Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-11-03

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There b nothing Of which. a m Enc.
lishman who he's spent much Of his life
In foreign lands. I am moro heertilv
ashamed than Tie British cad On his
travels, and I would like TO take tia on
poetunity 70 wan such readers q NAV
not have had occasion 10 WHIT Euroce
thst my countsyWen are not III built on
tie same lines - our travelling ca. and
that the latter must not under sny cir.
cunstances Be regarded in The light Of q
lyrical BEiton.
Generally speaking, TIE travelling cad
bsaongs to the middle classes. althoaehI
IN forced b adnit that have MT a1ite
enu1bsr a III hind who boes nsmes
thas Agure in TIE pegss Of Burke. Tbs
Danifestatioos oe his caddishneo sze
pso0peed IN . great measure By patriot
I'm Of a aggressive and offensive tyne
which involves cootempt for everything
thA& does not happen to be English.
In no Other country Of tie world, cave
perhaps In China. have found such IN
undisguised contempt for the FOREIGNER
- In England. Tho people there are
firmly convinced that everything sl,eu
b necessarily bed; that foreign opipioo
b not worth considering, and that when
dealing with foreigners they are under
no Obligation to observe the convention
a rules Of life which govern their inter.
course with their fellow countrymeu,
The result Of all this IL that NO people
are moro justly abhosred abroad than
the ordinary Briton ON his travels. and
even the well bred Englishman seeks by
every means in his power to get out Of
the way Of this greatest Of all abomina-
tons, the tourist cad.
From the very moment that he leaves
England and sets, foot on . foreign
shore the cad appasently casts to the
winds all sense Of decency and consid-
Grafton for the feelings Of those with
whom he is brought in contact. Eng
lishmen, and. may add. English women,
Of the cad species do not seem to have
the slightest consideration for their SUI
roundings when abroad in the matter o!
dress: their one delight would appear to l,e
TO cndeavor to offend the s.isccptibil;ties
Of the foreigners with whom they arc
brought in contact either h. the made
quacy or else by the exaggerated anG
equally inappropriate ma-niiicancc o.
their attire.
Another form az caidishnass 81 u,
part Of the travelling Bri,on is TIE hru
tally and Envarnished character os h.,
criticism of everything and every BOA,
that he sees after leaving home. Indie. +,
one is often tempted TO ASK why L.
should have quilted his native shores
seeing that he is 20 determined 10 fn'
everything bod and abhorreLt that i
foeeign. He ridirules the language, h
ridicules the accent, the appearance. tn
, manners and the dress of all those WHOM
he encounters abroad not quietly AM
| unobtrusively, hut in the most offensiv
and public way, without the slightes
idea Of concealmcnt. II he meets a,
| American, he is quite as ready Ms not (
inform him that he speaks English wit
. nasal twang, totally obliviUus Of hi
own vulgar cockney accent, while to tn
German he viii expatiate on the allege
lack Of cleanliness Of the Teutonic race
To the Frenchman he will address wha
be considers to be delicate banter on tn
traditional fondness Of the Gallo rae
for frogs and snails.
As for removing his hat when some n
ligious or funeral procession passe
= through the street Of acontinental tow
: BE- would scorn the idea l havsmet tn
J British cad travelling in India, where b
. distinguishes himseli by refusing to COZ
form with the local prejudices and en-.
: toms Of the highly civilized native:
|. whom be amiably refers to, even to thei
|. | fsces, - ''niggers," and in japan, wher
be does not hesitate to tramp with hi
muddy boots over the dainty mats O
2 which the natives both sleep and eat,
Z have Known one Of them to cheerful
; volunteer to . high bred and courteou
4 Jspanese nobleman who in m i'll advise
. moment had been induced to entcrtai
him the Information that he was -,
tounded BY the lack az morality and PR
. uciety" of the women of the Land Of tn
9 Rising Sun.
!. There is nothing that ! should like q
J. much q for some clever New York n
porter to get hold Of one Of these trsve
z Ing British cads on his way home, and
draw him. The -znese record Of the II
terview would furnish . far more graph
illustration and portrayal Of the creatuI
Z than anything that ! could write. IT