Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1877-06-27

cupied the position Of clerk in that
hotel, and he was aware he had not
treated me as well in all respects, or
as civily as guests Of first class
house should be treated, and he de-
sired to beg my pardon for having in
timated that hau never enjoyed the
advantages OF = common school edu-
cation, and he proceeded to state that
while he might have spoken to me as
if I was the veriest ignoramus, he
perceived, upon further inspection,
that what troubled me most was my
extreme verdancy, which he attribu
ted to the fact that my knowledge OF
the world was commensurate with
my personal observations in it, there
fore limited to such requirements as |
had been able to gain in my some
what circumscribed rural home
Ascertaining from me that | de-
signed to remain two nights and a day
he very kindly proposed to aid me in
any way he might be able, so that at
my next stopping place, my green
ness would not "Stand out so prompt
ly. | thanked him without fully
realizing how much occasion | had
for so doing, but so far as | was able,
l appreciated his kindness, when he
told me to feel perfectly free to ask
him any questions l might desire to
ask.
gained sufficient courage during
this conversation to venture outside
the door as soon as our pleasant inter
view ended, and finally, to walk q
short distance from the hotel, proba-
bly, about two blocks, but | turned no
corners lest l might lose myself ]
found my way back without even once
inquiring the way, and | wene direct
" to the handsome clerk (whcm
thought was dressed well enough fol
u ministeD with this question: Gar
it be possible, sir, that New York Is
much larger than Troy "" He assuree
me that should ever be SO fortunate
as to extend my travels to New York
I would
FIND A MATERIAL DIFFERENCE
in the population OF the two cities !
then said to him earnestly and anx
iously, ''please inform me, sir, What
all these people whom l see on the
streets do for living, and where dc
they ali 60 to dinner :"
10 his praise, be it said, he gave
Inc very civil and entirely satlstaclor,
answers to these Ito me) highly I'M
portant questions.
The next morning, after getting
from lhi, elegant gentleman, the
Clerk, very minute directions. l tounc
my way without a guide, to the HuJ
son river; got aboard a little steam
boat the first | had seen, and the frs
craft OF any kind had ever boarded
all without falling off the gang plank
paid "York shilling for my pas
sage to Albany, six miles, and by din
of sticking to the boat closely dunns
the entire voyage, | managed to ar
rive at the very capital of the Empire
State, at the same time the steamboa
arrived.
| was overwhelmed at the magni
tude of Albany. Looked the proper
ty over pretty thoroughly, withou
reference to purchasing, however
after which took stage tor Yves
Troy crossed the ferry and fount
my way to the Mansion House alone
and without somewhat enlarged idea
&. The American Continent, and witt
correspondingly diminished views o
my own Importance as an American
citizen. On my route from the boa
landing to the Mansion House, | saw
a little insignificant building upol
which was sign that read plainly
"Vermont House" ] halted ant
gazed upon each letter OF the wore
"Vermont," with palpitatlng hear
sincerely regretting that l had no
known of such q tavern in that cit.
before bestowing my patronage else
where
During my brief sojourn at Troy
and during my visit 70 Albany,
noticed large and very snowy poster
in various parts of both cities, an
nouucing that on the 10Th day o
September, an old vessel, a "man, OF
war; which was surrendered to Com
modore Perry at his famous "victory
on Lake Erie Gn September, 1873,
think), which, from age, had become
useless, would be set adritt abov
Niagara Falls, and allowed to go owe