The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-07-28
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.


quite used to coming and going at pleasure,
and visitingis not with them an uncommon
luxury But wives and matrons are more
notice, and drop for the time the mantle of
domestic care and responsibility. So, when,
early in the week, an urgent summons, inn
perative in It's warmth and brevity, named
the time, which was the next train but one,
for planned visit and vacation for the jun
ior scribbler, which was to serve the triple
purpose of physical rest and mental recrea-
ton, qualification of a lonely. wife whose
husband was beyond the sea, and the
strengthening of the friendship Of quarter
of century and associated with more than
half OF life, It was an uncommon experience
that there was no ''lion in the way" no good
excuse for not accepting, and the reality
followed so quickly that there was no time
for anticipation. And so it happens that we
read the evening paper in little eyrie TO
which we. have often climbed, and, though
In the midst of the many storied mansions
of the cIowded city, surmounts one of them
and lifts its tower dizzily above the trees,
and among the cool zephyrs that blow land
ward from the lake, cooling the sun-scorched
and oYerheated earth. The still water of the
lake looks a solid dark blue. The sun drops
slowly iuto 1t, as literal ball of fire as can
be conceived. Stretching in long lines of
gold and amber toward the east, the sky is
streaked with flame, and these change and
glow, each transformation more wonderful
and vivid, II possible, than the last, until
everything is shining and illumined with rosy
tints that fade at last into neutral gray; and
the outgoing ships become mere specks in
dreary waste. Then we become conscious
of nearer objects, q panorama of roofs,
many of them corniced with wood-bine, and
uninteresting, saye for the sheltering homes
and domestic bliss, or otherwise, they repre-
sent. How many trees, and what colonies
of birds make their hiding places in these
dense maple shadesI Every balcony has its
lambrequin of vines, every lawn in the
vicinity its refreshing fountain spray, aud
flowers are so bright and many that one must
wish that thus they might everywhere grow,
and for the million. Nothing could 80 help
neutrallze the heat and give such sense Of
woodsy shade and comfort as these masses
of trees surrounding the homes and outlining
the streets of Cleveland. 1t is literally and
truly Forest City. Looking down upon the
| tops of them, we see what healthy and
| agreeable proportion they bear to the whole
landscape,
The crib and water works tower stand out
| distinctly in the grey. tints lakeward; the
| new breakwater extends faint line into the
shadows a train of freight cars creeps lazily
| along the shore; ana the masts Of q few
ships are outlined against the sky. Toward
| the west the Kentucky, Detroit and Orchard
street school buildings are prominent. The
continuous view Of roofs and trees are, miles
out, broken by occasional spaces Of green
| fields or wooded ridges. Eleven churches
can be counted from this one outlook, the
prospect to the east being almost hidden by
the irregular brick walls, peaked roof and
projecting towers of one of these, so near
that its perpetual frown is upon us. Weld
man, of weidman, Kent 81 Co., has built q
modern palatial home where few years ago
/ the blackbirds held such loud chickering's
among the tall and most scraggy of locusts
I around an old-fashioned dwelling. The per-
feet cleanliness of yards, walks and streets
| in this and other of the finest avenues, the
lawns freshened by daily irrigation, and the
| care taken in all matters concerning purity
would seem to ensure immunity from the
/ diseases supposed to overtake the city res
ident who ventures to stay at home for the
summer. Our hostess, experienced in knowl-
edge of all the famed watering places, three
| weeks ago hurried back from some of the
Eastern resorts, glad of the comfort, cool
t.ness and quiet of her own well-ordered
home. She has been telling US, besides the
delights, some Of the sufferings that travel
lers experience who go on pleasure trips to
foreign lands physical endurance, goot
health and courage being as essential as pass
age and railroad fare and plenty of spending
money. -----..--- '>is ---..-
We were out late yesterday afternoon pas
Woodland Avenue Cemetery and the Jewisf
Orphan Asylum, as far as the Workhouse
Calling at Judge Barberss, to whom we re
cited, in the old school-days, what we knew
physiological lore; and declining the regula
tea, could not escape the hospitality of
parlor lunch (tea included), and the Judg,
coming in prolonged the visit, and the &C
complished daughter treated us to a song
charming Scotch ballad, rendered will
taste and expression, in purest voice ant
accent. i'T
Coming home after the streets were brill
liant with electric and gas light, we wer'
delayed little when opposite Steinfeld'
on Superior street, and Witnessed the excite
ment of the contents Of store-window Of
fire, which was beaten out and smothere
Just in time. The Yiaduct is such blessin
to West Side people, and improvement owe
the perils of the old-time descent of thos
hills and crossing of the network Of railws
tracks ; risky enough by day, and doubl
so when at evening throngs Of home-goin
people filed the cars, or ventured otherwis
through the dusky shadows of that rive
valley. -.4
The library of the home where this
written is so choice that we msy be pardene
for alluding to it. The room is twenty-fiy
feet long by sixteen feet wide, and in tn
rear of the drawing room of the same dl
mensions but its greatest length runnin
the other way, leaving space for glass doc
4 opening into conservatory on the same sid
with the large folding doors separating it froi
the parlor. Opposite that leading to II
conservatory is q door opening on balloon
with view -lake-ward. The room is twenty
five feet in height to the heavy fiieze whel
the arch or dome begins, the entire heigl
being thirty-oDe feet. A large chandelie
entirely Of crystal, ike its mate In drawn
and dining rooms, was imported from Bi
mingham, England, for Its place, and hanl
above the long library table, where broni
figure supports q drop-nght. A broni
fountain and aquarium, lined with shells 81
n sea MOSES, makesia delightful home 4
y small and rare specimens of the inny trit
From time to time we haYe seen very curio,
q aud beautiful swimming creatures living
apparent happiness and harmony here.
} large globe, substantially and elegant
mounted, stands before the window.
heavy, handsome architecture, of solid Wi
nut, the bookcases are built in the walls, n
fill all the space not occupied by doors a.
r. | windows Nine douhle alcovas closed