New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-01-05
WHAT IS 4 CAD?
A TECHNICAL EXPLANATION.
Cockaignes London letter to The san Francisco Arg

A TECHNICAL EXPLANATION.
Cockaignes London letter to The san Francisco ArGo
naut
Now. in England, a cad is engaged IN retail
trade The derivation of the word, as understahu
IT, is cadger OF when IL Is an aD1c' -, a
dealer small wares, being also dchhcd 40 q me-"
fellow 81 that cadscr, and huchstcr- -yuou\-
nous and are both Internationally "mc"n fellows.
1t is really difficult TO explain h 50 many , M"."
what a cad i, to reach the understanding "i
| people who do not live in England. IL may De- OBJ
served that the middle class English have the same
ideas about cads that Americans nave. ms - n'C
sort Of fellow They know nothing Of the upper
class, views on the subject ana doubc~s think tncN
For that reason quite expect to be taken e ta,k
America who Will thus admit themselves To be- OUTSIDE
the line within which all social questions are scttcu
natives Of Putncy. Ighla,te and Pc.t0nviilc these
Laushcd citizens Of Manchester, Leeds, birmingham
and Liverpool really do couScicnuonsN believe mas
they are representatives, OF The English snty. lhrN
not. of course, and they ought t. hno" the Ia
but the question IS do they Is IL ..o MoI
before Americans for long time and hun"
plugged them into regarding them a, specimens "l
Engands aristocracy that they have actually gro"
TO believe that thcf are So ia no othtr Way can
account for the lunpuol-ne>s Of ihe.e iran Iii''l
nohodic> 1t amusing 10 hear them Tux lu Nmrr' a
and AFFECT the airs ana sr'ce, OF me ldea 'h,f ,,
duke or marquis. Real dukes ana usIl"''9 a. eve,
body knows who has been brought in contact WIlH
them the last men 90 the world - give 'hrh-cf
airs and gaccs about anytime Ihf are '1' a'i"P''
Of men. II you want % see pompo'iH, dI"sth,c e.
dsdainful condc,cen,on rad" indifference t. others
ceasng suggestion of sof lnp Irtanc, >od viii Aud
il in the commercial traveller, place seeking cry
clerks, third rate professional ulcA ana s',oIu a
actors of England. These the fellows who tank
Of other men who do not suit them as cad,. when.
az matter oi fact, thcy ti'n'cE,> are u' i'l'
cads Of England. ~ course they VIII tell yon ",h'f
wise. Why should they not u j, sell prr-crvaton.
But, all The same, IL docs not follow taf ihF mu-i
le believed. u mat bee that among These r-'pl" .
gentleman may bee discovered now and tI'r ID d"'> 80
Eg9e%1% % e5 P Sat % pc OF g c
Hodge, and Jukiu-c~. and Iluhcr,hy~, '"lhns-e0.
cad whatever hc may DO. even % a-e0ciatus with
cads. lie may, from long association. become H"'
''''' remember once hearing an American rcntlGYau
hold forth in the smoking room Of ne Lau-am ii''"l
about The behavior Of certain nohlcnih toward man,
had shown Lord .- a uohlcmtn well known !n
Vow Norh CITY. considerable attention. and hospitality
during his stay there, and that oa " looking hm rp.
H n,ary now thlcad5ar, tale 20 American
ears After long account Of the unir1u'ns ,o.dn Q
Of Lord -- ,hc Ncw YORK gentleman would nru ;
h- l-t down ou the table and cNclam. ~ voice t.
/ mu keeping With thc blow, while me gl..-' Ia'icd
ana lms"@9 d., Lord cad "a "a cad That's "'
The cla,- Of Engn -hmcn vno rlle, frequent
hotel smoking rooms in London are NOT cNa,uy the
sort 10 appreciate the nice distinctions Of high society
or to understand the lines within which ciddo'u
exists any more than are the common Of Amorl-
can traveller, who make tlr lau-lam their head
quarter, when ia London There "a,. therefor, %
rousing vollcy Of d" Hear! Hear! Right Won ai"
/ That what say, ric
lu IN" Laurham Hotel smoking room. Coou'!
II have reasons for Withholding Dol, name. carried IN"
audience with him. llc wa Addressing -ymp'th'tc
as-.nhlnec and tilbiu- TO Of -IWltr 20 DIS
own Had h- however. said Tho same thing u orc II
thc Pan Man clubs hI, greeting would have beer.
different Not that ans one would have resented the
calling NJ LORI, cad 90. az, insult Lord o.,
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