Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-03-18
HUMAN HOGS ABROAD.
Prize Specimen of the Race Is the En-.
glishman.


giishman.
Would one grasp the English char.
acter on all sides he must travel with
Englishmen, says writer IN the New
York Sun. They, and that means
the provincial Engiishman as distin-
guished from the more civilized Eli
glishmen of London, are full of sus-
picion, which they dc not take the
trouble to conceal.
They are convinced that everything
and everybody in foreign countries
are devised for the sole purpose of in.
conveniencing them. And here is
a story which illustrates this side:
There is a certain Western Ameri-
can. jovial, honest young man, who
delights in being of service to his fel"
low travellers everywhere in his jour-
ney through this vale of sorrows
Last summer he was journeying
from Strasbourg to Frankfort, and in
the same compartment with him were
a young Englishman and his sister,
from somewhere in Yorkshire
The young American gave the En-
gliShman. soon after the journey be-
gan, several papers he had bought.
The Englishman 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
fe!f.edf hands. When he had done
with the drst paper he gave it to his
sister.
The young American svmpathized
with. a girl who had such beast of a
brother, and, although she was neither
young nor comely, resolved> to do
either of them any service in his
power by way of redeeming the repu.
tation Of his sex.
When they got toward Frankfort
the two English people talked to-
getheT about trains southwark
through the Black Forest They con-
suited an old time table and decided
that there was no train that day.
The American, who could not but
hear this, said:
'If you will pardon me, there is
train to-day which you may catch at
Frankfort"
"My time table says not, said the
Englishman, stitf1y.
Here is later time table which
will give you the train" said the
American.
The Englishman looked at it,
grunted and grew silent.
When thew got into the big station
at Frankfort it was necessary for all
to descend. The English couple had
several small bags and one huge af-
fair about as heavy as a keg of nails
and three times as bulky.
could | be Of any assistance to
you?" said the American, who had
only light bag.
yes" said the EngIishman "Lift
out that bag for me-. He pointed to
the big bag.
II was determined to get word of
thanks from the man or the woman"
said the American afterward, in tell
ing the story, so l lifteo the bag out
and then dragged it to the other side
Of the narrow platform.
"Aw-don't drag that bag about,
please" said the Engiishman.
The American stood with them,
waiting for the ''thank you," but it
| did .not come. Instead, the En-
| glishman said:
go with my sister and me to the
restaurant. We cannot speak Ger
man"
So the Ameri ;an went with them,
ordered for them and watched them
eat, still hoping that the two British
ers would redeem themselves. But
when they got through the man said:
"Take US back TO where the train
comes in"
The American was interested. He
had seen discourtesy, or what ne had
thought was discourtesY, in many
parts of the world AS unique
study of the human hog this episode
attracted him.
He went back with them. Waited
in vain for thank you and then,
lifting his hat with an elaborate bow
| Tic Sbdl LCu away iiC lIuu ROO Dub 81
few hundred feet when the English
man came after him. II say! say"
he shouted, ''come here"
perhaps he has remembered his
Manners" he thought. But he said:
II say we want you to come back
here aud wait till the train comes
There might be some mistake, you
know"
SIS that all?" said the American
ibid you ever hear Of pig dog?'
NO" said the Britisher. "Whats
that?'
"a pig dog" said the American,
'is what one German calls another
when he wishes to call him by the
most contemptuous name in the
world. Now, will you tell your sis
ter for me that she is travelling with
pig dog?"
II don't think we have" began
the Brltisher.
"You don't understand me, said
the American. 81 mean that you
are pig dog, you - numbskulL
"Oh." said the Britisher, 'Ive al
ways heard that you Americans were
beastly rude and all that. II | were
not a clergyman I'd pull your nose.