Telegram-herald., 1890-12-21

III
LCoNTngo WITH TIE CoIIECrok
Of the picksreL Il Il an inconveriient
stone quarry with huted columns. and,
would say, soefns 70 - = eross between
a long neglected clstern and a second
hand sarcophagus.
III this b. treason rnake the most 0f il.
I've already had an Indian outbreak
tiIis winter. and / do not mind a little
Est-to with the government. as | bad
funds ieft over afser adjusting The In
disn anicalty.
The New York custom house Is tn
uufph Il Inconvenience. a miracle OF
ullSfils aud architectural dsformitios. IL
n . sort u coEoprOmisa, 80 far - com
f0rt goes, bstween tho massive. rectan-
ga-Ar residence OF the cave dweller and
There ~ 10 roon IA il, no elevator, no
effort u - hreproof above tho first
toor. no light, DO air, DO method. no
comfort and no economy. Venerable
Odieials and employees who were there 10
shOw Henry HUDSON over the building
are srlI using the same tn cuspidors
made Of the myarted Ia OF the TN din
ner pad Of the past The same sand Is
n them yet
MonArcnies have rissn. hOurished and
docaycd. kings have been born. cut their
eye teeth. reigned few lonesome weeks
and moldsred back into plebeisn dust
EInpcTors have risen, and In few years
practically dictated % the world for a
time. but th-Ir dust Is IN the mighty
brick ysTd OF the past, and the winds of
heaven are ~histling throazh the tat-
tired upholstery Of their vacant thrones,
but the gray sand In tho tan ouspidor Of
the custom house Of the United States
smiles Inockingly at the swift and hungry
centuries
The custom house ~ ornamented with
a big granite porch, supported by the gov
ernment and a row of massive fiuted col
rumns as devoid Of beauty as the ami
mated drumstick Of the antique chorus
girL This porch Is expensive, bus with
out use OF beauty. In this respect it re
srnbles the average case OF typhoid
initiative E,nglishman
Tho trss thing encountered 10 the in
terror Is rosunda, which presents the
bright and svsT changing scenery no
ticeAble from the bottom Of drilled
vel Il started out - b. the arena for
a cock fight. changed its mind and sought
q be a dry cistsrn. then securing n pO-
hs.cal poll IL prooecdsd 70 become the
rusunda q TIE custom house. and every
effort % remove It hAs 50 far proved un-
availing.
Entering the large corner room where
sits ths collector of the pOrt-snd other
dunable bsverases-I found Mr Er-
hagdt with ans baek to the fire and his
faos so - f0e.
Hs comes down about Q a m and
works uu o'clocix N the evening, lunch
ing IN hls Office.
by hanging around I'll about o'clock
wSs invited = luneh with hin. Hon.
jams W Hasted ssst and ecuvsrsed
while We AZ. The artist VII kindly
maze = rathew pleasing drawing II the
three scho4ariy EsnEsz1su As they ap-
pssred ~ The tlfae.
A man vsut By the door and looked
eautioosiY In Aftervard beard nm
say - another man that he un6erstcod
The Sutherland SISTERS we're sunching to
Eether today They then, b0th x sheza,
burst into q low. coarse laagh-
The oorrsspondence room Il very
busy place, aud hundr~is II lettsrs IN
tended for TIE ooglector's private sYe srs
carsfnlly opened and rad bY Nr JEFF
friss. who came - New York ia the fau
~ l492. and AZ 1noa went - work AZ bis
pressnt 100. I refex ~ tbs mater Il
correspouderce becsnse a great many
peopse shink that by marking letter 70
. hagh of3cial a. privsts or personal
g. va b rad only ~ hfm and iua-
uleiisesly plaosd uDder his pillow az
night Tie co{leCtor can. however. hsre
no secrets turirg offce hours. st Iesst
thrunxh t1s uaAiS ard hardy viva voce.
The cashiers room Interested me =
god ,aess1 Il Aways does wherever
"a ~. With - coslector ~ vossch sor
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uiIBcn sid half ~ 3ay - hsndled
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