Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-10-29

and hats Of officers; the dresses
worn by ladies at court balls; letters,
lockets, rings, the watch presented
by Washington to his bride; yea, a
thousand things bringing back 70
mind and eye this first great period
In the annals Of our country.
The house itself is a curiosity. III
contains the rather noted room,
with the one window and seven
doors, in which many an important
council was held, and where WASH
ipgton, LAFAYETTE, and the most
distinguished characters, civil and
military, Of the Revolution, often
assembled, and seated at the long
o>ken table, and the huge ilne-
place read in each others eyes
their hopes and fears. .
Fish Hill Bay is at the foot OF
the knoll in which the house stands,
and opposite is the little town ana
hills Of the same name UP the
river are the Highlands, and DOVE
the stream the famous Storm king.
1t would be superhuous 70 ssy
anything about the scenery OF me
Hudson; 1t is too well known. we
made the trip down the river from
Neyburg on the steamer AecdTk,
the companion Of the Mary PolreD.
II was the last day trip OF the sea-
son, and the boat was saluted by
every passing craft, and by the loco
motives on the shore, and from eaen
village and town. The cadets al
West Point came out I'm n body wav-
ing their handkerchiefs, and to all
the salutes the boat returned an an
swer in a blast from its sonorous
whistle.
/ thought how much better are
the days of peace than those oil the
warfare Of which the river had once
been the scene; aud how much bet.
ter TO see floating from the great
steamer the flags Of America, Eng.
land and France, than 1t would
have been to have witnessed them
in the past days flying at the he1ds
OF columns Of fighting men.
Passing quickly from Chicago to
New York, or rice Uersd, one can
not help comparing the rival cities.
To my mind New York is by far the
nobler city and always will be,
Chicago lacks character; outside OF
being big, having high buildings
and being the home Of cuisines:
men OF remarkable energy, It has
nothing. New York is beautiful
poetic, cosmopolitan. 1t has every
thing which one can find elsewhere
in the United States. It's park 1
lovely beyond compare; its ar
museum-the MetropOlitRn-a reve
lation and education to the people.
its literary-ihe LsnOx-au anti
guardians dream; its bay, grand; it
statue Of liberty, an inspiration; it
bridge, majestic; its river front, o
never-ending interest; aud then
best OF all, the sea is its gateway
Yes, one feels in love with New
York.
The Prospect PARK, in Brooklyn
is a charming spot. Nowhere in /
does one see the sign ''l<eep Off tn
grass" a half day passed i
= Greenwood Cemetery viii long b
remembered by us. Surely, If any
where, the dead can rest ther
peacefully; 50 the living think. Tn
place is 50 quiet, 50 green, so soOth
, ing. Everywhere grass, tree:
flowers, monuments, both humid
; and costly. We lost Ourselve
among its winding paths, and l.
some ssguesterei nook would sud
; denly come upon the last resting
place Of some one whose triumph
, we had read, or OF whose works o
deeds We had heard-the teachers
the bsuetactOrs OF rulers Of the
{ kind. ALFRED LAAIBOURNE.
NEW YORK, Oct. 20, 1899.