The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-02
THE SUMNER CONFLICT.
Confederation of Rural Tradesmen Toward
City summer Visitors.

Condcscenslon of Rural Tradesmen Toward
City summer Visitors.
The annual contest between urban demands |
and rural requirements in the matter OF man
ners has already begun. Veterans return to |
the struggle philosophcilly determined not to |
be disturbed by the lack of correspondence |
between what they expect and what they have |
to take The rural districts remain cnthroned |
in their proud determination to lei their de- |
meanor suffer no change merely because |
the city invasion is on They may make |
enough to keep them alive for the rest OF |
the wear or even help them on in the accumu- |
lation If modest fortunes. But they are never |
going to let the city folk see hy their bearing |
toward them that this good fortune ought to
make them grateful. They will stable their
horses. sell them what they eat. or even do
their washing for them at prices inexpllcaby
higher than these services would cost in New
York. They will continue to do it. however.
with the air OF comforting a favor on the city
immigrants. They will even be condesccndinR
about it when the sense Of local importance Ia
stronger. There is no rebellion possible. even
II daring spirits sometimes felt resentment at
being compelled to pay high prices aud then to
seem grateful for the opportunity.
Experienced sujourncrs never make this
mistake. They realize that they are rowerless.
I hey reconcile themselves to the situation.
and never worry over tho details of it. Some
times the feeling OF the inapproprateness Of
the thing will assert itself. That must he
checked at once. Often remonstrance only
leads to ultimate apology. The base OF supplies
is cut off by any exhibition OF an intent to re-
sent the attitude of the native. While the
butcher and the vegetable man drive by the
house without turning in. it is small
con ISOLATION 10 watch them from the piazza
with h. feeling that ones pride has been vimd-
i,,tt fNI fN..- ..Iptt
, posed in citi"S to exist between trad.smnn
and purchaser. This satisfaction seems even
less when ono has to run from In" piazza on
III" following day and ask the groceryman
lirA>s to stop
MS only their manner" is the customary
exclamation with which the SEASONED so!3nin"r
tries tp"onsoI" the newly arrived. when the fish
man has consented to sell him something at Il
hlEh rr"" and with an infinitely 'ndeec%nd-
7 in: manner After while that satisfies him
! because II Inns TO. The ro!it"n"ss expected in
! ms phase" small business III city lie is every
! wh"r" replaced 10y the ar that the country
! trnrsmcn possess Of coming - the assistance
! inhnhitariscxiston only through he business that
comes with the summer influx of the town
| re"pe. Without them he natives would Ian
! gujsh permanently in IN" SINAI trade that IS
! necessary for their own needs. In som" Of
! small fortunes by supplying the needs Of IA"
summer people. Al 81, Of IL. Residents with
! In"y "hfain for vegetables. butter. milk and
! all supplies better prices than they over could
nwT MamS Of h New @Hey Town. r reap
/ IL" sam" advantages from those people. who
! practically keep their inhabitants in exist
! 1t is ALWAYS AN amusing feature Of lfo in
them after hai cease to he eXasperntinG to
! factors. Grud:in.ly. with III" air Of doing IT
only for their sake th"sy rurnI natives consent
been eft, civ" protests against this way of
yi"wing IN, relation between them aud their
dispensing wi tn the mnistrations OF tn" ma
tN% Emt 4ny tn" aWTy,r Of the e Watering
! question OF traffic with the native or lack Of
supplies, So he triumphs, Resignation TO tho
n av e% ON onE sp sand Wo ms Drove to
farmhouse little distance from the town to
c n% had srn e he I'D Of he
residents, for several years, She. had never
his R EF the dairy sns s nskc em r6s
girl -rnpercd. We'll, l don't know as you
could cali il a dairy" she answered with atone
W" do sell milk" They sold milk enough to the
village in n" summer mGnths TO- live o. for
merely, because Of that, They were not
w.h@n they met at tn" sociables in tho winter.
ana they we're not going 70 be viewed in that
In the - same town tn" largest livery stable IS
kept 10y a man who works in the yard himself
ma@ '" lis wife finally stood in tho door or
- her house or on the lawn, partly to
q sdas 70 by H on s rSa n %sy R!D ST yR" II"
rriNa'" vehicles hCNnging To persons who did
, not want to have them ON their own premi :c-.
. as well as the village livery service Fra
. uUrntly this woman was asked by her custom
I ers when driving Ivy TO send tho men To the
/ houses for the vehicles. Her invariahle reply
| was, Yes. IN see that somebody gets around
Icy the time you're ready" Her words were IN
/ accordance with the rXpected spirit. But her
/ tone said more plainly: I'm consent TO try
by sending one OF NV servants to you" few
wears ago her husband used to wait at the
railroad station with hOrS" and n dIlapidated
wagon. Now he is on" Of tho capitalists ~ the
| place. through the patronage Of the CITY visit
. on. II is treating them Still, however a. IL
it were a great favor to them To take their
! money,
one in which this ATTITUDE toward the city
visitor was to tie mos strkiuglv observed. IL
prevails in all the country places about New
York. II is harmless enough in its effects. even
II Il sometimes gets uu the nerves of those un-
CONGREGATIONS Of this TEMPER on the part OF
the native than his customary "Ondesccnsion.
" | have not vet grown accustomed" said one
woman who looks only on the humorous side
Of tine matter now. =" to IN" delight they seem
20 feel when they have not got what You ask
for II is with positive 10Y that they tell you
SO. The radiant expression of their faces
seems to say, Here's the time we "an refuse
70 sell 10 tho city visitor They may lose
money ~ it, but they enjoy it,
Steel BusheI Baskets.
Among the many things made nowadays OF
steel are bushel baskets. which arc stamped