The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-04-28

table cloth on the silk divan, took
out our plates and knives and forks
and silver spoons and clean white
napkins, and we said to ourselves
snow well show these fellows how to
eat in style. guess they'll probably
get an idea or two that will make
them see what hogs they are" Well,
we ate our meal, canned peaches and
cherries. canned beef, and white
bread and coffee, and of course
chickens, and all the time these 40
Khoords and Turks and Jews and
Armenians sat by and smoked their
pipes and stared at every mouthful.
1t was the most absolute and impress
sive silence ever felt, and we never
realized before what superior beings
we were, as we did during that meal,
fourishing our napkins, and drinking
daintily from our cups, and showing
off generally before our poor re-
lations. AT last the old ruffian broke
the silence with a remark, and all
answered with suppressed grunt.
We thought to ourselves there now,
you see this thing is having its effect.
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say?" "Oh l don't like TO tell" said
Thomas. "Oh pshaw, never mind
Thomas, out with it. ave are
modest, but then we amt so modest
but that we can stand little flattery.
Tell us what he said" Well, said
he, that old fellow there
said that "from the way you folks
eat, he really wouldn't know
whether you were men or
beasts" 1t seemed that instead Of
looking on in silent admiration as we
supposed, their feelings were those of
mingled terror and disgust. They
thought every time that knife and
fork went to our faces that it was 60
ing to be the last Of us, but most
loathsome of all to them we ate with
our shoes on. Such is the difference
in taste.
Well, Of course, their interest was
now fully awakened in us and they all
wanted to wait and see how we went
to bed. We weren't so particular
about showing off this time and just
in this way as we had been before.
But they seemed to think they had
better stay and see the thing through.
And SO we had to 60 to bed with 40
Tartars for company and bed fellows,
1--WE all slept in the same room), and
they all seemed to think it was lots of
fun, but we didn't.
Next morning we were off before
daylight and on the following day we
came once more in sight of the blue
waters Of the Mediterranean Sea
And think it was one of the hap
piest moments in our lives when we
set foot once more on board Rus.
sian steamer and sailed out of sight
of that country once and forever.
thought of what l heard an Ar
menian doctor say in Marash. He
had been six months in the United
States and was telling in his office one
day to group of Turks, stories about
America. He was contrasting the
poverty and dirt and misery of tn
country with the wealth and comfort
and cleanliness of our own, and when
he had finished said he to the Turks,
81 tell you what it is, if you folks,
ever get to Heaven, you will have to
go through the United States first
1t wouldn't do for you to go straight
there, the change would be SO sudden
and so great that it would kill you
outright, you couldn't stand it,"
And / thought perhaps he might be
right. And if ever got back again
to that Heaven on earth, which |
called my home, would appreciate
it as / had never done before-l
should be perfectly satis6ed-politi
clans might do what they pleased and
| should not complain banks might
fail and insurance companies 60 up
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