The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-02-08
THE CHARMS OF NEW YORK.
A Graphic Description of Mctropolits,
Life, with illustrations.

A Graphic Description of Mctropolitsn
Life. with Illustrations.
You see. il is this way" said the
New York man as he was walking
along the street talking TO friend
from out of town. New Workers
won't have anything but the best of
everything. This being the metropolis
Of the western continent. we are put
in position where we can have our
pick of everything. and you can well
believe that we take the best every
time. You will notice this" he went
on Us they just managcd To get out of
the way OF "a truck team OH Il crossing,
got punched in the backs with the pole
OF furniture van. heard the
driver OF an ice wagon swearing
ut them and were well spat-
tered with the six inches of
mud on the pavement by hack team
being driven twelve miles an hour;
you will notice this the longer YOU
stay here Little annoyanccs that you
have been accustomed to having to
submit TO you will SEQ regulated in
New York. We reason like this. he
went on us he lodged around couple
of garbage barrels and brick fell
from t.ic sixth story Of Il now build
ing and cut II notch out Of his lat
b.'iIn, "our ilcl Is ibis. that if we de
nrand tllc bv,l and stick IL it. we will
get 1t Oi course, now IN your town,
a count y village you have some
rural Advantages tliGt We cant have,
bat then we have numbcgless other
advaul@.VS tina you can know moth
ing OF New York" he ran on. rs his
foot Slipped on II banana pccIing and
4 pOllcCiiE th.Catcned To arrest Kim
for beng drank, and y grocery wagon
i0ibe TOOK bite out of liiJcO3t sleeve,
"NVw IO... lcaGs IN everything in this
country. Il i,uot. Of course. London
or arts, but we manage things better
here
In tho old countries. he continued,
rs he GOugVd Il bobt3il car that already
had blood Oh it, wheels. jumped ten
feet To one side us the cap on an cleo
trio subway blew of with loud re.
port, and stood and waited for Il pro-
ccssion Of ten trucks to pass, each one
of which spattored two quarts Of mud
rs 1t went over Il loose place in the
pavement; over there the people
haven't got the energy they have here
and they don't demand the best like
we do. and 80 they don't get it. Now
with us, he went on, Us he rubbed an
elevated railroad cindcr deeper into
MS eye and felt hot water running
down his back from the same source,
and went up the dirty and crowded
stots, and the ticket seller refused to
tolc Il good quarter because it was "a
little wO.n, and the ticket chopper
accused him Of only dropping in one
ticket, and the guard slammed the
gate in their faces and swore ut them
q couple Of times; with US we pride
ourselves on leading in everything in
this country, and have that reputation
and 50 have to keep it up.
This elevated road, he continued,
as the next guard yelled 'stcp lively
thcre! and they crowded into car
and hung on to each other because
there were already two men and one
woman suspended from each strap;
this road is something you won't find
anywhere else. Instead of crawling
along i'll street cars or paying exor-
bitant hack fares we have this to carry
us buck and forth at rapid rate. AS
said, New Workers demand and get
the best. We here the train ran
into another one, and the car ahead
fell into the street and the one behind
stood on end. "Sit still right where
you are on the window" Shouted the
New Yorker from where he lay on the
roof with four men on him; "llccpper-
fectly still; the coroner will be here
inside of ten minutes We have the
best system Of coroner service in the
woodworking but tho best satisfies
us, you know. Breathe easy and hang
on-youll never want to live any
where else after trying New York for
two eksr-New York Tribune.