The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-09

the daughters of his old friend. They had
never even heard their father speak of him.
"Now, il the tables had been turned and
that mans daughters had gone down south.
there would not have been enough thsS his
family could nave done for them. They
would nave been made as much at home az
il they belonged there and would have had
tine time OF their lives.
Possibly alLthis may be due to the differ
enc between life in large cities n in the
smaller places. / think, though, that it
comes from the innate s~elfshnese OF New
Workers who, when they are in their own
town., don't take any interest in anybody or
anything outside Of New York.
1t was a Southerner who took the other
side Of the argument. He had lived In New
an object OF suspicion among the rest Of
the party. They believed that he had al.
ready fallen into the metropolitan way OF
thinking.
own" he said. (which will show you the
things that Southern people sometimes do
from a mistaken sense OF the cordiality that
they expect from residents in other oities.
"A lady came to stop at our horse for a
few days before smiling for Europe ast
month. She had been coming and going Tor
the last thirty years and ocean travel was
no hardship to her.
'She could not recall, however. that. abe
had ever CONT broad IN O boat which
carried none OF her friends. h had no
maid, because her maid had gone over In
advance with her daughter, II worried
her nightly that abe would have to make
Il assured her thai she would probably
make some Re quaintances even III abe did
not meet any friends, but her desire, was 70
know somebody before abe got on the ship
that she might not feel herself there without
a friend or at least an acquaintance.
Zone night when / came home TO dinner
I found that she had driven to the steanBhip
Office. She wanted 70 hnd out who was on
and 10 my astonishment had gone to Gee a
woman whose name che had read.
at thought ia Just call TO see her 90 as
to AVE the satisfaction OF knowing one
person when l went on the steamer she
said naively, because l had heard her name
and knew that she was q lady, Well, ! got
her address. drove there and sent up my
card,
s'The servant came down and said the
lady was not at home. ! told him J. w&s
sorry and asked when she would be in, as
l had something 90 say TO her about the
steamer the next day.
Then he said perhaps ! had better wait
and that he would see when MrS, s. was
expected. He came down and eaid he had
made a mistake, as he found that she was
upstairs and would be delighted to see me.
81 told her that l was a fellow passenger
on the steamer, IN that as i was always
very sick and lonesome, ! had called on her
10 be sure Of q friend on the steamer.
she had been lying down when ! came
In the room and was evidently not well.
When abe heard what / hRd to say abe
Jumped up an straight az a raInrod and
walked over to push an ELECTRIC bell.
az supposed you had something 70 say
TO me when you cams here she answered,
looking al me as II she thought | were crazy.
i am sorry l cannot zee you any longer
] am sick myself on the steamer and have
rs much 60 do with my own AFFAIR.",
Then the servant abe had rung for ann
I'Show the lady down Stair, James
she said, She has finished. Pray don't
Dome up 10 me and expect 10 talk on the