Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-10-10
The Marietta Daily Leader.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1900,
Some Observations,

BY the way; did it ever occur to you
why your children prefer to play in
some other persons back yard to your
own. There is man living on
Second street who has made every eff
fort to keep his little boy at home. He
has spent many dollars for swings and
wagons and toys of every description
but still the little fellow wants to run
off and play with neighbors' children
who appear to have little or nothing to
play with. Yesterday when Johnny
returned from one of his forbidden ex-
peditions his father interroeated him
as to why he would run off when he
had at home more playthings than any
other child in the heneighborhood Boo!
hoo!" replied Johnny, Il amt got any
teeter-board."
The teeter-board was procured and
now Johnny stays at home and has
more company in his back yard than
any one on the street.
1t was rich, indeed it was. Place:
Union Depot. Characters: Young
man, his sweetheart, and the usual
waiting crowd The sweetheart was
going on a visit to some friend in a
neighboring town or on an equally i'm
portant mission, and the young mans
over-attentions and politeness was
received by the crowd with its usual
appreciation. When the time arrived
the young lady was conducted to her
place with unusual ceremony which
finally concluded with the customary
osculatory exercise. The young man
stepped from the train as the bell
rang, but have departing kiss from
the car window he must. But 10! for
his hopes, and lower still for his
feeling, for just as their lips were to
meet the engine gave a puff, the cars
gave leap, and the young lady was
on her way. The unsympathizing
crowd showed its appreciation but the
young man only muttered something
undiscernable, hung his head and de-
parted.
1t was procession that kings
might admire (However they might
not.) It's a thing that did happen and
may happen again. (However it may
not) A procession beginning with a
yellow pup and terminating with an
ice-wagon-a procession beginning
with the most lowly and terminating
with the most sublime. The process
sion accidently formed at Second and
Putnam and unceremoniously dis
persed at Front. The yellow pup was
followed by man a-foot, the man "a
foot by a cyclist, the cycist by a sin
gle rig, the single rig by a double rig,
the double rig by a transfer wagon,
and the transfer by the monarchial
ice-wagon.
1t took place day or two ago; two
young ladies had just retuned from a
short drive in the country and had
gathered several branches of bright
colored leaves, the prettiest of the sea-
son. They were driving up Putnam
street with the branches hanging out
over the back part of the carriage
when a dray horse which seemed to be
quite ready for its supper began
munching the much-prized leaves to
the great delight of the driver and
with evident satisfaction to himself
The beauty of the branches was near
ly destroyed before the ladies noticed
what was being done. We thought
the ladies'.
Il see that Marietta still sticks to
that dirty old ice-harbor lot" said a
visitor to our city to a resident friend
recently, Yes" replied the resident,
but some of these times we are going
to-ect., etc, etc" II know" return
gu Tue NlsllOT, Indu mas Deen your
talk for the last ten years. but you
still have the old place year after year
and suppose the city would feel lone
some without it,"
However impolite the remark may
have been, it nevertheless contained
TOO much truth to be ignored. This
old disease breeding spot has always
been about the first sight to greet the
eyes of our city's visitors, and as the
first meeting usually leaves a lasting
impression, it surely can not be the
most pleasing. OF course, nearly ev-
cry individual citizen would, if he had
it in his power, change this old lot in
to beautiful park, but to accomplish
such things requires the concerted ac-
tion of many, Marietta Is indeed one
of the most beautiful cities in the
whole country, and should not let one