, 1873-08-03
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From the london Saturday Rcpfcts.
We English are far too apt to think our own
way wisdom, aud to look with aoorn upon tno
doinga OF our noighboro, nnu mora especially
upon tho doingB Of our kinafoik IN Amorica.
ALL ways OF apoaking and acting which strlkc 'is
NJ boing specially vulgar or dfsagrooablo wo at
onco donounco aH Amorlcanisms, thereby show
Ing tho worry low estimation in which wo hold
our tranHmarino ooneina. This estimate, DO it
false or he 1t trllo, ia n most caaos tho result Of
,porsona1 observation Of tho ewar1na OF Yhnlfeo |
tourists wlio yenr aftor year. by their worry pros-
ouco, tako the bloom of our summer holiday.
Tiny crowd in unon II. In railway carriacos. thoy
on,,tv our fogor,to .,,.,aa - ,a,,a. %rsn9o oour
o"iPs' 'uA A"'o'4So "'oAon ~ ..o'e' " 'o.'' wv"
ing INTO our ears THO "hlle bitter complaints u
tho worthlcsBnosg Of all thoy got whom COM
pared with tho comforts which sthoy havo at
home whore , wo d, asronsly % Wish thoy haa sayed
this WY wo ECO only uutavorablo specimens Of
tho raco, ind that, to Judge Of any nation with
ANYTHING 1iko iust,co va m,1st ro tn thoir coun.
trv sn;1 et,,,11 tl,on tor, Nosy thot atooro ha.
~ aua S.a5 suoa w." ~" suns aso, 4.,'
p'ac"canY snortonea tAo o'1tauee pot"eeh hl,-
erpool nnd New York into something not mulch
longer than Journey from London to Edin-
burrh nretl to lie in our erandfatbors, daye. q
80 .,,.s,,a,, a.. T1r,toa qto+o. In. ho.omo
'our taou6n 'ne ~ o,'"u 'A1ssa ~" :, posol41o
worry hsto moro ol'llcalt tnan tour on 1ao oon.
! tinent. Sill very fow Of uB tnio advantage OF
thin rreat facilIty Of intercourse. Wo shrink
tr,t, ,,,uro,nr In among n who'll, ra
t,onA uo p'0"s"m ,,u ,.,,a $500 s,,o.1, 'u n ,an
laoa u poop'' .,'.,s WIZ epoaA a oaa 'sha
call us mon and women and Our servants gen-
tlomcn aud ladies, Wo droad having no no,1r-
;al,nont at roforo m Int mant-nioa and ch,c,fen-
lsni'aeAt 1os 1o1'.o uo aao eaoAon o,.o
hxings: anu perhape' eeeme oven theso
unwholosomo meats gohbled up boforo we can
socure our modest share, The curront British
on,n;o, os Tim mannora and oustoma Of tim
] ~ ~ a..t.a s,,a,,t s,rnnat ~ a,1,,,,od
dwelors IN th9 states mlEhs amGst n' Dc summed n
up ~ INC Wofoe o. too skappes VINO mons 70 .l-
Vest1gato sne hoclnl Gconolny VI cs!san ehvnBees
anu aeht nome rs INC result oi Ala voyaRe, hno
br1et report .,So mannors @ customs o ~
Then, tot Ihoao who really sook tof an1ofma~ y ae
tloa auous a1a1 .Iaa 49, faal t;a
are the t1ase!esb 9aes i ilesn otop y. Hh.cn .n,
spp6 sa ~ tI1sn With AZ woil i@ n honr
ano p pus ~ Tonal !. rrnvorh "a haou ~nent;r
IN mino tno Is9htn knosoio m q poan LAonsn ~
are 1ol tuo uoat I'LL 3onn6 l';h tnGna oos.n ~,
to maize tholf ,onaor7at1ons y cniony Oh on
Interesting section OF society. They report TINT,
bosidcb women doctors, women lawyers, clergy.
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who range at Will aoross tho American continent.
| thnre ara Amoricnn rirla who, with all tho grace
| mud elegance Of Frenchwomon, and easy ainl-
n1icity 81 Enrlishwomon, baye ia nddttion d cor
ncouliarly their own, aud wonderfully winning.
| trhov tall nlso of Hoci0l intercourse on 30 free
aud eagy a footing that young people may enjoy
one anothor's society without their pleasure in-
their eidors. fills state Of things thoao travellers
find 30 ploasant that they ovon venture to ad-
yocato itH introduction iuto tho old country,
though Of tho moro proposal Of any such royolu.
ton they hayo the whole army Of chnporons
foo he Should @ ps arndy
nnnco tho scandal Of young Indies going un
chaperoned into society, thoir reign would bs
, highor way Of Keeping that influence over thol
, cono-out daughters which thor present privi
: lego Of acting as Constable to thom confera
No wondor, then, that thoy try TO- put Oh th'
J American manners.
. With American manners, however, the boo1
, before us has nothing to do. Mr.. do Voro troat
only Of Americanisins so far as languages il
Tho l,roeas mart o, eo-catlcd Amc,icaptsu,s ar
nothing more than good old English vora. which, 70
one rcaaon another, have becomo obaoote or pro
vincth III England while hey have fotaiheu t4sls ia
end ~ a ~ o s:o;n
os m Tn hoxe ~ Sran natral5zod In tbo NV
: Enalond IN M st" ststss D"'' 1'''
noaides thoso Is o,a frienda with nav faccs " n,
nv a. Torn r caI,s thon whio!, forn, ono of th
, ,a,r good NJ E",ai word now uman
W., Wy unu nanJ ~ ooa tn
95,,on 5, IN tbo "ut stntoa hoa hnnn enrchoa hy
1ln.1ov hnst m ~ r"crI;ta from othor nations' "
ung n tioqo 7i Indian nd ' worlds and % negro Words be-
aia. 'nu1y ;rtnra =, FrencS snnnia and ~1
n,us9 a ~ nsto1' win nv n,ow sorcea | tn dr9'
1au 1ro1, -" w miat with aome ahow Of roason ex
ant ~ "g nd te ",s 1ncsbn1arv of mr. 1mnriea
as - ,o aannr ~ %Uaa' t tnv ~ seem ~ hnvc ~
n1uo nnauos ~ III ~, nav amd hn1 wnrds
4 a,,d S.,,66n.;no 6aniw f. 5aa tha vorda TN
y ,n"1o nuu ooEas rathors than thu bottnr wnrtI
tn1;o3, ,r' siraov xis;,;n THAR ra,cb 11anco
anana that a1ena ora .rn ~ rfa ,on iher
: atnn,,.ons 9',st ~ noceaatv conauf c
t;nnarv r. hs wom1I ent At tho meannr of th