St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-20

You may put that against our men pick
ing their teeth, which is pet taunt of
visitors among us. Lam sure" COM
plainingly, 'none of the men know
pick their teeth"
"Stin," he clung, with true British
grit, To the point in hand, "yOur society
is led by tradesmen suddenly grown
rich"
Trade doesn't frighten all English
men. have been nearly run down by
a milk wagon which had Lord Tenny-
on'S name upon its side, and there are
lso titled ladies in the millinery bust
tess, and titled gentlemen in the coal
rade, | believe. As for recognizing
those who spring from the people, there
was Sir Thomas Brassey's father; there
were those fOAlS-I knew their name
pretty well at the time of the baccarat
trial. but have forgotten it again
whom the Prince of Wales deemed fit to
receive visit from him on that occa-
sion, whom the Princess of Wales after
ward invited to garden party at MARI
borough house"
Even the British cheek blushed then.
"0f course our future king is not an eX-
empIary husband" hI conceded, yet
he illustrates my/aSSertion. His man
nerS, to his wife as to ali. are tlawless.
| was present on one occasion in the
withdrawing room at the play, where
he was telling a marvellous story of his
hunting exploits. He had just reached
the climax when word was brought
from her highnesS that she wished to
speak to him. He rose Instantly, threw
away MS cigar and strobe Off. We never
heard whether or not he killed the stag.
Honestly, don't you think an American
huSban d, good as he is in his way,
would have kept bis wife waiting a
second or two?'
81 don't doubt it," promptly. ave
girls always say, give us an EngliShman
to take up 10 the supper room. He
does not seem to feel that he has wants
himself until ours are more than salts
fed. He is our complete and perfect
slave. But he would not make porter
of himself by carrying the luggage of
an unknown woman in a railway car.
1t requires an American for that.
Training will tell. 1t gives the out
ward and visible sign which is some
thing. Is it a great deal, without the
inward and spiritual grace? And that
is lacking, not only in such man as
the Prince, but in his brother. who, as a
MILDLY, drove sharp bargain in his
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sister, whose spicy tales over her cigar
cite in the smoking room are banded
about. Or in your whole family sys-
tenn"
you don't [aghast] attack our do
nestle life? 1t is the perfect outcome
of our civilization -"
''In which case, | dare say that you
are not quite civilized. Your novels and
stories alone, without friendly inter
course, would show how completely the
weaker sex is set aside and uncOnSid-
cred in the favOrOf brothers and father.
What does little surface show of def
erence stand for, when such bullying
and tagging are preSuppOsed as make
our American spirit Writhe? You must
have somewhere strain tyrannical."
He smiled at that. A man doesn't
mind being called a tyrant.
Not to say bullying"
The smile died out. \ man does mind
being called q bully.
sit manifests itself into a million
ways. from the rat hunting and cat
chasing and small-boy nagging that our
youth would be rebuked for up to the
law that cannot own that it has made
a mistake and confined a prisoner I'M
justly. Another thing. | don't call it
refined for your children to accept
from any one-What are euphoniously
known as tips. call it Sordid and beg
carly and mean. Imagine Offering a
dollar to the son of one of our gentlemen
whose hospitality you had enjoyed! l
want to point out one thing more to
you. A few years ago young girl
very young, and from our middle
classes, not society girl-was raised,
without the slightest preparation, to
position similar to, but still more eX-
posed, than that of the Queen of En-
gland. In monarchy such step would
be taken by one whose whole past had
been, in sense, preparation. And
how did our girl stand the trial? You
know"
Yes, do,' Che was a nice English
man. 81 bow in all Difference to Mrs.
Grover Cleveland"
"And now?"
Your conyersation-your language
your guess and reckon and cal
culate'"
She laughed out. "nave you eve
encountered those three expression
out of the dialect story? But are they
worse than grab and chuck and
those sort of thing without refers
ring to funk or 'beastly fluKe' or mgr
gerr"
zone thing more-your divorces"
'Are you thinking" she sad, ''of
the TWO DuchesSeS Of Marlborough and
the decisions and redecisions as to
which to recognize? Because that
didn't happen here"
They both laughed then. IL will
make you pleasant admission, for you
have been patient" she went on. Your
English girls are goddesses. Such fig
ureS. such compilations, and such hair!
They make a room blaze out in glory,
as though it were trimmed with flow
erS."
"Now, there" and he bowed court
eOU5ly before her, sis the admission
which |, too, wish to make the Ameri-
can girl is without peer"
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