An Emigrant's Five Years in the Free States of America
An Emigrant's Five Years in the Free States of America
William Haycock
The book An Emigrant's Five Years in the Free States of America was written by author William Haycock Here you can read free online of An Emigrant's Five Years in the Free States of America book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is An Emigrant's Five Years in the Free States of America a good or bad book?
What reading level is An Emigrant's Five Years in the Free States of America book?
To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
" Taylor's," the chief of these resorts, generally termed 44 ice cream saloons," this being the staple article of consumption during the summer months, has accommodation for hundreds of visitors, and could scarcely be surpassed for excess of ornament, and expenditure of paint and gilding: a fountain rises in the centre; paintings and mirrors decorate the walls; and luxurious couches invite to indolent repose ; but the cuisine, alas ! is lamentably inferior, and the attendance none of the best. ...The patronage of these resorts is by no means confined to the select and wealthy few ; on the contrary they are frequented by all classes, who ' find cheap dishes and low charges here as else- Digitized by VjOOQIC 78 FIVE YEARS IN THE where; and in the evenings, the wealthy mer- chant and his lady, and the sturdy mechanic and his sweetheart, may be seen enjoying their ease on adjoining couches, with all the noncha- lance of republican independence. On the sum- mer evenings, especially, and after the perform- ances at the theatres and elsewhere are over, these resorts are thronged with a mixed and varied, but uniformly well conducted assemblage : disturbances are unknown, and the decency and decorum which the presence of women in- variably imposes in the States, are never out- raged or forgotten.
User Reviews: