, 1879-08-03

WAUKESHA.
| harvest - -Pownukee Lakeside - Concerts
The Fountain House.
Special Correspondence Of The Tribune.
WAuKEsuA, Wis, Aug. 1-With the Ger
mans, August signifies harvest ~; Angst
waeen ~ means haryest-wagon; and Is Oogsten'
is to gather in tie corn. Abundance would bs
our synonym. At the sound OF the word VIC see
the doors of great granaries flung wide open tc
receive the ripe treasure of the fields. As thu
load comes slowly through the eateway,--the
strong horses tugging the big wagon creaking
with the weight Of its rich cargo,- ,--bIue-shirted
| farmer-boys toss up their straw hats and shout
Harvest-home! while the children, looking
ont from their nest on the TOD OF the bundles,
laugh and clap their hands il glce. 4 good
companion piece this to the farmer going out in
the chilly air of an early springmorning to scat
ter seed over the bare fields.
n August is the month OF perfection; every
thing is at its best. The leaves On every tree
and shrub are rich in color, and have reached
their fullest size clear out to the extremity OF
the farthcst twtg; get not one falls as the
strong wind sweeps, through the bougbs and
rustles tie millions of blades. There is 4 glory
in living these days; but re pass them half
careless OF their charms till they are gone The
magazine-mnkers catch the inspiration, and lar
their Midsummer Numbers on our tables, rich
in design, ripe in thought, seemingly perfect.
August is the cofd month; the flowers, the
grain, the fruit seem vying with each other to
give us the 1arest shade in the color that stan1s
! for money; while the moon holds up in the skr
| her great golden Disc coined full for tue
harvester. There is more sunshine and moon
| shine in August than in any other month of the
| twelve.
/ Farmers work early and late. In ten days the
grain will be garnered; the click Of the rcaping-
MACHINES will give place to the s'whirr II Of the
] stcam-thrashcrs; the s'stooks," that now each
night give TO tine farms the appearance Of silent
cam ping grounds, will be loaded away In the
barns; and the fields, that now so full Of life
| and color, will be empty. brown, and bare.
| The early Saxons gave to the eighth month the
title Of
"wKED-MoNrH.''
It is literally so here, and VIC reminded that
| there is a harvest Of tares well as Of wheat.
Unless something is done to destroy the seeds,
VIC shall be overruu With Canada thistles and
noxious weeds that grow along The roadside and
In waste places. The driye to Bethesda is bor-
dered by what appears to be, At a distance, a
luxuriant hedge, but which proves to be, on
nearer approach, mass of vicious weeds. Tall
ly-frequcntcd stone walks, may appear ra:her
picturesque; but they arc extremely disagree
able to walk through when loaded with dew or
covered With dust
The strict enforcement OF the Cattle law has
been the means Of q wonderful transformation
in the appearance OF the place; aud now If the
weeds could be kept down, and 1nore board
sidewalks laid, this would be one OF the best
places in the world for that suddenly fashion,
able accomplishment of walking. The streets
are we'll snaded; and there are SO many cross
streets that one need not weary himself by go
ing continuously in one direction, and may have
constant diversion In coming OUT at unexpected
places
One thing will always be lacking to make the
village complete.
PEWAUKEE
holds her lake with a jealous clutch, and prefers
that Waukesha should build her own short cur
to it. That may be done some tiine but proba-
bly, not this season. In the meantime the old
way is the highway, daily tiecKed with pleasure
seekers going from here to the Lake, or from
there To the Springs
pewaukee Village enjoyed an unusually good
concert last night, under the management Of
MIR. Walter Clarke; he was ably assisted by the
Mcssrs. Smith, and Miss lone Cove OF this
place.
The Oakton House has about fifty ruests;
but it is at the wrong end Of the Lake. Nash's,
increases Ill popHlaFfl! every year; l3U guests
are registered there now. New cottages and a |
bowliug-alIey have been built, and a spring.
house and windmill put up siucc last season. 4
little steamer, the Orole, makes trips from the
landing for tie accommodation Of Lakesluers |
Kowboats and sai-boats, tnoored to thrir iasten-
ings, rock on the water like shells, and bcckou ]
you to ] lazy afternoon ut fishing; while the |
great trees offer the protection Of their branches
and calmly suggest that it is hot out there on !
the water, aud rowing is 1aborious: to throw |
fnaf md
steamers and the quiet fishing boats and listen
to the constant ripple OF tile water and the
shril hiss of the locusts, IS far more delightful.
Some bathing houses IhaVe recently been pu1 up !
few camps have appeared along the shore The
steamer makes two triDs from the village each day
to Lakeside and other places Of interest, ii ]
one has good horse, the drive is not tedious:
and then, after lew hours for rest diuner, and
boating, he can take the road again and petc
the circuit around the Lake, having lovely views
and q good road all tile way back TO Waukesha,
and making from the start ine drive OF about !
twenty-five miles.
Parties just returned from
LAKE GENEVA
report an excellent time, and The prosperity OF
the several c1mp5 about the Lake. "fhe' Viii
aec OF Geneva docs not com pare with Waukc-
sha; but that Lakei"
Tie illustrated Railroad Guide for Southern
Wisconsin, does not fairly represent this place for
than Palmyra or Nashotan. An inferior cut of |
the Fountain House is, the ouly illus
Eratou. We hope there may be an
Improvement ano:hcr year. From several
poluts, good views Of the village can be
Obtained, and one or more OF the Springs should I
certainly have showing. Still, tourists do not
1eed any further advertisements To be- attracted
lerc; the town has neycr seemed f,ltlef Than |
;odaT; the Number OF boarding houses has
more than increased with tile dema.ld. 50 that
here ia NO lack OF accommodations at prices
low.
ENTERTAINMENTS.
Prof. r. L. Cnmnork did not disappoint the
>eope who came to hear him iass Monday even
ng. His rendering OF Dickens III ..Chcao !
lack " and ~ extract from Christmas Car !
lis" and Of Shakespeare in Prince Hal and
Salstaff," seemed equally good. 1.-THE Prison
II OF Cnilloo :" was perhaps the finest part o: |
he programme. - The Wedding OF Schon Nc
am" by buchanan. WAS we'll cnioyed: wnile
The Georgia Sermon with its frequent IL
usious to .'Goldsmith's Animated Natur',n
earv con7ulsed the audience. Prot. !
;umnock's readings do not wear out in !
Vaukesha, but rather Increase in favor The
udience would have Deen larger had t1.ere not
ecu q similar excellent entertainment by the | i
sclner- -BristoLSneaton combination, the same {
yening at the Ooera-House. The uumper OF
eople here who have time and disposition to
arronize intellectual performances of hiyh | /;
ride. is not sufficient to fill two houses the same
YenDr