Telegram-herald., 1891-09-01

a word ss Praise for the Lsvsay Place
on the 0tau&


on tie oian~
Returnng from an extended North Tn
trip few days since, and finding my
little family scattered from New York
20 Caliornia-wh bile not at all ham
rnpt for means OF se2f-entertainment--
you must not think IL strange that so
beautiful day as last Sabbath let
rne out without a drive. But where
20 go7 That Was the question Reeds
Lake is all right, but who wants 10
see a poor dog take . parachute
.ssh0ote'' Not 1.
NORTH Park is all right. but like to
have a crowd, and a crowd was just
,-iaat wanted to avoid--havingstum
bled into big one last Friday evening
but North Park suggested parks"
and almost invoiuntarily Dick" and
| I--Diek il my horse you know-started
| for John Ball Park. expecting ~ find
| little else than the wild woods, with
perhaps. like ourselves, straygier
here and there.
We had not been out there for more
than a year and wfaan l tell you that
l WAS surprised and delighted with
what l ksztw is putting Ii very mildly
indeed. Why, that horse of mine, who
is seldom known 10 halt, unless so bid
den, stopped '.stoek still' at least
dozen times and looking round with
amazement in his clear eye. seemed TO
say ~well. well, this does Just beat all
creation" Dicks got horse sense and
his surprise was fully equal To his mas
ter's.
First, were the old original woods
good medicine for anybodyss eyes.
Then there were lovely drives, grav-
eled and having paved cutters; then
by-paths numerous. rustic bridges and
stairways. an artificial pond, from
rivulet and springs as nature made
them, benches ad infinitum. in shaded
slightly places. with many a ruralistic
pagoda-like pavilion on something
less than thousand hills.
Now. while thousands of people are
rushing north and east to our near by
breathing spots, perhaps to FEE exhi-
bitions that should be abolished by
| law, 1 do not believe that tithe OF
our inhabitants have a realizing sense
of the quiet beauty OF John Ball Park.
lying on and among our western bluffs
Twas so taken "off my feet" by what
I saw of the improvements there that
It is impossible to keep still about it,
| whence these few remarks.
do not know the Landscape man.
who laid out the roads and.walks and
| terraced the Everlasting hills or ven
| the committee having the work in
| charge, yet cannot refrain from say
| ing that it reflects great credit upon
all concerned and as far as it has pro-
| gressed''m my artistic eye"fully approves
OF everything that has been done.
| 1t is simply the loyliest spot 'in all
| the region round about" and X every
mhabitant of the city don't know it,,
they ought to and go there and see Tor
themselves.
To make 1t more pleasantly acces-
sible, West Fulton-st. should be graded
and graveled from the old city limits
md sidewalk laid TO the foot OF the
bluffs; all OF which will come in due
time. and the street cars, as well,
| whose lines from West Fulton-st. bridge
| row reaches nearly half way to these
pleasant hills, dales and stalwart for
| estry.
Returning, from the foot of those
| bluffs | drove due east on Fulton-st.
bluffs through the city and ,as l passed
the residence OF the late John Ball,
| reverently raised my hat in remem-
brance OF the man my boyhooi In w
whose thoughtful generosity must
ever make his worth as green in our
memories Us the noble woods in their
leafiest June which with many broad
acres were donated by him to contin-
ually bless the city where the largest
hall os lis long and useful years
were passed.
From Monument Park" at the head
of Monroe-st. it is but a few moments
drive due west on pleasant street
TO John Bal. Park.
Z. G. u. HOLDEN.