New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-05-09
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
$50 ENGLISH"
WHAT pr,roNs SEX IN AMERICA.

To- n ,;tt,e hook entitled, So English arc eel
eth the ,mpressions and experiences Of two well
horn. well-bred young Britons, who. having
reached the last ditch of aristocratic mpecrnios's
ot home. come to America in pursuit OF fortune
One of them is merry. happy-go-lucRy !ou"s
fellow. who SAYS nothing about his poverty MAKE,
friends by the Dozen becomes pet in society, ana
finally marries an American heiress. Tbe otner' VI
a different type. more reserved and less enthusi-
os,;c doe. NOT take kindly to the unfamiliar ways
of strange land. refuses to present MS reuters
and after n struggle to maintain himself oy wr'i"s'
dias n,teouslv of consumption in his poor lodging
10 his nersonare are ascrbed most OF the discon-
tented comments on Americans ana America" iio'
4IfI am really asked he says. "what stlikes mc
in particular it is the extraordinary patience VI
the Americans as race.
Take tram car. for instance, Look nj the poor,
not;ent people who submit 30 be penned to2etner
f,ts sheen They trample upon each other III lDe
mcekest manner at the slightest word OF command
from their shepherd, in the shape OF the conuuc'9
who shouts I" Move up there" 20 up 10 the ehu'
Make room in that corner anu SO on WV
ohrdicnce and discipline are perfect. and, 10 j, my
absolute shame. look around upon the unru nt
countenances of the passengers, ana reaiAc WV a'
That alone feel irrtated. 1t quite annoys me, as
nsed rather 10 pride myself upon my good 'olnloi;
And then waking in the streets people 1ost rs a"o
push but no seems to mnd. nave oust 80
man almost showed into the gutter lie doesu o,r t
tnrn TO look at the person who shower MN, ou'
masses paticntly on It's part of his daily ouTGeh;;
suppose and he ns in 9ed ne m Mno of
That people will nut up With Inc otHer u"S , Az
the Pullman car, there were three chiiuIeh WIZ -,
talked and screamed for five mortal hours, ana III
tic intervals of those delightful sounds tHey "'n-
dered around and occupied themselves III p"w,ms
and patting the passengers. NOW i,I NV od NOR
slecn and after all the children are strangers, anu
cannot be expected to interest other people Wy
greatly but to my amaa a the h no the mother
sat placidly smiling at her little dargs nsrni ps
ought not to say tnat people u,ur remnmstrapce
thereby showing their patience, ana proving wa.
they were undoubtedly possessed Oh ahseic
tempers.
The other Engshman, though less critical some
times EXPRESSES his wonder at what lie cohsiueIs
American pccularities. Have you ever observed.
he saws to his companion, how every ohe neio is
esteemed according to his wealthy
"Tne other day, when | was walking WITH H., a
fellow we stopped to speak to n man. ana when tne
CON ycrsation was over and we had parted, salu'
What a brute that cnap seems. .. ..,.,
"Hush," replied my inend, quite hoII". M hn.
q Won have no idea how rich he is why, lie mas
Il can't help it," replied; lit doesn't make
may aoh bnt" remarked this worshipper of money,
1be's awfnlly rich and wealth is power all the
world over you llnoN. Bar chaif, he really seemed
ouIte dumb-stTuck at my audaclty In DARING 10
sneak disrcspectiullv of n man OF millions.
.Well.V said Charlie. al think eau beat that
The other day. when was sittng al Dclhio.oo ;.
seeing life YOU know, which for me is rather
rare sight n0w a waiter caTe up, and IN the tone
OF delivering message from a king, sad Mt. q
W WoII' ', didn't know Mr. u. and said. Who is
he. and what does he wantF ON, 4 sald one OF
our party. he's tabalously rieb you must go ana hd
speak to him. He's got lovely place IN the
country and will do you properly II you MAKE
friends with him. Now. as you can imagine IL
didn't seem good for me TO go trotting alter an
absolute stranger Just because lie Was rlch. ana TO
fbe astonishinent of all. including the waiter,
didn't get up and run but told the wafer TO INFORM
Mr. that should be ga% 1d 10 s Sy waW , Of exc Ne
PLANTATION Tor til Ito them somewhat curious con-
duct You see don't know how rich he is, ana II
went over TO him | might not go last enough OF
something. Now if when sendiLg Tor me lie had AT
The same time sent Inc over slip o. paper Win
his exact wealth thereon nscribed' theh Womb at
once nave started on for | should nave known the
correct mace which would best have suited the
figures Well, Cts, they didn't LAUGH nor even
s Semv o"i 1t ended by Mr. l., fat man, who
wouldn't look d,sRgae in a pantry, coming ovel 10
and telling me that he had me. some nst OF ar my
living Information and the condescenslon OF IL
almost oyerpowered me. said was very glad
but who ! was glad Tor. my own IeiatiohS or lne
fat millionaire / really didn't know myself; and
then after few polite plattudes, we parted 10
resume our respective seats as before not quite as
before enough. Tor all the other people VINO were
that night Out seeing life had seen me speak 10
the great man, ana while they asked each other
who was and the very WATERS ued'cu ho N.Y. !"
perceptbe increase oi deference and respect ielt
that was shining in the rejection oil a glory not
my OWL aud that perhaps ought to nave got up
and run alter all. awe, . .,,
cha ha,' laughed Cis. like to hear y0n TAX
in your Old sarcastic tones again; 1t makes. me
think yon're not 50 bad and that | had my fright
tor nothing. But | had an experience tie other
dayv he continued zone of my swaggeI Young
dudes took me aside and said he wanted to say
somethint and hoped | shouldn't mind. Fire
away, | SAID like listenlng: whereupon TINS
proper Young man. this book OF etiquette upon TWO
leas and silVerhca led cane, pr0cecued 10 tel me-
me- that | had committed a social CRIME lor
SAID he Il think / saw you walking win brown
dealer Yes | admitted. / plead guilty to having
walked with Brown What then 'Weil, he
said people don't like that sort of thing out here
People receive You, YOU know, ana are aWluliy
he seen in public with fellows III trade Ike that
.But' said amazed didn't we meet at Mrs. Rob-
insons the other night those aw1ully rIch people,
and didn't the late lamented MI Robinson make
his money out OF horSesr An. yes, draWea my
mentor that's very different, you know, it's years
Sin ce the Robinsons retired from business W ell,
said l. Il confess can't see the distinction though
/ do observe the difference which is, that koblnson
Yes. that's the idea was his reply, but you see
it's awiu!y different, and one has 70 be very care,
fnI not TO know outsiders Well, Charlie,
thanked him for his great interest In me- and then
! went away and-pondered."
The book is little moro than sketch, and it
would therefore be hardly fair to crticse its lack
OF plot Ii is written in easy and natural style,
aud the death of poor young Cecil Toynbee is
described with real pathos.
For other reviews of new books including Joel
Barlow" The Authorship of Shakespeare
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