Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-06-05
"He who wanders widest lifts
No more of beauty's jealous veil
Than he who frem his doorway sees
The miracle of floWarS and frhes.,,

Thoee men observed and got the clue to
things. Moreover, careful reading does
much for one. I have seen it stated that
the beet-traveled man in Europe has never
been five hundred miles from home, but
has given close attention to reading all or
nearly all that has been written about fam
ous places, a. we'll as about the by-ways
and cross ways. And SO it is. One may
remain in his own home and with good
books and good pictures he can 60 any
where. In the summer of 1884 I was sit
ting at the table with two professional
men and the conversation turned upon
Mexico and California. One of the two
had been in both localities The other had
not; but his reading had been very careful
and he had made good use OF the stereo-
scope. In short, he seemed to me to have
been by far the better posted I think
he was. Still, If one has a taste for
travel and a, desire SO to do, it may in that
case become green leaf in ones history
and cover a page with sympathetic and
gentle memories. But you cannot measure
has or has not been cosmopolite Many
blockhesd has been to Europe again and
again and SO has many wise man but nei-
Their the going nor the staying at home made
the blookhead or the wise man.
6. This matter of sunmering away from
home is being made test of social WORTH
ness or social unworthiness. "John," said
Mrs. StaudweIl, "where are We to spend
our vacation9" "My DEAR" was the reply,
at would please me to spend 1t at home,
as I have neither time nor money to
spend to go away" why, John! the
idea! don't think of such q thing! We
unlike this sentiment was that of q
o1a c,.1e ko~ ho hainn told
by stranger that her father had q
good summer congregation, replied, eyes;
but" she added, "all our nice people are
out of town." Now, it ia true that many
nice people go out of town in the summer
months, and 1t is ust as true that many
nice people remain in town; and, in my
Judgment, 1t is neither the going nor the
remaining that makes them nice. l quite
agree with one who says, "This thinking
that everybody must bulge at certain sea-
sons of tho year in order to be respectable
aud take high social rank, is sheer non
sense"
And yet, hope no one will infer that I
do not believe in summer rest, for, when
it is natural and genuine, I do. when
unnatural and strained do net, and much
depends upon means and taste. If D. has
money in abundance, and can command all
the modern appliances of convenience and
comfort, both by sea and by land, then, in
case he would crafty the eye with seeing
and the ear with hearing, let him take his
outing and roam whittier he will. But
don't let E., who has neither his
means nor his taste, initiate his
example. s'Sinabub has been to Egypt"
said Thomas Rimbe, ''and declare, I'll
go to Egypt! and when I come back he
won't be Boosting over me-" Now Sina-
bub had the money and the taste, and
going to Egypt did him good; but RImbo
has neither the money nor the taste, and
home is the better place for him. More
over, Rimbo is Rimbo whether at home or
in Egypt, and Sinabubis Sinabub whether
in Egypt OF at home, and as to an outing,
taste and circumstances should govern
both. Taste and aptitude should also be
like kind Of butterfly life, or If they
would be in circle wholly given to dress
and fashion, they have only to pay the
price and the door is open. Having