Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1881-05-12

getting criticised in turn.
There is lake in that garden--quite Il
considerable lake, assure you---un which
are many small boats in which the slnall
try of the aristOUratic ueighborhOod that
bounds the garden learn to row. Dainty
little girls handle the oars very nicely.
and really gain deal of pleasure and
proilt by tins opportunity. Small bows,
too, sail boats on this lake, and capsizc
both boats and selves now and then by
way Of variety only, for the lake is 50
very shallow about its margin that it is
impossible to get up an excitement by
tumblinS in. Then the small youth of
both sexes ride small velocipedes at whiz-
@ing speed along the borders of this lake,
following the curves with mathematical
precision, but bringing a locker on to the
verge of nervousness 10y steering appar-
eutly straight for the depths and only
making up therminds at the last instant
to remain on dry land. 1t really isn't
comfortable to watch the little msclliefs.
Over the lake, there is a bridgr-an
iron bridge, with granite piers and i'm
posing design. They are quite wonder
ful granite piers, promise you--well
worth study, as regards their ornamental
and others pecularties have studied
them; in fact, | may say know them
well, and the bridge, too; from both
points of view-aboye and below. That
bridge with its piers, is one of the features
Of Boston.
Once there was no bridge there, though
there was something in the nature of a
lake-the entire neighborhOOd being a
mOisty sort 0f swamp, occupied until
"a lnl a 1,,t,
which, being burned, the city voted to
make garden of it, but it took more
than 80 years fight before the spot was
safely secured to the public and saved
from those who were determined to turn
it into streets and building lots.
Every few years, even now, scheme
is gotten up for taking part or the
whole of the garden or common and cut
ting streets through and putting up
houses. There are those who look with
gnawing envy and coyetousness at these
breathingspots in the heart OF our city
and long to steal these from the people.
The garden is continuation of the
common, with only a street to separate
them, so that the two in connection afford
a really fine walk, although, of course,
far inferior to the pretentious parks of
most large cities. Boston groans Il good
deal to think she hasn't a grand park
yet, and is always promising herself
one. But if she hasn't u park She has the
most beautiful suburbs of any city that !
ever visited, on either side Of the Atlantic.
For five miles out in any possible
direction from BostOn-cXcept ont to sea
there are broad, well kept roads, with
beautiful, stately mansions, line grounds
anu Si"i'' o'' Si''ue 'rees' an" tnefe are
aiso 'onS, COOL retlrea roads, sheltered
'Ipii 'ie sun ny the Sh"uy groves through
nv" 'n'S ruh-liors ioVeiy urlFts
'iiere are nowhere 10 De iouhd, or cosler,
P'eas"htTr WALKS "lleh may be easily
fcaoheu " our opoh morse cars.
went 10 Vie museum Iiie otlef even
10 see pay Whloh ls rs famous rs the
hnSeuii itsell' put whose la'he Is idehtl,
c"' WIN tii"t "l uile museum tast'
never heard oil "Ihc SILVER spoon Us
uellls played anywhere else except at the
Musruliii anu IL IL Is II ought not to be,
lof II 1ouidh ny any possibility he the
same pay ! was gong to speak OF 1t rs
ihe MEMBER from Nrahbefry Centre,
tiii ehaheed TO glance at the programme
ana remembered thai wasn't the title at
HIi. III f'ality tht play was intended Us
Just II pfetly niue olu school comedy,
wherein Two Young people iall III love
ana marry : there Is the usual Will by
wilich the young man latler leaves hun
nothing oil ms great lortune, but only
silver spoon, uhtll three months alter
wards codleu turns up making him
wealthy But meanwhile he nobly pooh
poohS AT tlie dr"sS, turns up his nose at
why old lawyer ot the eonvei'-
tlohal stage type who tries to
get everybody INTO mess and gets up
a false heir and a false VIII, Ne. IL is the
thinne9t KIND OF story, but dropped ~
accidt htally, as IL set-oll Tor the youthful
couple, Is IL cohltai nld couple, consisting
OF an old mad VINO Is anhty to the young
lady, and an old widower, who comes up
to Boston from Cranberry Centre rs
representative to the great and general
conri-otherwlse the Legislature. In tins
character of Ne. Je0aSm Scmtegiag
BWtlihs our dear old comedian MIR.
| William Warren has made himself famous
for years. AS long ago as | can remrm-
Der Used to see this play billed at the
| Museum and it is played regularly
to big houses every year. Whenever
there is hitch OF any kind in the
theatrical housekeeping, all the manage
ment has to do is to put this play on the
boards 1t is dead sure to draw. Every
word that Warren utters in the part and
every bit OF the business, we all know by
heart, and just when to expect it, but we
so to see il year after year with undated
delight, and laugh as heartily at the
"speech' which JIr. Bath'i"S has pre-
pared and is always rehearsing; we
chuckle at his enmty towards those
Boston clinks'-"cliques" is too much
for him-and we are charmed with the
agile manner in which this veteran actor
of nearly or quite 40 years, skips through
the dance i'll high society.
the Museum cast, Is quite as popular III
| her way as warren lllmseli' one Is feally
very old-certainly IN the nelsilborhood