The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-12-29

dress which has survived the ravages
Oh tne wear and tear of our concert tour
In Wales, and go forth to dine with n
lot OF people among whom know only
the falr hostess. l don't want to go
put must, SO there's no use complain
ing over IT. am rather shy of meeting
strangers, for as soon as / open my
mouth to say word people all look at
me and say, "Ahi you're an American
aren't you|' and then they ask ques-
tions. If they are men they must needs
know all about the present tariff. or
lack of 1t, rather, and about American
TN and how many woolen manufacto-
ries l think we have, and who will be
the next president-Cleveland (for
whom they have very tender feeling)
or Republican, now? and what Is the
real difference between a Republican
ana Democrat, anyway? And are
there not great many smaller political
parties springing up, drawing their
numbers from the Republican party,
and which will eventually smash"
said party, ETC.? I am tired to death of
airing my limited knowledge of poll
Tics, but when | turn from these ques-
tions there are the women, who are al
most as funny as the men, They say
that l am not at all their ideal Ameri-
can girl; that all Americans talk loudly
and in a high key, but l don't at all.
Then they eXpectme to make grammati-
cal errors galore in my speech, and to
chew gum and stick it under the table
during meals, and to use unlimited
slang. But really can't do all that,
you know, my education in this direc-
tion having been rather neglected, and
hence am surprise, and-must / say
TIA disappointment to lots of English
girls The girls at the house here are
simply lovely to me, and / am afraid
l shall be almost spoiled before l am
home again. They think some of the
things l say are very odd indeed. For
instance, they never heard any one use
the word cute" before, and whenever
l say anything is cute, they all chorus,
"Oh, yes! how 'cuter" and then they
laugh. They are very much amused
by my accent" as they say. They do
not pronounce their rs at all. but
avoid them as religiously as any New
Yorker, and l say my RS always, I
hope. This amuses them nightly, as
does the little exclamation, "Just think
Of IT, or only thinkr' which have
gotten into the habit of saying great
deal. They think it Is "too cute for
anything as they remark in imitation
OF me- Then, somehow, l cannot say
the word little" just right for them
They laugh at me there, too, and in
various other ways 1 seem to amuse
them. You would think was the incest
and most entertaining talking dolly
that they had ever discovered A fun
ny thing for which l cannot account
at all is that the English, when they
spell anything with z in it call it zed,
not z. l asked why and told the girls
that We called that letter 2, and they
called that extremely funny Zed isn't
In Greek. Is it Hebrew? 1t isn't Ger
man, nor French. Or are we wrong
perhaps, in calling it 81" not "zed?"
If could find out about that l think
should be quite interested.
Some English Delusions.
The English idea of American girls
is that We are all heiresses. Even the
girls here say that all Americans are
more or less rich. But, having me to
live with them here, 1 can safely say
that 1 think their benighted minds will
soon become disabused OF this idea,
with such living example Of Young
America before them.
Dec. Is. l had a distractingly good
time at the dinner last night. The
people We're all simply charming to me,
and no one talked shop, viz. America.
was so afraid should not enjoy meet
Ing so many strangers, and all English,
too, but l was simply in a delightful
state Of mind with everybody, and
everything all evening, and when the
time came for me to go home l was as
shocked as Cinderella to find it so
dreadfully late. I'm tired now; have
been to so many things this week and
looked at so many things that my very
eyes feel rusty at the hinges, But
must turn over a new leaf on New
Years Day. Perhaps it isn't good for
students to have such lovely times.
Sadie E. Kaiser.