Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-10-10

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same course, gave the said gentleman one
franc (20 cents) and received 80 centimes
in change. He complained in English
and the gentleman replied in French.
Finally the latter returned 10 centimeB
more in change and the Englishman left
The same service in England would have
cost 'tuppence" and in dear old
America Eve cents. &c. profiting by this
demonstration OF elastic priceS, handed
him 20 oentimes, never opened my
mouth, and sailed past like one who
knew the ropes.
Once outside deposited my portman-
teau by my feet aud brought out my
Baedeker to find bus or trsmcar line
to or near to No. 2 Rue du Sommerard,
Boulevard st. Germain, in the Latin
Quarter, to which pension de familie
[boarding housel / had been recon-
mended by my old schoolmste, John G..
Tawresey of Wilmington, now assistant
naval constructor United States navy, on
whom called while in London, and who
is now attending the sessions Of the Royal
Naval College, Greenwich, in the interest
Of our government.
Baedeker's guide books, by the way,
are excellent. Imade my way about LON
don, and 80 far, about Paris by their
guidance, without the least difficulty or
occasion to make Inquiries. Besides,
they dispense with many guido books to
museums, cathedrals, &c. They are pub
lished for oil important cities in Europe
by Karl Baedeker, at Leipsic, aud cost
from to 10 marks, ($1.44 to $2.40).
easily found the right train, one halt
square from the station, jumped aboard
and started to climb to the roof when the
conductor stopped me and fred volley
Of consonents at me, at the same time
gesticulating towards sign which read
'complet." / could not interpret his
consonants, but as saw the seats were
oil occupied it was no great task. for my
massive intellect, to put this and that to.
gether and conclude there was no room
for me, SO alighted and made my way
TO bus, square distant, and after q
half hours ride through the centre of the
city, was set down within square of my
lodging.
have very nice room on the fifth
floor from the ground-it is called the
fourth floor here, as the ground floor oi
oil houses, except in the cream OF the
aristocracy, are occupied as stores OF
shops-one square from the south or left
bank of the Seine, very near the csntre
of the city and Is minutes walk from the
exposition. l put my head out of my
window, which faces south east by east,
and two squares to the right the dome Of
the Pantheon meets the eye; the same dis
tanoe to the left rise the historic towers
of Notre Dame. Madame Meyer hss been
to New York and Chicago, speaks Eng
lish, French, German and Italian, is
pleasant and tslkative and always
wteathed in smiles. have coffee and
rolls served in my room at q. M, and
breakfast of i've or six courses in the
dining room at IL 10 12; all for five
francs per day. Two floors lower dowr
and two squares farther north, across the
river, the same accomm odations cost II
francs. Dinner I take in some restaurant
near where Happen to be at dinner hour
O to 8 p. m.
As soon Gs have installed myself il
my "bome" start for walk. l 20 b,
the Pantheon, the Luxembourg Palac,
and Gardens, the Hotel des Iuyaiides ant
the main Exposition grounds on tn,
Champ de Mars. l am now beside tht
Seine, in the west-central part OF tn,
| city, aud take stroll up the Seine, unde
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historic palaces, gardens, monuments ant
cathedrals, to the line OF Notifications a
the south. eastern extremity of the cit.
proper. walk two miles north. alonI
the fortiaoations to the road leading from
Yincennes, and take the roof of trail
by the Place de la Nation, Place de Il
Bastile, Hotel de Vile [seat of city gov
ernmentl, the Louvre, Tuileries, 60, Il
the PalAis Royal, whence walk to th
Avenue de rOpera, dine and return hom
aud to bed at 8 45 p. m.
have been through the principal part
Of the city and have gotten the car
Biography, points of the compass AM
location of important places fairly fixe'
in my head, and sn ready for the Exposi
tion Universe!le and the sights of Paris
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