The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-07-08
A Nine DAYS Outlug,

shake her wise old head and exciaiil, 50
told you So" and Imagine IL she were II
board the II 45 a. III. express, as it steamed
into Wilmington, this kind of life would
mean more to her than rapid mode ol
transit verify, "A dream come true"
Some time since heard sermon from
the text "What hath God wrought" The
impression OF which still lingsrs in my
mind, and as watch the beautiful city Of
Philadelphia fade and fade from view,
| mentally cxc!aim: "What hath God
wrought" Yet following close on this
| thought comes tho famous lines from
Gray's Elegy:
"The boast OF heraldry, the pomp of power
And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er
gave,
Await alike the inevitable hour:
Tho paths of glory leads but to the
gravo'
Already we have passed the ''silentaties"
literally buried in roses,-
Blooming again! sweet roses in their
glory
Telling anew tho resurrection story"
And now speeding over the beautiful
country. hear voice adown the ages:
Cursed Is the ground for thy sake" and
Wonder In the distance see ploughman
whose work vegifles the words. Cursed in
order that God through man mi ght beau
tify his work ton fold.
This is not my thought, 1t may be some
of Bob's babble, am not sure but some
one has said words to this effect: "If u
century needs man God creates one to
meet the demands thereof and the thought
comes buck 10 me, while crossing the
Delaware, at point Of Revolutionary
renown. Here in the river are the rocks
which at one time, served as stepping
stones for Washington's army and as
recall the wise sagacily, with which he
left his camp-flres burning, whio he cross.
cd tue river on the ice, l realize that such
man was Washington.
II am not theosophist but like St.
Paul of old / sometimes feel like excaim-
ing. whether in the body, l cannot tell,
or whether ont Of the body, cannot tell. "
A.! only know while these stray thoughts
have been passing through my mind l
have heard as in n half dream, Chester,
Philadelphia, Princeton Junction. New
Brunswick and Eizabeihport. At t 20
mention OF tho last named, | come back
to practical life, and my friend and l
gather up our bundles and leave tho train,
as here very dear friend is waiting to
meet us,
Speaking Of calling out stations always
makes mo smile, because it recalls very
amusing incident iii the life of q little
tarce year old nephew. He had been to
Ih2 zoo for the first time. The next day a
fast express in the form of n sewing ma
chine with chair for engine, was speed
ing along at IL rapid rate while the 'durtor
kept calling 'Tonshohocken. Broad street
station, and then loud crash and scream
in other words there had been a railroad
accident. The ductor had fallen through
the open window to the ground below.
AT 730p. IN. this is all know of Eliza
bethport, a terrific thunder storm has pass.
ell over the city on the opposite side of
tho way stands public school with seat.
ing capacity IF some 1909 pupils, eight
temples Of worship point their spires
heuyonward within radius of q few
squares, and what seems very odd to me
ed city Ia the U. S. a' tho report goes) this
town Of many thousand inhabitants does
not bar its shutters upon retiring
At 93) o'clock l lie down with tho
thought:
Whether within the precincts of home,
From which fond hearts care not to roam,
Whether abreast of the ocean tide,
On whose proud waves the bold ships ride,
Or whether speeding through boundless
space,
Thou still, o God, art our hiding place.
Leaving Elizabethport for u day, We take
the Ferry across Staten Island Sound,
hen tho trolley for IL ride, the terminus
of wh ch Is South Beach. Tao ride from
..Ie sound to the beach Is one bewilderiny
scene Of beauty. The car runs along the
beautiful Terrace on the north shore of
the Island in view Of Newark Bay, Won
kull river, and New York Harbor, guard.
ed by the great statue Of Liberty. Leav.
ing St George where it connects with the
Ferry for New York City, 1t crosses to the
eastern shore commanding Il lovely view
OF New York Bay and the Narrows,
Among tho many points OF interest ara
Sailors Snug Harbor, consisting of several
marble palaces amt place of worship;
surrounded by lovely grounds playing
fountains and beautiful flowers. Over
the quaint gateway we ren., Sailors
Snug Harbor, 1885" As tho name sug-
gesus the homc Is u retreat for worn out |
to go out but once moro.
Across a new and undiscovered sea, the |
shores OF which are named-Eternity.
For- Wadsworth on tho cast shore Is |
almost buried from sight by its wealth Of
trees but as the car speeds swiftly On we |
cat ch glimpse of N soldier on duty with
shoulderod gun, pacing back and forth in
front OF the gateway,
On duty, guarding tho nations cause,
On duty, preserving the nations laws.
Again turning southward the beach is
soon reached. | can never look upon tho
ocean without recalling those beautiful
lines:
"Thus far and no farther shalt thou 60
Let thy proud waves be stayed
Straying along the beach, gathering bits
OF sea weed and shells, to be divided among
the little nieces and nephews, smile as
think of the little boy who visited the Zoo.
He has never seen the ocean, and last
Christmas among his presents some one
gave him u quarter. Then he ran to his
mamma; "Oh, mamma! you and papa
and | have seen all Of this beautiful
world except the big ocean, now we can
SEQ that"
Having been prisoners three whole days
} ! account Of storm, my friends and hail
means pleasant trolley ride Of seven
miles across the country to explore New.
ark, and thence to Orange Mountain
seven miles farther away. The great Pru.
iential building and the Penn Memorial
Baptist church are among the points of in.
crest in Newark. When In view of
Orange Mountain one of my friends &C.
,eate1 aloud. II will lift up mine eyes un.
% the hills from whence cometh my
lelp."
We were told few miles from all this
ifc and hustle dwells hermit whose rude
tut and surrounding trees are covered
With biblo texts. If 1t Is well with his soul
what matter II he prefer solitude to the
launts of men,"
Another day finds us In the heart Of New
York, speeding over the elevated road to
pend few hours in Central Park, where
Nature has with lavish care
Formed scene of beauty rare;
Then, having done all heart could ask,
She called Oh man to aid her task. l.
Thus we find the Zoo, obclisk, museum,
tatucs Of Burns, Shakespeare and others.
Sitting close by the statues of Fitz Green
Ialleck recall his lines on the death of
Joseph redmond Drake
"Green bc the turf above thee,
Friend of my better days.
Mono knew thee but to love thee,
None named theo but to praise"
md bow my bead in the presence of
heso great men who have lived and loved
nd died.
Standing on the Brooklyn bridge, which
s,truely one Of the modern wonders of the
world, and gazing across the waters
oward Bedloe is land, recall lhis'inci.
lent When Victor Hugo went to sec the
statue of Liberty Enlghtenlng
he World, hu smiled when II bystander
onit n tbo ,ont n nd Tho stntun fnCIpp ench |