The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-08-08
JOHN PAUL
Heard FROM mt Saratoga.
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companion for nigh upon forty years.
1t had, to some extent, become my sole,
perhaps I should say my sole-leather,
reliance. Together we had slid down
the gigantic glaciers of the far north
bournosed Bedouins had dragged both
IL and myself across the scorching sands /
OF the Great Desert linked in close en- |
brace, we had pounded over the pyra-,
nnids, plowed through the mud OF the |
Nile. Not many moons have waxed |
and waned since we went humping over
the lava beds. And in all, over all, and |
through all, we had preserved our prlml- |
tive integrity. But we are wrecked at
last the sinewy arm of the mighty bag
gage-man has wrought what the extremes
of cold and heat, the agility of the Arab,
the malice of the murderous Modoc,
failed to accomplish. 1t got no further
than the Grand Central depot, though
am here.
Living in the country, I had long been
anxious to rest my pale-blue eye upon
| this arch and arched wonder of the me-
tropolis. Veni, Vidi, Vici, which may
/ be literally translated: We came, my
trunk and eye, and got split wide open
lei. 1t seemed very little of an under
taking that, coming in on one train to
90 out on another from the same depot,
but it gives one an excellent Opportunl-
tv to see a good deal of New York be.
fore he gets well through with it, which
cannot but be gratifying to one who,
like myself, is a stranger to the great
city. The politeness, too, of the numer-
Gus officials about, is pleasing to the
man who, all his life through has been
exposed to the proud baggage mans
scorn, the breakman's contumely, the
conductors patronage. l attempted 10
pass through small gate which led to
the other side of the depot, where my
ticket-ofice was located.
WHITTIER would you go, fair slr?'
inquired a Peri in navy-blue, with a
brass label on him.
"My objective point, kind stranger,
is Saratoga" I made reply. "I would
impjnge tRither by the special train
which leaves this edifice at the hour OF
9 in the morning, and reaches the haven
above mentioned at 2:25 in the after
noon, unless seized at Albany for non,
payment of the internal revenue tax
| unless distrained upon, so to speak
Since I have said thus much to you IL
confidence, let me add that / seek the
Hudson river railroad ticket Office. No
do not trouble yourself to go with me,
| 1 said, as he made a motion of coming
| toward me "I see the sign immedl
ately opposite, and can reach 1t quite
readily, thank you"
"Nay, it is not permitted that yol
pass this way, he made answer. 1o'
are from the country, presume p
"To a certain extent my respons
= should be in the affirmative, sir. re
r side in Westchester county, Just beyon
the Spuyten Duyvil creek, but tn
question of annexation has been muc
discussed of late, and it is quite probi
able, from the tone of feeling on tn
subject and the identity of the interest
involved, that in the course of centuI
% or two some definite"
Pardon the interruption l wi
IS, simply going to remark that, if my SUI
n position be correct, your line of trav
>. in getting your ticket and obtainlr
checks for your baggage will afford yo
an opportunity of seeing the city al
its environs which could not have fallt
to your lot under any other cOmbinatlC
\ of circumstances. Pass out careful
through that far door below there !;
j. good many gentlemen wearing badg
like that which now I wear, to she
- that they belong to the establishmer
and are employed expressly, to find o
where you wish to go, and keep y
from going there, at least in the W
you wish to, will stop you and ask y
questions. But it is probable you W
not meet more than hundred of the
on this occasion, for It's yet early MOI
and few of them are about as yet. L
plain everything to them fully and cal
fully, and you will not be moleste
i ,A- ln1
safety, fair sir, for your countena1
pleases me. and think thou hast
wife and"
"No, that comes in in the dialog
between RoIla and the old Castillo
in pieces of Oratory Selected
School USE was going to add WI
YOU interrupted me at and, fying {
"sd as it we're, to the Andes, that thou h
seen trouble, cause and effect
nearer together, generally, than the
rious points of interest in this depC
As / was remarking, having reached
street, walk briskly around the bui
ing, turning to the right as you go, 6
you'll get to the ticket-ofice, of VIII
Ut you're in quest, In half-hour, at mos
Y "Thank you, kindly; aaieu, sir,
i said, raising my hat respectfully a
turned to go.
"Nay, say not adieu, sir. Au rev
rather; we shall meet several til
again ere you depart.
Hsw pleasant are the paths of pea
81. How sweet it is to hold cheerful {
verse in this wise with the servants
the public, and to be entreated gel
by them, rather than to fume and f
and have them be impOllte, II not |
fame, to you! Musing upon all t
and resolving to write a series
"TracSs for Travellers" for gratuii
distribution, proceeded to follow
9sh- the directions given me, and by the
. of friendly policeman or two, at
itch found my ticket-place. The usual c
,Oue tesies epsued, but carried my pc
,ded and the next thing was to get my
cad gage checked. ''No, you cannot
; ex- here, sir" explained a suave Off
,orto when attempted to cross the depo
made where my baggage was, "nor can
,ery. one bring it from there to you.
& bv slightly suggestive of the Dives
may Lazarus business, know, but theT
ltion no help for it. You must go ou'
ac- the building, and around it; It's on
outh dozen blocks or so. Present.
rich checks to the gentleman who has
D the DdRRdRt III II ~
lie to some responsible person, Known u tS
hose establishment, along with you to ID
hose fly you and certify to your good n
the character, twill facilitate ma
louId somewhat, but 'tis not absolutely n
bjec- sary. Then, if one of the gentle
aimed porters happens to be disengaged,
,oast. baggage will be brought around
NJ to and you can get checks for it.
the 'EBut have Just come from ar
is to there, and don't want to go bac
/. tbe around there, if will have to
back all around here again ;" and L
to get through the door.
and Excuse me, sir; 1t Is not perm
prac- that you pass mere DeSlues' oss yo'
I the from the country; presume =
go bother your presumption