New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-25

Of Gotham in almost every part OF the city 20
which a tent may be pegged and from which
door may open 10 those twin companions OF the
real tent Observation-Disclosures and Inspiration
The child peoples tent with such wonders OF
life that no canvas could compass the reaiza-
ton OF its ina ginings. Those who never Outlve
vision upon the fields OF fancy wherein their
tents are pitched bur thew DO not draw 20 them
selves the embodiment of their imagination:
they look upon it as on the Unattainable and
gather from il only the fragrance Of inspiration
To make sweeter the prosaic paths OF the pres
emit
Tents OF fdealists CLEAN Whitley among
denseIy wood. secluded hooks % Washington
Point which extends a quarter OF q mile out IN
the Hudson, where quiet bathing pools gliulrner
among the rocks and towering tulip trees
shadow winding road OF enchanting 1oveliness-
A RURAL SLOT.
At one end Of Depot Lane-which answers 10
177th street-thronss pour from the nearby sub
way and from Broadway and Amsterdam
avenue cars TO a city o. cottages
and apartment houses among grassy meadows
and primevaI trees At the other ex-
tremity a tiny railroad station gives egress
from trains to splendid mansions which. a
brief time ago. were suburban residences Of
wealthy New Workers. Few pause to look into
the forest sheltered beauties OF Washington
Point or taste water from its buhblins spring.
fewer still follow the winding lane that comes
beneath a rocky cliff. Arches OF trees frame
broad pictures OF moving boat life upon the up
per and lower Hudson with the green swell q
the Palisades background When night falls
bright camp fires flash upon Washington POnt
and upon the red and gold intervals Of light be-
tween the trees black figures are etched. which
move with animation and are responsible FOR
musical resonant laughter that echoes within
the woodland.
This is a spot To dream In,
For years in Revolutionary days young Brit
ish soldiers dreamed dreams of home upon tniS
rocky headland- Across the broad path or th7
Hudson their compatriOtS looked out from 'ns
case mates of Fort Lee. The shot and shsA ~
each fort reached only 10 the middle OF N
river. IL took both 70 bar the waterway %
American patriots Men who tent upon me sl sg
wonder at such short range They wonder SUI
more at the reverberationS which mark the pas
sage OF feet over an immense bed OF rock WIZ
slopes up from the pathway over the Proaaio~~
tory 10 the Crumbled fort above. surely. -,
claim those who startled by resouho-.ss
footballs upon this rock. "a cave exists Oehs'-
here and one near the surface
Tents upon Washington Point look OUT ~ ~,
a great field of imagination Did the EDS -
hollow out a cave here did nature Dula -
walls? What relics of the past lie buried thels5
When the moon lifts up from the water an.
Slips long arms of light among the trees, vss
she lay kindly hands of peace upon re9cuest
which had seemed but part of the shadows
the dusk a moment befOrer ,c1
Perhaps some waking tent dweiler thlnAS SsssiN
these things. but the merry boys VINO i've
weekend camps upon this headland never -,
a thought To the past. They do not seg
idealist in the business man they cali ~lae-. IN
who does the hard work IN making camp ~
Saturday and is their gay companion uI' ,;,ry
duties of Monday call him away from rea I,s an
to mere existing. Until the tents are Ioitser
Monday they fish and swim and boat tseaoi.
There is the wild. free life in water anu mr.
land To charm every hour. and IN h;ilIno thej-
der the trees of sunday afternoon swlns .anes
mother and her friends When the sun Na sss
upon the day of rest like mushrooms u hus ard
trees spring uD sylvan tea tables. ana me .hsm
maids. matTOUS and children. gather aDouS,t rses
until darkness scatterS them and the SOhaaus
are abandoned to lovers Later sim ulo T-fs
Slimmer upon the SleeperS IN the te.ss srcss
promontory without is deserted. save ~. shsse
slEtdowy sentinels who have peopieN !"
hundred years and mora