The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1878-01-10

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here for Markets to make an annual
display Of their Meats, Vegetables and
Fruits, on Christmas Eve, and New
Years Eve, suggestive Of year OF
plenty.
Many Of the Sunday schools held
their annual Christmas festivals at
their different churches last evening
Trinity Episcopal church gave he1
children happy entertainment, while
the church inside and outside was dec
GRATED most beautifully with Ever
green's, Holly berries and Flowers.
During the past week the letter car
riers and post Office clerks have been
kept busy delivering packages and
boxes containing remembrances from
distant friends. Thus to day, thous-
ands of hearts have been made happy,
and the day has passed off with its &C
cushioned degree Of merriment and
| pleasure.
Wearied with the incessant noise of
the city, accepted Mr.. Rs polite
invitation for drive; had no sooner
consented than a carriage drawn by q
magnificent span Of horses from the
Dashaway stables stood at my door,
and ten minutes later we were whirl-
| ing along over the smooth Macadam-
lied road outside the city proper.
through the beautiful park. On the
glorious drive leading over to the Cliff
House, the most popular place of re-
sort within many miles of the metrop-
oils Of the Pacific coast. This day, as
is the case twenty-nine out Of every
thirty the year around here, has been
clear, still and beautiful Old Sol
poured down flood Of silver light on
the whole landscape, identifying and
clarifying Forts, city, bay and distant
I
mountains, while a silence inexpress-
| IDLY grateful and soothing to the wear
| led brain, lay like spell on earth, air
and ocean. We passed the city of the
| dead st Lone mountain and the cross
Iof Mount Calvary cemetery on the
left, with it's Monuments cleaning
white and distinct in the sunlight, with
the acres of grooves surrounding them
on every side: After a glorious drive
OF an hour, we reached the door Of the
Cliff House. The ocean how grand,
how beautiful. I was lost in admira-
ton. The wind was hushed, but the
pillows were rolling in upon the shore
with tremendous swell, and break
| ing on the rocks at the foot of the
cliffs and along the beach with a grand,
terrible and almost interrupted roar,
OF which no language can give the
faintest idea. | gazed and listened to
the strange alphabetical language of
the echoing waves Of the almost Him
liable sea, and as I listened, roamed as
l. were, in imagination upon it's bosom
with Cook, Van Dieman, Van Couyer.
Crusoe, Dana, and a score Of other
advent urous yoyagers amid spicy is
lands, coral logoons, and other won
drous objects.
Leaving the Cliff House road through
the toll gate, catching a glimpse of the
Golden Gate, the most wonderful
opening into the golden land of the
Pacific, and the empire of the West,
white-winged ships were coming out
the gate and spreading sails for China,
Japan, France, and South America.
one look and on we went until we
reached the Driving Park, where we
halted upon the brow of the hill to
witness the first heat Of the running
race. On again through the Park to
Ocean View road, to Lake Honda and
Lake MERGED. These lakes are the
great reservoirs for supplying the city
with water Just as we were passing
Lake Honda the sun broke forth with
great brilliancy, and | think [ never
saw anything loylier than some Gimp
ses which His light occasionally OBJ
lscured by the clouds gave us Of the
Lake and surrounding scenery. I re-
GREETED / could not stay here for at
least one short hour, and drink in it's
beauty.
Leaving Lage MERGED far in the dis
lance, we passed the "Villa, and soon
found ourselves at the beach. Again
/ Toasted my eyes upon the spectacle
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