The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-01-15
THE HUMAN HOG ABROAD.
narrrsH SPECIMENS As FOUND IN COW.
zJNENTAD TRAINS.

BRITISH SPECIMENS As FOUND IN con-
7INENTAI TRAINS.
w,thout Thanks They Arprepriate All
Kiednesses from Fellow Travellers se
Their Dse-A Be,gtnn's Recipe for the
Reduction OF Insuirr Rndcness-
To grasp the English character on all sides
one must travel with Englishmen. They. ana
that means the provincial EnRlishman as dis
tineuished from the more civilized EhGlish-
men OF London. are full Of suspicion which
they do not take the trouble to conceal Invy
are convinced that everything and EVERYBODY
in foreign countries are devised for the sole
purpose OF inconveniencing them. They reel
that the only safe course for them to pursueis
to speak to no one 10 Il Ia possible to avoid
speech: to speak to no ono civilly II speech
must be had. to treat every one rs their infe-
riors; to be repaid for the inconvenience OF
their existence and presence by incivility ana
hoggiehness. Otherwise. as Rabolais would
say. they are the %civillest. most amiable. we'll
intcntioned people in the world.
There ia another side to the English pro-
~vincial's character. but this is tho side OBJ
trusive on continental ailway trains and In
continental hotels. and here are two stories
which illustrate this side:
There is O certain Western American. .
iovial. honest young man. who delights In
being OF service to his fellow travellers every
where in his journey through this vale OF
sorrows. Last summer he was journeyinR
from strasbourR to Frankfort, and in the
same compartment with him were q young
Englishman and his sister. from
in Yorkshire. Tho young American gave tho
Eu%clishman. soon after tho journey began.
several papers he had bought. The English
man stared at him. took the papers. and did
not thank him. He held to all OF them till he
had read the first. his sister sitting with folded
hands "hon nc nas a. zone ONE WIN T,o n1 yo mras
paper ne gave ~ 10 ms v,,h ''s q OR, Who hnd
suoh a beast Of a brother. and. although she
'uon " .e.sir .osoI.ad 20 do
s Ids nv %, th. y'a anx service ser, in his power by way
of redeeming the reputation Of his sex.
When thov cot toward Frankfort tho two
pouthwurd through the Black Forest. They
there was no train that day. The American.
III you will pardon mo- there Is train to-
ocy Mn ,ims so t.h may s0S Ss'r rot az y s saia tho Ene,,,b.
man stiniy.
'' Here r,'' is a later time table which will Civ.
you y, the train" said the American:
grew silent. When they got into the big sta
tlon a. ira AM or si IL was "a,n Necessary less aor al 10
bags and one huge affair about as heavy as a
Ike: .c OF nails , ar and d, three hire . t'%ss as bully ~ Ky, . amid
~. Ioula . DO o! any assistance 10 youf sa'o
the yAmerieah, wh2 maH 9nry q iRht naR e. FIN.
bag, for me" He pointed to the big bag.
from T M s mMn IN ths no gen 2 p w ssiS tS 3. tHh mari.
can can aft, aiter We din IL tell telling the s. st9fy. os ~ ! lifted
side. Of tho narrow platform"
AW.a2n drag that bag ABOUT please
The American stood with them. waiting for
the r,thank YOU" but it did not come. instead.
the Engiishman said:
We cannot speak German;",
,b 80 the sr Am wItsnnd went ,nam with In} t s,,|T S Srdered dhot
the Two Britshers would redeem themselves.
PVT when they got through the man said;
diseourtesy. or what he had thought was dis
UNIQUE study Of the human hog this episode
H svait.a T. MN ihdss Went BACK with t then.
iiitias. h III hat hat With VT /" an 1a" eiatso %a aG BOW saG 4:
f sestt's wb swa fbe r. Hn nan GSs IS ca q rev Sft hInq hi@.
y! "fsa yp1 fsa iHs he na sHhoatsd. e come S aa!si n'n'
But the Anglican waited until tho Engiieh.
man ss@ss he .f tSoasSs he b nsr h .s@ aa siTd00red bis
wait s witih We US W III ,hs se trai 1o s soms 'a Thsr nsr Si saa
ever rri h ,sat 3 y . 2 ii, sa a. .h IS American. did You
"A pig dog" said ths American. "is, what
ono German. calls another when he wishes to
Gall him By the most contemptuous name In
the world. Now Will you tell your sister for
me that she is travelling with q pig dog 7"
- don't think We have" began the
Br!ttsher.
oon io9 dont nndsrstand me" said the Amer.
demned nunbskpll
,h on" satd the Britisher. I've always heard
that. If l were not a clergyman I'd pull your
POSE But the american. being much larger.
Inc second story Is a scene In a comGart-
ment OF a train from Brussels to Paris, There
partment. and twelve had got ,in-several
f fmeflSSnn women anS o and men; : Beisian pib several En
lishman bad got In last. He had strained him
se!it 70 iltt n huge and heavy bag Into, the rack
i se ABOVE inc heads ot Two OF me american
women. ihen ne sat down next tho window