New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-26
D4YBREIK ~ CENTRAL PARK.

Let no fondy Imagine that lie knows anything
about the real attractions Of Central Park unless he
has paid visit 10 that delightful place early In the
morning. Dy "carly' Is not meant : O'Clock. nor
!. nor o. but not minute later thnn 4 in the
ing! \ good many persons will probably say
"Oh, that settles 1t. II must get up the night
before to see the real beauties OF the Park. why
am afraid | shall never them
And yet these scoircrS would no doubt admit
that they had been amply paid for their trouble II
they wohld try the experiment once.
1t Was by pure accident that the writer discovered
this early morning charm I'm the park. lie happens
TO live the West Side close to Tho park. and one
morning about = O'Clock tho baby had Il cramp. As
usual such occasions the whole house was soon
nstr. and the nufso and the mother. becoming
frightened insisted that MUSICIAN be- sent for The
family ply 'ician lives at point the East sidc
directly opp Site the homo Of the writer, who tarted
TO bring the physician.
Unfortunately when he arrived at Elghthave "A
car had just passed, and there would not be another
along for twenty minutes or half hour lie must
either walk to Fifty ninthst go back and wait
for an elevated railroad train, and then run III, risk
Of getting crosstown ear within another half hour
or walk through the Park. lie decided on the latter
course and went in one of the entrances not far
from the fake.
The policeman at the gate was going to stop him.
but upon his errand and the prcdlcament he was in
being explained, the eraycoat allowed him 10 BASS
after critically scrutin1ing him, evidently to dis
cover whether or not he dealing with n burcnr
The homo Of the physician reached. and the
doctor promised to start at once. The writer then
started back through the Park the way he had come
His course led him close 10 the Rambles" above
the lake, Just the first gray streak of dawn was
appearing over Long Island.
Almost simultaneously with tho appearance OF the
first sign OF approaching day sparrow began
twitterng In tIco. This one unprrtcntlous little
twitter seemed to be the signal for "A whole army
of sparrows wrens robins. orioles. and In fact the
whole Of tho feathery tribe which nhabits the thick
woods In tho Rambles, to break forth into rouudclay
OF song 10 seemed that the morning rnulbler had
suddenly been tansplancd from the heart Of Il great
city. with Its hot pavements, dusty streets and mass
OF brick walls. 10 the centre Of virgin forest where
the animals and birds had never been disturbed by
tho Intrusion OF man. Here and there gray squirrel
appeared. but It's harsh clnttcring WINS swallowed up
In the general morning melody.
Only n sick baby at home coud have prevented
the early riser from remaining In the lirk the rest
OF the morning. When he arrived there the doctor
had scen there ana gone, and tho heir peacefully
sleeping In his cradle. since then the writer has
made many good resolutions 10 visit the Park agnn
at the same hour, hut the seductive qualities of a
comfortable bed at that hour OF the morning have
always been too strong to overcome. After that
VISIT however, that part Of the Park always seems
tame" as beautiful AS II u, at any other time In
the day.