The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-04-25

OF the SOutneFneF, nevertheless bCOEn-
iul and inclined to mock the "you.alI'
type Of dictlon ana the easy.going,
iaEy-lookinH life which Is revealed to
him. He does not stop TO reflect upon
the achievements Of the South; It does
not occur to him that q man can really
hours Of concentrated work as he can
by jumping about like an excited crick-
ct for IL hours II is new, 1t In DIFF
ferNnt, and even the most tolerant
may we'll say TO himself, This way OF
living is all very fine. no Asabt, but
| give me home"
by the amt token. the maj from
Utah enjoys New York for . week.
then signs for Coda country"
The Phlladelphian thinks Chicago
noisy, dirty and coarse, The CHI
eagoAn desptaes PHILADELPHIA as 2 one
sSinssi eSEs- %est,s .a SSrs he, BY" SSs S Ss
hasn't the time to inquire into, the
things that are being done in Phlla-
delphia, except as he catches a fleettnE
glimpse Of them thorugh the windows
o. the antiquated Autocar tAxicab
which he engages r. tho Bellows Tor
SO II goes. Is useless to multi
ply instances, but we have seen from
these considerations that the home feel
Ing Ii at once constructive and d%estruc.
tive, kindly and intoleEant, devout
| plBoteu. CNn we Hot peBih " uHuSL
stand, then, why the boya from Ala:
banA, california or New York are ell
! predestined to a discomfort, more OF
| less acute, during a eoJourn ian. en-
forced sojourn, remembRr) In England,
Italy, France or Timbuctoor
Sea Voyage Rough.
with this In mind, let u proceed
10 our second main point. A voyage
on the sea, even when surrounded by
all the luxurious comfort. Of peace
time ocean transportation, is disagree
able 20 most people. What shall we
say OF the same voyage accomplished
In war timer Ia the oVercrowded con.
dltion Of the transport, the lack OF
sufficient air and exercise, the sea
sickness, the gray, lurking submarine
peril, the pressing unknown, IN short,
resigned frame Of mind In the aver
age American Soldier?. E~mphatieally
mol He likes to Grumble, anyway. He
o ''eore" all through BY the time he
| diaembarks In France. But. you say,
will not his relief at finding himself
al! this niEhtnareY Let us see,
leaves the ehlp al Bfest. The process
Of Instrumentation Is Ions. II 1t 10
cold. or raining, % much the worse,
He looks about him. There 10 an ,un-
I UleAn, HuTTVWt NIObhNu gtltNl- iWhuiiA
up from the wharf. A row % sayalid
"sRioons.' A crazy street car. .rrut
there are picturesque heights above,
and a fine old Roman wall, hut hiR
mood is not imaginative, The heights
probably Esap . long, hard climb, and
built OF red brloG instead a. that
crumbling stone There are French
children about. He regards them with
curiosity. They are dirty, not only as
to clothing and face. They are dirty
in speech, as well having Learned many
Americans who have passed before.
There are men, also-small stature,
with boards, p~erhaps-an insanitary
maitland butt-ends of cigarettes
stuck to their lower lips, which bob
up and down .grotesquely while they
jabber their ridiculous lingo at terrific
speed something like the "dagoes'' on
the section gang at home, The com
parison is made, you see. Only they
cali these people fross--thRt's the dit
ference.
continues, over cobblestones. There
are cobbtestones in lower Now York,
also. and wharf rats and evil saloons
but these are in France-it liz not
tho same thing, 1t Is a hard climb,
A few people along the route show
| lnterekN IN Nne DIpCtStlpN, perhaps
the hundredth OF hat sort they have
seen, They shout "Vive rAmer-
ique!" and make q good many sense
less gestures. Wen, It's only to be ex-
pected; strange that they aren't all In
the streets to welcome his outfit. A
pretty slim reception, he calls Il.
Two miles Of this Notwithstanding OF
interest to zee, A girl or two, per-
hans, painted and hollow-eyed, She
seems TO speak some English. Typical
French woman, no doubt,
All, here we are, The barracks. Don't
look very comfortable. Old stone build
invs, cold. In poor repair, And the en-
perience OF living there for several days,
deprived of liberty, stoves or anything
else remotely resembling comfort, con-
firm nil the pessimistic impressions
which the soldier has already begun
to score up against France, Then the
boX-car journey, unfavorsble compari-
sons OF railroad systems In France ami
the United states. Destination-St
Aignen-Noyers. A little freedom al
last, but what discomfort, what mud.
what damp, chilling, inhospitahle eli.
mattel Sunny France, indeed, The sol
dier is ripe to believe anything that
Is had Of France, Of French or French
, peoples.
Ignorance of French.