The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-03-15
SIGHTSEEING UNDER PROTEST
NEW YORKER TROTS HER ENG
LISH VISITORS AROUND,

Oaly q Have Them Turn Up ThelT Noses at
the Best We Could Oner-And More
over ItG q Mistake Ever 70 Admit That
Yea Dent Know . Buildings Naus
'0f all the thanklos1 iobG,' sighed q
young woman to asympathetic friend, that
Of sightseeing. or rather Of experimenting
a sightseeing party In New York, is the ut
termost limit. | know | speak feelingly,
but | have just been through the mill Some
! Of my husbands people have been In own
for q few days, and a. I'm the only truly self
sacrificing member Of the family. 1t fell 10
me 10 chow them the town.
'0ne funny feature Of II was thls-that
they we're Just q bored at being trotted
around as I was at trottlng them. bot 70
all labored under a false sense Of duty.
They were In New York for the first time.
and Of course IL would never do 10 20 back
to England and confess TO not having seen
the sights.
sHere'sa sketch Of one afternoon: Broad
way car down 10 Forty-hfth street-mo
falling out Of the windows on both sides In
my frantic endeavon not to miss anything
interesting. showed them churches and
hotels, Arnories and apartments with .
hueDcy that | was beginning 70 feel pride
In, till | was yanked back 10 earth by . chill
Ing remark from my brother-in-law about
what a shame II was that we had no double
decked cara.
J roas 70 the implied reproof and led
my party forth from the car 70 that they
might be properly impressed by tho Tines
Building. | stood on the curb and counted
the stories for them; I took them round
about II on all sides-no enthusiasm 30
marched over 10 Fifth venue and pointed
cut the new library building; | showed
them the clubs aud the shops on both sides
Of the way and ever stood beneath the
portlco OF the Fifth Avenue Hotel that they
might ga1s at the particular view OF the
Flatinon that makes II look like q piece OF
cardboard soaring skyward.
Then aboard the car again a. far a.
City Hall. when my conscience drove me
forth afresh. thought they'd be touched
at the City Hall, but they only smiled and
chonsed adminugly over that mournful
old relic. the Post Ohicel / pointed with
pride to 81. Paul's and old Trinity and |
helped them gaze at the Singer Building.
Soon we bit the Battery, and IL was there
that I finally rebelled. One has 10 draw
the line somewhere, and | drew l. at the
Aquarium. labored 10 turn their minds
10 Liberty, who wa doing a noble postcard
pose with the sunset clouds behind her.
But che failed 10 hold them. My brother
ln-aw seemed to scent the Aquarium.
Isn't that Castle Garden?' he asked.
Yes said |, wildly searching my brain
for somsthing TO divert him. But do
look at Governors Island over there
But what Ia Castle Garden used for
now he persisted.
Il murmured some fairy tale about i'm
migrants, but II did not work. | then
delved into the shadowy past and brought
up q chestnut about Jenny Lind singing
there In bygone days, but he kept looking
al II a nXiously and walking nearer. Unless
| did something swiftly he would see the
fatal word aquarium, and we should be
lost. Never. thought |. and had a sudden
inspiration: | pointed out Fills Island on
there to the right. The day was won;
he got On hypnoti2ed by his own eloquence
about conditions on Ellis Island that he
suffered me to lead them directly away
down the subway steps and home,
And what was my reward for this devo-
ton 70 the cause Of duty had bean IN
certain about soma OF the skysorapers on
lower Broadway, and being n truthful soul
I didn't fabricate names for tholn. simply
confessed ! didn't know, so when we got
home they darby hinted that wasn't up
to my job,
"Neyt day I struck and sent my sister
ont with them, Ny conscience pricked a
bit, for she's terribly middle headed aud
doesn't know the Aston House from the st.
Regis. But behold, they came home radi-
ant
with a glide like her they n
we'd soon get 10 know New York. She
took W. over the bridge and showed us all
those Buildings you we're so uncertain OF
yesterday. We we're 80 glad to have her
point out 10 us the Knickerbocker Trust
Building, It's that red brick one near the
brdge-what a lovely gold dome II has,
And that verv, very tall skyscraper below
City Hall with the two cupolas or top is
the Herald B~ullding-you had an idea It
was the Park Lane Building, or some such
name, but YOU weren't at all certain. It's
really worth while TO 90 out with a person
who knows New York as she does
MY hair rose and ! was speechless with
indignation, but my sister cast an appeal
ing look at me and | said never a word.
Afterward she tried to square things up
with me.
Whats the difference, anyhow she
said. Tell EN- they're looking at the
Kniokerbocker Trust and the Herald
Building, and they're perfectly satisfied.
You're too conscientious, that's what.
Why, I've shown 'em more this afternoon
than they'll digest In a month. and at no
EXPENSE to gray matter or shoe leather.
And look how pleased they werel'
1T was true, and | was outshone. They
had no orinion OF my we'll meant efforts,
though | fancied | saw my brother-in-law
looking slightly puzzled when turning over
some postcards OF representative New York
buildings lust before their steamer sailed.
And he'll probably sing my sisters praises
in England and tell every one that J eyi-
IDENTITY meant well-the only difficulty
being that was not properly pbsted on
the points OF INTEREST,"