The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-04-22
WESTERN mAnsEs,.
The Treatment Astronomer frocior e.
csiyec in the Wiiss 1s tls ,Yes..

Ce:Sec IN me diic5 Si the sJsst.
II do not thiaa. that l am a part;c.-
Iarly British Briton.'' Ir. Procio.
writes. 'bnt confess begin to feel
| sonic degree ut SYM ath, with Il ctr
/ Tain feeling which Americans .egan.
+, rs especially cilar.l. lsristic of lie tris.
I:riiisiiS.. and perhaps as o75eci.,i,'
Objectionable | used - he incline.
father tn r:dicu.e nsy country .i.cii : g.
/ casiciiai iastid.uusncss III tie is...ttei
| OF Introduction, their anWiIi.iI-aezs
| 10 SPEAK 10 those To wi,rni they have
not been Introduced, or 20 be intro iuc.
cd 10 others except AZ their OWN sneci-
Il request, and by persons entitled tn
perform the ceremony. Nor when |
was in Now York, PHILADELPHIA. ana
B0sfon--ori might say generally " hea
wns in.the east, AMI in the iarsc.
cities of the west-tiid ANYTHING lead
me to recognize that, after ali. thefei
basis of reason in the recognized
rules lin Europe at any rate of society.
IN such matters. But whether il X
that too much travel has weakened
my nerves, or thai, a. eastern ,ncl on;
west pretty often say and exc swear.
the rules OF society are really not Oh
served 50 strictly out west ~ in tlio
east or In Europe, ii certainly j. the
case that once and AGAIN l have been
! moved TO IL feeiin. akin to Indignation
at the way in xliicl, men whose nc
quaintance have no wish to for.n Ia
tEoduce themselves without reasoi. u
excuse, Gsei. clstcs'dtij, iiI,! still uioreat
the way in which such men and Others
who should know better, Introduce
persons to nle without at all cunsuIt-
ing my wishes on thesubjeei In places
where ntn and even wOiiien-i really
cannot bring my pen t. write ladies
spit. ami even spit on c-irpcted floors,
rs ia soIEc OF the wilder regions gu,
hers lave actually WITNESSED, with
my very own eyes have seem "a, the
old cisrcBic.srs cay. one must not ex-
pect the nicer rules of society 10 be rec
ognized; BIZ. one would Imagine that
ccii:HsCn sense would teach every one
that. ii Eian has 4 right TO choose his
acquaintance. He may recognize fully
liam sure 'iomyseif) that the tra,.;,s-
niaa or the iasOrcr snay be as good
NAN is a nobieIann or :, prince. lsIay-
hap :; good deal better than lin .cif,
whether he be gcntic or simr.e, bat il
docs not follow that he wants toshal;e
|
with every man he comes across. In
deed, l can answer for it ia my own
case that the objections which feel
so strongly against The system OF self
introduction and promiscuous intro
ductiOn has no reference to the social
position of the introduced. Apart
from the circumstances that lahorcrs
and workmen often have dirty hands,
and that men constantly employed in
trade are sometimes not ver,- profound
In their views on matters scientific or
philosophical, i should consider il a
gross offence against propriety IL Lori
This or Niscount That SHOULD force ar
uEdesired acquaintance upon me.
whether his OWE or that OF any other
man. But out west - hotel clerk or a
Railway conductor or u buggy driver
thinks il DO offence 10 make himself
known the does MAKE himself known
~ the way, - a Very Ignorant pcrScn,
in 90 ti,ingJ and thcii 70 call 10 any
one who. passes, Here. 80 and so, ict
me make you acquainted with Mr.
Such One"