. The tourist's guide through the Empire state. Embracing all cities, towns and watering places, by Hudson river and New York central route . g together, arm in arm, down Pearl street, and across State toLewis tavern, upon the present site of 78 State street, a haunt towhich they resorted daily when the weather would permit. Theirdialogue was generally in a pretty sharp tone of voice, and almostalways upon a disputacious key. In crossing State street, oneday, on their return from Lewis, it commenced thus:— Peter, said the old man, youre leading me into the mud. Theres no mud here, says Peter.
. The tourist's guide through the Empire state. Embracing all cities, towns and watering places, by Hudson river and New York central route . g together, arm in arm, down Pearl street, and across State toLewis tavern, upon the present site of 78 State street, a haunt towhich they resorted daily when the weather would permit. Theirdialogue was generally in a pretty sharp tone of voice, and almostalways upon a disputacious key. In crossing State street, oneday, on their return from Lewis, it commenced thus:— Peter, said the old man, youre leading me into the mud. Theres no mud here, says Peter. But I say there is, retorted the old man, fiercely. I say there aint, said Peter. D—n it, sir, said the old man, giving his arm a twitch andcoming to a full halt, dont you suppose I know the nature ofthe ground on which I stand ? No, says Peter, dont spose you know any such thing;you ony stept one foot off the stones, thats all. Well, well, come along then ; what do you keep me standingin the street for? /dont keep you, said Peter, you keep yourself. Well, well, come along, said the old man, and let meknowwhen I come to the HQEFMAN TRINITY CHURCH. i \ , THE TOURISTS GUIDE. 97 You are in the gutter now, said Peter. The devil I am, said the old man; then pausing a moment,he added in a sort of moralizing tone, theres a worse gutter thanthis to cross, I can tell you, Peter. If there be, said Peter, I should like to know where tis:I have seen, continued Peter, every gutter in town, from theferry stairs to the Patroons, and there aint a worse one among themall. But the gutter I mean, said the old gentleman in a lowertone, is one which you cross in a boat, Peter. Tis strange, said Peter, that I should never have found itout: now lift your foot higher or youll hit the curb-stone,—cross agutter in a boat! ejaculated Peter, tis nonsense. Tis so written down, said the old man. Written down retorted Peter, the newspapers may writewhat they please, but I dont believe a word o
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