The Arkansaw traveler., 1888-08-18
STUPID, OR JoLLY7
Youths Companion.

Youths Companion.
 A young man who had spent the summer at work at his home in the city, met his college friend, who had spent month at watering place on the coast.
 "What kind of time did you have, Phil?" he asked.
 "Stupid enough. The scenery was fine, and the house we'll kept, but there was nobody there that I knew. None of the men in our fraternity would go down, though I tried to bring them; so had nothing to do but to read and smoke"
 "Who was there5"
 "First, the landlord, an old sea- captain, who sat and prosed in the office. Secondly, lot of shabbily- dressed fishermen. Then there was 8 family from the west. I hate people from the country, who never have seen anything out of their own town. And half dozen artists and their wives, who spent their days on the cliffs. The only Philadelphian there was one of the Fosters. I never have been in- troduced to him here, 30 of course could not speak there. had miser- able time on the whole"
 In the course of the day, John met James Foster, who was also his friend. . "So you have been down at Point Fear?"
 "Yes, the most jolly placel Mag nificent scenery, and such delightful people"
 "You had a party of friends there, then?"
 "Not at all. I made friends. I like to get outside of our own set, and see different phases of human nature. There was party of gentlemen from New York, who had come down for the fishing; Coke, the famous lawyer, and the great specialist, Dr. Sanglet, were among them. The landlord was a sea- captain, a wise, shrewd old fel- low, and we all used to gather about him in the office in the evening. never have heard better talk. All ed- ucated men of different professions, giving bits of their experience, you see.
 "Then there was a family from St. Louis, who had been travelling for years in Europe, up the Nile, and in Syria, and lot of artists, the most delightful, clever, we'll l-bred people!
 "We had picnics on the beach, and all kind of adventures. It was cer- tainly thoroughly good holiday for me. J have made some friends that l hope l shall never lose. came home strengthened in mind and in body. It does one as much good to come in contact with fresh minds and new ways of life and of thinking, as to breathe fresh air and to bathe in strange waters."
 In summer our American social life resembles the Roman festival, when all ranks of men met on one plane of equality. The cities are emptied on the fields and the sea beaches, and the Virginian of blue blood, the western bonanza king, the New York mechanic and the southern tradesman jostle each other.
 A man of sense may bear himself in two ways in this emergency. He may wrap himself in solitary exclusive ness, content to know only his little set at home, or he may meet his fellow travellers as fellow-men, willing to give and take such courtesy, comfort, or help as the moment affords.
 There is an old Irish story of fairy, who, disguised as wrinkled beldame, gave coin to all who passed her hut. To the ignorant and vulgar the coin remained groat, but to the noble and princely it became gold. We all give and take from each in our daily intercourse. There are those among us who receive nothing but copper greats from their fellows, and there are others to whom every conner gives golden ducats.
 But the secret of the difference of the coin is in the nature of him who receives it.