Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-11-21

Special Correspondence Of Gazette and journal
New York, Nov. 10. blessed are
those people who do not have to ride
or walk on the streets of New York.
When they are not arranging to have II
cable laid for the annihilation of small
children, they are digging up the
ground, presumably to mend the gas
pipes; in reality to let you know how
the gas smells. Or else, somebody
with great deal of money, is tearing
down an old house, and putting up
new building, which neccssitates the
walking OF the population in the middle
Of the street, or else the climbing I'm a
flight of shackley steps and crossing
over bridge that is truly one of sighs,
because Of the accidents sthat hap
pen on it. Day before yesterday / fell
up the steps Of one OF these CHASTITY
structures and tore a new fur wrap,
and then fell down and got myself
black and blue where it isn't pleasant
to be black and blue. Even il one can
afford 20 ride in chaises, one has the
doubtful pleasure first of being over
charged thcn, of being banged up and
down and ratified about, and of living
in agony for fear that the cable car
and the horse will come in contact.
The average cabman prefers Broadway,
because OF is many dangers. He is
conceited beast, who likes TO show
how brave he is by risking your life,
and although you pay for the privilege
of being driven by him. all the plead.
ing Imaginable won't induce him to
stick to quiet street.
NEW YORK IMPOSITION.
There is no country in the world
except this young one where people
submit so quietly to being cheated ana
maltreated. To my certain knowledge
there is one block in New York, and
lived on i, where they first took up
one side of the street to bury tho
wires; then they took up the other to
bury the steam pipes, and then thew
took up the middle of it to accommo-
date both Of these companies and make
the thing oven, AS a public we are
the most long-suifering and the most
amiable of any in the world. Neither
the English nor the French people
would endure this, especially when ii
is realized that the means are to an
end that is perfectly frightful. III
good, smooth pavements resulted after
all this digging up, nobody would
MIND; but our pavements are worse
than country roads and rougher well,
rougher than the men | saw in a politi.
cal procession the other night. WHY
can't VIC have wooden pavement? Be.
cause it costs a great deal, and the
people who have charge of the nave.
ments are quite willing that the pub
lie should be uncomfortable provided
their salaries are large. So thcy
placidly announce that wooden nave.
ments won't stand much traffic, and
forget that the traffic in London is a
little larger than it is here. Oh, Nav
York is small and provincial and-aud
yet, with all its faults, &C., &c,
WEDDING PRESENTS FROM ABROAD.
By the-by, it is rather amusing, AFT
the time of the Vanderbilt wedding.
to read that the English presents
would not come here because of tho
duty on them. English wedding
presents are, without exception, the
best things to buy in the whole wide
world To give-not to receive, Here
when we give present we impoverish
ourselves, or else steal, TO pay for il.
but the present is fine one. However.
II you pick up an English newspapcr
aud read the account of very smart
wedding, you will discover after Tho
description Of the bridal gown, A list
of presents, and it will read something
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