those who cele-
orated the GLORIOUS anniversary" IN having o
good time generally in town. The boats that went
to the Fishing Banks and to Coney Island and up
the hudson went laden with II not as large, at
least as Jolly, crowd OF pleasure seekers as on the
day previous. The Park, however, seemed TO be
the chief attraction for the poorer classes, prob
ably BECAUSE knowing that they had twO holidays
OF 1t, one after the other, with no hard work
day intermlssion, they mad spent saturday
in gunpowder amusements aud drework
contemplation, with the consolation that the
next day could safely be relied upon for
a fresh air mission to the Park. There were by no
means the usual sunday crowds there, for there
were thousands Of clerks and others who went out
OF town on Friday night With the audabe inten-
ton OF not returning 70 the city until Monday
morning, long alter the shutters were down and
the 'boss" had made his appearance with his
weather eye open Tor squalls. 1nus 1t was that the
shop girls, VINO, in their Sunday-go-to meeting
best, we're out in full bloom, as usual had to NOPE
about in pairs, with only now and then an occa.
sonal chance o. a irritation, with no prospect Of
an ice cream, pound cake and glass OF mix as
q wlnd-up OF an afternoons acquaintance.
them men and women VINO had had to work the
day before, even though 1t was Independence
Day, and VINO, as natural consequence, made
good use OF their time IN roaming about in the
shady paths, visiting the menagerie, and giving
the boatmen on she lake plenty OF work to do and
usually good hunor The nurses, too, were out in
full force with their little charges, some IN arms
could not play bali because it was Sunday Us it
CRIME to play ball on , the SsbbataD were
ss, 0 WERE OF to e. es WITH Seg SSa
in the Park In pairs and often in dimtnutive bat
talions OF ten and twenty. VINO played tag and
hardy enough 70 venture on the grass where the
red sign stared one out OF countenance at every
turn with It's big black letters that read, keep
as sort OF reminder to the children OF a larger
growth that If they did not please to do as the
boards requested there was gray coated police
man near by who would be only too happy to
Introduce them to the lean man, called the Cap
that the grass grows green, the sheep do their
browsing according to regulation, and the police
horns from Jersey who always, want 10 know
! winch Is the way TO get to the lake wneh they
sSe Park ae R Fae S ana eS e
road in she middle OF me Mall that Is used as a
wax and carrageway for the goat Surnou outs,
days 10 be seen on the grassy lawns on either
I at this, and many set down the absence
Of the slgnboards that are TO tell
esS to o1 the new cutting down Economy principle
OF the Commissioners. the TACT OF the matter IL
that the signs ought TO have been ny, aad II the
superintendent nal only the Park aflaus proper
! 70 attend TO on sundays she people who went
! there Tor recreation and enjoyment would not
have had yesterday such good ground Tor COM
! paint as they had. 49,.
Il should be mentioned just here, as an artistic
sign oil the times, that the statue OF the seventh
regiment soldier ana the statues OF scott ana
! Shakespeare were much sought alter by the
countrymen wanderers There was quite q a
crowd OF women apparently oil the poorer CLASS,
at one time near the monument OF the lHimorIal
william. "But he's q Ioine looRln' min," sald ote
Old woman, as she gazed IL open-mouthea Wopuer.
nent at Wards splendid work. An ne .ha'
samen chimed Ia another; who is ne az oil ~
There was a snort pause winch was nnally .6oker
by another woman, VINO Exclaimed, tgininpAahty
"Phoy, know UNI I've heerd ov I'M 'aiorc
THAT'S Jake Speare.n "Och mul therp cjaculaIet
her companion, as she looked up Win horrlhe'
expression OF countepaDce at the bionZe hgur
ABOVE her az Though she knew IL representa- ,
sone horrible cut5aroat OF the long ago. But III
connosseur went home as happy, 10 doubt, as th
hundreds OF others who knew That ShaScspear
was not very bad map alter AL