Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1884-07-04
A CoUNTRYMAN ABROAD.
No. D.

NO. ).
| Chicago lies on lake Michigan ant
I am afraid | will lie on Chicago be
fore | get through. 1t contains be-
tween six AMI seven hundred thou.
sand inhabitants. | have no mean,
of knowing the exact number Of Sa.
looms there: but | do know this mucl
that it is the best salOonCd city !
have ever seen. The hotel accom-
modationS are grand beyond dcscrip
toni think the civilized world
Ncoull find something to cat there il
they failed to find sleeping room.
This is one reason why these great
conventions are held thcrc-thC poo
pie who flock to them can get accent
mOdatiOns. a man can pay ten dol
lars per day if he chooses /; or he {. II
live like prince for two dollars pei
day. One of the incest little trips
you take in Chicago is ride of fouI
and one half miles out on lake Michi-
gan to the water works. The little
boat that conveys you is open at the
ends and sides and you have a fine
view of the lake. The water OF th,
lake is us blue as the sky, and when
we were on it,was as calm and peace
full as the silent hush where deaths
black plume has waved. | enjoyed
this ride more than can be described
vet | must confess | did not feel as
safe there rs | did out on the land.
About one half mile from the shore
are long piers built by the govern
mcnt, in order to protect boats dur
ing storms by breaking the force OF
the waves. On these piers were hun
drcds of mon, women and children
engaged in fishing.
BY far the most picturesque and
beautiful sight to be seen in this
queen Ofcitics, is Lincoln Park. This
lies on the lake just north of the city
and contains about two hundred
acres. 1t is laid oil into squares and
sections Of all sort Of shapes and sizes
a hundred gravelcd road ways rul
here and there and everywhere owe
which the rich and fortunate drive
with almost the velocity OF lightning
Beautiful lakes are found here ant
there over which swans, geese an(
all sorts Of aquatic birds glide sid,
by side of a hundred little boats. AL
sorts ofwild animals from the di
minutive little prairie dog that bur.
rOughs in the ground to the stated,
and gigantic bear arc to be seen
Birds of beautiful plumage, from tn
Joyous bobolink singing in the dew
saturated meadow to the majeSti
eagle, "the proud bird of the noun
tains" whose image is cmblazomet
upon the banner of our country, wer
seen fitting hither and thitncr il
the tree tops piping back to each 9th
or notes oflove; in a large tank pre-
pared expressly for them and fed b,
iOuntain of fresh water, were tire
large seals swimming lazily arount
as careless and unconcerned as tn
joyous School-boy who follows hi
hoop or spins his top around tn
small log house in the country
Then when you grow weary o
birds and animals you have only t,
turn your gaze to this side and here
you see acres of the most beautiful
flowers your eyes ever beheld. Her
are purple pansics and blue forget
mc-nots and star-cycd daisies an,
blue hyacinths-Over there scarle
gcraniums and crimson passion flow
crs and beds of every blooming rose
and ten thousand beautiful buds ant
blossoms of which know no NOR
than | know of that beautiful Cit
whose streets are said to be pave,
with gold. | don't think / ever care,
much for flowers: yet when | lookct
out on this bouquet that covered al
acre, could not help exclaiming in
deed they are very beautiful. AL
this splendid, shining sea of beaut
and glory is paid for and kept up b,
the city-kcpt for the people, free
not dime does it cost. And this
right, the people whO.pay taxes ough
to have c0nvcnienccs, roads, votin
places and places for recreation an,
amusement. Men cannot work fol
ever, nature grows weary, the physi
cal man becomes exhausted, he mus
havcIost. lIopkinsville needs a par
need il like the the man down Sout
) needed the pistol. We have gas
have a market house, have waite
works, not exactly water works :: bu
we have the water and it will no
cost much to put in the works, nov
by all means let's have a park and I,
free soup stand, and then let Gabric
blow if he wants TO, there will b