Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1875-11-20

grandfather, Thos. Todd. who died Decem-
Der, 1861, IN the eighty-third year Of his age.
Very respectfully, BELLE l.. GREEN.
LEXINGTON, NO., Nov. 10, 70.
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE NTELLI-
GENCER.
NEW YORK, Nov. 16, 1875.
Will my dear readers of the I%ntelli-
gencer have the patience to wade through
a stupid letter from this city, which
their too-persuasive editor has won from
the pen Of such a complete novice in the
world of letters as the humble writer ?
New York is bright and beautiful just
now. The world of fashion, wealth and
beauty has returned from the annual
journey to the various watering places,
and Broadway is again thronged with
impatient fair ones, fitting from shop
to shop, to seize the latest novelties,
hoping thus to add fresh lustre to their
charms. Splendid equipages are to be
seen, drawn by two and sometimes four
magnificent horses, with the fsmily coat
of arms emblasoned on the door-demo-
cratic America initiating European aris-
tocracy. Then less pretentious vehicles
attract the eye; the great numbering
stages,o or ven the plebian dray, rafting
unconcernedly along among their more
favored brethren, all rushing madly on
everybody in a hurry, man and beast,
which once caused a quiet country girl
to inquire els there a fire." Some of
your readers may be interested in hear
ing a little of the Metropolitan Museum
of Art. 1t is situated on Fourteenth
street, between Sixth and Seventh av-
enues. The building was once a private
house and has been altered as nearly as
possible to meet the requirements of a
museum; still, at best, it is UNITED for
the purpose, and the friends of Art are
glad to know that the elegant building
in course of erection for the museum is
nearly completed, where its treasures
will Don find a more fitting abiding
place. A small fee is expected at the
door, except on Monday and Thursday,
when it is open to the public, and misere,
you should see the elegant carriages
which, on those days, are drawn up be-
fore the entrance, while their well-dress-
ed owners are content to be elbowed
about by the crowd and annoyed by its
noise and laughter for the mere pleasure
of saving an insignificant fee. Truly
the rich are glad to economic where
their more ~impecunious neighbors are
only too willing to parade their liberal
ity and their contempt for the almighty
dollar. On pay days the number which
frequent the museum is limited, and
then it is a pleasure to loiter among its
treasures. Our wandering footsteps led
us to a dim, quiet room containing some
rare old confessiopals from Client,
brought to America by Captain Alden
These are very fine specimens of the
Flemish wood carving Of the sixteenth
century, and were taken bodily from q
venerable. old cathedral there, to be sci
up in our own modern new metropolis
But as they have a room set apart espe
cially for them, it is not so utterly incon
gruous as n might imagine. Thu
carving is exquisite, and was done b,
master hands. The most delicate flow
ers, wheat, bulrushes and vines az,
twined around the massive oaken pillars
from among which a little angel herr
and there shows a~loyely face. Looking
up we see 2 beatific st. Peter, with hi
emblematic keys, a shriven Monk or
smiling cherph face bending p%rotruding
$ ly down upon Va. As I looked at thes
confessionals / thought what tragedies
. what romances they might unfold coul,
the gift of speech be given. but for
brief time. The memories of centurie
! clHster around them; the young limo
cent maiden and the old hardened slime
h alike knelt here, and poured out thei
d trials, temptations and sins, and sought
e from the hand of an earthly priest, tn
r dissolution GOD alone can give. Thi
. museum contains, als9, the very yalua
a BILE Cesnola collection of antiquities
q which has Htaay charms for Pie schola
and antiquarian, but as | have no tasr
tor old marble heads with the nose brt
d ken off, fragments of arms, legs torso
= Or mutilated sphinxes, 1 was glad t
. turn away 10 fhe more c%onggenial atmo:
phere of the picture gallery. There
to be seen Coles Voyage of Life.' whic
d has been so multiplied by engraving
d apd baf oil comics that it is familiar t
y every one in the Land, and therefor
# needs Nc .mment. In the same roo
hangs 3 lovely Hudson river view
kepsett a pretty pencil study by itos
he Bonheur, a winter scene with some de,
in the foreground, chiefly interesting :
!" coming from her hand.
Is viii pot lepgthen my letter by tai
Ing q peep AZ the Japanese and Chimes
lie works OF art. or the quaint Old armo
to or the PhGnician glass, sparkling wit
nj every Pint oil Fhe rain bow; nor will W
q wait to inspect the sarcophagqs brougI
re all the way from Nineyah, perhaps, m
to Vela's magnificent figure of the dyir
It. Napoleon, qGr Powers beautiful stat,
OF CaliforRia-a female figure of oxqui
tte prouortions. and caryed i'm the fine
t. marble Italy affords, nor In fact MAJ
he other things which are instructive III
beautiful. Au Ter0iT mes amis.
y n. N.