The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1884-01-31
AnOthts. Better From our New
NOri& Correspondence.

DEAR lTAutE:-Evcrvliiug in New York
is gotten up on grand proportions, from
draught-horseS up ,ur DOWN 10 milliOnaircS.
| The country man sees 50 much to wonder at
thpt his ewes refuse to wink and his mouth IL
open and shut, and so they remain strctC Rcd
wide open most of the time, and thereby the
rustic is easily distinguished from the resi-
dent of the cit,.
Njsitir Central Park in Eiuter may seem
a bit Of humor. but as it is one of the I'M
mcnse sights We were determined to see it.
! This magnificent pnrk is hcautitu At a SEA-
sons of he year. lad seen it in he fall
when the leaves were first scared and failing
and Thought IL grnudrr sight | had never
looked upon, but As it lay with 20 inches OF
snow upon il, it made scene not easily sur
passed. The noise IT the city is hardly
heard. 1t is q quiet place and, as on this
wintry day, the blacl, trees litteG their skelc-
ton ferns from the bed of snow and the
statues were dotted here and there and merry
Sleigh-hells were constantly tiLkling |
Thought it e pecially attractive. | was anus
ed at the black sign-boards just peeping
sho@c the snow vita the sol, mn warning,
keep of the grass"
The area OF the park is $40 acres, 500 900
vines, shrubs and trees have been placed IL
it since its opening. IN summer it all Dunds
in grccnlawns, shady groves and cool hooks
where tn cary may rest in quiet and lovers
may cOLrC,s, in security
The 'driy,, are used 10y the owners of fine
horses ard turnouts Here the rl:h may
iaunt their elegance in the faces of poor pc
destrians. ] saw great many sleighs speed
ing along so rapidly that they barely touched
the snow and seghing parties with jinglng
bells and merry laughter dashed hy every
moment.
The Egyptian Ohelisk stands in the park
and must he seen by all visitors Just to say
the' have seen it. 1t is a matter of dis ute
whether the inscriptions are concerning King
Ra-men- kheper or are pateht-medcne ad-
vertisementS; the appearance favOrs the lat
ter. This Obelisk came from On where Jos eph
got his wife; and who knows, but what the
prime minister whispered his Egyptian words
of love to the fair maiden in the shadow of
this old resident; and may it not be that
Moses slew the Egyptian with a fragment
Clipped from this reliquary. As | stood be-
fore it, it seemed to resemble a huge finger
ointing back INTO the misty past, as though
TO bring into notice many fats vet buried
there.
Qnite near the Obeisk is the Metropolitan
muSeuul VI ATT. ms Is the place 10 QcNelOp
the esthe ic faculty ami reverence for an
tiquity. The paintings are magnificent. 1t
is anHsing to stand by and hear this one and
that one vainly endeayoring to give express
sion to admiration and rise to the height OF
the great subject. | really felt sorry for the
adjectives expressing beauty and grandeur.
The poor things get no rest.
Some Of the paintings are very old and
are the works of celebrated artists. The
gem of the whole collection is 'sThe Ma
donna" of Raphael. A genuine painting of
that old master. I am not one who can
fully appreciate art in any branch, but
when saw this picture my whole soul
was stirred with delight and bowed my
head i'll reverence to the greatest artist
that ever walked the earth. Among this
rare. collection are paintings by Rubens,
Nurillo, Van Dyck and others whose names
are familiar to every one.
The Cesnola collection of Greek and
Phoeniciarn antiquities could interest one
for days.
Mummy cases and statues from Egypt,
inscriptions and relics from Nineveh and
Babylon, pottery, idols, etc., from Peru,
Mexico and other parts are to be seen in
perfection. This Museum is free to all
four days in the week and the average at
tendance on these days is 10000.
Let us took at another great sight; and
that is the East River Bridge You pay
one cent for the privilege Of walking across
IL, or five cents to ride IN the ears. This
bridge is the largest in the world. Its di-
mansions seem incredible to one who has
never seen It;the whole length is 1859 feet,