The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-11-27
TrGreftIGG Sketches.
TO AND fhGM THE CID WORLD F!
Paris and its Wonders

In one Of the London daily papers all
nouncement was made that II Case a son.
l42 Strand, had arranged a special IMP
from London to Paris and return. for the
sum of 81, (about S39. O0j. The tickets
provided for railway and -. ann packet
journey, SIX days hotel accommodation.
personal assistance Of a conductor III Paris.
aid carnage-trips fer visiting the prlnci-
pal sights IN Paris, thus saving much
fatigue and Inconvenience by reason Of not
speaking French, and accomplishing
greatly more than would be practicable by
any other means.
We concluded 10 embrace tins opportunity
Of seeing the worlds gay capital ana tin
ish up our London visit Oh our return.
Thus, on Monday, the "a II August. AZ q
p. NJ, We proceeded to the London.
Chatham x Dover railway station ana
jumped aboard the train, III company with
a party Of thirty or more other excursion
lists, under the charge If Conductor
Forbes; and arriving IN due time At Dover,
embarked on board small steamer IN
waiting, crossed the channel. the night
being dark and the sea quite rough. army
ing at Calais, France, at half past ~ T. NJ.
! thence were conducted Ia the Hotel Maur-
ice. where the party rested for the night
After lndulging in our first French break
fast, We again embarked GA the : Is tram
for Paris. We found the cars similar w
those in England being ~ longer than
the ordinary American freight cars. al
vIded of into three compartments. each
capable Of seating ten persons, comprising
first, second and third class Along III
route We passed through numerous large
towns, farming lands. etc. though the
country appeared To- us rather ordinary
and tame by the size If England
At the several cross stations women.
wearing black Japanned hats. we're act
ing III the capacity Of hagmen. looking
quite. ludlcrous to several of our party.
who were unused to that style " ''ulr.
Little or no forest appeared "a our view.
but vast quantities Of bog were pied ~
IN the fields to dry.
At ABOUT one 0 clock We reached Amirus.
the train stopping fifteen minutes for ~
freshments. The French are full a. WIde
awake as the Yankees in their charges, aud
the WATERS are apt to take advantage ~ the
shol; time at your disposal. II you order
anything, you will not probably BE- served
until a few minutes before the train
starts the best way Is to take whatever
scenery becomes more attractive, and
though the trains do not travel 50 quickly
as in England, the novelty Of what e see
as we pass along, so engages our attention,
that the afternoon appears short, and 4
about four O'Clock we are passing through |
the suburbs Of Paris, and soon afterwards, |
entering the Notifications, find ourselves
gliding slowly into the station Of the Che
min du Fer du Nord.
40 p. M.-Arrived at Paris at last
We tumble out Of the square boxes (cars),
around our conductor, fall into
line, march out Of the depot, take our
seats on inside and outside Of omnibuses
provided, and are conveyed to the Hotel
Rue Duphot, Boulevard de Ia
Madeline
Our party were assigned to comfortable
and after arranging Of toil-
&C., the 6 o'clock gong announced that
dinner was ready, of which all were eager
to partake, with the exception Of one Of the =