Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-05-24
A RUSTIC ABROAD.
5. WHITMORE,
Publisher and Proprietor.
From Cincinnati TO Kew YOTE, and
Gllmpaea of the MatrannIis

GlinPSes Of the Metropolis.
New York Cor. Cincinnati Times.
You will have abundant accounts
of the exposition from scholars.
from gentlemen of leisure, from old
experienced travellers, and | won
der if the simple story of a way
farer will prove interesting enough
to publish. But | shall risk it any,
how, and if | am encouraged, | will
keep itup. | shall write very plain
ly and unatfectedly, because can
not write else, and will only be
guided by the endeavor to always
tell the truth.
The journey to New York, en-
route to the great Exposition, is
not altogether devoid of interest,
and some incidents may possibly be
of substantial benefit to the unini-
tiated, who expect TO edo" Paris
this summer A few practical hints,
therefore, given in very modest
way, and left to the discretion of
the reader to accept or reject, may
not be deemed superfuous.
First, then, it is advisable to Sc
cure a berth (midship, outer tier),
at least month in advance, as the
exodus of American travellers to
the exposition this year is SO enor-
nous. Only yesterday l saw quite
a number of people applying for
passage on the steamer "Gillert .
of the Hamburg American Line at
the office of their agent, on Broad
way, and compelled to leave with
the answer, GAIL the berthS are
taken"
Having secured his berth, the
traveller can next arrange his money
matters with banker in whom he
has confidence, by purchasing a
draft or letter Of credit on Paris.
The banker will also procure a
passport, not a necessity now, but
always a convenience for identif-
cation OF persons or baggage. AS
to baggage, experience proves that
the less worldly possessions one has
in that line the better. A portable
vallse, a small travelling satchel
wita strap to sling over the
shoulder for daily toilet necessities,
is all that is really necessary. Then,
with a strap for an overcoat and an
old suit of clothes to wear on board
the ship, and the outfit is com.
plete.
The few days at ones disposal
before sailing permit visit 20 the
sights cf the metropolis. The new
postOffice is worth taking in on the
way. Ascending the spire of Trim
ity Church, one obtains magnif.
cent view of the harbor, Jersey
City, Brooklyn and Hobokon, and
gets a coed general idea Of the
city. The crumbling monuments
in the cemetery surrounding the
church contain some curious in
scriptions eulogizing the virtues of
individuals who departed this life
over a century ago. Among the
rest is the monument in the north
east corner, dedicated "To the
memory of those brave men who
died, during their imprisonment
in New York, for the cause Of
American independence"
A view Of the huge suspension
bridge, from New York to Brook
lyn, will convince the traveller that
Cincinnati will not long be able to
boast of having the largest suspen-
sion bridge III the world. Next
one may ride on the New York
Elevated railroad-a great curiosity
to a Westerner - on Greenwich
street, from the Battery to Fifty
ninth street, and thence to Central
Park, miles away from the harbor.
AT least half a day may be delight.
fully spent in this beautiful park
which is said to be the finest in the
world.
These are only some of the minor
sights Of this great metropolis. The
colossal stores and palatial resi-
dences everywhere divert the mind,
so that miles are walked without
the least fatigue. Strolling up
Broadway peeping into the shop
windows, not neglecting the old
curiosity shop, where dried mum
mics, grinning skulls, antiquated
CONS aud musty relics, from the
time of Adam down to the present
generation, meet the gaze Of the
bewildered rustic, the time flies
from morning till noon. Arriving
at Union Square, the traveller stops
to admire the statues of Lincoln
and Lafayette; and, at Madison
Square, further along, the statu ?,
also bronze, Of the late William II.
Seward. What, with these aud the
statues in Central Park, one gets
bits of history in q pleasure walk,