New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-15
AS OURSELVES SEE US.
AN AMERICAN GIRLS REPLY TO MIR. RUD-
YARD KlPLING.
From The London Times, Dec. q.


in London at once realized the fact that he dur
ing his recent visit TO the United states, ad oech
in Yankeeland, where scf-governing Ghurcnea am,
Plymouth Rock chickens flourish Ike the Green
bay.tree. Yes, il an accurate wordplGture
that he painted of the 9s-degrce-in, the-siiaae
weather the men hatlcss, cOatlfHs, and gaspihe'
10 saw nothing % their suspenderless condition,
which lie modestly neglected 10 mention. cpuIu
sec in my minds eye the Stars ana stripes HuhS
out for political purposes, and the e1,rIesluen',
could see him 100, bun minus the a,paGa co he
which Mr.. Kpling would lead us 10 neHevc nS
f ha' sS he day heard can tho @
nacular that Vermont state was D0und 10 20
Eepubicsn7 but perhaps the fddling OF the
locusts had soothing effect upon his nerves
And hcsiae, there wa the cleinats, the wild
carrots aud thc eipsy fowers inc boidch ro' Nth
al s aspirations cosl. not withstand their re-
posefn cooling influence .,;.s Voc
Wen do that when we ret ronnd TO IL. .i,,
they do say that down in We mont IN ConnTcdtTas
at those churches were the gospel OF rush ~
preached They tired, and some of US inn ,t,
tants of the far West are inclined 10 think thGy
were born tired, poor dear souls And, after an,
] don't know but they had the rlgh' 10 pc "n, n
so. 1t was their grandfathers ana !Hei go 80
nrapdfathers who, according 10 our national song
fought and bcd in freedoms cause, ana tneh
lifted those heavy foundation stones OF tne he, he
public and put them in place. what woil''r Ii'au
when il was all done they then yearned, anu then
childrens children row ycarn. TO ENJOY thc ptacss
their valor won? Probably that trcI l'F Nm
was bequeathed to the present generation OF New,
ENGLAND farmers and thus IL Is that the corn cilp
eocs unpainted and the sheep stile remains broken
Until they get round 10 IL .
Iut t saws Mr.. Kiping, They are the American
No no: tney are not he American, ana am lo a
to believe that gifted critic really thinks 'l,ae
the typical American is TO be 1oahu llNlhs "'"7
the green hills Of Vermont ~ ,o 10
Tie New-Englandcr is an American, ana III, i ~
type For what he has been ana w1aL ne h nT"
is the people of the country respect ana love nm
His kindness his pure though perhaps ntrIom,
religion and his unbOundcd patriotism command our
reverence And Jus. here let me tell Mr.. Klpling
UNIV fotl
the New Enslander he met in his t2Vsls Wou,u
be 10 speo) lightly of the Star-spangled Banner,
attached Oh, then the YANKEE spin. v WOIco
have risen simultaneously with the gaunt Aankee
form, regardless Of the summer neat ana a Quiet ct
round to it, II fact, under such circumstance,
the Yankee would cut crOSs-lots 70 wipe OUT
out his adye11 tT, and thew woa ara the ee
Bnt. ~ | said before, they are not. They are
types Mr. Kphng surely met the rypic and ''n tbc
iSsp in chcafo s ST. ra" That N0s so dscenng
student of character did not recognize nm IN
Chicago he could be seen and heard on 'e HEor
Of the great Board Of Trade Building 1aiE. ils
about the wheat and-pcrk markets. lie vas
also to he found and about the Woriu ran
grounds bargaining for the exclusive right 10 SEA
call them. at the Fair In 81. Paul he was buyinR
and selling real estate; in Montana he might have
nine owner or miner: and IN North and south
Dakota he was crltvatine q, five thousanu acre
farm, raising grain and stock ana Hee1!"S ~
cav. gettinl rich. In other sections of he coun'
tr ry tIe typical American could be found run
ming not STANDING" for Congress Where was
Mr. Kiping that he did not recognize the pIc. ,
of the typical American in the Wcs' Ana tncn
did not Mr. Kipling see him in New YORK D hn
he not wine and dine at his eSPc his n ho1 .
tally, and he liked him., TOO, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
some of the slurrng remarks he made about nun
a'' Brt ne pe r Mr. Kpng spent all his THOUGHTS
and his sympathies on the pi;iab!e cndtion OF
the American women, with their dr'aHlul neror t
and their SsT W6SS be- saw ali the nT painful
defects and dcGcicncics of the American system
Of hoIsekeeping he could not OF co rnc W0n IN
the United States but only great many boarclh9,
houses instead 1t was but natura that NJ should
have no subjects, etc" How thankful we Ameri-
cans should be that Mr.. kiping, as he says, i9,'
not laugh at us any more because we nave 10 " DE-
pend on an inefficient race for inefficient wants
in our poor attempts at housekeeping ne IN
efficient service is very hard TO pat mp with, but
so long as Mr.. Kipling forbcars TO laugh at our
sad plight we will try TO endure with patIcncA
the ills that Providence and TIE Emerald Isle
see fit to send And yet. way down IN our
heart of hearts are longing TO make the ac-
quaintance of that respectful. amablc. indus
trious, ,sixteen-Pcnnd housemai who wear" -.
ing that the siAteen-pound phase OF the aha aa
appeals especially 10 our minds and POCKET bo1fs
II is true a. Ny. Killing says. that VIZ American
women are a nervous Get, ard there is nothing that
ses our nerves 50 on edge as to see anything done
slowly and badly: Whcn We observe our mel
tcicnt sixteen ollar-s~Inonth hOusemals with or
without caps, as the ease may BE-, Washing up thr
dishes and making the beds in slipshod, poky
fashion are apt t. order her out OF the housr
whether the housckeeper is the wife Of down
town business man we have 10 ht'Ie CIV
men,, the better half 81 millionaire co&l doale:
or the consort Of tie President OF the Rcprtic.
She is, as Mr.. Kiplins says, creature of nerves
and she has weakness for having her house Kept
agree with Mr. Kiplins that nation does
MT progress wholly upon IT'S BRAIN pan, and,
energy is debilitating il, the long run; Pop.
are very apt to die with St Vitrs da"cc, or
something OF that sort. if tLey hurry so. How
ever. we Americans are inclined 20 think that
the rushirg system j. good ono for our new
country. Mr. Kiping speaks truly when he
says that those who 90 not Keep up VIII, ,or the
means to make failure and to come short OF
ones highest expectations. Scme Of my country,
men do get left, but they ar" not typical
In our great cities the political stumper is
pcrched upon barrel preaching license or anti
licerse Civil Service reform, Free Trade pro
tective tariff silver and anti silver down in
the Stock Exchange are heard the cries OF the
winners and losers of the almighty dollar; In the
marts Of trade pr0prie;Ors. hOorwolt"rs clerks
ard cash-hoys ore rushing htErr and thither. 'lp
plying at good profit the food and clothing
their customers dcma"d: ont from the printing
Offices rushcs the little newShoy with his arms
fill nf morning evening pancrS Iecr's yer
inOrnn' papers all about the lection and Drzc
fght. Extra edition Full account OF the Presi-
dent's Message and the cho "ra quarantine; comes
from dozens Of threats, the owners Of which are
all Geseechirg man 70 buy paper. And
amcrg those little paper vendors are TO be found
the future Congressman. Governors and Pres-
dents ni -he United States
Miles away in the farming districts are seen the
flashing steel plough Of the latest make, now
irg and rcaping machines with all the modern
cenyeiences. o new invention for roofing up weeds,
another for killing potato bugs, and, as sure ns
you live, brand rev milling-machnc in The,
barnyard In the door Of the freshly white
Painted house, with it, green shutters, stands the
farmers wife, with the daily paper in her hand,
watcbino the children and the dogs playing in the
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