The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-03
. taxi and nd . mile for eightpsncs.
that's what yOu1l do.


that's what yOu1l do.
Not 90 fast, my young friend. You
can't leave ths underground 10 you have
tho wrong ticket: and you can't buy
the right ticket. because there 10 no place
at which You may buy it except on tho
road on which yOn did buy H. And you
cant travel back you can. You
can travel back with more tubular walks
and more lifts and moro stairs 20 climb
no. chs stairs poipt tho other way on the
way hack that's ope consolation. But
you are In a greet hurry. you must got
out. iou'n miss your train.
-ltll cost you . penny. sir.
fou look az the man a. u you thought
he was joking. IL Il possible that he has
kept back this alternative until now a
IL II were insupsrahlsi
fou thrust the penny ~ him and get
into his lift or climb up his stairs. which
ever it h. and whom you reach the top
you sse . agn that points the way 60
Embankment. Charing Cross. the one
you want. Your sporting blood 10 up.
Youll not take q taxi and squander eight :
pence. Why. that IL all Of 10 csntsi What
" they do take two persons Q mile for
that You aren't two persons. The
underground for you.
20 YOU walk two blocks in broad
daylight until you reach the Embark
ment station CLEARING Croas) and then
you book right through 20 Victoria,
and on reaching that station a walk Of q
block or two underground In q beautiful
winding tunnel brings YOU right into
the station and five minutes 10 spare.
10 really 10 great system. and have
. great respect for IL. but I have never
had time TO study 10 closely enough for
u to to OF any real benshf 20 me.
The city man who uses the Rak erloo
dOeant know anything about the Central
London. Why should hs' He goes back
and forth all the years Of his life on the
one. and when he 10 in his little suburban
home behind his high brick vail picking
cSIc''mhers OF his cucumber tree (for
they don't allow them To lie on the get
ground. but force them to climb Just ~
the people in the underground muss
climb. or apples OF the apple vine that
grows on the inner side Of his wall (for
they train their apple trees ~ we train
smpeIopsis, he IL glad to forget the mys-
FERROUS passages under ground
But oh. what an impsov .ment on that
awful steam underground Of ten yeaEs
or less ago! Where the smoke vas 90
choking that YOU lost consciousness
between stations and where IL was too
black 10 read the. names Of the stations.
and a. ma guards ever called them out
YOU went round and round ell day until
At last yO'i got ont 81 snv old station
and found 10 your joy that il was the
one At which Won had entered hours
before and that las the engagement
you bad made could not possibly be kept,
you were free TO 60 home and GO To bed
or 60 TO . doctor and take the Oxygen
treatment.
Yes. tho present system IL centuries
ahead OF the other. and IL you know just
where Won ven, to-chnnge aud Won don .
mind walking half the way. there i'm {
. better OF quicker way Of getting about
London except . taIi And 10 you're
riding single In one OF them YOU cen I
help thinking that t~o could have ridden
for the same prics. and il makes you
feel defrauded. We all have mean
streaks. and begrIdging the ridiculously
low taIi fare IL one u mine.
The crowds At rush hours behave dit
ferently from New York crowds As
have ssid. they can run all right the
English have something Of a reputation
a. athletes. II I mistake not but when n
comes to getting on board the train there
10 no hurry ~ all
The train ONES quickly In. the guard
steps out and in a courteous tone asks you
TO hurry. but there IL little inclination TO
shove on the part Of the passenger They
make way for each other while the pre-
cious moments pass AZ lAst they are
all on board and nothing remains bur the
exercise Of the guard think that the
motormen run the train slowly 20 that the
guard NAV come 20 no injury In his at
tempt 90 board the train: but after he
10 on board there 10 just A. much speed
a. on q subway express
Cushioned seats with arms brilliant
lighting. privilege in some cars on most
trains Of smoking among the ladies' and
maps 81 the system In various parts Of
the car 90 that you may have some idea
Of the number Of roads there are and how
easy Il viii be for you 20 mako q mistake
and run miles out ~ your course.
Remember that you cannot leave the
until you have produced
the right ticket
Not unless you happen 10 have q penny
about you.
Do you know. believe that guard
pocketed the penny!
CHARLks BArTyiL LOOMS.