The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-01


ling, for example. whose new
short story in the July number
Of McCiure's somehow gives
ore the feeling that the African war mas
expanded Mr. Kiplings personal outlook
II f. called 1.-THE outsider" ana II Is
sbou, beautiful soldier-boy OF the name
Of Walter Seton.
"yts knew his drills: he honestly be-
ueved that they covered the whole ART
AZ war He knew the internal economy
NJ his regiment" That Is 10 say ne
could answer leading questions ABOUT
coal and wood allowances, cubic footage
NJ barrack accommodation. cantine
vou,,ne and the mems messing arrange
ments For the rest, he devoted himseit
with no thought OF wrong 20 getting as
r,uoh ms possible out OF the richest ana
easiest life the world has yet made, ana
% despIsing the Outside" man pe-
yona his circle. His training TO this END
wa. as complete as that Of his brethren.
He d,d II blandiy politely. unconsciously,
with perfect sincerity. As child ne hah
early learned to despise his nurse TOT
abe was a servant and woman; his SIS
ters ha looked down upon, ana MS gov
erness, for much the same reasons MS
home atmosphere had taught him To de-
spjss the terrible thing called dissent.
At his private school hts seniors showed
him how to despisc tho junior master
who was poor, and here his home train
ing served again. AT his public school
ne despised the new boy-the hoy VINO
booted when Seton playei cricket or
who wore q colorei tie when the order
Of the day was for black. They were all
avators of the outsider" II you got
mixed IN with an outsider" you ended by
beinr .'compromlsee" He had no clear
IDEAS Of wha, that meant but suspected
IN. worst His religion hc took from his
rarents, and II had some very sound dog
mas about outsiders behaving decently
Science 10 him was name connected
with examination papers. He could not
work up any interest In foreign armies
because. after all. foreigner was a
foreigner and the rankest form Of out
slider. Meals came when you rang for
them; YOU were carried about the world
which IL the home counties. In vehicles
for which YOU paid. You were moved
about London by the same means; and
n you crossed the channel you took "a
steamer. hut how. or when, or why
b.go,ton. or what they felt or thought
or said or who belonged to them, he
had not, nor ever wished TO have the
shadow Of an idea, His lack OF magina-
ton was eaualrd only by his stupendous
lack of curiosity II WAS sufficient for
him ana for high heaven Uhis In his
heart Of hearts, well learned at his moth
sr's knee. that he was an officer and a
gentleman. incapable Of lie or a mean
action. For the rest. his code was sim
pie Money bought You half the things
IN this world. and your position secured
YOU tho others II you had money you
took care 10 get your moneys worth. "
You had position. YOU did not cornpro-
mise Yourself by mixing with outsiders -
There never was such an arraignment
OF the typical English character IA this.
even by Englands most emhiuercd enc
nies II is an by Itself a comprcAru-
slve explanation 90 the query which Jhe
British sometimes innoccuUy put as 90
Why they are $40 hated by Tho nations ~
the earth Incidentally q shows that r.
ktpllng ls growing Whom DE wrote Plain
Tales dozen wears eEo. o. sfii seemed to
him that this Yattig UlsriA usual and rN-
asPrfajinE Npe 20 English gentleman WAS
BY virtue 20 his courage and his inshiuty
e tell Dec ycr, nno ari satisfying
specimen et Man an1 certainly M one
Weud Vish ,o drprssiate far moment
tho w0rta ot che twa ~ thrrc sterling
cnRratteyl.te~ vhtcb h- 500 uns.y uas.
ira,rs, oe'N. nowadays they str "a Totally
Inadequate .utal rt virtues far "A hlman
teius Ia 'bc stor, sctt.n SOS o. South
Arira tA She death 70 captain rs ru,