Life — July 15, 1897 — page 18: what you’re looking at

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XCUSE me," said the man with side-whiskers, as he turned to the passenger on the seat behind him, ‘but I heard you speaking of Europe a eago. You have been there, I take it?" Yes, sir,” was the reply “And I amon my way to New York to takea steamer to London, you in London?” “Oh, yes.” “ How much of London can I see in two days?" ‘A mile or two, I should say.” “A mile or two—that will do first rate, nciland notebook. ‘* How long Were aid the side-whiskered man as he should you think I ought to stay took out in Paris? “From eight in the morning to six in the evening, at least. you can see at least four blocks of Paris.” * Thanks—four blocks—ten hours—good enough, Napoleon at Paris ?”” + Of course not.” “Glad of that. always gives me the headache to look at tombs. to Rome. Anything special to see in Rome “A few ruins, I believe,” replied the man who had been there. “Then I shall skip Rome. Half of my town burned up last year, and there's no end of ruins to be seen right at home. I’ve seen the track of a cyclone, too, and you can't beat that for slivers and splinters and ruins, I'll find Switzerland over there somewhere, I suppose?" In that time Is the tomb of the great If it was I should feel obliged to go and see it, and it lam told that l ought to go s, if you make inquirie: “Ive been told to take it in. Most all mountains, I believe. had I ought to be doing Switzerland ?”" At least a couple of hours.” “1 can give it half a day if I find it interesting. I've got it down here to go to Naples, and to go from Naples to Vesuvius. Vesuvius is a volcano, isn't it" “Yes.” “1 never saw one and don't know as Icareto. We had the biggest spring fresbet in the Wabash this year known since 1848, and a man who has seen seven houses and barns floating down a river all at once can’t feel knocked out at sight of a volcano. How's Venice ?” “It was all right when I was there, though most of the people had the grip. You ought to put ina full day in Venice.” “ Half a day is all I can spare, and I shall spend most of that in a gondola. Europe, taken altogether, is quite a country, isn’t it ?”” “Yes, a pretty fair count “A man who hustles along can see most of it in three weeks, can't he?” “He ought to.” “Well, I'm going to give it three weeks, and perhaps an extra day or two, and then scoot back here, and if my going abroad don't knock the other grocers in my town galley west I'll put the price of eggs down to ten cents a dozen and hold ‘em down till I have got to go into bankruptcy! Thanks, sir; I've got all down here—Europe—Rome—Naples—Venice—three weeks—no tombs- git up and dust and git back home agia. Come into the smoker and have a nickel cigar with me."—Washington Times, How long CRESCENT BICYCLES $75 Honest Prices Need No Change. $5Q THE CRESCENT IS A PERFECT WHEEL AT THE RIGHT PRICE. has been won by its merit. 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