The Van Buren press., 1871-11-28
Lister from the East.
NEW YORK, Nov. II, ISL.

I
DEAR nuNuAM:-
There il n shade more Of life here than in
your city, the capital of North-Wcst Arkan-
sas Now | don't mean 10 nndcrfate Nah
Buren, or your neichhoriag city Of IT. Smlt"
10 which the Fedora, Courts have recent y
been given, by any compari'on, for it can os
said Of Van Barren that In her Cotton Facter,'
her Flowcrins and Lumber Mills, her Cotton
Gins. her Fruit Nurseries, Academies and
Schools, she is behind no town Of her poSuia-
tion anywhere. Bat Now York is not AS easi-
IIy gone over or described as either OF you
This is a considerable village, without doubt
The city, rs confined to Msnhattan Bland is
alone grand; but including tie numerous and
populous citics which constitute its enyirons,
truly magnificent.
1t is a city OF hotels, theatres, churches.
street ears and omnibusses. The churches
are for the citizens the hotels, theatres ana
omnibu,ses for visitors. In fact, New York
! /. great booth or bazaar; one ofthe most cX-
! tcnsiyc in Vanity Fair, and the mu attitudes
that throng it are the visitors, from all parts
OF the world, and composed Of all characters
| from the Vicar OF Wakefield and his hopeful
Moses, and the girls, to DR.. Jenkins, the learn-
ed .Nindler who cheated them. The thous-
and, YOU meet and take for citizens are re-
gardng you in the same ligat and not until an
opportunity occurs to compare notes do You
find that every other man is stranger, try
ing to appear at home, and concealing his vsr-
dancy and want Of familiarity with every
thing Eve been here three weeks and have
not yet applied to any unknown person for
any directions, but who did not prove to be rs
ignorant OF locality, customs, etc, as myself.
And it is this that makes New York great;
that enables Southron to personatc one char
acter for three months; Milo. Nilsson to APP
pear in three or iour operas during hundred
nights, and by such constancy and familiarity
with representation or representation, make
them perfect. Thus it i. that such elegant
and appropriate costumes and properties can
be afforded. The STaaysrs keep .hsir cstab-
lishments full.
Going to ace Chas. Matthews, in the Crit
ic. - the other night, as | stood in the queue
(cue) for my turn at the box Office, | asked an
elegant looking gent behiHd me, ii he remem-
bered the construction OF the building? wish
ing to get an appropriate ticket. did faint
ly, having witnessed the Worrcl Sisters there
in the Grand Duchese, on II former visit, you
know when. HE said he had never been in
the city before. | ask0u the gent before me.
lie made me the same answer. / took q re-
served seat up stairs and found that / Was
=, ., =,
lacks. And Matthews, by tho way, is splen-
did. lie is tolersby well supported. The
ilrst play. Nice Firm, " was slow or AS u
youug lady near me called it, "pokey;' bat
the Critic" was overwhelmingly rich and
racy, Auditors forget all dignity, and ladies
and gentlemen stood up at times to peer
around distractions 10 sec the better. in the
excitement and fuh produced by the perform
ance. tAousht og tho author the Splendid
! Richard BrrRsley Sheridan lawyer, states
/ man, wit, nov at tho head Of parliament aud
| then in the confinement Of ignominoUs inn
prisonment, now betting his thousands OF
pounds and then starving and begging FOR Il
meal. And then thought Of Dorc's splendid
/ illustration, which hsvc at home, Of La Fon-
| taine's Ant and the Butterfly"
! J have not confined myself to the theatre.
/ | go the churches also. Last Sunday night
went to hear DR.. Omstcad at the Marble
/ Presbyterian church, on 5th Avenue. He
speaks broad Scotch, and wound up a climax
with And make . lOst, ruined rebel loyal"
| felt you'll r0ast, You foreign 5coundrel. for
making the religion Of Christ Of brothcrly
love, the vehicle OF your listeners deytlisn
hatred of the unfortunate OF those they have
inexpressibly wronged. The climax was q
telling one. There was an evident sensation
Yours Sincerely
PlILANpIR HuIoMOT.