Excerpt from Westward Ramblings and Home Again The White City was, indeed. An unexpected sur prise and pleasure to its multitude of visitors. Every effort that science could suggest, ingenuity could devise, and mechanics could discover, were invaded to contribute its share. During the prolixity of its preparation and activity, there were rains of delight and storms of terror, but by making haste slowly, the undertaking was anchored safely in the out-stretched arms of success. It was on the 17th day of May. 1893, after hav ing pursued an active business life of years, disintegra tion played its part. The long array of sharp bar gains firmly sepulchered, a new departure followed, and the long wished for wings of freedom realized. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.