, 1879-03-15

PLEASANT IMPRESSIONS.

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MY Impressions Of tho American people. This
BOUNDS to nc like asking \ llY 10 give Ills I'M
prcsstons OF the mind Of a man on whose hcad
hc has allahted. Altogether, was but Tort
night In Tho Imperial Clty-as believe Now
York Is now tallctl-on my voyage to and from
San Francisco, for hurried across the vast con-
at Niagara, and ono at Salt Lake CITY, on m1
way from tho shores Of the. Atlantlcto those
Of thc Pacific. In Nav Ycrk' I sa1 but llttIe Of
thc society Of TINT place. not caring Tor dining
days In walks nbout Tho town. u,l iny cveulngs
at The Theatre, or In Il theatrical club yclcpt
.trhc tambs,h In union Square, where pour
Harry MONTAGUE, one Of the best fellows TINT
entered my nam0 as honorary ncn,uer. Not
being pers9tMoge. atsl not caring to appear Ia
white tfe and no linen every cyeiliuE, and hnv.
tnE wished to sec tllc social lifr III tlle Americun
city, mt as guest. but as traveller. think
eau more impartially Judge OF wjIat would be
Tho Impression made in a cosmopolitan. than
had traded on being IN EnGlfshman with q
handle httAcllgd TO my manic, AZ ptobEb!Y most
BEsltstlcrs With such MI ln,pcdtnient would do.
mixed with oil classcat In the street-car or ON
Flot to our London thus as Is Partisan Vlctorla
70 "pruwler"A u thc Union Club,-,thce
Travelcrs' Of Now YoEk,-a,Id IN the pn1atlal
steamer Of tho Hudson River, to which steamer
All0 ~ nh|CN 4!fGA AhfP A0sH'ufs ~ NAupHlC
In tho Old World. Wherever 1Hcnt found all
classes Ut tile Americans not only civil, but
highly clylltzed as compared class Tor class with
:the English; not only amtablc, but, a. rule,
welI.tnforn1cd, well'bred, atld having more re:
have ever come nmonr. What struck mo
especially tn New York was the invariable civllt-
ty shown by all classes Of mon to women,
whether the wnmen rustlcd In silk or woro
1insey-wo1soy or homesnup; however crowded
thr car or tho footway, room. WAS nt oucc made
for n lady. Docs not ti1!s somewhat contrast
with tic BurlY, grumpy fnctvl1!ty TINT Is saown
srees t. s I'll Th 'en oone a Sss 5 ss ne a
boring country to ours, mere lip and eye ciy!li-
ty, but arises, I believe, from mutual anti in
tuttivo good breeding With which, as said be-
fore, the Americans Of every class are endowed.
or hotel, ono was not met by those sembled
with ''Who tho dast Is this person whom
none Of us know and what tic dRsh docs o
herei" sort Of look; nor, II one entered into
conversation With sufne ono In railway car or
steamer, was oae greoted with that truly
Brltish stare which, IN ttis country OF tnsular
projudcc md arrogant nssumptlol,, conveys as
pln!nly as words tho question, "Wilat tho lnis-
shSf do you msan by speak,mg to e without
My experience has been In America that Il
you ask service from stranger, It Is accord-
ell readily, without condescenston or ftlss; that
n1unnIr tltrtRu IA 1ttklH nj fhH kunhbfNh NjAh tn
"nmnnc ~ ihasc W. do mt knosy A. crcatrr nen. ~
IN than wa rally ars. ifttle Of tiat designating
patronage Of manner that prevails in this coun-
n9 ,css t1isrnstt,r rrlnrincss 1T manner with m
oTcofIv nrrvoi1a .,nnnr mr. traii.sncnnie. sn11
whIci' m"krs ,ne. lar nne. hc.itafn befarc ask.
in,r nv wav In liz streets OF well Ireasctl
nnxy,, " M i Haod c,stsmcr - i,n rcccivet1 ~
10 a 1oea,v hmnutf,cIt marital nit sn,;rs
nnyd rrImsrsa, ] wh., will thtnk thpt l1s
r.rii ,vs1i mar" readily ser,,r,, nnrrhasrr
a - w aSv Tot ~ ~. ~ Aeu ~.
Nn, y YorIt ,r"dcsmsn or sionltccncr rcssc,vcs
,,,, ,xith niviiitv h,,, srinnt INV II tnt crinT.
"s, "tta ~ n,nn,,cr hct scc,ns n M Ii,tle IT,
si,sr t.,n, oct,,ai i,soinnco. In viii o,icm.
Ypu TO !ouk IS !ohV as YOU llke ~ any OF inc ar-
Hn11HlkT
civil il YOU nurcfaso Or il YOU do not; But he