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Show An English paper, under the glaring heading "Ready for the American Invasion," has this to say of our tourists: . "Since that day when the Americans first discovered dis-covered England, there has never been so large an army of explorers sent across the Atlantic as, by all accounts, is to land on our shores this summer. Nor will they find us unprepared. The great hotels of London, says the Bystander, are extending their premises anel stiffening their tariffs. Shakespeare's birthplace has been securely clamped down and Wordsworth's tomb is under constant police supervision. super-vision. Let the Americans ccme. We arc ready I" This attempt of wit at the expense of Yankee invaders is not a serious joke. The real joke is that many of these invaders know nothing of the broad expanse and beautiful sceneries of their own country. coun-try. The big show at St. Louis has no attraction for them. They never saw Pike's Peak, and they would not risk their lives in crossing the Rocky Mountains. |
