The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-07-03
A TARHEEL IN GOTHAM,
MR.. JOSEPHUS DANIELS WRITES OF
SIGHTS IN THE METROPOLIS.
He Finds Cau.e to Congratulate Himself
That His Fortunes were Cast Under
Cardinals Skies.

Carol1naS Skies.
[Elitorih Car. Rdetyt Ctro .icle.l
When I reflect that here on Long
Island live as many people as reside
tnr III 5h3ut the len 9Th and breadth Of
North Carolina many Of them liv-
, Ing IN tene:n .,ts crp v,ltl together in
uncomfortable and often unhealthy
qaarters-I feel to thank God that /
live in the generous old State where
though poorer, slower. il man has an
abuipd ,nce of fresh air and the poor
est man can have fields and lawns up
! On which his children cln romp, play
and grow rosy faced, strong ard
supple jointed. o! it is pitiful to see
how miserably the poor live here and
the hard, outcast look that makes
their eyes haunt you.
It is the A I. Stuart mansion, and
is one Of the handsomest places in the
world 5, sal t, be, and it cost a
mint Of money. But it hasn't enough
yard to let the children play hide and
seek. And though CT sitter, it isn't
half (to my notion) so desirable res
idence as Maj. fuckers in Raleigh or
Mr.. Dukes i'll Durham. 1t hasn't
any grass or awns. These will make
an old house look like home-a
place of rest and repose. But these
great marble and brownstone struc-
lures have, to me, 10 home look, bu:
they look like a place where a man
stays and sleeps. Usually such is all
that they are. The head of the fami-
ly gets up and is off TO business early
lunches down town-and gets home
late.
The best schools are here and they
are open day and night. Here, for
small or high price, a man may live
as he pleases without a care. His
next door neighbor doesn't think about
his affairs and (and what worseD he
doesn't care. He has no interrup
tons in business hours. When he
works, he works, and when he rests
he rests. During business hours ev-
cry man is on a tension. He works
with all the stesm on and he works
with efficiency or he cannot keep his
place Then when business is over,
he has his recreation, and for very
small sum of money he can go to tho
most delightful summer resorts on the
| coast. In one hour after leaving bu
siness he can plunge in the surf-take
a clam bake-a moonlight excursion
and 60 to bed reasonably early.
Capacity to earn enough money to
live on is essential here, but beyond
that man need not care forit. Out
side of the Mammon lords, man
neve asks if you have money. He
doesn't care any more about that than
| whether you have wart on the back
of your neck. But at best, the work
is machine work. Most men work,
and work without ever knowing
whether it is appreciated or whether
it is helpful to his fellows. He is a
cog in the great machinery that
moves everything If he dies or falls
away, another takes his place and the
machine goes on. 1t is not encour-
aging to mans vanity or selfesteem
to live in great city. lie is an atom,
and though rich and learned, he is
still an atom, cog. 1t is more diff
cult to make friends in a great city
than in villages and in the country.
| Lie TuSii siHu DuSItC ocCLIS W piCNCut
lat least, so it seems to me) the strong
est attachments People are so busy
| here they havn't time to see each 9th
er. This morning after | had finish
ed what | had in hand and was list
lessiy running over the dull columns
of sensational daily and watching
the crow d at the same time, [ felt like
initiating the example of an old time
fun. loving North Carolina gentleman
who, several years ago, was called to
New York ON business. After his
business was finished Git was very
hot day, and when it is hot here it is
rnelting) he took a chair out of the
corridor and carried it out. and sat
down in it on Fifth Avenue. He
then took off his coat-bought palm
leaf fan, and took things easy. He
was very loquacious gentleman, and
he was as happy as he could be, only
he had nobody to talk to. He looked
around him, and saw an elderly,
pleasant looking gentleman approach.
He arose (still fauning) and said to
| the gentleman: "Have a seat, sir, |
will give you $40 to sit down here
and talk to me half an hour" The
we'll dressed gentleman thought he
was crazy and hastened on. while our
North Carolina friend said that these
New Workers were the most unsocial
people he had ever seen. [ do not
think he has been to New York since.
J. D.