The sun., 1873-08-06
APLYMoUTH mock LETTER.
rbe Pleasures and Drawbacks Of n Sunday
ENcur-ion-A Few Useful Hints TO the
Managers OF n Gorgeous steamer.


Sir: propose TO give you an account of
one OF last SUNDAYS excursions, hoping that the
facts shall relate may prove suggestive I'm
prpvemcnis in the management of such eNcur-
sons arc very earnestly desired. ! am assur ed,
by a large number VI the thousands who can
not got out Of town except once week, and
then for only few hours Of the day OF rest.
You know what furnace the city was last sun
day. and how 10y thousands Its men, women,
and children poured out of 1t by every train and
boat that left in the morning. / was one Of
those who chose the Plymouth Rock excursion.
Arriving at the foot of Murray street thirty
minutes before the time announced for the de-
parture, was borne along by dense stream Of
humanity pouring over the pier into the boat,
,nd In due time found myself on board in the
midst of as well behaved, gcntccl a company OF
ECO or more as / ever saw There were on
board at that time more passengers than could
he comfortably accommodated. by the time
we started every chair, settcr, and sofa
takon and several hundred persons were running
around vainly looking for seats. The boat is so
large there was space sufficient FOR all TO he ac-
commodated the only difficulty was In finding
the seats. "Nhere did you get that camp
stool y' said one gentleman to another as they
came up the gangway near which was stand
ing.
hurried down stairs. followed 10y two ladies'
with their two little children, the party l had
Joined, and VINO now gladly followed my leader
ship.
which he sold rs the right TO for the day at 10
cents piece. Then as favor he let us have
three more from a DARK closet where he had
slowed them away. ard ~ which he had tho kew
At a reasonable reduction in price. p cents
piece We returned to the deck to Ind II crowd
ed fore and aft. still we could find room, and
as the air was fresh and delichtful, the boat
running at good speed, the music fnc and our
accommodations nrSf-cluss not inclined
% crumhle nt the prices we had paid for seats
we thought we had secured when We had pur-
chased our one dollar tickets. Presently, how
sver, sense of ANNOYANCE stole over us.
few gentlemen were puihnr out clouds Of
when the number wa limited to three
oto,n,,' or i9nr 6nt soon nearly every man In our
hem was almost death to one Of the ladies uf
our party. She turned uale and we rose To- seek
more agreeable quarters. Heavens. In every
direction from stem to stern, On the hurricane
leCk and below stairs. they smoked, aud worse
'till, they smoked In true Ann crican stylc, and
spat as turiously as they smoked earnestly We
took our poor. haif-iairtiug lady everywhere
nut there was no escape from the noisutne udor
Of the abominshle combination uf smoke. to-
bsc'o ashes, ana saliva. Every deck was covered
ladies dragged their sl,ri. waorrvc, they a.
tempted 10 walk without raising them. The
horrible smell penetrated the cabin and state
hibited
The ,colored stcwardcss a qui.t-mnnncred
sensible yirl' ADVISED ~ not e. take statcrooui
as u would cost US -. ana we could not escape
iut uupI III lndt way ana " AID have
and but little air. Camp Sto.l- in hand We wan
dered around, and finally concluded to try tie
restaurant IL was now twelve. and the boat
was at sandy Hook. Tho Long BnnCh passen-
gers, thousand or more, llnded We con
Srah,uated h each other that We would probably
when we returned 20 tAr dCci-aul We were not
disappointed. But the agpuics "e endured be-
possible to describe. Imagine Yourself seated
IN an elegant dining room, and seeing every la
nle taken and the gue-ts waiting FOR Attendance
from so small number of walters It was utterly
lmpossihle fog them to- ue supplied with food,
nnd thai food the best the market could supply
or French cooks prepare. There was barely one
waiter to every three tables. four seat, al each
table. by the time the first guests mad retired
from the saloon and thc sec1nd set had taken
tlelr places the scene ol c.ulu-Iou nHllcs my
and debris of the retiring .,i. Is nd ,,i,,tI tls
wants 81 tic new c"ncrs W.. simply iiup,,si-
bic. Most of them waited with patience and
good humor. They were we'll bred and seusi-
bic, and taw that the walters were doing their
best Finally, however, hunger and seaslrkncss
combined oycrcnme some ~ them and rdicule
aud expostulation brnk. ont, driving the waters
almost wild. They rushed here and there aud
IN their frantic attempts to wait on everybody
succeeded In waiting on none. The head waiter
aud taking his place worked with such enerl.y
Allie at %the loints. the Precipitation stood In great
ms face expressed his suppressed rage ana
agony lie was the martyr Of the hour and de-
serves martyrs crown.
Our party, after waiting an hour and half
during winch time one ~ TIE children fe fast
asleep and the other became sea,.,k she had
to leave for the deck. were supplied with an
excellent meal. When the check was presented
J. wa footed up to 500 one portcI-hoUse
some potatoes bread and lea constltIitiug orIfr
nill OF fare \ pint bottle Of champagne ran 1t
rha; part 81 the trip which took Us around
the llGhtshin aud past Long Branch. where we
were greeted with "A salute from every gun On
the blun - we sailed down aud which we re-
turned with as many from the boat as we
vanished with the Long brInch ",Swd Sr wsra 1e
90 90 scattered as not 70 be offensive. The air was
delicious. kcltiugs band WAS inspired, the !
crowds that lined the blum in front OF the hotels
cheered Us with many hats and handkerchicfs, |
and those who brought opera gltsscs declared |
they couid distinguish their acquaintances On |
the shore As the day advanced the air frcsh- |
llme W. reached sandy Hook, aud while we |
remained at the pier waiting for the Long
In demand. When the train arrived and its
passengers came on board were much more
6ad spnn1 ihan N lhe ,m'rnng Ihe smokers
so Few LETT they were not an annoyance. The
fresh air that we had sailed through had blown
away the odors OF morning. Every one was In
good humor. All had enjoyed themselves
despite the drawbacks. Those who had OBJ
taned seats without paying for them, and had
brought their own luncheon baskets had Sc
cured sea voyage OF ten hours for 81 on one of
the best and most elegant steamers In the world.
Those who had paid too much for their whistles
were prepared to take the lesson good humored-
W ana provide against the extoItions next time,
md thus with cheerful hearts We steamed up
lie bay watching the lights on the shore and
tIehahshg experiences for future guidance.
trust, sir, you will print this letter in your
paper. 1t may suggest to the companies who
run excursion boats "a few rules, easily applied
that might contribute greatly 10 tho comfort of
their patrons, the people-the public. EV.
The Future Emperor and Empress of Russin,
London COiJ esiond,Hce qfu Boston Post
IL Is worth while to describe this Prince
as he appears 10 us here daily in tho London
streets for everything indicates that he will
u ne lFes, he one day conspicuous historical
character. II he turns out a less stern and aIl-
gust despOt than Nicholas, he is certain to be A |
more entcrpnslng and energetic ruler than
Alexander II. The latter hates war and has lit |
ne taste Tor military shows and feats while his
helr Is nothing II not actively ambitious, and by
nature belligerent and aggressive
Ine CZarOWitch Is of medium height very |
snHhtly and athletically huit, with a straight |
martial hgure and the carriage Of a naughty and |
courageous soldier. lie mas the true RomanoG |
cast OF countenance-t l., square oval fun |
in hesh, with round fun checks. fun lips hand. |
some, round, determined chm, short straight |
obstinate looking nose, large stern dark eyes, |
ana Father lowering brow. His hair is dark |
brown, and Is closely cut to the head and he |
wears a rather long, dark nous ache, with a |
graceful military sweep at either end. lie can. |
not be called strikingly handsome, but he Is a |
young man who would be noticed for his manly |
bearing aud expression anywhere. His creamy |
complexion is smooth and soft, and he has th9 |
appearance Of having lived on the fat uf tho |
He ~ aNif Ia rt.F It.,g,