The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1885-03-14

re might Eel inclinea to put to hin, HI
truly goes into the Confessional, whisper
every fAct Of his history, unbafss the cog
itasions OF his soul. There are not man,
novels IRON which We may not, more o.
less dissntangle an photographed eie
ment. Tho character Of this salf-incul
pating evidence is, however, mainly O
the negative kind. We notice the ah.
sence OF any broad sympathies, Of any
high aims, OF any heartfelt religious mo-
tives. Most Of all we SEQ what are the
ordinary aspirations Of essentially vulgar
people"
II MIR. Arnold 10 right, what must be
the ordinary aspirations OF one who
speaks patronisingly OF the humble lie In
which he was reared, and giggles at his
grandfather because he xnpposes ,hA,
culture will pat him on the back for 80
doing. Nothing could be more unlike
the true American type, both in its pFi.
MARY and second meaning, VIA, as "a rep
resentative and as an ideal OF model, Ian
such spirit as this.
The sturdy, progressive, independent,
American, 10 whom the country mG$.
look for lis growth and its grandeur, is
not ashamed Of his origin, however
humble.
And the fact is, this sturdy. this indie
pendent, this progressive type Is found in
and Is to be preserved and pcrpetuated
to great extent by the men Of the west,
aided in certain ways by the south.
am not very partial to southern man
ners and customs, but there is one trait
about our brethren down there which can
be most heartily admired. Their man.
ners are their own. Whatever there Is
about them that Is admirable Is OF their
own production, and has not been i'm.
ported. Moreover, they are hot ashamed
to carry their manners, their pronuncia-
ton, and their dress into the most pre-
tensious circles, They do not assume to
be Englishmen or Scotchmen or French.
men residing merely In America, but
Americans, saSS bSfy and, as near a.
falls to Il, lot Of ordinary mortals, Sass
vepyofhs. And this very assumption or
quiet confidence in themselves half gives
them the battle. The eastern cities are
pcrmeated with the English idea. II has
invaded society, influences dress, and AZ.
fects speech. The drawl OF English Al.
fecta,ion salutes ones ears from the lips
ot men hiku tn pupuC staktOn. nut you
hear II not In tho west, and there, excep,
as a travelling curiosity, you shall not tind
II. Il il because culture has not ye, bull,
its palaces theres Perhaps | AMd ye,
away out In the wilds OF western Dakota |
counted the other day In miscellaneous
party of twenty ladies and gentlemen,
four graduates OF Yale, two from Cornell,
one from Princeton, one from Vassar, one
from Ann Arbor, two from West Point,
and one from the University Of Chicago.
Education, therefore, II no, culture, has
reached even the plains Of the far west
But what Is better still, the American
idea has no, only reached there, but finds
itself indigenous to the soil the idea tina,
this is a nation. distinct, independent, In.
telligent--a nation big enough to stand
alone. proud OF its history and i,s char
acteristics, broad and generous enough
to admire excellence wherever found, bu,
independent enough to reject shams
whether Of native or foreign growth.
This idea which includes a manly
patriotism and tireless industry is to my
mind the true, the progressive, and even
nav, the dominating American type.