Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1873-11-12

take cursory view of the important
scenes and then fly off to Paris, and to
the continent, and when they return
homo to the states, glorify Paris and
denounce London as slow and methodi-
cal and void of that interest which his
tory has given to her. Like birds of
passage they are continually on the wing
looking only at the surface of things. II
they would only take the trouble to dig
deeper for the knowledge which is open
to them, they would find the richest of
ore repaying them amply, not only for
the expense in obtaining it, but the
separation from home and friends. This
is my experience, and 7 am candid
enough to say that were it not for home
and its friendly associations, L know of
no place, no people, with whom /
should be pleased to spend my days, or
under whose government [ would re-
joice to live, where the turmoils and
vexations OF political strife as well rs
financial crashes are unknown
If [ remember right, my last letter
did not speak so encouraeingly. The
fact was that l had looked upon one
side of the picture only, aud that hap
pened to be the dark side. The full
view of the picture now being shown to
me, radiant with all its beauties, which
wealth, refinement, education and
good government can give, compels me
to so modify my views as to say, that
England's greatness is not all centred in
her gin palaces, or ale shops, although
| must admit that am surprised that
in land of so much culture she should
have allowed any of her subjects to be-
come so demoralized through the want
of q proper system OF education.
The law making this principle com
pulsory, is now complete in all its de-
tails, and the effect on the rising gener-
alton will be marked in an age of great i'm
provement. But perhaps am sounding
her praise too much and you may charge
me with having mistook my nationality.
In that event 1 can only say that the
honest American will never disguise the
truth. To speak OF a man as we find
him, is an old and honored adage- and
| think applies to nations and individu-
ais as well. But word or two more on
the internal management of this city,
and am DONE The sire cts are mostly
macada mized, and much is spent in
keeping them in order. No garbage, or
ash barrels, to be seen in the cutters, or
noxious smells to greet You at every
step, with their charming incense.
Rain or shine, the streets are cleaned
every morning before eight o'clock, and
the health of this great metropolis is
studied with n care that speak volumes
in their favor. Promptness in all their
departments appears to be their watch
words, and wrong is no sooner noticed,
than it is righted, with an alacrity
that is really encouraging. When you
come to consider the extent of this city,
our ten miles sight through its heart,
it is certainly most wonderful, but like
piece of machinery it moves on noise
lessly reaping those grand results, that
makes every Englishman proud of his
home and the land OF his birth But
let me change the scene, for those in ma
ture so beautifully spread out before us
on which art has placed her finger,
making them not only beautiful to the
eye, but mine of wealth to the health
of the teeming thousands, who are
fond OF beautiful drives, walks and
flowers.