, 1873-08-24
THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: SUNDAY AUGUST a. 1873

generous 10 tho sorvnntu. Bordpa. nquueaus
| riches who nro caat away In crowd with plonty
Of money burning In their pockets naturally ngHort
sl,a9 nd, superiority tor tho tine + W casting Their
and, portern got utterly corrupted and tlomoral-
izod by tho th,ndor-sllower OF dollars that fnll
| in tho l.ol senaon. II 1antlloras do not respect
those liboral patrons Of thoi1s, 1t Ii only "hl-
tnan natur" tint thoy should rnalto blight ac-
count Of less protentlo1ts gucets WHO aro COM
So 1t IL no wolior thas poolso OF moderate
mems, auarting a1roady under q Bteady In
crosse of oargea, should look With ,,ndiugua9od Cd
Of tho year, and regard: with somcthing. like
They might bo content to try to bear 1t with
moro philosophy did thcy fool that tho mass Of
Americana plohtod, by thelr trip, or ovon on.
would 10 rash to npoak decidedly, for quick
and very Intelligent people may BE- 1earrl-
Ing fast whom they look leaet like #. All VIC can
eay is, that their system Of travel strikes uB rs n
almost necessarily DO superficial and convon.
tional. They hurry from place to place oven
fastor than the avcrago English oocknoy, be-
cause they Rro always in oxcollent training for
!age aoroas tho Atlantic. Thoy aro driven along
by tho Fnriea in tho ahapo OF q craving for a
change Of scono, longing for excitement in
Tho absence Of tlleir habltual ayooatiuns, and q
crushing conaciousnoBs that tho tfue boforo
them is shorter than thoir allottod task, They
rush through tho noble scenery, along the crowd.
ed higlroatlB, and dare not allow themselves to
1otter in those sequeatored nookB where nature
is really to DO Roen and courted In her beauty.
Whom they do lingor for time In cap
itnl, In PariB, for example, they
leave their wivoR mud their daugli-
tors to do tho churches, tho galleries, and tho
shopping, and seek recreation aud roposo in tho
roataurants, cafes, and bankors anto~rooms,
whore their oountry1nen most do congregate.
=, small blamo to them, rs IN 1rishman would any.
Those blessed intervals that almost carry thom
back to tho Btatos aro, for a certain olasB OF
Americana, almost their only aeaBons Of real
enjoyment. although perhaps It was scarcely
worth while crosslng tho Atlantic to indulge in
them. II appearances are not altogether decep-
Che pleasures Of their trip thau as to its profit.
There u no mistaking the worn and wiatful
look which tells Of continual effort and an irro-
proasibe dcsiro to hare It all won over. With
its rapid repaeta and Its interminable distances,
America turns out far harder and mora Wiry
traVelors than most countries Still, the
constant change Of Hcono, diet, and climate, for
Wero, with loins girdod and stavea In thoir hand;
the perpetual catching Of trains ut untimely
hourB; tho being oooped up among tho crowds
In waiting-rooms under tho charge OF autoora.io
jaoka.in- Office, and being compelled to raco for
ReAts heavily handicapped by thofr latest pur-
chaBes, must be severe strain on tho strongest
eystom. No wonder TINT, toward the middle of
hs timo nbroad, the moat active American tour
ist oscillatoB between dependency and despair,
and TINT tho wearing struggle imprintR its traceB
on tho wasting foatureB. Wo cannot hclp
thinking that many Americans In Europe wifi
sympathizo with us If we venture to oxproBB
wish that some OF thom Ind stayed at homo.