Middletown transcript., 1893-11-04

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buttons. we soon found our way w.
hotel we were seeking and ere long were
sleeping the sleep of worn and weary
travellers.
We proved very satisfactorily that Chi
cago is an easy city to find your way in
1t is the easiest thing in the world to
ge. lost at the Fair, as / can testify, but you
could scarcely get lost in Chicago if you
tried. The city is so beautifully laid out,
and planned with such system that it is
very readily learned.
Our first day at the Fair was Saturday,
October 2l, ssManhatten Day " and royalty
did the metropolis Of the West greet the
metropolis Of the east. and thatday with its
varied programme Of music, parade aud
wonderful display will be a beautiful men,
ory through all time.
We tried to avoid the crowds, but in vain,
for wherever we went the multitudes came,
and this was our experience through all
our visit The only place within the
white City, where we were not over-run
by thescrowds was at the Delaware Build
ing. Almost Immediately upon entering
the grounds we sought our own state build
ing don't known what those people who
were pleasantly surprised in it, expected to
find, but I for one, was quite little
chagrined at its being of SO little account.
The house to be sure was large enough and
pretty enough as to that. 1t is somewhat
after the style Of the country home on one
of our thrifty plantations, the upper and
lower yerandahs and bright CHEEKY rooms
were really inviting, and felt q little re-
sentiment when some of the great big
westerners called 1.-THE coop for the blue
hens chickens"
But my state pride had agreater blow
when found not a single exhibit of our
products or resources either In the State
Building or the agricultural building. Now
don't say there were none there, but that
could not find any, nor anybody else that
had done so.
There is tide in the affairs of states as
we'll as men, that taken at the flood, leads
on to fortune. and the majority of our states
recognized the Worlds Fair as their grand
opportunity, and from far and near their
products were brought, and their wealth Of
resources was exhibited in every conceiya-
BILE attractive form, so the visiting multi
tudes from other quarters might learn what
were the special advantages of each state,
But to the credit of our state let ii be.
said that she made most beautiful exhibit
of true hospitality, as shown in the persons
of the two ladies who presided over the
state building. The graceful courtesey of
Miss Bacon and the greeting of Mrs. Church
man that were not only extended to Della
wareans but to all visitors, had quite pal
liating influence upon my somewhat ruffled
feathers or feelings SO / concluded after-all.
that Delaware had an exhibit, and one that
is well worthy of our laudation.
Each day during our visit we
made it convenient to spend at least a few
minutes at our State Building; and there
we met many of our friends, some from
home and others from neighboring towns
AOA 0SioW1itSuo SOhSAcSotSQ az bldbe lltlle
spot. When we entered the gates on that
beautiful October morning. Sunshine and
Autumn breezes were playing about every
where, and the scene at Jackson Park was
one ofbewildering beauty. For quite while
] was content to view the outside alone for
themagnifcent building their various styles
of architecture, and their immensity were an
unceasing wonder.
have been asked what impressed me
most at the Fair and think there were two
things that of all others made the greatest
impression, one was the white City
itself, and the other was the people.
To meetand converse with people from
all the ends of the earth was new experi.
ence. and could not fail to bsoaden ones
view Of the world ga life in general.
lean conceive of nothing mora educating
more uplifting mentally, and morally
thau Aoionrn 1T this great centre Of the
eafth, md surely AiiddIetown and tie sur.
rounding community must be better for
having Ii her midst over one hundred peo-
pie who have enjoyed this great privilege.
7 felt while there that it was .sthe greatest
thing IN the world and since / have come