New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-13
As OTHERS SEE US.
THE OTHER BEING IN THIS CASE AN AFRi'
CANDER.
NETWORK CONSIDERED AS A POSSIBLE FIELD
FLABoR FOR MISSIONARIES FROM
BIoEMFoNTEIN.

An Enelishman who hates America and every'n'ns
Amorcan save the almighty dollar deplores the iac'
that Americans are fond Of hearing tms count
praIsed When a distinguished foreigner VisC' ",
country he Is met by halfdozen reporters peio'"
fairly lands all camorng to get his impressions Oh ''.
country for publication simply to gauy uS V@"''' %
Americans who imagine they are partners III tio e'.o
prise and that when their country Is oe'hs oN N,,N
the foreigner ia simply paislg them. One traveller
bovsver visited this country recently whose impress
sions were formed without the assistance OF Ne"
York reporter He is an Orange Free State iariher'
and he rave his countrymen the bonent Oh MS usve
through the medium Of "The Express published III
Bloemfontein, Orange Free State.
In his letter on New-York the writer avoided any
illusions to the great attractions OF the CITY, Eloher
he was TRANQUILITY blind and subbornly indineren' 10
them ALL or they did not impress him as being chaac
teristc features Of metropolis Tho picture ne gives
would not tend to mako the Acandcr fail IN love Win
the place In advance. He writes:
"New-York was founded in benishtcd days, ana con-
sequeauy its old streets arc narrow, ana many OF tnem
Irregular cranky smoky and hy. as in all big cities
love them not and It gives considerable EFFORT to
say anything good or complimentary Of these hideous
sggrc cations seething humanity. New-fork mas us
different quarters like It's oongeners, London Par, ber
lin. etc. Take for example, that known as Ltue lay'
Within rie-shot of the Bowefy and Canast two OF the
greatest toroughfares is this section Of the town, al
the shores of the Congo or the Zambesi.'
Evidently the soul of the correspondent was not stirred
by the sweet strains from the handorgah or the 1unke-
ing piano. or he would have supposed that New
Workers Of the presence OF the dnskye
children Of Italy. 1t is true that NewYork does not
go astrollng at mlkmaid hours through that portion
Of the city running over with the scum from over
generous foreign nations. 1t might not be SAFE II IL Is
true that, as he says:
Corsica
murderous looking bandtti from Calabria and the
Pyrenees; lazzaron from Naples; wharfrats from
Genoa hangers-On from Venice, Pisa. and Rome crowd
the rickety, tumbe-down tenements either side.'
Perhaps the writer meant TO give Tammany rule a
scoring when he added:
1.-THE rules that apply to the main streets in New
York are completely ignored here, for Paddy Diver
or Fatty Walsh who divide the political honors Of this
bailwick would have the polcemans head smashed
who attempted to enforce them.' p. '' '.
thrilling picture but look Mt this t.
"Chidren unkempt ragged and dirty, swarm the
streets like the ocusts Of Egypt violence is the rule
little gamins and wild street arabs Of eight and ten
carrying their stlettos always ready for use in case
of a brawl.'
The curtain is let down over this mournful picture
with this observation
Here Is work for the reformer and the pfiIan-
thropst here Is a for the thoughtful and kind
hearted man Of all shades Of opinion to contemplate and
10 greve over Heather darker than those OF darkest
African faow ground for Christian effort and mission
ploughs."
In another letter this correspondent offers more in
formation
"The elevated railway is of the wonders OF New
York 1t passes up the great thoroughfare Broadway,
but possesses many branches aud ramicatons In ad-
dition.'
The bewildered man probably arrived when Broadway
WAS undergoing its annual upheava for repairs; and
not naturally mistook Third-ave. or Sxthaye Ior the
great thoroughfare.