New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-03
PART II.
PAGES 10 TO is.
CENTRAL PARK LAKES.
LOVELY WATERSHEDS N A BIG CITY,
AN 1DLER MAY SEE MANY PLEASING PICTURES

AN IDLER MAY SEE MANY PLEASING PICTURES
on THEIR SHORES.
The beauties of Central Park Greatly enchanceo
by the sheets of water which are scattered ABOUT H.
ard what adds to their charm Is their natural ap-
pearance. Their artificial character has been entircy
obnterated, and the visitor stand near the DacA
stretches OF the lakes and Imagine himself really IN
the country, for they fnll Of bird and insect
life.
The lower lake, which forms an irregular crescent
At the south end of the Park, Is the resort OF &c"
birds and this is not to be wondered at when orc
remembers it Is 70 the hum OF traffic winch
.,chocs along Finy nintI-st. The black or West
Australian swans have their summer home here, ana
can always be seen swimming gracefully about H.
or plunging their beautiful necks into the depths
in search Of grubs beetles and for that meal WHO"
they dearly love, the spawn Of FISH. owing 10 tms
latter failing they most destructive to the cuituro
# fish While pceening their feathers swans
orc decidedly cawzy looang but while guarding their
nests both male and female birds most savage
and will fcarlessy attack man. striking win sucn
force with their powerful wings that they haVo
been known to break limb OF the wonidbe roooer'
A pnir Of the black swans have nest on the norm
shore OF the lake. hidden under a tangle Of thick
bush and creepers. There is no fear OF Its pein3
robbed ry the small boy, and fluffy little brood OK
ebony coored cyenets Will be soon seen cruising about
the lake like a foa of small torpedo boafs In the
wake OF O monster ironclad.
That wretch tie English sparrow quarreis IN every
rush ard tree around the lake ard has driven away
tle robins which seldom seen about It's oanh'
Those strange a.dermanc Inventions, the gondoas, 90
o add m the beauty OF this lake. but Trey give an
infinite omonnt OF pleasure hundreds OF chill
dron drrtng the year. they make up for their ns is
II f. worth while whiting end watching the chnorch vi
| n school whose headquarters are In some not ana
densey populated part Of tn, city, er,oy thcir TIP "
| tlose b1ats All are eager TO ct on, but they arc
| nd cochc ola
four or five beats being out the lake at the snme
| dino Tho SCHOOLS OF small fish which swim close ID
tho surface Of the water are wn'ched with gree anu
small hands are capped Mt the swans ms tcy osh Jus
weer M In front OF teir sable breasts as they sic
ont or the way OF the unc,nth boats. "skip!acR.'
ns n walks on the water IA revelafion 70 h'Se mus
onos ond thai night and many nights afterwarS trey
have wonderful stories to tell their tong fathers ana
| mothers .,
| Tho ug lake witch boarders the Ramble. -
| always we'll worth visit for many reasons. iho
human belug in several phases may be stnd'ed nero
with advantage. First. the small hoy IS 'nten' oi
bird nesting or In catching fish These youngsters are
No. .he vos OF the street Their homes are In brown
stone houses aro.nd The park. Brdnestins ana hsns
are acninst tie laws OF the Park ana lor tpat rTiso
they are dear to the mischief making heart OF inc so
| Inv These naranding gangs number anywhere from
six 10 dozen. Their fishing equipment Is not cAPen
| sive small twtg cut from n bush. Itself cfihio
| AGAINST ,he laws serves as q rod The line II some
thread begged borrowed stolen from tnc mo'ue' Ut
sister, real hook is occasionally used Dun ~ sei'
erl thing the bent pin impales the wrigshng WORTH
These boys are well dressed but this does not prevent
| them filing one pocket with WORMS ana announcer oho
does dnty as creel fishing basket Tor all Inc eah'
| cauobt These gangs suddenly emerge from some
| shetered nook, having seen the policeman or farh
ranger disappear around the corner All put one aro
busy fishing and 1t is wonderful how successful tnes
| are One by one the small fish disappear into the
| nocIet when suddenly from the lookout boy comes
| That mistfc word. Cheese it,; term common po'"
with the Fifth-ave and Cherry hill awbreaker ana III
second every fscttcrAs 81 them has dfsaPpeareo
into the thick underwood around
| R,,a.nesting is more dangerous, for the wuld De
rosse.sor of some orioles eggs Is likely TO find
himself freed and falls an easy victim INTO ,ne 'ri'
CT the policeman who. 1t must be owned, with a hau
ashamed air marches yonug urciin To the Arsehii
followed at respectful distance by his hte comrad@s
The little fellow as a rule Is fairly scared anu
couple Of singing raTs the seat Of the trousers
are considered enough punishment. The boy VIII
Immediately leave the park by the Menagcre entrance
lnt in an hours time he Will be BACK III the h"oio'
stin bent on getting those eggs.
On sundays I'm particular there is n curious human
being who frequents the lake. This is the clerk INC
store boy the cOunteriumper and all his cla' lie Is
fist cousin to the London AIRY, bnt he taxes MS
u,asure much more sadly than the latter. Inc
New-York jack will hire boat and Take out for
n companion some brother clerk few Of them have
their jill, In the sern-shccts. AIRY would scorn
getting into boat the Serpenivc or on the
| Thames at Amrrerstnith Ampton without his
,Arriett And perhaps AIRY has the best time OK
| H. One must grant he Is nuisance but often an
Amusing one There thing certain the presence
| Of 'Arrieft prevents him being the fo,l-mouthed,
| basphemous New-ior Jack who in THIS respect
bcits his Anglo saxon cousin "h7llow"
| Luckily one can easily turn away from this blur
| OH th., scene. day :lle rocks which iut
out OF the lake several plare the "sBing ground
| OF MANY swallows, who every now and then dash or,
fying rapidly over The water dar,ng right and left
AS they catch some Insect and then, having sIrlnled
some water themselves. return 10 the rock ana
j,4n In the twtering Of their friends. In some Sc
cluded spoiS overhuug with cIeelers, and where the
small streams tricale into the lake, may sec all
| so,is OF Birds bathing small greenlets and warbors.
nucl,& Dyc.ltchers and sort OF bird that makes
| he Iu:k rs lernantnt or temporary hcme. Along
the sand OF the shore small SAND ppers arc
ever busy the look ont for shrimp, or small hsh
which the small throw mp the Shore and Ii Is
| really surprising how many 81 these tnere are
| small frNsh-waer shells can be picked ZIP and The
| curious conVoluted homes Of the water-vO.Is. The
nrmor which projected the caddis Until IL went forth
| as a fly Is thrown up the shore as well as the
She'll which covered the dcous arya of the dTagonDy
| An these are tld-Ats for the sand pper and many
smaller treasures the lake. too small to be notices
| Is mans
There are Drawbacks however, even 10 the lakes In
| C.ntla Iayh, for around the quotest ana most Sc
Guided spots the mosquito holds Us c0nrt, ana one
| lenrlr- that though almost everything In nature Is
beautiful always wonderful. some OF her productions
! nre hateful.