Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-13


to emerge from roofngs, and to do-nothing
but gaze and swim.
Leave the town in carriage for the
beach, driving past some opulent residences
Zone being Mr.. Palmer's proud white man
sion, once visited by Washington), under
avenues of elms, and through the inevitably
plain barter region; and when once beyond
the arch of the railroad the sea puts well
come US, and there befalls sight OF blue
repousse water and sparkling sails, ana
gray distance at the harbor mouth.
ALONG BEAUTIFUL DRIVES.
On the right side of the harbor the hllly
border, called the Pequot road, which Is
usually the favorite route, makes frame to
the marine picture, and partly shades the
way with dts elms and naples and summer
boarding houses and dwellings. To the left
of the road few willows and other tracery
divide the water scene into sections. still
further to the left, on the Groton side OF the
stream, extends drive reaching to the
farthest point of the shore. Perhaps the
"Atlanta" or the Gushing" are enthroned
nearly in mid-stream. Perhaps the white
winged New York Yacht Club is dropping
in, and with toy peal from its successive
guns, CLOCKS all by ITSELF in spite OF Dup
dreary.
There is the Ocean road, on the ridge of
the hill, from which is seen broad and
noble view, belittliDg the shipping. Then
there is the new wide Boulevard, which
glances comprehensively at the river, and
being nearer to it than is the upper avenue,
| gives one better outlook, yet misses the
| perfect wonder of the view of the Sound
| and Fishers Island, and dim Long Island,
to be gained at the terminus of the Ocean
road NBut there is charm about the drive
close besides the water, first described,
which changes but does not lessen at differ
ent contracted points.
A FOURTH OF JULY ILLUMINATION.
Upon the Fourth of July the loyal fren-
zies of the day are often crowned by an
illumination of the yachts which have an
| chored beside New London. I once saw the
| delightful scene under the cloud-adorned
efulgence of the moon. Many colors and
forms of fireworks begrimed the alter,
nate darkness and whiteness spread over the
river mouth. In the void of shadow under
the hill opposite, skeleton feet was sta
toned upon the purple water, which was
cobwebbed with silver and color. And the
yachtsmen aboard the radiant skeletons sent
up into the, deep we'll of the sky sprays OF
momentary splendor. From many distances
ashore an answering array of curving color
responded, and band somewhere was heard
| everywhere.
AS for the exhilarations of New London,
there is certainly yet another. The inter
collegiate rowing contest is to be endured
and honored The shops burgeoa into sig
nifcant tints; and red or q blue dress is
always supposed to be intentional, after the
arrival of the first boating men The town
heart beats for week for the races; and
when the day of the University struggle
between Harvard and Yale comes the town
eagerly hastens in its best clothes to endan-
| ger its life upon the unprofessional observa'
tion train, which jangfes and bumps along
or upon the river craft which fops one
sidedly and in full scream after the contest
| ants.
THE UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE.
And, in the meantime, the boys glide to
the finish half invisible as monotonously
mechanical as good training can make them,
and outrageously overturned. Yet Uni
versity race is precisely as thrilling and ad.
mirable as are all things strenuous, brief,
desperate and triumphant. After the vic
tory the city street of exchange nearly ex,
plodes. The noise of rejoicing sometimes
ceases not until the next day. The collegian
word of awesome import-fnds himself a
free agent possessed of popular sympathy,
and he does all he knows how to deserve to
| be feared. Occasionally the lucky college,
\ whose men win the race, has its band and its
| dervish dance through highways and by.
ways. 1t always had its battle-cry, and
! confagration of sticks and barrel slaves;
and often its destruction of chairs and
crockery, Just as in medieval times the
| wine goblet of King was dashed to the
ground that no plebian lip should touch il
after him. All of sudden the red light.
and other sulphuric blazes and the common
crackers die away; and we have lived
| through it all-but the college boys are
gone. The luscious sunny day, the CLEANS
| of river the wooded hills, close chapter il
their story with yells and bombs that are
trife hideous, but-when the students
have departed we express our fondness fol
them; we look at the photographed groups
of them in the shop windows; we regret
that we must forget them.
| PLEASURES OF THE RESORT.
The Summer people" who come hithel
have a life almost entirely their own; but
am sure there is the best feeling between
the residents and the visitors, and there il
| some exchange of civilities. For not yet
has the fashionable world dealt with oul
town as it has with Newport, where there i.
a crowding out of the nest in ''the season
almost cruel Edwin Booth once made
White Beach his favorite resort. Another
exquisite and strong artist has lately lived
for weeks beside 1.-THE poetess, Edith M
| Thomas
The army and navy officers stationed here
for year of or so at time with their fam
! lilies bring variety into our daily life BY
their gay energy and pleasant sociability
| The old whaling trade that made one of it,
broadest marks here has been succeeded by
other industries, which in some cases fetch a
least a 80 per cent profit. There are silk mills
ship building yards, adjacent granite quar-
ries and mandatory or two besides, which
succeed in making no disturbance at all
Richardson's genius is exemplifed in the
new library building-it is jewel of pretty
devices and clever designs, in the great
brick railroad station, Norman arched, and
in anew schoolhouse, the William Memorial
And the country scenery is magnificent.
ROSE HAWTHORNE LATHRoP.