The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-24


portal Of Presbyterian church. partially de-
stroycd In tho second great Boston Are Of 1873.
rs sTn IN n b g c"y ~ wo w12nen
conist. Wandering along the shores of the
lake, the visitor encounters stuffed mules set up
among the shruhbcry. monument thirty feet
high. made entirely " empty champagne bot
ties, and itself constituting n gigantic bottle
grolesgue wooden ciligics d men and animals
water. a c9ttngc shinglcd with old spades
, nmd shovcs 4 cemetery. containing all
swans MONKEYS. dogs, ducks. fawns
cats. cows. canary birds. and pigs-each having
boon accorded funeral hcnors in the presence
of large gatherings Of distinguished guests. and
zach sol"nnv laid away beneath u tombstone
barring an enitnph cntnroscd 10y Mr. Bakers
pended on trees or tackled against lodges for no
other apparent rurrosr than to convoy some of
the choicest runs of the eccentric proprietor
There are log houses built of a. thousand worn
motive smoke stacks: n monument " dcfaccd
stone columns from the boston Post once in
lur'd in the ilrc; ~ boat house pictorny
lornc1 outside; dol = play houses, cro-kcry
the grass. and thousands of other objects np-
prnnrii,li,r , To- musrnms or Junk shops hut not
ing. whenever Mr. Bakcrcomcsa across anything
"Ntrivagant. odd. or nond,s 'rit. from u three
r-g"i i"hr To- punrr-s shaped clam shell. he
forthwith purchases 1t ut tn" owners prirc. and
adds II TO the bizarre attractions of Ridge Hill
Farms.
Tho plavfunoss VI Mr. Bakers nnture dis
PLAYS Itself n various practical Jokes upon ais
visitors. " YOU grasp u hrnss knob you are
rrti, sure 10 receive an electric shock. II YOU
attempt to whistle through speaking tube in
order t' gam admission to this building or that.
a. directed 10y printed notice. you are reason
ably certain of blowing Yourself white with
-four. II you step ON an apparently solid floor
II j. very likely t. ~ and let YOU down. with the
Uncomfortable feeling Of tumhlius from some
whrr" into nowhere; YOU IRE tired aud scat
yourself upon ono Of the garden stools TINT are
Il. Nu'"d through ihr place for the convent,
sink with your Wri-ht. leaving Won ON the grass
wh'l q painted wooden d.Nil springs upout oi
the ground directly IN front of you. aud ;rins at
Your dis 'oniiiurr.
II Mr. Baker desired notorciy for himself
Every day in tue week. "X,cpt SUNDAY his
grounds are thrnueod with curious visitors
S.u,tfr.- there are 500 there IN Single day
fph visitor Is Obliged Ia register his uamr
wnrncl I" kacp AWAY rom ,R H dw"iiims hnuls
of the rrpur"inr and from the rrlprrirs and
hot hou- T. bat il at liberty 10 "nIpy all other
lurt- OF the t-fiil. ~iment Sfran-rrs WDr.
inru"r'y admit. Il o. tN' hot hou- -. but there
M'rr fhieyrs among them who stole fruit and
Mr. Baker .nu.Dd o. be- rriniel and rr,ini.
nrntN displayed the fvnow.n. charlottesville
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