The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1877-04-06
gpL1NTERs ON A TEAR.
A Ramble in the Metropolis Music in
the Churches.


you a mass collected on a mushy
/ slept too late this morn
ing to visit any Of the sanctuaries
during morning services, but in the
afternoon, made a tour Of several
of the churches on Broadway and
9TH Avenue but went first, as a
brace to the nerves, and mental in
vigorater, so to speak, to
CENTRAL PARK.
In all my rambles and travels, l do
not remember ever having seen as
beautiful spot as Central Park.
Coming out of the crowded and closes
" bui.t stree.s Of the great city, one
runs upoa this lovely spot almost
unawares, and the feelings engender-
ed by such happy circumstance,
are, as Prof. Pumpoodle would re.
mark, "too numerous to mention"
The Park is laid out in beautiful
serpentine walks and drives, these
aforesaid walks and drives forming
kind of maze which it were almost
impossible to get out of, were 1t not
for the numerous signs and direction
boards which meet the eye in all
directions. The Park police are also
great helps to "greeny," though
truth compels me to say that these
grey clad fellows are not as polite as
they might be. | would respectful>
II recommend to the city of New
York the propriety of presenting
each of these Park guardians with
copy Of Chesterfield, in the hope that
careful perusal may improve their
manners. There are numerous lakes
in the Park, natural and artiicials
hills and wales, and the trees and
shrubbery are very beautiful. This
spot is a great example OF the at
tempt of art to out.nature nature
| if may use tho term. The walks
are all paved with a hard substance
which appear to be made of cement
and gravel, and is delightful to walk
on. free from mud and dust, and we'll
drained. 1t would be good idea
for your street committee to come
here and examine the walks in the
Park /; it is barely possible that a
few ideas might be suggestedto them.
Rustic bridges, tunnels, quiet hooks
for lovers and spooney people, lovely
bowers, and special places for child>
ren's sports, abound. For a small
sum of money, you may ride throug h
the Park in one of the vehicles which
are kept constantly there for that
purpose. There is also regiment
of hard headed donkeys, in the
Park, and for small sum of money
YOU may ride over the grounds on
one of these. l mounted one of
these brothers of the long>eared fra
ternity, but such crowd collected
around to seas they expressed it,
-one donkey ride another, that |
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get eff.
Central Park boast a Museum and
a Menagerie. 1t being Sunday, the
| Museum was closed, but / went
through the Menagerie. This ami
NAL show is quite complete, contains
ing many rare animals. These peo>
pie up here are as much interested
in couple of common squirrels as
am in the hip-pop>pot-tamus, or
words to that effect. | saw in this
Menagerie, the first and only lion
born in America He's fine, fes>
tive looking little "cuss," and bids
fair in bis day to eat as much beef
as any that come from Africa. Many
rare and beautiful birds are to be
found here, and there is large cage
containing a member of our coun,
try's emblematic bird, the Eagle,
They bear close resemblance to a
buzzard, and | suppose have de,
generated to this sad pass along with
the country, which has come to be
sort of fourth class buzzard~roost it,
self. Consult Bsrnum for further
exhibi, of Central Park Menagerie.
| have neither time nor space to
dwell longer this paradise of crashes
and sweet smells.
On clear day, the seats in the
Park are lined with "fellows" aud
their swcethearts. You may see any
class or nationality, from the italian
organ grinder, up to the aristocratic
9th Avenne belle, or down to the
Broadway swell. What an oppor-
tuuity for the study of human ma
ture is afforded in the Park +! Your
Marietta mind-readers, (McDuffs's
pupils,) would have fair showing
here.
But must not take up too much
space. ard SO we will leave the Park,
saunter down 9th Avenue, and bring
up at
ST. THOMAS CHURCH.
Both the exterior and interior of
this church are magnificent, but |
leave this part of my remarks on
churches to another time, wishing
now to write of the music one hears
in the churches. At St. Thomas
they have a grand organ, good or
ganist, and fine choir. This church
is Episcopalian, and extremely high