Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-07-19
TaE ADVANTAGES OFTRAvEI.
A Young Lady who Has Seen All
There IL 10 See In This
Country.


Brooklyn Eagle.
Two beautiful young damsels, meet
ing on Fulton street the other day
beamed with delight as they soanne,
each others summer hnery.
And where have you been, IN,
lover asked the brunette.
Travelling. responded the blonde
Been gone three months, studyinI
over our country. Ma said o younI
lady's education vas not finished iii
she bad gone abroad, and twas vulsaI
to go to Eureps without knowing any
thing of ones own country.
How grand" sighed the brunette
whose sight seeing bad been limiteC
TO Central Park aud Coney Island.
YES. but pa didn't want to 20
bit, so ma and | planned and planned
Finally. | fell in love with plumber
Pa reasoned with me, SO did ma, but
got frmer, and declared I'd have ms
own way. Ma got awfully uneasy (be.
fore pa) and-well in short, pa con.
eluded to let me travel"
You naughty thing, But where
have you been2"
Just everywhere. First South
and"
OH then you had q chance to
study some of those Southern prob
lens one is always reading about2"
Il don't remember them; but pa
first trAmped me over miles and
miles OF battle fields, and saw
Whereof, what's his name2-oh,
that big General; you know who |
mean?"
Yes" responded the other, eager.
ly. Never mind his name"
well, we saw where-ohl Grant,
that's it; whore Grant and Lee, yes,
I'm sure twas Lee, fought or bonn
barded, or surrendered; anyway, |
don't remember details. And then
We went to Mexico, and that was aw-
ful; fees and sand, and, pa just wore
me out with his old Spanish towns,
md grsveysrds, and dug up things.
But ma said it was all important, and
| wanted to be able to describe them
all; so just got through somehow"
How lovely to travel and improve
ones seli?" murmured the listener,
with an admiring eye on Kitty's terra
Gotta bonnet.
so ma says. Well, then we went
to Utah. to Salt Lake City"
"Ohl those horrid Mormonsl Did
you really see them2"
Yes, indeed, and made q study of
them. Ma said that was proper.
Were there two or three days, and
the men welt, they are too insignif-
cant. Pa took US to the-the-oh,
temple--no, tabernacle. Twas ever
so queer, and ma got me book on
statistics and things; SO I'll be way up,
see?"
How splendidly you'll be able to
converse with every one. l quite
envy you"
Yes, ma says few girls have such
opportunities, and | mean to improve
mine. Then we've been to California,
and, oh, such big trees and those
wretched little Cinnamon! San Fran
cisco isn't much to see. The shops
are not any nicer than Brooklyn. But
st. Paul is too lovely. Got one of
hose stylish looking listers. |
Will you believe me2 Pal
wanted to drag me off to |
Zee the falls of-of Mile or Minneha-
IA. just because Whittier or Lord
Byron, or some Tom, Dick or Harry |
wrote poem about it. But we only |
lad two days there and l was a
right"
And you have seen all the great, |
rand West-the splendid mountains, |
he rolling prairieS, and breathed that
)ure air"
"0h, myl yesl" interrupted the
ourist eagerly, "and we visited real
mining camp. But | soiled my new
llk jersey. was SO disguised.
But pa-well. once get him started |
md there's no going back. Chicago |
md Cincinnati are not like New
ork. Thank goodness, we are
lome. Travelling is improving and
III, but pa did manage to take us to
ome hOrrid places. Now ma Gays,
Europe next spring to give a fnsl
POLISH Pa is awiully contrary, but
ma and | are patient with him, and
re generally work together. guess
lie will give in.
"0f course he will" murmured the
'runette, "for he must be very proud
f you"
"0h! be is, but pa is queer and
links it silly to show ones feelings.
'ut come round to lunch some day,
nd I'll tell you mere. Ma says next
hing to travelling ones self is to cul.
ivate those who have not enjoyed the
rivileges."
How kind you are, dear"
Good bye"
And the sweet creatures separated.
ne buying her ribbons with an envi-
US soul, the other selecting rouches
nth complacent pride.
A Total Eclipse