Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-05

to he on the point, dozen t,,,o. i
jumping the business for gnnJ o.
ALL" but give him time, and eSu ana
certain to come back 10 tho 1 ~ as
the sun is TO shine--in n T as
And II you can only inspire hin, s ss,n
confidence, sooner or later fna,,wi.n
later) you will trade with hi,ne osueraiy
oftener than not he win wrin e'vugn
you concessions that you had no idea
IN we start, OF making. He has =
siu,st way 700 OF carrying h.s point
ilias ~ one OF nus distinctive s,aracter.
lstics. The American ti,gler NAV
convey INTO MS trades the princinlcss
OF ms national game of "blufcu INF
Jonn buli neither bluffs In CONNER.
ciai matters, nor Is blufled. In polItics
nc Is tue boss buffer of creation
out wnen IL comes to business, he aui,
city, calmly end deliberately makes
up ms mind what he will give or take
and-,that settles 1t. After he has do,
cided, you have one of two alternatives
either to meet him OH his terms
ONO trade. And, with,
al, ne Is not unreason-
able In his demands as rule. I hav
met some of his family who aspired +,
be traders, In the Yankee sense, hnt
John Bull himself has no symnathv
with the idea, and now, as a century
ago, does what he does, taking his own
time. Naturally the idea occurs tn n
stranger and outsider that he can't
make much progress following up this
system: But the very reverse Is lie
case. In poke-easy way he has gone
on extending his business relations
until now there is hardly place In ali
explored creation that he has moi
gained q solid foothold. Everywhe-e
he has planted his colonies, and even
where he can't colonize under the
union-Jack he makes individual plants
that have wonderful stayinv
qualities. And what is quite as much
to the point, everywhere he succeeds.
Even In Texas he has gained a strong
foothOld, and j can count on my a n.
gers as L write dozens of EnglisImen
who are now large property holde,
and honored residents of the state. II
i will be observed that do not mention
J them as citizens, and 1 explain why by
calling attention to the fact that few
of them even in fact become citizens
They invest in land and live stock. be
come merchants, farmers, etc., and In
all respects save one become Texans
But they rarely give up their right tC
call themselves British subjects. If ar
emergency making it desirable arises
or all my acquaintance among thu
. Englishmen of reXas, can now thinl
of but one who is bona fid,
citizen of Texas. And knew him 70,
, years as British subject, ard remem
Der that he only took out his natural
ization papers when he aspired to I'll
an important civil Office in the Gift O
the ''dear people," There may b,
: many more in the state, and doubles
Z there are, but L venture to say tina
out of these Englishmen in Texas I,
stay, nine out of ten are still British
subjects. In this respect, John Bull
!, is certainly peculiar, but since Amerl
: cans are not given as he is to coloniz
ing, or individually Ito emigrating
: l cannot institute any comparison be
: tween them on this point.
y One other John Bull characteristic
: will mention while / think of il
!. He is sociable animal afte
he knows you, but he la
q mortal terror, apparently, o
knowing people who may possibl,
: prove troublesome in the future
Hence 1t is that he, unlike Jonathan
Is not given to making steamship o
! railway acquaintance, and wants L
, know who you are before he is intro
a dnced to you. OF course there ar
exceptions to this rule, but Just enough
to establish the-rule. / have had sew
: eral pleasant chats in railway car
! riages with travelling Englishmen, bu
\ | have travelled over long distance
= with ten, between whom and mysel
' lot word was exchanged, where
. have bad any conversation with one
Perhaps / was in some measure 4
blame, but / am an American, henc
u much given to making passinI
y acquaintances, and it m, be relied OF
that If didn't begin conversation
with my fellOw-travelers it was be
o cause it was evident to Inc that the,
e didn't care to talk.
These of course are but few of hi
o peculiarities, but they stand out bold,
l. IN his makeup, and in my intercours
y with him have been brought conspicu
n ously to my notice, On the whole
It however, i will say, and l say it witt
l. much pleasure, that / like Englan'
II and her people, and Scotland and he
u CeOple, and while / am noy
e as glad as child to leave them AM
l. once more be among friends in m.
e native land, shall long relnembe
!. pleasantly my nine months sojourl
/ over here, and [ shall indulge in tn
" hope that my first visit to the countrr.
will not be my last. Unlike certail
i Frenchman who said, I'm spite OF ne
e failings 1 would have been born II
!, England If could" have no wis.,
/ to be Britisher, but j shall neye
J. forget the courtesies extended to M
" by Britishers ana never cease to WIS.,
n them and their country happl
!, ness. Yours truly.
Q West Point Cadetsbip.