. Summer homes and rambles on the picturesque Erie .. . cal trains are composed of comforable and well-appointedcoaches—fitted with all the modern appliances for the conven-ience and safety of travelers—which run at convenient intervals,to and fro, between New York and the different stations at ornear which these Summer Homes and Resorts are located, andthe fares for a single round-trip, a series of trips covering theseason, or, for a special excursion party seeking recreation atany of the Day-Resorts, are so moderate as to be a mere baga-telle, considering the service rendered. Tt is a fact,
. Summer homes and rambles on the picturesque Erie .. . cal trains are composed of comforable and well-appointedcoaches—fitted with all the modern appliances for the conven-ience and safety of travelers—which run at convenient intervals,to and fro, between New York and the different stations at ornear which these Summer Homes and Resorts are located, andthe fares for a single round-trip, a series of trips covering theseason, or, for a special excursion party seeking recreation atany of the Day-Resorts, are so moderate as to be a mere baga-telle, considering the service rendered. Tt is a fact, conceded by the thousands of summer pilgrimswho have for years found their Mecca somewhere on the line ofthe Erie, that the Eastern and Delaware Divisions and branchesare exceptionally prolific in attractive and healthful summerretreats of such diverse character that, be he artist, author, an-tiquarian, angler, hunter, idler—what not? he cannot fail, here,to find some spot to satisfy his longing, and, withal, easy ofaccess, and at moderate A SUMMER HOME ON THE ERIE is become but a synonym for SOLID comfort, to those who foryears have found sanctuary somewhere on the line of the East-ern and Delaware Divisions and branches, no matter whatparticular taste or requirement is to be satisfied. THE BUSINESS MAN, who for years has lived his life at fever-heat in the city, mayfind here a retreat that will renew his youth, and give wife andchildren a taste of the almost forgotten farm-life of his child-hood, with its wholesome food and its democratic surroundings,that allow one to don unconventional garments, and ramble at willthrough forest and field. Or, if he prefer, he may discover manya resort where he may continue the round of fashionable pleasurehabitual to his city life, untrammeled by the rigid society laws ofthe metropolis, and free, if he choose, to step from the heatedball-room for a refreshing stroll over breezy hill-top or throughquiet moon-lit grove, taking in
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