Milford chronicle., 1883-09-21

Mr.. Rufus Hatch, accompanied inv
number of his partyof excursionistg -
rived in New York city over the Pon- =
sylvania road. The guests are stonrir i,l
at the Fifth Avenue Hotel and annoas
Drowned by exposure to the sun and ~ -
of the Pacific slope. Among those wha y,
seemed especially to have enioved tbo
trip was Baron Albert Salvador oon
tributor to the columns of the Paw.
Figaro. ~
eyes, said he, "not only I but avor,
person in the company thorouobIv o. ~
joyed the trip. OF course there was ~,
usual fatigue incident to travel bnt
everything imaginable was done for ON,
comfort. We had meals served in tbo
cars, had special train, and stoned
when and where we felt inclined Jnst
two days more than month were oon
sumed in the journey. There were abont
seventy-fve of us in all. and the most
friendly relations existed between tbo
members. The offensive conduct of tbo
Earl Of Onslow, travelling in MIR. VII.
lard's party, found no parallel among
our excursiOnists. The young lord. tits
said, refused to allow other members Of
the party to pass through the car which
had been placed at his disposal. Some
OF the newspapers have wrongly placed
him among Mr.. Hatch's guests.
WHAT HE THINKS OF THE COUNTRY.
"What do I think of the countrvqn
laughingly repeated the Baron. 'It is
50 great, and I have seen so much that
IS novel, that have not yet had time to
iigest and arrange my impression. The
general opinion is highly favorable. The
Jalrymple farm shows the wonderful
possibilities of the West. Turn over
he sod few inches, throw in the grain
nd your crop is assured. Through Da.
ota we travelled for two days over an
ndless succession of prairies, half as
urge, it seemed, as all of Europe. Most
the land was very poor, it is true,
ut grain for the entire world can be
aised on the arabic land.
81 expected to try a shot at buffalo
ld hoped to bring back the claws of
'lzzly bear, but I did not even catch
ght of an antelope outside of Yellow
one Park and those we were not al.
wed to sh oot. But the fishing was
ry fine and any number of trout were
ught. The story Of sitting in one place,
Illing out fish and swinging him intoa
ling geyser, where he is nicely
lied, is strictly true. .
''You met the President ?"
Eyes. While camping out in Yellow.
me Park we had an informal meeting
e President expressed regret that the
VS. forbade shooting game in the park.
e informal manner in which President
thur shook hands and chatted with his
bjects struck the English members
5he party as peculiar. In little things
hat kind the difference between court
luette and republican simplicity.
y thought, were most sharply out
ID. The idea of meeting the Chief
9cutive without donning a dress suit
med great social breach.
THE STORIES DENIED.
There have been some stories float
around to the effect that the tourists
rged all their expenses to MI.
ch, said the Baron. ''This is not
and the report probably originated
MS way: At one place in Yellow
e Park we ordered ginger ale. The
w asked 81 per bottle for it, We
sed to be imposed upon and told the
to charge it to Mr.. Hatch, knowing
the price would be properly set
4 when the bill was presented to the
ident of the Park Company. The
W, knowing we were foreigners.
ght he could do as he pleased. so
OF even in this way. The members
e party were nearly all wealthy and
was no attempt to dodge expenses.
What Institution struck you as pecu-
characteristic of the country?"
he American girl. As a product
enous to the United States she
b out in full relief and in rose
ed light. In Paris have many
Is among the American residents. 4
have found the study of feminine
cter an extremely interesting one.
1 have seen American girls of
cen or twenty years look graYely
mes eyes and enupciate opinions r