The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-07-22
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Esats Of the "GIobs Trotfers" who See
America In O Few Days.

Esats Of ,hs "siobs Trottersn who See
America In Few Days.
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The tourist who 10 most conspicuous
about the hotels, depos and wharves Of
San Francisco 10 the "globs trotter," the
name given TO those who are forSssr trying
to Guido tho travelling feats of Phineas Fogg
with no apparent prospect Of gaining wife
or fortune il they succeed. All globe trot-
tsrs pans through San Francisco, and II is
the only city they do pass through. This
sity IL the middle Of the hour glass in the
map Of the globe trotters routes. Az oil
roads once led to Rome, so now all round
the-world routes lead, in both directions, to
San Fmncisco. Whether the globe trotter
travelling West, after leaving Europe, strikes
Aspinwail, New Orleans, New York, Boston
or Montreal hrst, he leaves these shores OF
San Francisco, and II travelling east he
comes by the way Of Hong Kong or Mel
bourne, he arrives by either route at San
Francisco. The globe trotter, as he 10 seen
ON our streets, ID distinguished by clothes
which make the beholder marvel how clothes
can be 30 creased and wrinkled, by a helmet
or Tam o Shanter head carving, and by q
stick cut ct his last stopping place.
The wonderful samsnesa Of this class
makes them unintsresting except for the
astonishing manner In which they manage
TO avoid seeing anything. This writer hap
pened to meet two perfectly developed
specimens on board an Australian steamer
just a. abe was leaving the wharf in this
city.
II suppose we've seen everything in
America Z" one of them remarked as the
Golden Gats was being passed.
Isupposs so. How long were you in
The country"
"wsll, We we're detained day here,
waiting for The English mail for the steamer,
and stopped over two days in New York /:
that makss--seven and two and one-ten
days. shouldne like to have missed any
thing. you know"
Nothing to speak Of. Some tourists
take run up 10 Boston and into the White
Mountains have trip on the Hudson ant
flyer at the Adirondack; down into
Florida and across to New Orleans; stor
over day at Niagara and lie of at Clsve
land and Chicago to have look ct the grea'
lakes run up to Denver to sec mountain
city branch Oh for run through the yell
iowstons regions do Salt Lake and inspect
the Comstoek Mines go into the Yosemite
and have look 1T Los Angeles steam ur
TO Oregon and visit the Dallss, and"
"oh, Idsrs say" interrupted the globe
trottsr ."quits decent, dare say, but
scarcely worth q fellow's time, you know
II becomes wonder what induces tn,
globe trottsr 70 60 abroad. He could trave
the same number of miles, at much lesi
cost, on the underground railway in hi
own London. and profit quito as much in
wisdom and experience. But while certain
olass of English are the very worst and most
ssnssless tourists, another class are the best
and most sane tourists to be met with, al.
though 1t must be confessed they seldom
get credit for II. They see more Of scenery
and institutions and much less Of the people
OF the country than an American. The aver
sge American is naturally gregarious and
Will make his neighbours acquaintance and
talk with him In . stage coach or railroad
car at the risk Of missing half the points Of
interest on the road. The Englishman who
travels to see has generally had as much OK.
psrienoss with men a. he cares for. The
most loquacious nsighbor on coach seat
cannot trap him into sustained conversn.
ton, and he il known 70 resort hotel keep.
srs a. the man who stays the longest and
secs the most. He IL doggedly insistent in
getting what he wants and travels with a
scarcity Of luggage that makes him the
wonder and envy Of all bandbox-infiicted
tourists who view his belongings.