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can. fru'n ~Ls' hs observes IN single c''y.
"-I~'tahs when thai CITY happsn- ~ y,
III" co~in"pnli,an New York. Nh"r-, ! ann
informed. u y more Ia IN" pp,n' 20 asa Nh"
- American than Ia inquire Who i foreigner
How much NOR. pr-ps'-t.rous would -
'" attempt such task on the slender
strength ~ csu-sl observation. within the
marrow hounds Of public park
I Al this am ~ cour-~ well h~ar" OF. snf
80 ] make haste tn rntrea, IN" gracious
reader tn believe that, II anything In the
I following paragraphs should appear un-
favorable tn the taste or character ~ the
visitors To the Central Park. no reflection
is Intended on the Americans ~ nation
or even a. individuals for ] have m means
of knowing wha, percentage of 'ho-" 'i-i-
tors ar" really IN. children 81 the soil.
~ the outset wish tn pay th" we'll
deserved tribute of prai-" Ia N" creators
of this Park. whoever they may 10. Tor the
marvellous Ingenuity Win which they have
laid Out ia" Who'll" grounds with due a'ten-
ton 20 th" needs and conNen"nce of all
sorts and conditions Of people. II Is, IN
deed. difficult 10 conceive how the Park
could b- improved IN =" fsr as the general
arrangements as To the driN-~ays' horse
tracks. walks, lakes, pleasure grounds.
WOODS. &c. are concerned. Everything
seems 20 be just where should b~, AL
though not always as " should I've.
More checkered. however. II the nature
oi the impression left on my mind 10y the
crowd Of people daily re-oriins To this
lovelest al all public gardens on Manha'-
tan Island
1h" sight that strikes me most agree
ably II se-n in those clean. velve'te'i r"crea-
'ion grounds, which are provided In such
abundanc" IN different par's of IN" Park
There | love to watch the budding flowers
of American manhood and very often
woinanhoof also. engaged IN health-giN,ns
sports ui all sorts with that whole-hear'ed
ana unconscious ardor which - character
ize- the Americans IN all their undertaking..
small or great. in business or In afnu-eneDt.
Here certainly II a matter Tor sincere ad-
nirat'un aid food for much thought 90 n
stranser from th. Far East
Bidding sdieu to the happy people on
the recreation ground. ! com. out To one
Of the bu-v and gay drives. where I am
gr-~ted by sight ths, puzzles me a great
deal. do no, refer 10 the cream Of New
York'- fashion parading along before me:
suppose they are all right. Al all events, a
NaxSbond hhe me has IHtIc to 10 with thefn
What intere~ts me far more are the sI~r,a-
tors of these favored peopl. Rows after
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o"up"u oy hleii ano women on ana Young.
who. for aueht know, sit there for hours
together, with their owes hard fixed on the
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odor very nuch IKE mat OF stsbe bavc
not counted their number, but they are
evidently legion, And in Justice To the fine
u,dym,.,t of the PARK ,,mmi.s,,,., an,
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ihs sN-N'""S, " H"s' Th"~u 'ha' tnev
perfectly understand the taste Of their
public, for u looks AZ though by far the
I.ryss, proportion of tho benche. ,nae,
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wv" '"'' "'''s wv sh"
horse tracks or IN pi.ce- commanding a
gooJ Wow thereof
I do not prete end to n kpoS l~eis, Of the
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NOT help fancying THAT notice two distinct
types Of expression on their faces. Ono
typ. bssp,akz evident en- ioymen, OF the
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