Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-02

A Veteran Observer MAX 60 Some ReGecs
ttonst pom the Habits Of Park Visitors
The Wear and Tear ON Scttecs.

He appeared 10 be IN very happy frame Of
mind aud a. he PASSED along the serpeniins
walks of one Of the large city parks. of which he
was In charge, his bronzcd face wore satisfied
expression. "les, he remarked 20 STAR man,
who had fingered to Admire the budding
beauty OF spring, 'everthing Is going on first
rate, now that IL has had a start The season
has been very late, but IL has given Inc ap
opportunity OF fixing up the walks, and then
have been able 10 give the se;tees a thorough
overhauling."
II suppose that the woodwork suffers from
the exposure 10 the weather" observed the
at is hardly the weather" responded the
man, with a laugh. Tie elements have
effect upon park seats. as mieh be expected,
bnt II they had only Ia stand the attacks of the
wlni and the sun and the rain, the annual
I re-, would be a small item II expense. The
use which Is being maiv oi them BY the people.
IN tii" aaN time the'e are !he nurse maids and
the children, and the gentlemen OF leisure. who
are called tramps ior short aud then in the
evening tie young people Gene. Think that the
set.eS coul. st'tltd me wear and tear OF the day
Nlsitors pretty well. IL they had a chance 10
recuperate nj night, which. however. they don't.
1T Is a curious fact lac continued. with
the soiemniiy and earnesiRcsS of manner u
discoNerer of 4 great truth. that young
people are fond of sitting in the parks and IN
4 fair evening ] can easily imagine fhat / have
issued cards iur a reception. To which sucicty VI
has generally responded. ann u Sociablc mann
myself, and like Ia see people enjoying them
derstand why il is, when these setieeS are three
or four feet long, two people should crowd Ihcm-
selves into one corner, oreise both try toUcCupy
the center of the seat AT the same time Ii it
WASH I for the nursery maids ia the daytime L
think that would recommend that these seats
be replaced by Others only about "A loot long. As
lar as my observation goes that Il about au the
space that is occupied and IL seems L. me that
while this government IL carrying on the great
work OF reform 10y selling the departments
horses and carriages. TIA" matter OF the length
9I park seats might properly be considered.
lhree new settee> could hc made with the ma
terlal now wasted i'm one, and IL the best people
in the city are suited II seems 10 me that IL is
not worth while To consider the interests OF the
nursery maids and the trampS.
LII you viii look al this seat resumed tho
man, as he pointed Ia a seat in front of a clump
OF shruhbcry and some distance from a gas
lamp, you VIII see what / mean. Now. You
observe that the Stats are very much bent in
places showing that greater weight has been
on that part of the seat than on tie rest. by
The way, he suddenly said 81 have noticed
tnat when "A seat l. an rather retired locality,
II seems To show these effects more than the
others. IL Is curious, amt ite Every season
these settees have to be replaced by new ones.
The stats, you know, are all bent-that is, those
forming the seal. bur then the Stats I'm the back
are not so much bent. have puzzled over this
latter circumstance Il great deal. but cau't
count for it, How is il that there Is NOT a pro-
portionate strain upon the back a. upon the
seate / have about concluded that inr some
reason both the persons occupying the settee 10
not use the back OF the seat"
Il propose, ne went On alter a moments To-
Election. Ito make some observations on this
point during the present season, IN order TO
ascertain exactly the cause of this rather
curious circumstance. know why the stats in
the seat are bent, because l have seen two
people crowded togetheriB one end or I'm tho
middle and they sit that way all the time. OF
course, III l. none ul Ely business, but / have
often thought when walking around that I
would suggest in such eases that they needn't
crowd them> elves, as there were plenty Of seats,
and other people could go 10 some other part OF
the park. But they might think wanted the
entire seat mysel. aud If they are - consider
ate To sit up close and not occupy all the settee
themselNes, i have no doubt bat that they
would chceuul!y give up tie seat entirely IL
they knew any else wanted II. / don't
wish ID annoy them in amy way, because they
are quiet appreciative visitors. and In the soft
stiffness OF a summer night they are in har-
monN with the Surroundings. The man
paused and sighed, and then sighed again il
tender recollectionS had been aroused, and the
listener began L. feel in signing mood him.
self, bat wisely LEFT.