Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-10-02
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the two contain some thirty thou
sand population. We visited the
erry-go-round where were all kinds
of animals gaily caparlsoned--horses,
camels, elephants, lions, tigers,
panthers, crocodlles, unlcornS, drag
ons, and every beast that a saddle
could be placed upon, some harness
ed to carriages and all very doclIe
and easily handled; SD after seating
the ladies In IA carriage your cores
pondent straddled the king of
beasts IAN immense lion) and round
and round we went, the motive
power being steam engine which
also furnished the musical power
through the organ. TIE streets OF
Ocean Grove, | noticed, were rather
close together, barely room for the
cottages that front either street, 50
that the rears are III close proximity.
Another characteristic Is that the
streets are generally named IN mem
DRY of some prominent person or
place III biblical or church history
separated from Asbury Park by
Wesley Lake; on toe other side Is
Fletcher Lake; then there Is Pilgrim
Pathway, Embury Avenue, Zion
Pathway and Ocean Pathway the
incest street i'll the place. There ls
on the ocean front broad walk oi
nlank sixteen feet WIDE and more
than a mile III length, with seats at
short distances and pavlIllons AT
LONGER distances where the prone
naders can sit down, with the beau
t;fnl beach with its smooth, white
sand sloping down to the ebblng
and flowing waves of the glorious
old ocean IN front, where tho eye
never wearles In gazing on the
broad eXpanse dotted with steam
and other ships on their voyages to
and from the great mart Of com
merce few miles Ia The distance.
Sunday | counted lhirty-eight yes
sells III sight at one time, OF various
sizes aud AT various distances from
shore, Il sight most beautiful TO be-
hold. Same evening | attended the
surf meeting, held on the beach,
where the voice of the mighty deep
as it's waves rolled in grandeur along
the shore, mingled In solemn ca
dence with thousands OF voices OF
intelligent creatures III praise ana
adoiatlOn of the great creator OF the
universe, whose hand hath "Spread
the flowing seas abroad, and built
the lofty skies;" and when In the
twilight of that lovely Sabbath eve
the sweet words of that beautiful
hymn,
Jesus, lover of my soul,
Let me to thy bosom fly;
While the nearer waters roll,
While the tempest still is high
to the grand old tune of "Martyn"
sweIed in mighty chorus from the
vast assembly and rolled in har-
moaous melody far over the undu-
lating bosom of the bouudess deep,
methougbt, where, this side heaven,
can any thing or place be found
surprising this? Or whose is the
soul would fail to be touched and
lifted heavenward i'll contemplation
of the scene2
But | must hasten to say that
after the surf meeting another meet
ing was announced to be held in
the auditorium building, whittier
we wendell our way, and were re-
wardod by listening to a discourse
by the Rev. Mr. Harrison, "the boy
preacher" who held an audience of
of at least 5000 people for more
than All hour, IN constant eXpecta-
ton of the text which at the last
came out in the words "What must
l do to be saved" This was Ger
tainly a novelty, at least to me, and
1t was really attractive TO hear each
word and clause commented on, and
keeping his hearers in suspense as
to what the whole text would be,
until sermon and text almost ended
together.
On Sept. Sth we took carriage and
went to Long Branch, passing on
our way that most lovely of all the
lovely places | have seen, Elberon,
where the spirit of the noble and
lameuted Garfield passed away from
earth. We passed the cottage where
he died, and gazed long at the win
dow of the room where he lay, and
thought, earth contains no spot more
betitung the departure of the illus
trous man, for truly "Never such
treasure was before hidden within
the walls of that cottage" and |
would rather have passed through
the room where the sad scene oc-
CURED than to have visited the
metropolis OF the continent o.!
Garfield! grand of speech and noble
of mind ana soul, snatched from
thy elevation of usefulness aud
honor by the hand of the assassin!
But enough, have seen the place