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CORREBI'ONJIfiNCE 02? THE TIMES.■: :l 11 'l',U- Icut. rtl i .j: ■iii'l |.nn.‘i iJlt; I '•!. .1 Veil o elect, a- h111mi'iT(■r:i iill!! I'l |-DUt:|i;!ll t.lv iran I;Drill ;i 11 sitil'! f,V. If■In V . 1 iur ioverporarrulit'JUserCUffpernitlllVCiM'ls^AYl, Sep I. 2, 1Sj!.Mb. Dawsdx,L'air Sir :—As you me aware, tli clijtci. of my visit Sion; ami other places is to o» amine ceuifclericn ami get such iufmuiaUon as I can in regard to the be«t plan of laying «ul Mich grounds as ours, having especial regard In eemi iiniv and at the samo time beautifying them in as high a degree as our purse will allow. Had we thousands nplt;'» tlimuamli In expend in embellishing them,as is the ease heic at “Spring * n ovo ' the ease would be quite diilcienl; as it is, we, o! more humble pretensions, must ha saddled with doing theb,\ii we can iu making tin- lin.nl rosiing olaeiift place of pleasant resnf, and that instead of dread and terror at the si;.;ld f grave yards of frightful tombstones, have single immmmnts lor the whole family—emblems of strength and durability, like as “the rock of ages, besides living more nppropriale—it is much the cleanest. Here (ho whole family Kin be place 1, as they were wont to sit when in life, in the family drlt; le, and whore no longue of siamler can disturb the repose. Thou, loo, the grounds can b'- more handsomely ornamented with the native trees of the forest, so ajiprupriato, by the seasons lt;4 swelling bud mid falling leaf—the evergreen, as an emblem of life everlasting, not forgetting the Cedar of Lebanon, the Cypress and the Olive—classic tires of Biblical history— all growing together, and thus conspiring to mb the grave of its terror.To-day I visited “.Spring Grove,” which is destined, beyond doubt, to be the lined Cemetery in America, if nut in the world. 5 shall nut attempt a description of it, for it would he folly for mo lo do so; I earnestly invite all who can do so, to visit it when at Cincinnati.I found the land-scape gnrdncr—Mr. Straueh— engaged in excavating for an enlargement of an artificial Lake, constructed by him a year or so ago. Mr. Straueh is Prussian by birth—an Englishman by education—an American by choice,'yea and 30 accomplished gentleman, all the time.— tur Ho is eminently a practical man also, and he “pilches in” when necessary, f found him kmc . deep in the mud with his men, stopping leakages in his favorite Lake, which, when fully completed, will be ft most beautiful sheet of water led by unfailing springs of pure water. His chief enemies to this enterprise are ciaw-fi.-di find cat-fish ; of o —the former bore holes in the margin of his Lake j««'! mid let out the water, and the latter he regards,I think, as disgracing tluir more avi.looiatic neighbors by their plehian looks. His pi is aitO.yt wild geese, wild ducks and the swan, all of which appear very contented and happy. '1 he swan, in narticu'ar, is a graceful bird, and sails about with ss much air and dignity us amililia captain that 1 once htuif—ora certain presiding nllicer at “Slumptown” .lliat I onec heard of.'*Mr. Straueh went over the grounds and pointed out many important, rules to ho observed to : [,« guide us. Although money is vxpmUd here in wuli a profuse hand, yet he is an economist* His advice will save our company many hundreds of dollars, and lot holders much more ; while at the snmo time the grounds will be more be.uitihi!,;,clt; .njse pvore in harmony with nature.Illl 1 sent Shut Knl'irighJ USCandDrinthismyoi:ndie;willuttjiand | pro: j rip. niitt pen devi lam? essefroiper:(Tilam:l!e:\I.e.;hertillhistinThist.thiK(hilt;\i
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Dawsons Fort Wayne Daily Times
Fort Wayne, Indiana, US
Tue, Sep 06, 1859
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