The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-11-28
SHADE TREES.

Milton is good authority for the former, wher
he tells US that the fallen angels selected
hill and digged out of it ribs of gold, whic
they fashioned to their purposes. When
Anon, out of the earth fabric huge,
Rose like an exhalation with the sound
Of ducet symphonies and voices sweet
Built like temple.
Of the garden he writes:
A happy rural seat of various view,
Groves whose rich trees wept odOrouS gums an
| balm,
Others whose fruit FURNISHED with golden rind
Hung amiable.
The trees of the lost Eden were also tn
pleasantest evangel of the Prophet of Islam
The highest enjoyment with which he prom
Used to reward his followers was the COO
shade of the Tooba tree--or tree of eternal
happiness beneath whose wide spreading
branches his warriors could gallop their fiery
steeds, and from whose bread leaves his Hou
ris-if given to dress-could gather green
silken vestments with which to adorn then
beautiful persons.
Genial old Christopher North sparkles into
rhapsody about trees:
to lie under them, to climb up them, (once more
schoolboy,) would make no bones of murder.
ing Mrs. Jetfs. In what one ina ginabe attribute
that 1t ought to possess is tree deficient
Light, shade, shelter, GOODNESS, freshness, music
all the colorS OF the rainbow, dew and dreams
dropping through their soft twili2ht-at eve and
housekeeping direct, soft sWeet soothing re-
storative from heaven.
Standing alone in the meadow or lawn" once
said one of the most distinguished writers of
nr GRO vino in in +hn 1nup
pleasure ground, over-archIng the roadside,
bordering some stately avenue, lifting their tan
and ajestic forms in the garden midst, or cast
ing their bread and refreshing shadows over the
hot and dusty streets of the city, tn ~ are the
nobest and the Eroudest drapery that sets off the
figure Of this fair planet"
Fortunately for onr own fair city, Bienville
familiar with the beautiful avenues of YER
sailles and the stately groves of Chantilly, in
planning the islets which formed the new
city-the old Faubourg IRENE of the present
fine avenues of forest trees
along Canal, Rampant and Espanade its
original boundaries, many of which are still
preserved as grateful membranes of the
heroic founder of the city.
As the city extended its borders along the
river banks, and out into the malarial swamps,
this early taste was retained, and the sites for
building were subordinated to the existence of
the grand old oaks and beautiful magnolias
which were found growing singly and in
groves, with their white flowers and pend
ant moss growths, the sprites Of the dew and
air.
The Garden District especially is the para
disc of trees. 1t contains but few buildings,
however humble-but little space, however
has not its tree-giving
shade in the summer, music in the winter,
and beauty at all seasons. To the residents of
the more densely populated portions of the
city, who have always associated the sentiment
of trees and country together, an evening
ramble along its shady streets, and peep into
its parterres of flowers, form one of the pleas
ATTEST compensations of city life, and the
melody of the myriads of song birds from
the outrageous foliage of its trees, a memory
to be treasured. Aside from these considera-
lions, however, these trees have been found
% be excellent guardians Of health. They
absorb all malarial substances, and evaporate
1one but healthful moisture The broad leaves
IF the magnolia, resisting searching winds
md scorching suns, were early priced by the
lboriginees as gatherers of all deleterious
impurities; and the pine, SO rarely
o be seen even in our city, surrounded as it
5 with every variety is acknowledged to
possess in its delicately fragant and balsamic
,dor, faithful guardian against diphtheria as
veil as many diseases incident to all tropi-
al countries.
The season is at hand for trimming, if such
% required, these ornamental salvatore of
he public health, as the lamented Stone
ermed all of these city trees. This labor of
should be but labor of love-such
s governs the softer sex, in removing the
edundant tresses of their household angels
10 rude or unskilled hand should essay the |
ask. Above all, upon no tree that either |
ourselves or others have planted, loved and |
and which have grown lusty and
YELL developed, should violent hands be laid. |
he refrain of "Woodman, spare that tree,
nus hearty response III tue ueaEt VI every |
1an who has a spark Of ,ympathy for the good
nd beautiful in his nature
There is a fitness in the punishment |
warded to Erisicthon, of the old mythology, |
hen his ak touched the oak, the abode of a
eautiful dryad; and he was made to devour
is own limbs therefor. Plant, but never de-
roy. 1.-The groves were Gods first temples,
sith Longfellow. Their sacred wood kindled
ne burnt offerings of the Israelites in the
me OF Moses, and built the Temple of Solo
ION. ''How many prayers have resounded
nder their branches, and what more beauti-
IL canopy for worship can exist?" saith Lam
rtine. Their ministrations are universal.
Leaves like futtering wings
lash light; the gentle wind among them sings,
hen stops, and they too stop, and the strain
eglns anew; and then they dance again,
see the tinted trunk of brown and gray,
nd rich warm fun. lis brighter for decay,
thence rays of light as from fountain flow;
hear the mother Robin talking low
. notes atfectonate; the wide mouthed brood
and eager for their far-sought food.