The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-09-10

nothing better in all the world than
our beautiful avenue with it's pave
ment smooth as a drawing room floor,
and our electric cars threading the
suburban valleys revealing undream-
ed of beauties in the surrounding
country.
We make haste slowly, but we
haste. The great bronze goddess that
crowns the capitol dome once stood in
sections in the grounds Of the east
front; how often I've played at hide
and seek in the hollow Of her trailing
drapery, or behind her coroneted
head! One day the sections were re-
moved and 10! in little time they
were fitted and stood erect, the grand
figure of Liberty, surmounting that
noble dome, far out of reach, piercing
the sky it would seem, and now, |
cannot get near enough to touch the
hem of her garment. She was long
time reaching her pinnacle, but now
she is there to stay. So in the matter
of architecture we have been and are
slow, but sure. The church of the
Covonanti is a grand thought wrought
in stone that would seem to defy the
ages, and the Dean of Canterbury is
quoted as saying, when he Stood in
the chancel of Metropolitan Methodist
Episcopal church, that it was perfec-
ton in point of architectural proper
ton and beauty. 1t required 1000
years, nearly, to build the cathedral at
Cologne, so with the present impetus
coming generations will see wonder
fIII of inl1 hIt f.
ly dream.
THE PRESIDENTS PRETTY SMILE.
President Harrison's tour through
the North has been as happy as was
the trip through the South and West;
however persons may differ in poll
tics it can but be conceded that he is
au fait in speech making, for there is
freshness and heartiness coupled
with sincerity and dignity that can
not fail to impress his hearers. In
deed the mystery is to know how he
can SO vary his expressions
as to relieve them of stereotyped
phrases. At Montpelier he gives vent
to his own surprise at himself in hav-
ing become so wordy, thus: 81 am
not naturally gossip. think had
some reputation as a taciturn man,
but it is gone. l have not given it up
willingly. l have struggled to retain |
it, but it has been forcefully taken |
from me by the kindness of my fellow
citizens whom have met so frequent
ly during the past year" At Bran
don Mr.. Harrison was received with |
showers OF flowers, which recalled |
similar peltings on his California trip,
and he sale: "These gifts of flowers
which you bring to me here are the
products of your fields and not of your
gardens. In the beautiful golden rod
lit is pleasant to think that this plant
is so widely distributed, slightly di-
versified in it's characteristics, but
spreading over nearly our whole
country we have a type of the diver
sity and yet the oneness of our people,
and am glad to think that it's golden
hue typifies the gladness and joy and
that is over all our fields
this happy year, and, I trust, in all
our homes" A pretty tribute to
what surely must come to be regarded
as the national flower of America,
even as the shamrock of Ireland or the
fleur-de-lis of France.
Today President Harrison is enjoy
ing the quiet and rest of his home by |
the sea, and is doubtless thinking |
over all the cordial scenes through |
which he has passed with a sense OF
grateful appreciation. No man, how
ever exalted his position, gets beyond
the reach of human sympathy, as ne
never gets above the need of it, for 1t
is the magnetic word that binds the
whole world together and makes man
say to man: "Thou art my brother"
The mansion will be in thorough
repair for the return of the presiden-
tial family, and home will be sweeter
than ever, because of the long months
absence: / say home, because this is
typical American family, and the
cares and responsibilities ofstate and
nation do not blot out the care of do
nestle enjoyment; the tireside chat,
the innocent games of the wee, pratt
Ting things about the home, all the
sweet communings that make home
sacred and sweet, are theirs.
Pennsylvania avenue has assumed
it's wonted appearance, for all sum,
mer the digging for the cable road
has been in progress, and travel on
that line was avoided whenever posi-
ble-now the tracks are completed
though the cars will not be in readi-
ness for couple of months; mean
time we sit behind the quadrupedss OF
gothic structure and long for the day
when they will be at liberty to drop
the traces and browse in green pas
lures. LIE JEAN