The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-09
TWO PICTURES.
London and Paris Contrastcd.

Here is description Of Paris from an Eng
lish pen-the pen OF an envious and disgusted
Englishman:
You sally out in morning from your hotel;
men have already been busy sweeping the streets
and carting away every trace OF dlrt that might
I'm sunshine become dust or in rain become inc
basis of mud. Down the cutters are moving
streams of water turned Oh FROM the frequent
taps, and scavengers with long brooms are WASH
ing the water over the pavement aud roadway,
SO that they become perfectly clean. ana now
much frcSher the air smells after this puri1cationi
Every street i'm Paris undcrgoes it once a day.
Suupose that the morning Is bright, anu IN your
salinter you would like TO SIT; everywhere are
benches, on which you may rest AZ long as you
please You wish to drive, yon have but 30 call
cab close or open as you prefer, and you have
vehicle which often Is almost III 10 pe d pTiVaH
carriage. You mark how easily the wnecls Ioli
along and you see that the nacadam - InixSu
with bltumen that the wheels may not chuIh vac
road up into mud. When repairs arc necdeu, you
mark how they are done ct once, anu now lci-
Wv roller makes the newly laid portions Instantly
compact and smooth You noeice INC ,,ht IND
not deuge from reckless cart, but llght and
frcuuent moistenng with spray from q neXple
tube shower comes on anu passes ovel; III
stantly machines with diagonal revolving brushes
perambulatcs the streets and sweep INTO the
drains the excess OF wet. You wish TO take an
omnibus TO distant part Of the city; you enter one
and ask the conductor Tor II correspondence uck-
ct, cost lHd, which entlteh you 10 c0Ipc.c yuu, yui
u
for an omnibus you have ac0mlorlaoie room pro-
yidcd: and when your proper Vehiclc draws up,
you have no need to hustle and scramble lot
seat, for you are passed IN according W 1ne nun
her upon your correspondence ticket. through
out the city are scattered charming public gar,
dens, and the new squares lthey nave borrower
the word from us, but mightliy improved tne
thing,) are open TO ALL and are made pleasant
resting places, with bright Gower-beds green
turf and innunerable seats.
Here. from the same pen, is q description OF
London:
Now let ns turn 10 London Our streets are
swept at irregular intervals. When bJ accumula-
tion they are ankledeep in mud great carts go
round, into which men spoon sne liquiu nllle Ire
with shovels. Indifferent to the chances OF De-
spattering the passers-by. Wnen the ram ceases
and the streets arc dry there Is eVeryWherc-on
the pavement, on the curbstonc, on the lamp
most; or ralngs-a cake Of brown dirt, which,
by traffic. Is reduced to u fine DUST that per-
yades the air and carries fever spores into the
lungs II the wind blows we have, besides the
lnc dust, a simoom of grit, which ILLS the har
and clothes. penetratcs into shops and houses,
and is deposited In layers upon every article that
is not necessarily brushed. by way OF iaylng
the dust we have water-carts. which, 10 save
trouble, pour out q volume oi Water that makes
tho sLreets in summer as impossible for mud
"a i'm winter Az to the occurrence OF snow
storm let US not think OF lis grlmy horrors. IL
we want TO rest, We hnVc by FAVOR or tne po-
licemsn, the privilege OF doorstep; Tor except
n counle of benches in Picadilly there ia no other
seat for the wayrarer in oil London As to the
pleasure Of flowers. we must go to the parks; or,
if we please, we may thrust our noses through
the Rulings OF square that jealousy guards Inc
private treasures If, wearied OF walking and
ashamed to 20 iuto public house to rest, we call
a cab, what Sort o. vehicle Is it which Mr.. Bruce
and Colonel Henderson licenses as good enough
for the likes OF us3 But If we do not have plea
snrc at least we have the consolation Of knowing
that we are doing hard work when we take
drive In a cab or carriage. We are rolling the
streets and reducing the rough neT-lad macadam
to its highest perfection OF uneven smoothness.
Our bones suffer, and our horses legs and feet
are ruined, but no matter; we are making road
after the fashion of settlers in the bush. AS to
omnibusses there Is as little need to speak OF them
as of cabs. Every arrangement for conc ntrat-
ing torture is combined in them; and company
has taken them up for the apparent purpose OF
driving OIL the road every attempt az improve,
ment Snch are the pleasures OF outdoor l fe OF
which Londoner has daily experience Hhat
wonder that he does not much Like London2