New-York tribune., 1867-09-16
TUFyTY THOUSJND DOLLARS.
Lower him carefully,
Lower him prayeriuly-
Lower and lower, and lower, =,
Whore innIfnl hath never been befOre.'


TUENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS.
"a gentleman Ggnoby anonymous) has
lately come back to this country from Europe,
and the thrilling financial fact is paraded III
many papers that he spent while away the
neat sum of 100000 In the narrowing deh-
cheney of details, it is left untold how long the
muni6cent Ierambuator was abroad, and
whether he took his wife with him OF not /;
but the latter point is one OF ndiifercncc slhcc'
considering the nature, variety and pccullail-
ties of Partisan temptations, tourist "and lady
would probably spend no more (shawls, and
laces. and icwelry includeD than an unyoked
| wandercr Some years ago Joulnalst-thch u
moor printer unknown to fame, but since ccie-
brated as a trayclcr-bent upon seeing the Old
World although his purse was IN iiaccld state,
walked from one principal point OF Europe
TO another and, as the result OF his oDseiVa-
tions. gave TO literature his "Niews AfOot.
He had pretty tough time OF 1t, but MS STOUT
LEGS and CHEEKY heart brought him bravcly
through; his book was the beginning OF gen
| nine GOOD fortune, and he has since seen most
of tbe world (as our readers have had occasion
| to kpov) after n more commOdOus fashion.
We forget how much money this amiablc
|
items are TO he found in his book, given Tor
the benefit of other wayfarers of large curiosity
and small cash; and the aggregate sum spent
by the young Ulysses was extremely small-so
small. indeed, that probably he did not lay ont
| in his whole journey so much as the American
! Sardanapalus frequently disburscd IN hall an
hour. Now, considering what are the worthy
objects of foreign travel, and what does really
take il ont of the category of the " Fools Para
disc :" considering also that every Yankee who
does not get back the worth Of his money Is
| false TO the hardly earned reputation ot ms
dear native land, the question arises which oil
| these two travellers saw more OF that when Is
| best worth seeing-Of scenery, OF libraries OF
renowned architecture, of painting and scup-
ture. and of what we may perhaps call ldi0matlc
| manners and customs And, in considering tins
| point, we observe at once that the most impor-
| tant objects Of interest III Europe are not those
which it is expensive to see. The Alps ave
still the Alps, whether the gaZcr upon their
| majesty has reached them on foot or III COM
Portable carriage "The Monarch of Noun
"tains" is no rcspccter of persons, and Is. per
haps, more likely TO inspire poor poet than a
rich merchant The enthusiasm created by
fine scenery has nothing to do with the bal
ancc at the bankers. On the contrary, he who
makes some sacrifice of personal ease, who
earns the privilege of gazing upon natural
sublimity by toll, by effort, and by persist
cncc. is the most likely to find the secret
beauty of which poets have Iavcd, and which
PAINTERS have loved to dclincatc. Ii Is the
| pilgrim of simple tastes and Ol Inexpensive
habits who will have leisure for seeing Europe.
The time of man who travels royalty, OF an
American who would fain be taken for n
"milord" by chambcrmaids, and hostlcls and
courcrs, is consumed in maintaining his state,
in ordering dinners and eating them, IN aimng
superbly, and in dcporting magnliicently. lie
has plenty of bows from hosts and OF smrkS
from hostesscs, and he pays for them nj the
highest market price. He sees life (of certain
kind) at Baden Baden, ut his bankers balls in
| Rome. at the several infamous halmts of Paris;
| and he might see very much the same kind Of
| life in New York. without the intervening sea
sickness If hc has a passion for buying pie
lures, We can show him where, i'll this very city,
he may purchase upon the highest terms many
square yards of the oldest masters. There is
nothing to be bought in Paris or Rome which
may not be quite as chcaply bought in Broadway
MI. MCOullOcn VIII agree Will us lndt, III ull
| this money is to be spent il would be better
| for tho nation TO have it spent at home.
| The folly of rich travellers has been the
| theme of satirsts and the sport of comedians
| in every age. Az We grow older and wealthier
in America, we are enabled TO ape that allccta-
ton of peculiar finish which English fools have
thought TO be the becoming sign OF man who
has achieved the Grand Tour If it be any
comfort to an American who has spent a great
deal of money abroad and then come home to
boast his prolrson TO know that he was
drcadGully cheated from the time he landed in
Liverpool to the time he left il for New York,
he may possess his soul in peace; for cheated
he was, upon tho right hand and upon the
left, i'll the morning and III the evening. by
nn-keepcrs and by couricrs, by posillions and
by guides, and all manner of men who live
upon unwary or ostentatious pilgrims. He is
in a position to test the truth of the lIud
Drastic affirmation of the equal pleasure of
swindling and of being swindled.
|
We see a suggestion made that, following
tlo eyamnlc of consolidation sct Iv Dosfon ,nd