New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-29
BEN ALI rs SURPRISED.
HE EXPRESSES ACCOMPLISHMENT AT THE "Ai'
OF PEOPLE AND OF TIE MANHATTAN
ELEVATED RAILROAD COMPANY.

OF PEOPLE AND OF TIE MANHATTAN
ELEVATED RAILROAD COMPANY.
II was on recent day that Ben Ali. Traveller rom
the far East first set eyes upon the Mahha'ua" r,0
waited Railway. The Third-ave. road was the hrs, ho
saw and he it at the station near the ol'y h"
Ben All was not alone With him was MS ire"u'
the Turkish Consul who knew the ways OF the me,
tropolIs. and who was plotting his companion soou.
through the rushing struggling throng with SKIN
born of experience. The traveller from the far ha''
marvelld greatly at everything he saw, but ne mar
yelled most when he saw the elevated roah' anu
beheld the tide OF humanity crowdng its way up ule
stairs to the little structure that is called stauoh'
Truly. this is q strange country SAID ne
act us climb to the top proposed Ben ANS
friend "YOu can then obtain view OF the "hoie
system and We can take ride In the cars"
Hen Ali paused 1t was not thought OF the ex
pense that made him pause He was a man OF dis
nity-a man. in fact, to whom dignity was OF more
importance than comfort or square meals. He came
OF proud and ancient housc-a house that coud trace
lis lineage back far into the misty depths OF tiihe' ~
that period of the worlds history when the Pyrfhlu9
were built. Even at that early day his family mus
have been Of some note. for the ancestor OF whom NC
had trace was a section boss upon the building OF
those wonderful monuments. So It was that Ben All
was proud and as he and his friend stOod gazing az
ne station stairs and the passing multitude anu he
realized that the dignity with which 1t was his custom
TO carry himself would be nothing in that CRUSHING
lam OF humanity. he felt constrained TO say:
"No: let us not go up. Let us go TO see other anu
more pleasant sights"
By turning away without seeing what Is above
remarked Zen AIS friend, "yOu will lose one OF the
Impressions OF this land which You truly need III
order 10 have proper conception OF the people ana
their ways. This that IS going on upon the stars
IS but play. in which those possessed OF ordinary
strength and vgor take an exuberant Joy But come
above"
Zen Ali went 1t really did not seem so bad al
first When he was in the thrOng he went screney
along mpellcd By tie force Of stronger men than he
Ills friend the CONSUL kindly fought for the tickets
al the little window, lie escaped serious injury
and merely felt tho gentle pressure that Sardint
might be supposed 10 feel II 1t were alive al the time
of packing.
put once past the window. Bon All drew his com
panlon TO one side lie would 90 no further. From
a vacant corner he stood contemplating the struggle
that was going on upon the platform. The people
from the two entrances of the station Joined togethc
In compact mass and fought their way forward StcI
br step acains. the human tide flowing from tra4r
that had just arrived. Tho struggle was wild ahc
fierce It filed Ben Ali with recollectlons Of Tho
,torlcs his countrymcn told Of the sieScs ana etca
battles in which they had taken part in former years
before the glory Of their race was cclpscd.
"This must Indeed be most unusual OCCASION
Zen IN remarked 10 his friend
NO was the reply, 1t occurs every day, an'
laets throughout the hours Of heavy travel
observe the furious conflict at the entrance U
that car! Ben Al exclaimed Each person Is s'
arNious 10 be fet that they Impede each other, aS
sIir,ly I'm tho crush number must be injured go.
rhcy are strue Cling for seats explained Ben All
iiu. don't they pay for seats'' was the natura
"'" yco trnIy thcy do. and pay we'll too"
"Thcn why arc they obliged 10 ight Tor Wnat NV,
nav 20 well ior'7 II appeared 10 be sore puzzle Il
he man tom the East ,, ..,o n
" In that you see said his companion; one .
tho most peculiar traits Of this remarkable p;oPIc
T,osc who manage this railway are ac'umuiluil
,-,,t hoaf,lS 81 lucrc from what the careless uhnN
Ia, nrilc paws 10 them. ly decreasing the ao,omiho
dntirn, which Tlcy have pcoecd themselves 70 ~
+, line public IN abundant quantity, 49, S"eI. un
rr,rn nj coin that flows Into their conerS' f!r WI
nfhuc mist travel II 1t cannot sit IL mu,t stand any
r ii cannot let trains when it wants them II mus
q" Truly. these Americans arc remarkablc peo
~, said Ben All. and for people III most MY,
30 nr,cticaI what fools they seem To let such tIui
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