Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-06-17

compensation for her fGvors, but the compensa-
ton, all things considered, is very small. The
bananas and the pine.apples, for example, which
meet our eve at every corner OF the street. or are
brought IN eart-loads to your very door-think
for a moment what il would Cost YOU TO go to
the tropics and procure Them. Yet here they
are placed Ia your hand at price merely noml-
nal In like manner, you have the silks, the
laces, the Jewels, the furs from the most crowded
caDitals the deepest mines and the remotest
forests OF the globe, all packed and piled IN 3
stones throw Vt your front steps, carefully
guarded By night and by dly, until It please you
La 90 and Duv them. Aud this is civilization
backs. don't you think civilization is, upon the
whole, rather good egg II you do not, sup
nose yon come here and try il. You need stay
no longer than you choose, and II you don't
fancy the exhibition, why you cali go home and
abuse it.
the first class hotels OF this city, In these estab
Isbments. which arc prominently American in
their origin and completeness, you have but to
reach forth your hand ~ get whatever you want.
Unless YOU are 4 business man, aLd desire 10
stock your store, you can mud anything aud eve
rythlnp YOU need without going from under the
roof OF your hotel. The hrst thing which strikes
you ON entering your room, Is the absence Of
bowls and pitchers. these are alphabetically
PLAYED out'-'tOtin water up stairs, or even
"ietchln'' il tom the hydrant IN the passage, is
a thing OF the p st. A marble hasin with
tao German silver sPiggoisi furnishes
You with hOg or cold water a. you may elect.
but although The Cotton vat l. never stop
ped on by rise in the river "a IS too often the
case with James nV,r water la Richmond, ;he
plaguy Things (the splgsOtt mean especially
thSse IN the eleyen n story sometimes went
run but keep up a devil Oi sputterIng OF air
YER, ike the gas pipes IN the Gators room Of the
Wing ONCE, when Mr. FRI gas-works are in
the tantrums. nat thii Is owing 10, ! know
not, any more taan / know where the hot water
comes from, or why nlan has any Use for hot
Sater now when tAe Thermometer Is 50 large odd
10 the shade.
In the dining room you have, of course, all
manner Of breads uncl1diug buckwheat cakes
al all seasons of the leGi--whlch / consider
specially good and remHTAaU.e thlng) aud every
imaginable variety OF hsh, tl-sh, FOWL vegetA-
bles fruits, ices vines nuts etc, etc, IRON the
ends OF the earth, alt eXquislte'y seryed-eyery-
thing in tact. But stop. Ind / say every
thing o. / dad. Well tRen, yes / Oid-eNag-
vsrale. At nls' OLe' Ui The hoses OI this city
can YOU get, 10 save JOut soul nom petdiuOn,
pone OF cora bread, a dsd Ul bacon and greenS,
a single slice OF real old Virginia ham, plate
mil OF iOwl ard turnip salad, VI a mess OF com.
field meas. range that tIese cOmmOnest ne.
cessliies of life should be unknown 10 the omRi-
yorous people OF New loJ6. let such Is the
fact II is a great pity bu' / suppose there is
no help for II. Perhaps, IN some lar distant age,
the Vmginiau coming nlther may discover place
where he can get TOD lBstt-ce, dish OF ired
chicken or loaf OF igh:br.ad lie cane now,
that's certain aud 10 tli6 abOlt civilization
without / ght Dreld is bOsh utter AID extreme
hub-drub
But IL is on the first floor Of the Grst class New
York hotels that you tnd all the blessings OF civil
ization TANNED in convenient juxtaposition.-
Barber shop5 bar rooms. billiard rooms bathing
rooms reading rooms, writing rooms, Longing
rooms, sitting rooms wash rooms, coat and hat
rooms, other rooms, cigar stands, card writers
tables cheese and crackers telegraph Office, rail-
road ticket Office treatre ticket office post office,
bulletin board showing the hOusly prce of gold
and stocks, tooth picks, envelopes, hat stores
shirt stores, cane stores, pothecary shops, news
papsr writing paper, magazine, novels, cartes de
yislts aud stereOscUpe staudS-in fine. We Y Mi
croccsm OF shops, stands stores and offices. Can
YOU imagine any thing more comfortable or CON
Yenieut IL so, say SO.
For my part, ! can think Of no improvement
except the furnishing Of new tooth brushes silk
umbrellas and Gravely tobacco by the proprietors
of the hotels. These will come IN good time
urjvded the national debt is paid and the Nor
RIM tariff gives way 10 free trade. Meanwhile
lst us step into the apothecary shop and get
what A glass Of soda water Not at all
albeit soda with a thousand different syrups can
be had. The new idea Is magical marble ioun-
tain which spuftS from its countless silver cocks
all the mineral waters OF the most celebrated
spas in Europe or America. Sel,zer, Saratoga,
for what you will, SisnOr Bilzs
bottle Is not circumstance 10 this
wonderful fountain. l doubt not If you Call for
Dead sea, Red sea, Black sea or any other water,
not excepting stump water you will get 1t. This
IS a great country.