, 1877-03-11
BOSTON.
The ap.Book Club Fall Foul Of the
British Stranger Within
the Gates.
Blondina Gives the True Story: Of the
Stranger..-An Oxford Graduate
, and George Eliot.
Don Carlos in Triumph and Covered with
Glory-Young England and
:. Young America.
4 Distinguished Wit Of Boston Taps the .ReU
FORK sation.-Lastly, The Ton Aillern.

i Distinguished Nit Of Boston Taps tie .Re
:, York aation.~-Lastly, The Ton Aillern.
: Special Correspondence Qf The Tribune.
= Boston, March 7.-The other night ut th
, Scrap-Book Club, one Of the most talkativ
members, who is known as Blondina, sudde1
. ly proposed that the Englishman Of the perio
u and his relation to good breeding should be di
cussed. We arc used to some very odd thing
at the Club; explosions in all sorts Of direction
! on almost every topic under the sun; but thi
, | sudden assault, so to speak, upon the boil
Briton, with no apparent reason, created de
, clded sensation. And under the effect Of thi
sensation the whole club became at once mag
nified Interrogation point, which found voice if
various exclamations OF why's or whercfores
Whereupon, after order being restored, Blon
dina explains.
"Last evening, at Mrs. Leo Hunters, tall
young Englishman Was presented. After the
first flourish Of introduction and the responses,
my new acquaintance opens upon me in this
wise, in the usual crcscendo tone Of the Bri1on
Now tell me what It is that you hayc written
1'm sure that you have written something, be-
cause everybody that comes here to Mrs. Hun
ter's has done something literary, you knoY!'
There were nigh on to seventy people present, n
says Blondina, fntcrruptlng herself with fine
scorn In her tone and - an eleYation
Of her eyebrows. t1TAcn taking up the
crcscendo tone again: 'Yaas, now, really,
insist upon your telling nc what
you have written, because you know I'm 4
stranger here, and Of course couldn't know
''For moment" says Blondina, dropping her
! representation, " for moment I, yes even /,
who, to quote my dear Brunetta here, am rather
| impudently ready upon most occasions, was
nonplussed. I looked up, and my eyes had
long journey, for whatever else the bold Briton
lacks, he does not lack usually goodly number
! Of inches, and as met the smiling, but solidly
serious face, said to myself, No, my young
| gentleman does not mean this for a ponderous
| attempt at playfulness, for lig ght md airy
flight Of graceful badinagc; be is in sober car
nest.
lie Tu1NKs IT IS THE WAY 70 ADDRESS An
AMERICAN
stranger, that 1t Is the topmost height of good
breeding, aud the sure way to success on this
side OF the water, at least, to start fair with
good lump OF information honestly obtained by
his own enterprise s Oh, Blonltna, this is
too bad, cries brunetta, flying to the rescue.
No man could be such fool; and IN English
man IS no apter at foolishness than an Amer
lean. 1t was fun, heavy English fun, sort of |
tion:.
Blondlna uemurely' IA sort OF elephantine
Which trod on Blondina's little, blue
stockingcd tocs!" struck In young gentleman
whom VIC call
for his astonishing feats in the way OF trayel
and sightseeing, fairly riyaling tito perfbr1n-
ances Of the a1niable Brazilian King: Ito have
no better tact than to ask that question Of any
has made the possibility possiblc,-a fixed fact
with US all. All. no wonder she is wroth with
the Brlton at csen limiting at such ignorance OF
hcr.n
Blondina laughs with the rest, and then re-
turns to her attack - But let us supposc,'' she
says, " that the gentleman was attempting f.
cctta; 1t was even worse for 1t implied such
enormous rudeness, for don't you see
Of breeding does ever ATTEMPT personality
With stranger. What If one OF us should find
ourselves in a London drawing-r room celebrated
for being the resort Of literary celebrities, ind
the guests, NC should Immediately open upon /
her or him with the question, sNow, What have |
you "rlttent I'm sure you've written some 6
thing, because everybody who visits here has
done something literary, you know .
Don't you suppose in less than twenty-four
hours we should be held up to scorn as another
example OF American ga,tcheries Don't you I Z
suppose In twcnty-four hours more ne should
,e sneered at very likely in some witty Pu,4ch 2
srticle tor our
EXTRAORDINARY MAssRRs,-
md justly, too"
:, When Blondina waxes serious In this fine T
asnlon' we all gave in. Brunetta collapsed at
,nce in the most abject way. u
We'll, well, l admit, Blondina that this par
icular Englishman may have been-mus-a iolt, -,
! bioekhead, aud rude ono at that; but in 4
ist that ae Is no worse than IN American Of 4
rs 5, type" typ "
~ We have no Americans Of bis type,-a man !
rho has had the advantage Of education and r.
ssoc1atton and opens conversation with strap
nc delusion that she was innocently Charming! ;,
I you eau find rnc an American Who can DO
bat, should like to have your Y,
o,' Msl{ H., not 1nSt that, perhaps but something
> your fury, and allow you to jump on him,
ut won't have you jumping on the whole ~
ICE o,, ,Iheyresp]cndid fellows, great many of !"
,"Well, We don't see great many of these Or
olendtd fellows. I remember, however.
inter or two ago, very fine-lookine FELLOW | Fl
enyGS, b,i g gentleman IN his way 6u Bru
Gorge Eliot; he told me that be thought She
as dn american girl !"
A chorus Of shouts oh, oh, that Is too bad Bu
y3u; we shan't believe that story.' NJ
II Is entirely true, and this gentleman was
4 GRADUATE OF OXFORD,
good Latin and Greek scholar, with ability Th
loush b, in the literary line to write Latin j
:IsEs: Fee
- Wen, but you are of the track, Bloadina. 4
g are talking OF gentlemen Of good breeding. -,
suppose man may be a gentleman and well ~
"a, md be ignorant Of George Ejiot,'' Brunet- h,
Interrupts ~,
..Ol, yes, suppose SO; but he is not a ycry
fatXe't e gentleman, spite Of his Oxford Latin At
q dreek. aud l'd put aug one OF our weIl-reod A
3 stsss men against such Oxford training.'' tn.
" :, braya .brava!" cried Don Carlos at this :
irited point. l." I'm ready to face auv ten Oxfon3
'oiaas after this, and talk them dry in fifteen
NO, must say" proceeded Blondiua, CALM .
aye never vet net yerv Ge,,aht ~, sas Lnas En-!
,foa,au Eno1fshmon ~ ~. ~. . hpesnnen pGe the
n tney arc not much else, and they are 30 &c ges
e Englislmau, for sucb men % TraaM anE ma, day