The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-31
IHB RXPAfRIAfES FOURTH
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LoSpos. july A. were you ever N Lon
On on the Fourth % July3 NJ word
bns ths Eneliah doat oslshra,s ", Really
a humlSsg 10 whom I spoke is~sinGly Of
ths day h.~itatsd . minute and then said.
soh. 80. ladependsnes Day
uouhi say that they had . safe ami
sana Fourth IN London 10 IL were M, for
tho talis No day can b safe AMI sans
IN LoazlOn Wills the taEis are rushing
abeat.
But did mis- the smell Of punk Oh
sweetest smell that ever fragranced q
holiAAyi I woald have Givsa siSpence
Coz q pisos % lighted punk.
whsn { was . hoy ] hated the EnEhsh.
a. ths mAjorty Of American boys Who
have thu advantages Of schoohnk learn
20 10. The English system does not
teach hatred Of Americans. There H.
sonnet hing amiss herr
Whsu was q boy would have felt IL
10 he a brave and patriotic thing to walk
Through London's principal streets on the
Fourth Of July setting Oh fireorackers and
waving tho American nag
A generation went by and I changed
my views somewhat, but there came q
time when my own children went TO school
and suddenly began TO hate the English.
and I found that they were studying
American history What admirabls text
books. that teach boys and girls TO hate
th@ir kinsmen'
hope that when nv grandchildren he
gin To come hey will not he sent To school
Perhaps II they are taught history at home
they may learn to be just a. good Americans
without imbibing a hatred for the great
great, grandchildren Of those who we're
sent out some Of them unwillinSly. to
ssbjugate ~
But although I walked along the Strand
yesterday with no desire 70 wave a flag
% 90 crow. I did pay my respects to our
Ambassador in the afternoon
put on my tired silk hat. I'm sorry
nov didn't bring the hat that bought
In Paris just ten years ago As I'm q
suburbanite ami do not wear a silk hat
even on sundays my hat has only been
used for private thcatricals a. . prop
and II looks frs~hsr than thus London head
piece that has been shovered on so many
times in the last twelve days that | am
mistaken for q lord and get tired bowling
to strangers.
Well. as I say. l put on my silk hat and
Ten years ago Maseinger and went TO
call on Loubet. A good many OF the
people we met there were in evening dress.
although 10 was afternoon. hut AZ the
embassy there was none 50 ignorant as
that. Sack coats. cutaways. but no Nor
folk Jackets. no evening clothes and no
pajamas. There were eccentrici,ies Of
drsss. but We were spared that
Massingsr. a. I believe have explained
before. N the name Of any one who elects
TO accompany mo TO a function He may
be known by n different name 10 his
friends. but TO me he is Massipger That
may account for the fast that MAssinger
displays totally different characteristics
on different occasions.
This time MassinGsr was a brilliant
American essayist and practical dreamer.
and Il being Independence Day he wore
. gray citaway The reason l wore a
frock coat IL because II N les shabby than
any othsr suit have. I'm not bit proud
and didn't haunt my hat bit
We were among the first to arrive. but
~ We went up the noble marble staircase
Of Dorchester HOUSE there were dozens
% Americans peering over the banistsrs
a, No. They had come earlier yet and
were staying 20 see the show and We were
part Of IT,
felt sorry for the Reids over , 900
Invitations sent out. which meant over
e.ono handshnkes between them.
They stood at the head Of the great stair
case. and after you passed them you were
free Co disport IN their house a. yUu
wished. Most Of those who came walked
around looking at the others
We were ~ all sorts We three thousand.
but We were all Americans. Sotne Of VS.
had nags, but very few am glad To say
People are gradually learning 90 wear
their flags inside their hearts.
There were venerable Americans 81
the Henry CLAW type. there were George
FrIsbie Hoar- there were Semitic Amer
leans and those whose forefatherz had
shipped furniture in the Mayfiower and
Southernsrs and Westsrners
Their" were dozens u pretty American
girls.
Oh say'
Every time Jaw a pretty American
girl wanted to walk along and stare at
her. just A. YOU gaze AZ a beautiful bunch
OF flowers. ,hut Massinger said il wouldn't
do. that might get into trouble Can't
. man nearly hfty enjoy loveliness
without getting INTO troubl-'
Bat they were pretty and 80 Ameri-
can | like the English type Of beauty.
br' u - not the type on which | waa
brou ght mp. and was proud 81 the Ameri-
ran girls shoals 81 them a. pretty a.
Georgia peaches dare say some Of them
were Georgia peaches
We met Americans who had not been to
America IA ten years | wonder whether
even an Enghshrnan ~ more ignorant
OF American Affairs than AN expstriated
American The literary men whose names
are household words with rs are unk nown
To them Lhave yet 10 find an American
long resident IN London who has ever
heard ~ the late % Henry
And when you try 10 tell them 81 the
beauties Of the New York skyline they
think you must he joking 4 skyzcraper
~ still Ia them a hideous thing II goes
without saving And the slightly superior
tone of them - very irritating
a.