, 1861-03-30
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City and Country.
NA82 7sAz1k VVkz0~&3H =
EFrpm Dr., Be1lopS article on CiHsB 8nd PaKk
the Atlantic Monthly fox. .ApzfL]

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snd Hfiis6as ~; r. n.so asS n;+,as ~, tf
4I,t " taE oue n.nu1 aA ~ 49, NJ -.
= ine 4 mele OPERATION o. Ine saa19aa o1't y
J h1.h r
~, ,aI zaissins a4ua4 ~ -.
ft.da.raa f1n. psaxa ann aoYanla na Icy ,*,' .sn,
does n"tscon,aso i; ~, ae -, ~ Cf ~
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nsnda "a qnarE ~ ~ 49, ~ a.at.est. ras, ~s
fnr III = e11,;ss-s ~ IL IL ii oasirs1 ,eosi
mnraj -snd 1o,,tIea1 ~ 1nattars Il Se
monJ1 80 ~ ;ta.1x ~ ese.,,aa1Isat
anta -. th issS - taa u tR !l' 5me 4ia 5es +;
h. hronah+ Phnat 6sig hz 4Ta sJ3,;,;catior - a. a.
| 49, W ~ @gaasVav ~ ~ ~ppa., q
aay 1uos, u aae 14geI ~ ssu9as
re;1raaSu n4 wy uu a9;n ~ =
haoaa hi3h l-as ~ -, 49, rh
prowtt nF iii ~ sHStara e cor;nna r coro,oa an
hry. on ths p1rs5y me1cenary @ y policy which i
nri,nar;1V a9nno:ad r. ornvsr f5 r.
Of caDita} The rsiiroaS. NJ the Ginited State,
are al Inueh the nrnducta of soc;a1 rivaIries
and the ff11its nf an ;naradicahle dennrrati.
I instinct for popn]ariz1ng ali adyantaees A. a
any epmmercial emulation. The neon1a have
willingly baudaped their own ewes. and alIow
ed themselves to believe a profitable enyest
ment was 1nade, because their inc];nations
were 50 Determined to have the roads nroa ,,iaI
table or not. Their wives and dauehters
aoo1tld shop in the city; the choicest aiehfs and
sounds were there; there concentr.ted
themselves the intellectual and moral Igfta !:
there were the representative splendors 9f fha
state or nation; AID swift access to them
was essential to true equality and seIErespeef.
One does not need to be Gaybeard to re-
call the time when every country.town in
New England had, beeause it needs fnnst bare.
its f1rst-rate lawyer, its iistlngniahed snr7eon'
Its comprehensive business-man--arldw when =
fixed and unchanging population gave to our
villages more solid and more eiee1ut air fhan
than they now possess. The Connecticut
riVer-Ylllages, with q considerable increaze in
population, and vast improvement in the
general character Of the dwellings,, hayene7er-
theless lost their most charactersz}inp s.atnres
the large and dignjfled residences of their
founders, and the presence of the once able
aud widely known men that wers ident;fied
with their local importance and pride The
railroads have concentrated tha ahilitv of aIl
the professions IN the cities, and carTied thith-
er the wealth ofa1l the old families. To them,
sud not to the counfy.town. rena;r the
the people for advice IN all critical matters.
for supplies in all important purchases. forall
their rarest pleasures, and all their most prtzed
and memorable opportunities.
Cities, and the Immediate neipbborhood of
cities, are rapidly becoming the chnsen resi.
dences Of. the enterp1ising. succesf;,i and in,
tell1gent. As might be snnnosed t1e nore.
menT works botb wavs: ne locon,ottra
faeilities carry eitizena into tbe y1 connt4r 40
well as countfymen into the city. But those
who have once tasted the city are never
moves into village-communifv sends tzTo
eountryneu back 10 take hIs nIare u IN.
facts the conntrV with civfc toa4 "a ~ ~. IL.
a great conductor between the tnmn a,,d +ha
country. Il is apparent, too. Inst The W eEnerl. ~
reaction r1,or ~ Tca eoe strong
nrey3ons TN vea1s drnra r,ar,. ~ ~ VI sns
and se5f.snnr,osad iovs,o ~ " u .;a., ~ @eALhy
ansne INTO ffa oonn+-v r.. a. S;,Y, Yostuoe aaa
natural nreindicea ar1d rat1-naj ~ oSsela. Sa
nart Of t6a frnanta r. tle,r or1a;, Iea .ns [ser
Of these preiudicea wa thaf nnr "nSi ard;nsr Grv
E
door .hahits ~ The 1s;.rre1@ 80, ~ 1us oua
Engliah crim,te 1heress he:t,ss slass ~ as lne
. 1eisnreIv n1ass and Is.-, pssaues ny nav1ne
have any nnJer ' onr s.a ,roa1.E 5uess!neu ~
cnstnn,s and MI ha7;n mas9 NV W.
which eroW m 1s nni1 w G nusaoos aaoi1s,
[tarr fnEtunee aynerisnca W. 'S ~ a1'a "n nelsu
mn:t xhl, ~ 'hn, W., HapHfienee has convinced
monts "U mba ent .tle j. taas we nave only si1
hao1Fb rSa.1.,to alloWs any comfort,
.oods az ~ $500 "may tom lne CITY. Ine
,beIter i aons ,:45 s'uI. .I aths afe ~ant1hg;
enH,tsa - n11nIajra ~. auo asa'es nonlntef-
"a fnnnS. 5a;s1ra;. - 49,. Suiohs4p ntsnp cannot
- on+,s,{- p % - a.s ~ ", ooohs grow 6tupld1
re 1re;nS;aa .n - seuReaolous pore. Another
.nHntT Ta1 Th,s re hs aae.clpatea econemy Of the
CO., h..x, am1 an uae au4ueu oub 10 nc, as might
al i; ,s;+1 ~ a. Gsyu9ny " tnose WEo
;nnrananad m - 70 "ayn' ~ "uicn eaLne1R are wholly
lot to soant eitv eon,fort, snd des economical
3nt It proves more Wv - sGysn1eheles thnsa
nt1 the cnrntrv r., .rrn.t +1,o,,. Al ~. - ~
ia ;u ~ ~ 1eT. NY 10 % .eant mem there than 1t
r. MT r. he had ~ the Icy aoound. I1ey
Wafar rae ~, ~ ~ sou4n.ly uty htany pf1ce,
nent loc6nottnn II ~ ,1,aa+h1 atienoa.n, amnse-
aoderate measure - n n thann neas ~ nut sosn
amiIv cannot i;Ve .s,thant .ntm 49, a. Guy. Dred
= aTnensa +hat ~ n.eaoue. n.N haYolses 30 great
:, ~ .r"t ~ a11 e1pseLsu economy OF life
n thers t,,4ns ~ - sIt daa nos acsnaiy brought
ess of lie IN the e+V nnnsaa fne t espenslre
nd grana sna1a ~, ty,sn. SJa = ~ tue generous
~ ~, ~ esaso " "lnen u mere proceeds,
- aa1aSEs ~ ~ Gnst ol tne necessaEies
nar - r. -, ~ Me, =, .1ney afe undoubtedly
- ~ 10y, - Laines eonslaeFed than
r. Io ha - "a ~ =. c4y. ~ Waere everything
nartit;ae -, ha sI1 smaaesL @ OF tne largest
a comInsndad ~ eru,y 10y .;1 otm oI service can
: Se w Va LII 49, aan4i1e iaoents nonce,-Where
49,, ,ted sa, 1, eoMpe1lon M OF city are
nd;tiea 81 teon ane tto1nI1sn1og 1iIg Of all COM
r;ces w;t1 ~ ~ .uu conraa nto1s ~ ng fstes,-there
"a avnans;ranesa a.ee, " n.oss reasonable; and
meat IL ent;re1s ~ y, ~ saGh n communities, We
b;rh ,naEes snoh a,n,, ~ .ne aponoant wealth
,res snrh var;nns ca1nfasta ustnands and Sc
,ort IL Il the h;;ss, ata4Iats Aau iu3nfies
vt IF recseso-;5s 81 1;G ~, " AHlns, rot the
Il ia If cnnrsa a, -r;i % - ~ tns 1lsn stand
nhftton s3r;Ses - ~ ~ " tnpaa whose social ;
ev are mt rrn,a-aJ % nJ .or WMch ( I
e to hardships selimpesei by priae KY sna u
tba.- ~ - -, tnat, ProporiOned
fha o;t1 for ~ - ra!, sae COST Or living 1
,s,tsr fheir ass oa,e e oi Its population, is
~, - tba ~" eart uoe VI eomtoft considered, I
,ss - - san;o aAo 1of tne wealthy p
~ T. .s ~ auugL, nn Lne Wh0le, ecou- s
" - eeAYSa W living N Inc city. Our most ! o