New-York tribune., 1893-12-25
MIR. DEPEW AT HOME AGAIN..
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about a hundred women with their brght-coored
shaUls carrvn, on their heads a haf-bushel basket
fun of earth were gayly tripping To ana from the
sandbank and the crevasse iillns 1t in NO steam
shovel was there for the minimum OF labor ana the
maximum Of speed The conditions 80 deplored by
some recent writer's the sunerings entailed by
inventions and machinery thoroughly relieved.
During The. Worlds Fair at Chicago the leading
officers Of all the European railways came here
They were proyiGed with credentials from the Min
isters of the Interior or OF railroads OF thcr
respective countries sometimes certified to be genu-
inc by their Ambassadors at Washington They
used to file into my Office. accompanied by Their
consuls in New-York. We passed them to Chicago
and return sleeping car and all as aid all the
other lines After paying certs a mile for nearly
all my trip l thought would test the Contnental
idea of reciprocity of courtcsies. So / made my
SELF known and my destination. The officers met
me at the station with warm protestations OF their
treatment in America. and extending their hospi-
talitics One frame TO porter would, uncer or
drary circumstances have put my trunk on the
car but | could give the special assistants
assigned me by the management less than . francs
each Then discovered that the courtesy con
sisted of reserving for frst-class compart-
ment to be had alone. and my paying the usual
fare and extras
QUEER ENGLISH TO GE LEARNED FROM ANEEi-
CANS
There IL no relief for tired brain like fun
sense of humor gets more pleasure out OF life than
a uhollv serious person ever knows. The wheels
of a career in this work-a-day existence CT us
Americans much easier and smoother "heh
fabricated by a hearty laugh. \ guide at the baths
Of Caracalla said to me in rather erhhuliolueh'
way: These baths. sir, cover over hnndfed acres
You see their vast extent. and from the fragments
of superb mosaic in the floors. and from the
s,atues and columns YOU judge OF their mag
nincence and beauty Sixteen thousand people
could battle here at one time. Ny couAtfymeh'
sir" he continued solemnly. in the time or the
Caesars were both cruel and clean Alaa' they
are no, now That ole sir. is a fue which led TO
the hovens which were 'eated by fires hunderneau'
Through it came the vapor for the baths iour
rreat intelllcencc sir. will teach you that the
vapor was 'ot Through the first ole came 'ne
red 'ot vapor which made the Turkish ba'h' anu
the Turks got the hidea from my hancestors' VII
Through the second ole the 'ot. tepld vapor'
and that made the medium bath, ana through 'le
third 'oe came the 'ot frigid vapor. and that maze
the cold bath"
Where did you learn English" asked ana ne
answered: by being courier for Hamericahs'
TAKEN To THE CEMETERY AGAINST HIS WILL
NV guide at Genoa one of those pheh''n'nH
that one often meets with. lie had commute" |"
memory enough English 10 explain oo)ec's oi '"'e'
es; but could not understand anything you Sa'd
10 him After showing me the Doge's Palace ana
ancient palaces streets and monuments, ne s"in'
Now | viii take you TO the best thing we nave
our cemetery"
But" said Il don't want to 20 there do not
wish to see anything later than Columbus as
covery OF America.
Yes" said he, my lord VIII hhd 'ne ''"''
terry very fine"
But" | shouted Took here, old man. cemeteries
make me sad and gloomy and am running away
from that OF thing. and viii not go ther",
Eyes my lord" answered my mpassive ana I'M
r,of, f,la f,fp "A
glare the driver is very slox." And In spite OF
protest and remonstrance he landed me inside the
walls and ii was only his fee. not yet paid. which
prevented his planting me there
The cemctery is remarkable. There Is temple IN
the centre and circular co!onnlde like thai outside
ST Peters az Rome. about half mile long on each
side Between the outer columns are vaults aimos; hf-
teen feet high with recesses for the bodies ana the
openings In the On the front OF the space
selected by each Samy the best talent OF Italy
has sculpured in marble Ilfesize figures OF angels.
Of the deceased person. OF whole families. ana OF
ailegorlca groups There are two OF these temples
and colonnades and the artistic merit OF these
works is unequalled anywhere
The financial depression has been runous 10 the
hotels on the Continent especially in Italy and on
the Riviera. Il he Worlds Fair and the panic
have kept Americans at home. and the English
travel has fallen off one-half. TO meet this
the hotel people adopt our railway methods of re-
ducng expenses. But they carry II 10 II peTi"c-
ton that leaves far behind. NJ one famous
place the omnbusses of the ten hotels were walt
ing at the depot. but my companion and myself
were the only passengers. We succeeded in cscap-
ing with our lives Ia destined inn. IL was a
vast pile Of stones formerly palace. and as large
as the Fifth Avenue Hotel The chill OF the thick
walls was little diminished In my room by what
they called stove. and ! 10 bed in winter
Hannels and stockings and piled steamer rug
and overcoat the blankets. My companion said
"Thcy have been reducing expenses fsre, down to
one waiter and one chambermad. and the Chamber
maid is sick" rang for fire. and this man came
in a blouse and built it. rang for the porter, who
s practically head clerk. and the game man ap-
peared in gold lace cap and coat, and took the
orders / sent for my breakfast and ne served IL
in n dress suit. tried TO secure this lightning
change artist and bring him to New-York. but the
landlord said to part with him would bankrupt his
establishment The sick chambemaid was AT the
door l left however and with outstretchcd hand
An ITALIAN gox HUNT.
was invited to fox hunt at Rome Italians
can do things which Engishmen and Frcnchmen
cannot. and Frenchmen succeed whore the English
and Italians fail. But then the English do adj
mrably what neither of them can. Iiorseracing
and foxhunting English. TO witness French
horserace is the funniest thing In the world next
to seeing an Italian foxhunt. The meet was on the
Appan Way, and II ST. Paul on his Journey to Rome
down that famous highway could have paused
long enough 10 have witnessed II the sad features
OF the great Apostle would have been radiant with
smiles The English master Of the hounds at
tended strictly to business and his horse went
the first wall. which was about four feet
high. like a pigeon over church st"eple. Many
OF the meet also landed safely on the other side
but the majority baked They cavorcd around
the field In splendid style and aroused the un-
bounded admiration Of the ladies' The fox was
not on their minds One daring hunsman. after
his horse. which not a hunter had refused
the fence several times called his groom and that
rcsourceful helper twisted the animals tail that
the intelligent beast did not leap, but calmly walked
over the wall The fox got away
Rome has been described so many thousand times
shall not attempt It, Every one said: you cannot
see 1t in less than four weeks and then unsatsfac-
torily.' / told my disgusted guide 81 have only
aa.. ND in that tlran L kno there