

VIII. 



A WORD IN GENERAL. 



This you say, is not all that can be said about Ithaca, 

 but you will agree with me that not all that can be said 

 is worth saying in a book of this character. We seek 

 only to give those features of our village that are of 

 most general interest, or that are unique, and so distin- 

 guish it from other villages of the same kind. As it is 

 well known to be a prosperous place of good repute, we 

 shall take it for granted that it will be known without 

 our telling that there are pleasant streets, and beautiful 

 homes, good citizens, and it may be some bad ones, 

 city government, firemen, good ones, police, and all 

 that goes to make such a village as Ithaca is known to 

 be. Only to one place more must we turn our attention 

 before tracing the growth of the noble seat of learning 

 that crowns East Hill. That is the city where dwell 

 the peaceful dead. On the wooded slopes of the eastern 

 hillside, in view of the silver lake, with Cascadilla's 

 murmurous waters whispering a lullaby, they sleep, till 

 the water shall stop flowing, and the lullaby shall cease. 

 In peacefulness and quiet beauty, there are few ceme- 

 teries that surpass that of the Forest City. 



