Middletown transcript., 1876-10-07
A Countryman's Views Of City Life
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This town has seen the elephant.
Centennial pilgrims everywhere
houses filed to repletion and men seek
ing places whereon to lay their heads.
Like the Mussulman at the shrine Of
Mahomet, like the tramp in the days Of
peach blossoming at Middletown, and
very like the western grasshopper, in
testing all spots and eating substance
wherever they alight, carpet-baggers in
swarms are here. From the forests Of
Michigan and the frontier Of Texas,
the British provinces, men rugged.
stalwart and bronzed, accompanied by
women, many lovely as poets
dream, shaming the puny efforts Of
man BY form and feature Of exquisite
moulding, to initiate by sculptured ef-
fort, astonishing the metropolitan for
once. at least, BY the gathered beauty
concentrated from rural provinces.
A scientific man exclaimed when
General Newton blew up Hell-gate.
that the man was prophet. What, is
Mr.. Long, Agent for the Centennial
christian homes? The man has for
tune if it is an individual enterprise.
(and we are told it is. He is CON
stantly besieged, daily and hourly
We have seen at twelve o'clock at
night three or four hundred in and
around his Office, waiting anxiously,
weary with travel for q place. In
formed by some Of the parties them
selves, hecharges the boarding house
keepers ten per cent per day for each
guest be furnishes him with; royal
ty Of fifty cents additional is demanded
as retainer from those be is kind
enough to supply with dodgers
Therefore if they run away the first
day the reverened gentleman still lives
to fight for the remainder.
The 18th & 18th street passenger
railroad must have carried to his door
not less than three thousand. and still
they come
Laughed at by the citizen because
the nervous excitement Of novelty dazes
his mind for the moment, extortioned,
perhaps, because Of bis ignorance re-
garding the price Of things with which
he is not familiar. lavishly piled with
soft insinusting words ifhe has money.
the impression is sought to be craven
indellibly on the mind Of the country
man that all knowledge and wisdom
exists in this wondrous town, and that
it is Of verify the Athens Of America.
But where can some Of these people
come from They certainly have read
the papers many are 50 afraid ofbe-
ing cheated that they are 10th to drop
the money from their palms when
making purchase, for fear some hid
den alchemy will rob them Of all if
they let 70 coin as : nesting.
Numerous. amusing and ridiculous
incidents have occurred. one only
which VIC will give. In street travel
it is the duty Of the car conductors to
run ahead at all steam railroad cross
ings, to see that the tracks are clear Of
danger. A countryman had given the
conductor one dollar bill to take his
fare out Of. Nearing the steam-road,
the conductor stepped out and jumped
of the car before giving change. The
clown sprung after him, caught him by
the collar, and shouted for his money. |
You've got dollar note Of mine and
I want the change. Everybody in the |
car saw you git it,
The wondrous feature Of travel is
that no accidents occur. Trains labor
with their loads passengers hang on
every available spot. ! have seen the
front of locomotives black with human
freight. Jumping on and Of moving |
doubtless thinking if they are killed, to