New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-26
THE ENGLTSHNAN,S VIEW.
SOME IRREGULARITIES Or AMERICAN LIFE.

ing man who hesltaed about accepting rope thrown
S not r ae G G eak would OF nO be possible
America Il any man there wants 10 s know Any a
ea 1s lie E or he dos t. t he
III the same spirit What q boundess eapaGiE ior
generality it is a pcnauce TO rensin silent They
have need for conversational apefents rhe5 dis,
play marvellous and feNcly IN opening iTa:K
Communications with entire sranscrs II some onreo OF
ton il must in justice be added that they are ready
10 mpart knowledge as they are 10 seek IT. IL C,io
does sometimes weary after month or So OF pEi
asked score or more times IN inc day Gy trV We nv,
and hotel companions what is ones OPINION OIL u'o
country and its institutions. 49,. .,.-
Taken a whole, the Americans are better takers e,
SSn e1as w TI % ded 5Gr a u tic Average peo
trained to it from childhood Rotations are AN mot not
words repeated by rote but the substance OF the les
sons learned, clothed in the pupils own language, On
particular theme This is helpful to public speaking;
which forms such an important part 81 te du enc e
tie they s acquire Of the Ds'' t at aayns
and Of cOnysyS t Hd fo Spn0T whe Tr
Ing one person or thousand. When an aHgi
ss, Ens@ NJ Gnnea c Or to weR GGih
will probably hesitate, and stammer ana repeal ii h
Is un nsS however intelligent and welln,
formed he may be on general topics oher r"s Side al
though The more ludicrOus and eyaggested displays
Of .s no d arc RSw in gaining
20 The president of a bank railroad TO an editor.
:nrto;. or 10 BOY other high Official You send IN
Vogr card. ard sfisson IS speedily granted n+s al
o% / s IS e i ScGTe Of fS ngadns sS % nS he
Of old mi p tcssi or r fo Minute onger than
necessary Al public buildings are open; Fees are
S Sn wnnoesed Sy oats, 1orsr and
aHnEeys The halls Of the ssaSy LSi a tSeS
and OF o Ere Galleries iIe NO ce are rcaSd and
the accommodation is ample for ordinary 9ccaslo n
meinMr can introduce his friends ,, without
dry en- , the o ao fSc OF nr Te T IS in marked
House II coulmons especially Since the Fenan and
dvno,ote soarcs POLICEMEN and ianitors are stationed
sIssfS Is So gS sr on The pIG EVEN
tn e0ntemgSle & gallery and ea as%d 1S like Shden
admission we're priceless o 1%yGF ,ns sf aknG Of
notes the making of single mem0lanumi, du OF and r,
pcrusal Of book or newspaper diIlpg some dml am
America. even q the idea Of making such a
o entered The proyerbial vacuum oi e O IaSjea
to glded cage, where they can sec nttic re, ana
hear less Tho, galleries around 'D fno 0 Canito
at Washington accommodate nearly oicS enter
visitors Certain portions are eSeToGd d0 OT ccompsny
clair and desE baloted Tor the BEGINNING Of the
sionaly bouquet OF flowers or some c9hora'1 mo t
irc and grateful constituents Ranged beneaih 'iS
,ostrnm of the presiding officer in the Chamber. "lu
aIso in thc senate are the clerks and the Official re-
por;ers. Clustering around on tc S,en9 e snt n
Ter OF pages whose duty II IS to wa upon .e hT
s1d Representatives These ssny iner ,ich one of
slightly clapPne tleir aonds; on he sEor w[
mythcis told OF an unsophScStcH senator IRON
s o wS est d H9' ahS 2 RG M3 prayers Humber Of
Senators capped their hands. ignorant OF the mean
Ing q This and f 1sd awa Mfir1 ve heard Quite few
addresses the Almighty. and don't sec much III 'ia'
0f probs5 these LEGISLATORS end al public men o IN
America arc not oS so Se WITH the ann custom Of
hsndshskms Every prominent man lays III" account
win mis- as necessity p of ms RSSI ast aa GE
term ID Was said that Mrs. ClevclandS arm was IN
ha tSS ana Of which She had 10 under
90 one has been sometimes tempted 10 ask, NneL
70 bcao,e an iniicon. what good is effected by all
this casually introduced to person whom you co
never met before and whom you are not nkeN 70 SC
again Etiquette requires that he should soiemny
,a1r Ha Xoar %1t Put one Or two Of the
tvtsblc stcreotJrrd inquiries then again solemny
s:s h words 'Ts gfR sndy e SSs Would c
without actual Gsital contact ms ho NoeH over
After All wise traveller viii adapt himself as ,r far "a "a
drs% 6e lire a. tat form of SALVATION which consists
Of 7aLons h0sfs rs In parts Ser nj Hiri' without
o osence an G ca;sr a d S S nPH protest against
one peculiarly TOO common IN AineriCam National
imsfitUtons IT il seem ard heard. and sometimes
felt Oh AZ sides. agerts itself in the house ana n
fge street. .lc railway and on the S.eah9oal' III
hotels End chlrches or tho judicial bench and in the
Legislature It may be irsular prejudice, ana some
effect produced on an average EnGlisiln.an by The
almost unyersa! exp &c at ne eergyan Who
addicted to the practice in the pulpit 1e received
morning this cteram:
IT'S passing strange. wien We reject,
Aud seems 10 beat creation,
chat wlcn GRAFTON nc expect,
ne get 'e1pettoration.
The system Of checking baggage may be pronounced
perfect Usnaly 4 can be checked nonsd ai r%is
q convenience 10 p tla7elcr who desires to stay at
several places en- il also obviatcs the risk Of
platform robbcrics so common in our country. Yet
our railroad Managers sith tiat narvelgs avers%h TO
,5to9a 81 LON In o iney resist every at
ticket The remaining part Is forfeited W.c9 XIII
the ' pS$lS W s not created for The benefit railways
And when Will they learn the further lesson. winch
tor Years. in ways that might have carried conviction
oven to the most obtuse minds that the greater ,e
the cheaper fares, more people are induced 20
travel 20 The advantage Of railway finance
One Just fS plant Is The vulgar utlIarla9
way In which hoardincs, walls. rocks, and every point
rivers aud railways are seized upon by nerant agents
of advertising firms for the announcement oi ther
Rhine OF AincIica-thc magnificent bay Of Boston, with
its numerous isles and inets and The routes Of some
letters sometimes yard in length. and Of proportion
ate thickness, roughly daubed in yellow, green red or
midst OF charming or sublime scenery, TO do
nestle appliances Or 20 some Of the innumer-
able remedies for the ills that flesh Is heir to.
But then 4, must be remembered that the essence
OF life In America IS publicity not alone for business
purposes Men placed, they place themselves,
lofty pirnsces. according to their real or supposed i'm
por,nce dazzling light Is thrown by the press upon
The savings donGs Of any who can claim to be
garded prominent. or even notorious Private con
made public property Dlfidcncc and rOdcsty
seem lihely 10 become extinct
All this is part OF the nOtorety and strain Of daily
hic. Business, politics, and even RELIGIONS affairs are
conducted In similar way. Mercantile hours are
much longer and the competition and excitement
far kcencr than with Where snartneSs7 is
teemcd as the highest virtue. every tries 10 be-
come smarter than his neighbors and rivals
Ncw Civilizations.