The sun., 1893-06-11
INNOCENT AMERICAN FEMININTTY.

Henry C Everdell
INNOCENT AMERICAN FEMININITY.
| Ono OF Its Manifestations Wins Monsieur
Poujops Profound Admiration.
I'VE all ought to feel happy" said NJ 10
barber to the Harlem doctor, that we can
never grow too old to learn new things about
this strange world. Some OF my customers
nre base. They say there is nothing new.
nothing interesting left to see or hear. re-
| gret to listen to such folly. I tell them they
| have not true philosophy. They lack percep-
ton. and. more than all. they have allowed
their hearts to grow cold. So long. Monsieur
as tho heart beats warmly in the
bosom OF a man. so long will he find the world
| full OF wonders. When the warmth DEPARTS
ah. then we must feel sorry for him. In the
midst OF the lovely. the bright, the strange,
the no >. he sees naught but the monotonous.
All is alike to him. and he had better die. We
will pray. Monsieur. that our interest in life
| will never wane."
Yours never will" remarked the Doctor.
You are right Monsieur. have my art and
my philosophy. and they will always keep me
young. But what started my mind upon this
| train OF thought was an experience I had the
other day. It impressed me with the fact that
| have still much to learn of.the phases Of life
which are encountered In . large city. Mind
| you. Monsieur. have been q student Of hu-
man nature for all the years since was
careless. thouRhtess boy. have been
studying the ways Of my fellow men.
and Of those superior beings. women.
also. OF course. wherever it has been
my fate to be. have practised my art in this
city for twenty years. supposed until recsnt-
| ly had learned all about the American char
| acter. The American, you know. Is simple be-
! side the Frenchman. His nature is more on
the surface. he is more unsophisticated. Well.
| the other day found did not know it all. A
new phase was revealed to me. you will
hold your chin a little higher. Monsieur. SO
that can get at the point. I will be able to
trim your beard. All. SO. that is better. Now
will toll you my experience.
1t was about IL o'clock In the morning.
monsieur. and had not yet finished reading
The Sun. when lady came in here with
small boy. She was not beautiful. and had
passed her youth. but she was charming with
the grace Of the gentlewoman. the Indication
Of savoir virie. as we Frenchmen say. I
arose immediatAy. although ! was in the
s Hss sas Back s . ae
yoanser days: Madam. said i. what is y Your Jul
wish you would cut my boys hair she
said i wish to have 1t cut very close, a.. ~, ,
aona vsFy vow TsI NIsb madam. said tshall be
.".Usually turn such work over to my as,
ssrss ssan stnE oGys hair T. bst nHthns
acter to be brought out in chld's face. was
So much Impressed with this lady. however,
politely asked the lady to be seated and Of;
fered her @ some s nnperss sr to read: She thanked
walked about the room. Most women are
t@d hspds and sbsS ss 9ss
looked about her as though shs were
Pese pace she sos said TO ma have
When had finished with the boy. she said she
Sic asked mo when [ had finished. itoid her.
70 tho hank and get some. will come back.
o'Htfi She ' tooE the boy by tho hand and started
ment. just think. monsieur: this was the |
ss had noe as as % Es nov
made 0Ss sSs hs sf moot s to sy
be-
be u mo- sooner had
these, sentiments flashed through py mind
What said my higher nature shall you
allow this paltry l, rum t" inhuenec S you to an
iittie ea iSdsment Of fiSe character as not not to to
see that this disreGard {; Of the ordinfsy o%s,
DC does ,t' not even resiizs that her action Is un,
s4 she xoad sss an not Dq1ss %ssssns Is ss any
IN '0aS matter s' ns $sff tIn fses s.esss
you "sH 10 afr
Nonsenss, YOU shSnId rather feel hoRorsd at
ss u. sBa nsnd S
but she sees that she is treating With gen
t!eman, and she she reposes enough connaence ,l, IN
WIZ admit, monsieur that did 9ti. fattsss Sss
but i was then too late, After she was gone
said to myself itRa that in France where women
espIi,., sexpect courtesy from gentlemen and do not
hesitate to apnea 70 them for assistance when
cast tisnty %ahG some @pooG would Offer her card
not no, consider any Of these necessary We'll.
to know wI@t the result would nk ne. "4 In fact,
trons nam ns ,sst vas hot SO attentive to ny pa
the dor .ir opened aud in cans my lady
and ners ,yiths y Il your money she said kindly;
out again, would not have taken IS. mon
saear nortr fGr the ,atlsiaetion had IN being sup
yeu have dons Ihs EaG sRo not
turned z" asked the customer.
~ course. thought Of that. m monsieur. and I
Sann Ssiu 70 myself ., Well Henri. u. your conf
high ideal OF woman. hut you must not lot
your your belief In the nobility OF the sex be shat;
tered. ou will revenge yourself. You will
meet this woman on Broadway some DAY. and
you VIII 20 nG to her and say: Madame. ex-
cnse me. but do you remen Der you were In my
hair cut Do you remember that you prom
ised 20 return and pay me. and that yol did
not do II = That would be aR ple satisfaction
for the loss OF the paltry sum, thought But.
monsieur. am very thankful that such step
was not necessary. ! doubt that il would have
healed the wound that deception would have
caused Ins. am thankful. too. that had the
opportunity of seeing this innocent creature
and of understanding the unusual phase OF
human nature which she illustrated" 1