New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-06-16
AMERICAN IRREGULARITIES:
swo Young EngHshmen Write a, Little
Book.

Two Young Eng1ishmen Write n Little
Book.
In a little book entitled $50 En-
glish are set forth the impressions
and experiences OF two we'll born, we'll
bred young Britons, who, having
reached the last ditch OF aristocratic
impecuniosity at home, come to Amer
lea in pursuit of fortune One OF
them is q merry, happy-go-lucky
young fellow, who says nothing about
his poverty, makes friends by the
dozen, becomes a pet in society and
finally marries an American heiress.
The other, of a different type, more
reserved and less enthusiastic, does
not take kindly to the unfamiliar
ways OF a stratge land, refuses to pre-
sent his letters, and. after struggle
to maintain himself by writing, dies
piteously OF consumption in his poor
lodging. To tn 5 parsonage are as
cribed most Of the discontinued COM
ments on Americans and American
life. IF am really asked" he says,
"what strikes me in particular it is
the extraordinary patience OF the
Americans as race"
Take tram-car, for instance.
Look at TIE poor, patient people who
submit to be penned together like
sheep. They trample on each other
IN the meekest manner at the slightest
word Of command from their shep-
herd, in the shape of the conductor,
who shouts, "Move up there" :tGoup
to the end, /" "Make room in that cor
ner, = and SO on; the obedience and dis
cipline are perfect, and, to my abso-
Lutte shame, look around upon the
unruff1ed countenances OF the passen-
gers, and realize the fact that alone
feel irritated: It quite annoys me, as
l used rather to pride myself upon my
good temper. And then walking in
the streets, people jostle and push,
but no one seems to mind. Ihave OBJ
served man almost showed into the
gutter; he doesn't even turn to look
at the person who showed him, but
passes patiently on. It's part OF his
daily burden, suppose. and he just
bears it. And then / find something
to marvel at in the amount of annoy
ance that people will put up with.
The other day, in the Pullman
car, there were three children who
talked for five mortal hours,
and in the intervals OF those
delightful sounds they wandered
around and occupied themselves in
paving and patting the passengers.
Now for five hours this israther wear
ing for no one can neither read nor
sleep, and after all the children are
strangers, and cannot be expected to
interest other people very greatly; but
to my amazement no one seemed to
mind except myself, and all the while
the mother sat pacidly smiling at her
little darlings. Perhaps l ought not
to say that people didn't mind, but
they minded and suffered without re-
monstrance, thereby showing their
patience, and proving that they were
undoubtedly possessed Of angelic tenn
pers.
The other Englishmnn, though less
critical. sometimes expresses his won
der at what he considers American
peculiarities Have you Observed"
he says to his companion, show evely
one here is esteemed according to his
health?"
The other day, when / was walking
with a fellow, we stopped TO speak to
a man, and when the conversation
was over and We parted said, "What
brute that chap seems'
'tHush," replied my friend, quite
horror-struck, ''y ~ have no idea how
rich he is; why, he has Millions
"Ican't helpit." Ireplied; sit doesn't
make a man. look nice, does it,"
"Oh but" remarked this worshiper
of money, "he's awfully rich, and
wealth is power all the world over, you
know" Barchaft, he really seemed
quite dum-struck at my audacity in
daring to speak disrespectfully OF a
man of millions.
"Well," said Charley, II think I can
beat that. The other day, when was
sitting at Delmonico's, seeing life, you
know, which for me is rather a rare
sight now, waiter came up, and in
the tone of delivering message from
king, said: s'Mr u would like to
speak to you, sir; he is over there
Well, didn't know Mr.. z, and l
said, who is he, and what does he
want?' 'Oh, T. said one of our party,
he's fabulously rich, you must go and
speak to him. He's got lovely place
in the country, and will do you prop
erly if you make friends with him
Now, as you can imagine, it didn'
seem good for me to 60 trotting after
an absolute stranger just be-
cause he was rich, and to the aston
ishment' OF all, including the waiter, l
didn't get up and run, but told the
waiter to inform Mr.. q that Ishould
be glad to see him if he wanted to
speak to me, and added, by way of
explanation for this Ito them} some
what curious conduct, You see don t
know how rich he is, and if I went
over to him I might not go fast
enough or something. Now if when
sending for me he had at the same
time sent me over a slip ofpaper, with
MS exact wealth thereon inscribed,
then | would at once have started off,
for should have known the correct
pace which would have best suited the