New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-07

duccd Mr.. Clamp nevertheless. | felt that 10 was
gaining his point in a coldly reckless way-that no
WAS using me-fhat ho was giving me the choice be-
tween a definite insoleuce to him and courteous
concession. knew perfectly Well that he would
not much have minded my being rude and that he
rocGoued ,o TO speak, upon my aversion toward
any rudeness. Just far as my wish TO behave
Ike gentleman would 90, ne was stolidly Wiling
20 employ and profit by it. Ny principles and
theories were SO many ruugs of ladder 70 him. As
long the ladder held out he would climb L. deter
mincdly and nimb,y If I bad considered hun ia
any sense good fciiow-if had not thought him q
person whose blood was ichor and whose views and
tcuets were wholly coarse and i-uoo.e-I should
have looked on his request as one 20 be granted
with tile best goodwill.
lour friend has won q victory over me- said a
httle later To Miss Carlisle. Who Glanced To be
among the assembled company. And when hal
explained myself Miss Carlisle gave hcr pretty head
a decisive toss and exclaimed:
"Why ON earth should he not as,, you 20 present
him % Miss NcstcLcster|
"Oh, for no reason on EARTH conceded. True,
I -carcey know HIM. However il makes no differ
ence lyon do not choose to understand, yoa will
NOT. / suprO.e.'
Understand" echoed Miss Carlisle. Il IN ler-
stand cxce'leutlv And vet you maintain that
You are not cut after ar English pattern"
sob. come.' said "Lcaye poor England alone
You can't though, am afraid. You are always
making occasions 10 fling a slur ~ her. II ON"
should talk of the weather IN America 90 you 1t
would be am excuse for revi.inc the London toys"
Miss Carlisle made crmlce. The London
f,rs 90 she exclaimed "Tch' how loltlSoue tlcy
are, hope you don't compare Nr. Clamp 10 one"
We'll" laughed. " tho comparison is tempting
T. seems dies rous of penetrating everywhere
Ny harmless bit Of repartcc was quite ignored
Mss Carlisle had found an opportunity of reyIlng
England, and that was enough to make her forget
even Mr. Rodney Clamp. | listened a, politely as
could to the tirIc that now left her charming rosie
tinted lips "They presume to compare their Hyde
Park with ow Central Park She eXcItedly ,hrlcd.
among other explosive sentences. 1T Is 40 non
seu~icall fat piece Of stupid country contrasted
with % beautiful rolling landscape! And their
horrd. grim houses of Parliament, too, What are
they beside our magnificent marble Capitol at
Washington And their Thames beside our Hud-
son, muddy little stream put ON an equality
with glorious noble river
II wa. amusing enough to bear the fervd dis
course of tins impassioned patriot. She was inter-
c-tnv "a the extreme reverse type of the Anglo
manac she represented the .harrc-t possible reac-
tou against that worship OF English IDEAS which
las sen often been charged against ON people But
her vohcmouce did not at an concern Mr. Rodney
Clamp. whom | had begun To- regard as "a purely
American institution not m any way to be dealt
with from an international standpoint
Tho next encounter between Mr. Clamp and my
self took place nm Fifth Avenue one afternoon, Just
ost ,vns making my way toward tine metropolitan
Climb Ito ioIuoI .uc. anutod mo In hls DUH deter
,,i,ol and before I know t had asked mo tU
| pto,,.o him, as a, member of tho club itsolr
| ttt, rat itauL tt4tLrua.tI. second no. ftl
nDult alr. ho pJtuoaaly proceeded IRA like Go
a, ID, tlo,r. and don't know any Quo with moro ia
uucp,, tl,, ,on',o sot to p,o mo tho right atari
! ,o.,, not what do ,ousa,Y
! VIM ,,ti amy 'lhrto b. no rxnrsrtatiou ia
.t..tu, tbat this spercA causrd ma to tnglo with
,l,l,.e nAel m, cyea upou Alr Claup'n ardato