The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-01-28
THE TRAvELLTNo PRINCES DARE


pi'ushh' tulhkS n"'O "o'" 7 -,
American alteration oil the almigh.y uoh"r'
Whcn nrst put my ioot on this SOL, W"s my
self very unfavorably impressed with the thor
oughly merccnary state OF nina ana SOU In 'nis
country. Out OF every ten men you h'ar
talking eight are sure to be taking money 'nc
other TWO polltics' whioh IN thls country IL Only
one OF the ways Tor making money Art' science
literature, muslc-all INC uellghts anu enjoy
mems OF hie-seeh 10 pe ignored mere NJ III"
events you never near vohVersa'loh On "ny
such subject In a pubic place. Iherc are uh-
doubleday, many people VINO uko sincere
interest in all the highest pursuits OF man
KIND; but these people lso"'o thehseN.s'
remain always at nome. don't mlngle win the
crowd, ana 90 nothihR 10 eleVme IL ci'her NY
means OF literature, lournaiism' or personal
con. ., in9 nei' ", - 49,. aiend
,.,'l''y 80 ..i -. "a. a, IL
no "',,"tv n '',' -. - IT,,
,"ovN'. u. '''1 p",o'p" - -
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wnl'n pvop'' Vi w. '''. ~
.ey WIN u,s'uSs 1'c ., NE 70 %'.
ovoNs' VIM mn l"'''e WIZ 10 p'"s '',' vi mo
p'"n"' IL, wiz nus "', Vy o'''''n .'' wv,
ni'". Vi an .io9o sVOu ",'"S7' p"' w -,
picn'y VI iiioi ,,"''oi' ""''" W "'u ~ VIZ
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u'N'n 'io u''p's' ih'oiVs' III 'ii iA"'''i' W"
hoceu WIN culture
lhis If inc usual way IN whlch 'ho uver"se
AMERICAN IL oNh,"ou anu p'"Snsu' '"""S
uaui.lohs' "c''ncin'V"i cuuV"i"n' 'io ""'nnE
VI i,i"ou so1i''y' w ,v' 'N,s' ,vi nm.
s"iu wa" '''orc "io' oo''' II, ~" ioiN anu po9
'on' oiu 'i'li''.e p'os,i, wv ooss
precep's ana ,iunl'lons Oh 'iio olu European
II, n''"iS s''",,Hoi Inv 'l,ye',' 'o''oln euo 4"
ci'"l'c 70 oceoi''. iai,'i',ai WIN uo' ana
svduonu' ,"i,h0, ''"" ''i''ii nv ~
wno', SUI ..s.'' a,',,,n,, =, 80
p ~ ~ MI e., 49,. -. :, 80.
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ANU phhoNophicny sPe"Nihs' c"iho' po
othcrwlsc' Everything II young anu sen ihaue
here. Ihere are no dcnarcatlon llncs between
classes ana everybody mas 10 iight ior MS place.
inc NUMBER OF accumulated fortunes Is grow
ing last now; but nall century ago there were
but few oil them. mainly IN the SOUTH IL WIS
only in that part oil the country that there was
small lesurely class able 10 taSe care oil the IN
forests OF Intellectual and polished society me
IDEAS bcllcis' manners anu uu'es Oh every ohc
oil us in Europe have been worked up ior us ior
,o,or,tion 10 g,nerntion Hero on the con-
,rarv every man has 10 cut his own pattern
o., ht,nsoIf or oiao horro,v n sacond- hnnd one
from n man Just as entirely self made IA he IL.
All this Is a natural result Of circumstances;
and a foreign visitor must be very blockheaded
indeed to reproach the Americans for being
what they are. We might as we'll find fault with
canary for being bird. or horse for being a
quadruped. When there are no hereditary dis
tinctions Of blood or rank in n country, the So
cial fabric must stand either. NJ with the saw
ages. upon the comparative physical strength
and agility OF men. or else, as with
tho Americans. upon money. II liz GER
tainly absurd to argue as tho Americans
do. that the amount OF money accumulated by
man is always an indicator OF his intelligence.
respectfully. thriftincss. and diligence. In
most cases. large fortunes conceal wrongs
crimes and inquitios Of every description.
Still. we have no better standard to Judge man
by ut first sight. A person who has made his
fortune is Just as much likely TO be the superior
Of the one who has lost 1t. ms the man who wears
clean shirt Is likely to Ice more OF gentleman