The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1868-01-15

the interval OF time between breakfast
and dinner, would be wise to substitute
for the precipitate guzzling at slushy
bar OF the conglomerate mess Of oy-
sters, pies, beer. and cocktails, which
compose the daily lunch, half dozen
of plain chocolate drops. These will
satisfy hunger and sustain the vigor
without any risk of disordering the sto
mach and uniting it for its wholesome
service at the coming family dinner
Harper's Bear
HospITAL1TY.-Bayard Taylor thinks
'snlan is naturally an hospitable ami
mal," and describes the difference be-
tween the natures of the English,
French, and German
q. You arrive in England stranger,
and present a letter of introduction to
some gentleman. His reception strikes
you as cold and formal he makes no
special offers of assistance, and you are
inclined to suspect his acquaintance
will be of little service. BY and By,
however, you find that he has been 81
lently interesting himself in your be-
half. He has remembered wishes that
you have carelessly uttered, and procur-
ed you opportunities realizing them ;
the want of demonstration has been
more than compensated by solid SER
vice.
in Paris you find just the reverse.
Nothing can surpass the empressment
with which you are received. Every
thing is at your disposal; you will
make the man happy by the ireest use
of his time and trouble. Nevertheless,
you most beware of taking these offers
literally, unless you are prepared for
disappointment. The outshow of be-
nevolence has exhausted the capacity
for action. A few elegant cards are
exchanged, and there the matter rests.
In Germany we have the medium be-
tween the two extremes general,
cordial manner, moderate profiers of
service, and conscientious performance
thereof, whenever it is needed.-Acts
of kindness between strangers are more
common than in almost any civilized
country. J. once stopped for night in
a country inn in remote part of Bava-
ria. The delegate to the Legislative
Chamber in Munich had just been elect
ed by the people of the district, and
they gave him a farewell banquet that
evening. In the mids of the solemni-
ties | was politely invited to attend;
a place was made for me beside the
President; the principal personages
present were. described and then intro
duced, and before the meeting closed,
received an invitation to spend few
days at a neighboring castle. Yet |
was convinced that not one of the as
sembly had any knowledge of me, fur
Their than that [ was an American ira.
weller.
There is custom in Spain which al
ways seemed to me to be the perfection
ofhospitality. A Spaniard. for instance,
on entering cafe where he is accus-
toned to take his refreshments, will
notice a stranger present-possibly a
foreign traveller. Calling one of the
walters to him, he quietly pays the
strangers bill, takes his own ice or
chocolate, and goes away, without ever
having spoken to the man whom he has
so surreptitiodsly entertained. When
the unconscious stranger calls for his
bill he is astonished to find that he owes
nothing. In travelling by diligence
from Mexico to Vera Cruz, found it
impossible to pay for meals at the hotels
on the road; some one of my fellow
passengers had always done it in adj
vance. One of them, Portuguese
gentleman, afterwards visited me in
New York, bringing with him guam
tity of the choicest Havana cigars as a
present. If ever | visit the banks of
the Tagus, hope to find him still
living.
In the remote parts of Sweden and
Norway, where there are no accommo-
dations for travellers, the clergymen are
always expected to entertain them.
This is sometimes a heavy tax upon
some members of that i'll paid class,
but it is cheerfully endured from sense
Of duty. Few houses, indeed, are closed
against the stranger, and the poorest
host oftentimes declines to take pay
ment. I often made journey through
France, under circumstances which
compelled NE to lodge in the humblest
cabarets; and although a few sous
Were required for food and lodging,
yet honesty, the simple kindness Of the
peasants, the little attentions they are
so careful to pay and so delicate in
paying, were grateful examples of the
hospitable spirit. # 81
| half suspect that 1'the rude Carin-
THAN boor," who ~ oa
Against the houseess strane, er shuts the door,
existed only in Goldsrnit.h's magma
ton, or that he generaIi1 ed from a
single unpleasant personal experience.
(A nabit, by the by, to VIII ich most
men are addicted.) The Car. 'nthians
are rude, certainly, but no bra nch of
the Sclavenic race is inhospitable.
In the stagnation of China, the milk
OF human Kindness has grown sol. re-
what stale, yet even there certain
form OF hospitality is kept up, however
the spirit may be lacking.
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