Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1891-08-07
BOSTON LETTER.
The Beauties of Our Public Gar
den--Mr, Doogue.
Hurllng--An Exhilarating Pas
time--Murders and
Murderers.

INC Behllclldn WHO Has COdTRc Ol tilt
Common and Public Garden. l don't
know Mr.. Doogue and don't know
that have ever seen him, but to rem
der Biblical Judgment of the man
that is, slightly altered, but neverthe-
less apropos-''by their flowers ye
shall know them," | should say that
compared with those who Talign Mr.. |
Doogue the circus poster liars and
dime museum lecturers are |
very truthful people. For whatever
may be Mr.. Doogue's shortcomings
or faults, not being up in Horticulture
and the science of artistic decorating
cannot be catalogued as among them.
| Like thousands of Others who live III
Boston, very seldom visit that grand
place, the Public Garden; but | did
chance to stroll over there the other
day, and to say that | was surprised
! by its beauties would be n tame
use of adjectives. There are three
beds of cactus near the equestrian
statue of Washington which arc
marvellous works of art, and
which arc worth n journey
of one thousand miles to see. Two
of these beds are laid out in the form
Of hugo vase. with vines AMI flowers
growing in them, the whole being
formed of various kinds of Cactu,
and other plants in such way as to
lresemblc at short distance n large
niece of colorcd embroidery. The
third bed was planted i'll honor of lhe
white squadron which recently visited
our harbor, and consisted of cactus
and other highly ycolorcd vegetation
so arranged as TO represent
all American eagle with spread wings,
surmounting a shield of beautiful de-
sign, over all being the initials "U. 5.
N" OF course the best effects are OBJ
tanned at n short distance. but close
inspection of the work is by no means
uuinteresting. and reveals an artistic
taste and skill of execution which 1t
would be difficult to duplicate with the
brush. The Public Garden is veri-
table paradise, and if there is any
thing undesirable in the character
of the man under whose skill
: full supervision all that is beautiful IN
art and nature are so maryellously
combined, ], for one, can freely for
give him. But it is not in the nature
Of things for man endowed with tho
= rare gifts of Mr.. Doogue to be other
wise than refined, sociablc and agree
able; for, without these qualities, he
could not succeed in the work which
he performs with such credit to tho
. CITY and himself. A few days ago one
. Of our city councilmen suggested tina
" the garden be taken for anew city hnl
site, but this was not intended MS any
!. thing serious OH his part. 1t was sim
h ply an opportunity to get his nam'
into print, and he improved it; but
' was no credit to his brain or his states
manship.
Last saturday there was game o
hurl ng between the O'Bricn and th
8 Boston hurling clubs, to decide whlc'
0 club was entitled to the 5000 playe'
for on the common July 4, tho gam
at that time resulting in a draw.
was an exciting contest, and to an.
Is one who never witnessed ma'ch o
T. this character il might have been mis-
o taken for ruction at Donnybroo
=, fair. About so policemen wcr
" present to preserve order, aud ha
% not the shins of tho contest
Or ants been well protected, br
,r few of those who participated in I'll
game would be able to use their leg
-. for the next six months. | could nt
81 ascertain which club was victorious
IS but | saw one or two men VIII
n smashed heads, and concluded th'
"a thcv must have belonged to the val
ouished side. Hurting is al exhllara
- ing pastimc and possesses rare inu
u cular developing qualities for tho
'ir who escape without al the bones
their anatomy being broken.
There is a threatened strike or u
}, horse car men here, but what 1t W
IN amount to is hard TO predict. II
va emplovcs complain that under the nc
-. time schedule they are compelled
work more hours each day, and at Il
fk thew are Justly Indignant. The we
IN End corporation have ono of tho gre'
nat est monopolies, and never seem sat
/, fed with anything they get. Tn
r have lust had their capital increased
~ a. SOC, 900 for electric equipmel
ear and not finding any other mcaus of
ho crcasing their profits, they are tryi
nv. TO squeeze little out of their e
- Moves. Their action is very genera
r condemned, but there is no remedy
IAN such evils so long as the people pers
ers in sending to the Legislature men W
cd prove such plastic material in
al hands of grasping corporations
The new drunk law does not SCI
IN 10 be working satisfactorily 10 9
gle citizens, as the number who can +
uld nisb certificates of previous &c
,,o character is very large. Last MOI
%. 1900 we're arrested BY the officers
''o station one, all of whom proved to
ter model citizens and were releas
An They must now either postpone I'll
act drunk for six months, assume an a
inc when pulled in, or so down for tn
-, months. In the latter event, our ]
ilities for accommodating the GRO
uld will bc seriously taxei.
,od A remarkable thing about bos
ur. is that Almy has not been captu
to here. Nearly every other place
New England has enjoyed that
'Ny tinction, and although at this writ
or the much captured murderer has
ical been found. who knows but tha
,lts may be in hiding here. Macarthur,
other escaped assassin from the GI