The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-29
SUNDAY ON MAGNOLIA
The Beauty Of the Buns Sc
lected for the Army Post.
CLIMBING AND SLIDING SLOPES.
Tbe Spring verdurc, Glorious SUNSHINE
and Gorgeous Background q
snow-Clad Mountains.

sr5aat! who goes therer" II the qvex-
Non that will smife the ear Of the wanderer
on Magnolia blum this time next year But
with no decidedly unfriendiy sound. how
ever. There are. OF course. no rules like
military rules for strictness, and yet In
this country these rules are never permit
ted to shock the sense of personal free
dom. The army " the servant of the pee
pie, and within certain necessary limits
the army establishments of this country
are as free to its citizens as are the halls
of congress, the great departments under
the control of the several cabinet officers.
and even the White House Itself.
Governors islarG. In New York harbos.
Hor Instance. which may be called the seat
of government Of the army. In that It's
commanding officer Is located there. II In
the summer time quite q resort for the citi-
Gems OF New York and OF visitors from all
over the country. WHO enjoy Its grassy
slopes. bathed In sunshine and cooled BY
the Atlantic's waves and breezes. and ac-
mire the big guns. and are curious as to
real army life, watching the soldiers on
parade. peepInk into their barracks. and
then wandering past the cottages Of the
officers. with their pretty little balconies
all entwned In greenery and flowers. on TO
the museum. where they can see the horse
(stuffed) that Sheridan rode. and lots Of
other mementoes Of the civil war and the
wars waged with our Indian wards.
II must be said, however. that the active
army movement has always been more 10
the visitors than the stored records and
battleworn reminders OF active service. OF
which so many Interesting souvenirs are
treasured on Governors island.
And this Ii but natural and indeed char
acteristic. For America. as a people. mas
little Of sympathy with the things Of yes-
tcrday. Except in campaign speeches one
hears little OF her victories OF the past.
There are Jew monuments to those VIC
toricf. comparatively speaking; few rec
ODDS that speak direct to the heart and
tosch the national prlde. But this VIII
cone--with time. In after years there will
be rhgrimages TO Governors island and
people Of other generations viii touch with
pride the stuffed skin OF the horse that
bore Sheridan on his last ride. 80 famous
already In poetry. and the saddle that
Grant best rode, and the spurs that Gus
ter wore In the last grand battle with the
Indians. and many other objects that are
s'gnposts IN history. will become AS sacred
In patriotic hearts a. are the knee-worn.
blood-stained steps to the sanctuary of
Thomas A. Beckett In Canterbury cathedral
Few people recognize this fact. esps-
cialIy In young and busy community such
~ II Seattle. But the location Of al army
post on Magnolia blum. II II hoped Will
lead many TO brush up their "reminiscences
OF the struggles and achievements OF this
one OF the latest states of the Union, and
place them on record where they win be
come matters OF future history. For tho
establishment OF antrmy post AT this point
means more than he material point Of
20 much necessary expenditure. SO much
profit TO our merchants 50 much of n
pleasure ground, that The city has not 10
he taxed TO maintain. II win be an educa-
tfonal establishment In TIC best sense One
Of Its most prominent permanent build
1ngs. 80 IL is said. VIII he Tor an exhibition
Of the romantic Incidents that have made
this state what n II. This, however is all
what II may be. and What L.. Is the in
teresting subject Of today.
What might he described " newspaper
parlance as party OF banlus brokers'
real estate agents. engineers and pewspa-
per men, made trip 20 Magnolia hluff ye=-
terday. Place all fhose Designations In the
singular and you about sum w the i'm
portance of the party. One Of them wait
Ing for the West street and North End car
for Ballard. block above Pike stree, was
treated to a Strauss waltz from piano
IN one OF the bandboxes called shantes on
The clin. The piece was well PLAYED ton
and every note OF II sounded like fireworks
exploded In barrel resounding and
spreading and asslmulating with the ffecd
OF sunshine that lay like a fiimy white cloth
over Elliott bay and showed West Seat
tie. and the pun OF It's ferryboat, like thu
worked figures In curtain OF Mechlin
lace Soon after the atmosphere became
clearer. and by the peculiar rerefraetion
OF this atmosphere distant objects became
nearer nearer. that ls 10 the anpareut
vision. than they actually were
The party left the car at what Is called
Grand Boulevard, and by others called In
terbay. and lis mephers viewed and
marked out with some Interest the course
pegEed out for the canal from the head Of
smiths cove to this point Then they
resolutely faced the hin confronting them.
and proceeded along the boulevard that
the engineer. In his minds eye, has laid
out up there. II viii he an excellent
boplerard-for cable ears But the pioa-
ders on foot scaled the height. with some
puning from the desk men and were re-
warded with a view such as IS no, A.
Yorded from any point In this country.
One cannot AFFORD 10 go into slperiativcs
At this point however for the afternoon's
trip about Magnolia hun showed SO many
magnificent views OF matchless scenery
that 10 mention any one IN particular
would be to some extent lnvidious
From this first height 30 fee; above the
tide, the landscape showed cleared patches
and farm houses In the mid,ilerro,,ns
fringcd with deep green pines. beyond this
splash OF brown. the autumnai line. OFT
OF which peeped the university ara gts
clearing, beyond that a lire of purple that
was almost black. and higher /, porrte
maze denoting Lake Washington. against
background OF Indian ink darkness
eepPtu WIN white. The White vas the
snow caps on the mountains that mo
morning sun was already gliding with
iriuescent hucs that were reflected in the
heeting, iieecy clouds above
rms ppoc,se spot IS called on tho man
Say View, and crossing tho ride, tn, marty
was soon In Pleasant valley. a 4,.o, Neli
named, Both sides Of II ara cleared and
az the Sound end Of IL Is praap.yaus
farm' az the other end the chicken ranch
OF me Rev. Or. Dexter. WIN In a weak mo-
nent thought he would like To- ehun the
"iekeduess Of the world and con~ort only
Win honest egg layers Rat n.ev lisap-
pointed MIN when the frost came. aud he
went TO minister 10 another Kind ~ nogk
III the parish OF ST Clements The SLOPES
OF thls valley have been cleared htit have
grown up In nowery currant ana rnntrons
anu other shrubs ~ repute aacid. hnt Of
ntsie account In their own country with
the hrSt blush and sladucss ~ spriuE upon
Them however. hey are very sweet and
re'feshins after plank FaVements aud the
rattle OF street cars
among She bushes on the rrsf slope YOU
come across Signhosrd thrown down
ana camp-stsined. that reads or one an
sc Grand Boulevard" and ON thc other
Randall street" and this recalls YOU
from your urban transports
Old Emerson. of New York. plenr,i ,,,,
this pleasant valley, he houeAt thc
whole OF the property ana hong4 ,s ,,at~
a million or two ont % Ms t,s~.,,..t,,,
abilities on jim IN. % take the Get