The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-03-14
Canadians characterized
A DISTINCT TYrE, NEIrmER ENGLl-u oI.
AMERICAN.

have been told that the Canadians are
second hand Eu2li>huen. No estimate
could convey more erroneous impress
sion. a portion of the people have
strong English traditions aud ioyalties t.
institutions. but in manner aud in expec-
tatIon' the Canadians are scarcely more
English than the people of the United
States; they have their own colonial de-
vclopment, ard one can mark ALREADY
with tUlei able di>tinctne>S a Canadian
type which is neither English nor Ameri.
can.
This is noticeable especially in the wo-
en-. The Canadian girl resembles the
American in escape from purely con-
tional restraint aud in self-reance, and
she has, like the English, a well modu-
lated voice aud distinct articulation. In
the cities, also, She has taste and a Ger
tain style, which we think belongs to the
New World. In features and action IL
certain modification has gone on, due
partly To climate and partly to greater 50
cial social independence. 1t is unncccs-
sary to make comparisons, and | only
note that there Is "A Canadian type of
woman.
But there is great variety in Canada
and in fact Il remarkable racial dive siiy
The man of Nova Scotia is not at all the
man Of British Columbia or Manitoba
The Scotch in old Canada have made a
distinct impression in features and
speech. And it may be said generally in
eastern Canada that the Scotch element
is leading and conspicuous one in the
vigor and push of enterprise and the nc
emulation of fortune.
The canadian men rs one sees them in
official life at the clubs, in business. are
M. .s,lIs III
made, of good stature. aud not seldom
handsome, This physical prosperity
needs to he remembered when we con>jd-
er the rigorous clinate and the long win
tiers these seem tn have at least one adj
vantage that of breeding virile men.
The Canadians generally are fond of
outdoor sports aud athletic games, of
fishing and hunting. and they give more
time to such rrcrcitions than we do.
They are little less driven by the husi-
ness goad. Abundant spirits tend to
make men good naturrd aud little quar-
relsume. The Canadians would make
good soldiers. There was time when
the drinking habit prevailed very much In
Canada, aud there are stil places where
they do not put water enough in their
grog, but temperance reform has taken
as strong hold there as it has in the
luited States.
The feeling about the English is Illus
trated by the statement that there is not
more aping Of English ways in Montreal
aud Toronto clubs and social life than in
New York, and that the English supcrci-
iousness, or condcscension A. to coloni>ts
the ultra-Enelisn manner, Is ridiculed in
Canada, aud resented with even more
warmth than in the United States. The
stories of English prrsumptiOn upon
hospitality are current in Canada as well
a. on thi, side.
All this is not Inconsistent with pride
in the empire, LOYALTY to its traditions and
institutions. and even II considerable will
lingness (for human nature is pretty
much alike eseryw here to accept decor
alive titles. But the underlying fact is
that there is q distinct feeling of nation
atty, and IL il increasing. -CuARiEs
Dudley WanNER, in HtrperS Ndgd.me
for March.