The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1872-08-07
MONTREAL, DOMINION OF CANADA, !
Province of Quebec,
JuIy- - 1879

Editor AbJeviljc Press and EGnacr:
Remember that am writing with the
hope of giving pleasure to those who
have not enjoyed the opportunity OF
travelling, not for those who have. |
find myself constantly saying, "a man
has no right to spend so much time and
money upon himself alone" and if |
had the peculiar tact and power of the
reporters of some Of these Northern pa
pers, I would send you something start
ling at least; but as it is, will do the
best can!
AS one enters the dock at New York.
he is disappointed at the wharyes-thcy
seem unworthy of such a city-but as
you look up and see the street before
you, you are actually astounded! What
a crowd! The street cars, omnibuses,
wagons, carts, carriages, and every kind
of vehicle that you can imagine, land
some that you never conceived of)-men
and animals-press upon each other so.
that you wonder how they are ever to
become eXtricated. But they have
learned to do it, and have been taught
patience by experience. and they gradu-
ally, without single collision, manage
to get along. The horses seem to learn
exactly how near they can 60 to another
vehicle, and twist in and out in Won
derful way.
Having been resuced from the hack
man by my young friend, followed my
Charleston acquaintances TO house.
kept upon the European plan, that is,
you hire your room and take your meals
where You please-''the Maison Doree."
Every one of our friends who had trav-
elled recently advised us to avoid large
and fashionable hotels, where you paid
for "the name," and advised US to 90
either to house like the one named, or
to private house. Board at the hotels
from $3.50 to ST. day-ata private house
from So to 1925. The Maison Doree was
admirably located for one who wished
to see the New York world, at the juno
tion of Broadway and Fourteenth Street,
opposite Union Square.
Union Square is beautiful, open
space, with grass and trees and pretty
walks, where people can sit and lounge
in the cool shade. Just before me was a
very fine bronze, equestrian statue of
Washington. Every time I raised my
head Isaw the fine, noble image of the
patriot. On the, other corner was q
statue OF LINCOLN. / passed it often
times, but I never had the inclination
to look up at it. TO me it seemed un-
worthy Of the place, and I did not care
to have unpleasant recollections revived.
We took our meals at restaurant, and
found ourselves surrounded by blacks.
A Southerncr who found us there, said
to us, Il know why you men have come
here! because you have blacl, serrants.n
1t was not that, but in truth they are
better walters!
had never been in one of these i'm
mense cities before, and everything was
novel. Such rush Of people, al hurry
ing along as if they really knew the
value of the moments. If a man would
allow it, the store windows would occu-
py QU his time. Indeed, remember to
have heard q joke upon one of NV kins-
men, that he started out after breakfast
and was found, pretty late in the day,
not very far down Broadway, having
spent his time at tic. w;adoags, -. II is
not that you see q dozen magnificent
ana immense buildings, but turn YOUR
eye III any and every direction, and Won
are Still amazed, and finally pass them
by unnoticed.
You cannot pass by Stewards new re-
tail dry goods store, however. It looks
as if it were built of white marble. but il
is in reality OF iron, painted like marble.
Think of n whole square of iron, six
stories high! AS you go in you feel as
II you had entered q small city, such
variety meets youreye The head clerk
us he appeared to be, seemed to recognize
us as strangers, and came up and showed
us around. Then you walked into q
nice little parlor, the machinery was
put in motion, and you found yourself
o12parently standing still, while the
store commenced to go down, down,
down.! In reality, of course, you were
elevated from story to story, and saw
each beautiful floor in turn, devoted to
its particular branch IN the business.
Here they were making carpets. Here
were 800 girls sewing for the store, &C.,
dc. In this building is everything that
the imagination can think of in the dry
goods line, and should You desire it
you could carry your family in and have
everything that man or woman wears or
uses about them, made at once to order.
Ste"aft mas very large "Wholesale
House" and is building home for the
girls OF his establishment, fitted up with
all the modern Improvements, where
they can live at moderate rate. and
nave baths and everything necessary fol
health. These girls are paid for what
they actually do, not by the day. II
requires S0o clerks and employees TO dt
the work ofthe retail store alone.
stewart has built a marble palace fol
himself, but there it stands, empty, TN
occupied, while its owner lives opposit,
III far inferior house!! Reports ian,
L feel that q Christian man is on danger
Gus ground when he begins with re
reports, say that the contractor VIII,
built the house, found that he was to b.
ruined If he continued his work, ant
plead with Stewart to release him. H
refused. The wife went and plead
stiii III vain. The man was ruined ant
his wife died, and he vowed that Stewar
should never live in that house! Sucl
IS the tale, and [ would only add tba