The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-08-04
OUR NEW. YORK LETTER.
10 .he Edlsoeo Of the ExrzKrn1sa.z
I nc-s - NHw fYoRr. July 20, 1881

nc NHw YoKK, July 20, 1881. p.
The railroads are cutting rates at .
most ridiculous rate, and it is becoming
every dayImore aud moreso o tempta-
tion, for people debating as, to where
they shall spend their vacation TO, fol-
low the Star of Empire and trot the
track of tha Setting Snn. /, The roads
al e dusty, however, just now, and Pm
going to the CatskiIls. where the mos
quitoes 5o,oplS buzz sndthe candy and
dime novel vfend do not make one
afraid that they'll be begged into COM
mitting homunculieides Perhaps, how
ever, when oratesI have diminished to
zero, and the Companies furnish free
feed, cigars, etc., as an inducement to
their patrons, I,may take another trip
under their auspices.
Oh, that Iwere like Sir Boyle Roche's
bird, aud could be In two places or
more at once!. The accounts of the
cruise of the Atlantic Yacht Club makes
ones very mouth water, such lovely
weather as they have had for their white
winged craft, and so well have their
darlings behaved; and then again, In
spite OF, the attractions of forest and
mountain scenery, purlipg brooks, the
dolce far ni.nte, in the welcoming en-
brace of, hammock under shady tree,
the delights of perch on eampstool
with easel before one and eager brush
transferring reminecnceso of the light and
shade and color Of perfect landscape,
one feels regret at parting even Tor
brief space FROM the suburban home
where the garden Is Just putting forth
its choicest glories in earnest as result
Of patient watchfulness and care What
d Jolly thing a vacation Is, anyhow.
May you and all your readers enjoy
yours as Pm bound to enjoy. mine.
A regulation has just been made
sidewalks and cross-walks. It Is sur
prisfrg what number OF serious acci-
dents, are caused each year by this pet
ty outcome of selfish Indifference to
other folks welfare, on the part of
perhaps -peacsble and well-meaning
citizens. ETheserdinance Is good one,
but will of course soon become a dead
letter. Some poor culprits will fall
victims to the zeal of some ignorant po-
! liceman, and then we may break our
| legs again without let or hindrance.
There are regulations against allowing
passengers to stand in cars and stages,
my knowledge. II we had fewer laws
and less severe penalties, but an lnexor-
able infiiction of punishment in every
case where the law Is broken. without
| fear, favor or excuse, we'd have less
crime and fewer petty annoy anees,
which 90 50 far in the aggregate 70 dis
turb ones enjoyment of things. -
There is quite q fuss over the extra
dition of an alleged Italian bandit who
was kidnapped in New Orleans, and
brought on here by New York detect
/ ives. If the prisoner is the man he is
] claimed to be he is pretty hard case
1 but we needn't be afraid OF Italian
bandits. GWe can discount Them right
1 here. The other day, as the boOkkeep-
i er and an Assistant from one of our
| largest breweries were driving to the
bank with SIC, 900 to deposit, they were
chased by an express wagon, driven 70
the curb and robbed in broad daylight
in Lexington avenue, right in view OF
perhaps 10 900 people, The affair occu-
4 pied but minute or two and the roo
bers got away. There wasn't a police
man visible within blocks of the place
kthere probably were a dozen forufy-
ing the inner man in cool saloons hard
by), and as the reins of the brewery
buggy were cut, the unfortunate book
keeper who, like most Germans of any
thing of literary turn, was near-slght-
ed. and whose spectaclesI fell on his
nose, couldn't do much in the way OF
keeping his assailants in sight. The
moneys gone, and that's undoubtedly
the end Of 1t. 1t was certainly very
bold robbery. 49,. RADIx.