Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-05-23
RAMBLER'S NOTE BOOK.
Letter on the Pastoral Beauties of Spring
field Scenery Bordering on the Banks
Of Mad River and Buck Greek.
General Notes of the week-An Interesting
Dispute-Monk Sykes as Snake Charm
er-Art Under Difficulties Spring
field Composers Success-Drury's
National Reputati on->enator
PringIe-Bad Weather for
Watches-Notes ON Va
rious Artistic, So
ciaI and General
Topics.

scenery in Ohio than that which embellisheS
the banks of Mad River about a mile and
half west of the city, were it not for the
distance, the locality would offer an ideal
sight for a park. Every variety of Scenry
is presented rock, forest, river, dell and
grassy slope. The spot used to be faVorite
| resort for fishermen, before the |. Il. X w.
| K. K. was built through the most beautiful
pOrsOn of the river scenery. Last year
Mr.. W. 4. Rogers, the well known artist
and designer, formerly connected with
HarperS Weekly as 4 cartoOnist and pictor-
ial artist, fiOated down Mad River in a
canoe for some distance with several canoe
lists of this city. He was charmed with the
scenery. and declared that some of the
scenes would compare favOrably with those
adjoining any river in the world. He took
a number of sketches of the most beautiful
viStaS on the river, and secured ; collection
of photos of particularly beautiful scenes.
the whole forming quite partfoliO of and
river scenery. Designers and illustrators
always keep on hand partfolios of
sketches representing real scenery which
they work into their illustrations. We
man consequently expect to see some of
the prettieSt scenes on mad river utilized
for book illustrations by Mr.. Rogers. who
furnishes many illustrations to Harpers
Young People, Outing, and liarper's MOn-
THY and similar magazines. II Mr.. Rog-
ers gets a good romantic novel Ia illustrate,
We may expect to have illustrations repre-
senting Edmund Clarence in the act of
parting tor ever from Angelina Clarice by
the banks of familiar Mad river
Mad River and Buck creek scenery has al |
ways furnished an ineXhaustibe fund of
material for the artists of this city. The |
Frankensteins painted il from every stand |
point, and every aspect Of cloud. storm and
| suppose they have represented |
Buck creek for miles in their various pic
lures. Before the city was so closely built I
up Buck creek used Ia be one of the wild |
est and most romantic localities in this vi |
cinity. The spot where the Indians drove a |
shown by the oldest inhabitant; also the |
place where the first murder in Springfield |
was committed, where a white man killed |
an Indian; and the place where the last |
Indian of his tribe died, with his eagle eye
liked on the setting sun, his copper hand
pressed to his mildly heaving buckSkin
bosom, and his lips pouring forth the most
eloquent farewell to the country which was
his no longer, in the pureSt and most idio-
matte English Ia la the Indian heroes in
CooperS nOvelS.)
Alas, these spots are pointed out no long
sr. That rude and unpoetic vandal, the
white man, hath planted his back yard, yea
md his pump and woodshed and dog house
IN the exact spot where all these romances
We're transacted, so that the lover of Indian
tradition and primeval nature will be very
apt 10 be decimated by the realistic jaws of
4 very modern bull dog should he feel
yearning TO muse alone by moonlight on
.heSe scenes of departed romance.
Many Sketching parties have visited Mad
River this season to get glimpSeS of its
scenery in its early spring dress. Several
IF these parties were accompanied by Prof.
Uhl. who is painting several pictures of
Mad River scenery.
One of the prettiest localities along Buck
Creek is that which forms Ferncliff cem-
,tery, which was pronounced by the late
Stranch, of Spring Grove
the finest cemetery in Ohio. in
point of natural scenery and beauty-even
liner than Spring Grove. Mr.. Stranch was
IN eminent German landscape gardener.
md his opinion is entitled to the greatest
respect. Every true Springfelder is proud
If beautiful Fernclif