The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-08-26
A FIVE GENT RIDE.
Tt osvsrs Three Hours and An Parts O.
Manhattan Island.

Manhattan Island.
One summer night / successfully
demonstrated that the possession of
fat wallet Is. not absolutely ESSEN
tial 10 the visitor desirous of enjoy
ing en- extended trip around this 70
teresting town. To any one who con-
templates a repetition of my expert
ment tho first step to its accomplish
ment Is to board the chr labeled For
Fort Tee and Tenth avenue" at the
I inter ection of Sixth avenue and
/ Forty second street After a ride Of
few blocks along Forty second
| street, passinga brick building over
hung with ivy in a manner that
would do credit to the most ancient
ruin in Europe, you turn north into
Tenth avenue. Although the avenue
seems densely crowded, 1t Is only
when you peer down the narrow
side streets that you grasp tho i'm.
mense population of this city. The
! houses are packed TO suffocation.
| from the windows and fire escapes
lean tho bodies of workingmen and
| their wives, eagerly striving TO Sc
cure q breath of fresh air from the
nearby and noble Hudson. The pave
ment is literally covered with chill
drcn of all ages, sizes and nationali-
ties, fighting, playing, screaming
a Kaleidoscope mass Of diminutive
humanity. Occasionally soile tot.
1urdened with "a can of mixed ale,
strays across tho street. seeming to
dodge rs If By miracle the hoofs Of
car horses.
Alighting at Ninoty-sixth street,
/ received a transfer on tho car
which traverses tine Boulevard. Any
natural beauty which may have at
one time characterized this famous
thoroughfaro has been defaced by
the miles Of fences displaying the
advertisements of gums, soaps, cor
sets and hair regonerators- Tho ma
jority of tine stores arc devoted to
the sale of soda water and the rent
ing of bicycles, an undoubtedly sue
cessful combination.
Arriving at One Hundred and
Twenty street, retraced my
steps TO the bluff overlooking the
Hudson which serves as the site for
Grants tomb. The bright moon
beams shimmering the surface OF
the broad, cool waters revealed the
majestic Palisades on the opposite
shore and the slowly passing and
brightly illuminated ferry boats
Landward the lanterns of the bicy-
oles which dotted the broad plain
seemed q myriad Of huge fireflios.
Then followed a leisurely inspec-
tion of the attractive interior Of the
swell restaurant, and as / listened
20 a well trained orchestra, skilled
in the playing of popular melodies.
gave myself up TO a fascinating study
Of the different outfits worn by the
dovotoes of tho bike" Truly, ev-
erything goes. from tho trim linen
suits of the swaCger element down,
through "a long variety of styles, 70
the strapped trousers and cut down
dress skirts OF the humble riders.
The stables sheltered few two
wheeled carts and high stepping
cobs. As ] left the popular rendez-
vous of tho boulevardicrs was al
most run over by a Jack Tar, whose
wide collar streamod in the breeze
as he madly wheeled along. Rumi.
mating on this new recruit to the
ranks of the enthusiasts, wander.
cd all alone 10 the crosstown cars al
p One Hundred and Twenty-fifth
b street, whore, in exchange for my
c-usD-led transfer, / received anoth.
er one for the Third avenue cable
car. II rushed along, stirring mp an
invigorating breeze, and soon land.
ell me at Third avenue and Forty.
second street, in the heart OF the
bustling east side. Here the con.
ductor prOffered me a transfer on
the Eorty-second street crosstown
line. On arriving at Forty second
street and Sixth avenue, the start.
ing point / glanced at my watch
and discovered that 1 had enjoyed q
{ three hours ride over THO surface OF
! Manhattan Island for q solitary I
: cont piece.-New York Letter in
Pittsburg Dispatch.