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romance lacking in their lives�察�infinitely more enthralling than the doings 

of any novel's heroine。 It is real� �It is taking place� �and ´ still deeper reason 



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´ in every ambitious American heart lingers the secret hope that with luck 

and good management they too may do those very things�察�or at least that 

their children will enjoy the fortunes they have gained�察�in just those ways。 

The   gloom   of   the   monotonous   present   is   brightened�察  �the   patient   toiler 

returns to his desk with something definite before him ´ an objective point 

´   towards   which   he   can   struggle�察  �he   knows   that   this   is   no   impossible 

dream。      Dozens     have    succeeded      and    prove    to   him    what    energy    and 

enterprise can accomplish。 

     Do not laugh at this suggestion�察�it is far truer than you imagine。 Many 

a weary woman has turned from such reading to her narrow duties�察�feeling 

that life is not all work�察�and with renewed hope in the possibilities of the 

future。 

     Doubtless a certain amount of purely idle curiosity is mingled with the 

other feelings。 I remember quite well showing our city sights to a bored 

party    of   Western     friends�察   �and   failing   entirely    to  amuse     them�察   �when�察�

happening   to   mention        as   we   drove    up  town�察   �there    goes   Mr。    Blank�察─�

��naming a prominent leader of cotillions���察�my guests nearly fell over each 

other   and   out   of   the   carriage   in   their   eagerness   to   see   the   gentleman   of 

whom they had read so much�察�and who was�察�in those days�察�a power in his 

way�察  �and   several   times   after   they   expressed   the   greatest   satisfaction   at 

having seen him。 

     I have found�察�with rare exceptions�察�and the experience has been rather 

widely gathered all over the country�察�that this interest ´ or call it what you 

will ´ has been entirely without spite or bitterness�察�rather the delight of a 

child in a fairy story。 For people are rarely envious of things far removed 

from   their   grasp。 You   will   find   that   a   woman   who   is   bitter   because   her 

neighbor has a girl ;help; or a more comfortable cottage�察�rarely feels envy 

towards the owners of opera´boxes or yachts。 Such heart´burnings ��let us 

hope they are few�� are among a class born in the shadow of great wealth�察�

and   bred   up   with   tastes   that   they  can   neither   relinquish   nor   satisfy。  The 

large   majority   of   people   show   only   a   good´natured   inclination   to   chaff�察�

none of the ;class feeling; which certain papers and certain politicians try 

to    excite。   Outside     of   the  large    cities  with    their   foreign´bred�察     �semi´ 

anarchistic      populations�察    �the   tone   is  perfectly    friendly�察   �for   the  simple 



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reason that it never entered into the head of any American to imagine that 

there WAS any class difference。 To him his rich neighbors are simply his 

lucky neighbors�察�almost his relations�察�who�察�starting from a common stock�察�

have been able to ;get there; sooner than he has done。 So he wishes them 

luck on the voyage in which he expects to join them as soon as he has had 

time to make a fortune。 

     So long as the world exists�察�or at least until we have reformed it and 

adopted   Mr。     Bellamy's    delightful   scheme     of  existence   as   described    in 

;Looking Backward�察─�great fortunes will be made�察�and painful contrasts be 

seen�察�especially in cities�察�and it would seem to be the duty of the press to 

soften ´ certainly not to sharpen ´ the edge of discontent。 As long as human 

nature is human nature�察�and the poor care to read of the doings of the more 

fortunate�察�by all means give them the reading they enjoy and demand�察�but 

let it be written in a kindly spirit so that it may be a cultivation as well as a 

recreation。    Treat   this  perfectly    natural   and   honest   taste   honestly   and 

naturally�察�for�察�after all�察�it is 

       The desire of the moth for the star�察�Of the night for the morrow。 The 

devotion to something afar From the sphere of our sorrow。 



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                CHAPTER 3 ´ Contrasted 

                                 Travelling 



       WHEN our parents went to Europe fifty years ago�察�it was the event of 

a   lifetime   ´   a   tour   lovingly   mapped   out   in   advance   with   advice   from 

travelled   friends。   Passports   were   procured�察  �books   read�察  �wills   made�察  �and 

finally�察  �prayers    were    offered    up   in  church    and   solemn     leave´taking 

performed。 Once on the other side�察�descriptive letters were conscientiously 

written�察  �and   eagerly  read   by  friends   at   home�察   �   in   spite   of   these   epistles 

being on the thinnest of paper and with crossing carried to a fine art�察�for 

postage was high in the forties。 Above all�察�a journal was kept。 

     Such a journal lies before me as I write。 Four little volumes in worn 

morocco   covers   and   faded   ;Italian;   writing�察  �more   precious   than   all   my 

other books combined�察�their sight recalls that lost time ´ my youth ´ when�察�

as a reward�察�they were unlocked that I might look at the drawings�察�and the 

sweetest voice in the world would read to me from them� �Happy�察�vanished 

days�察�that are so far away they seem to have been in another existence� �

     The first volume opens with the voyage across the Atlantic�察�made in an 

American       clipper   ��a  model    unsurpassed      the  world    over���察  �which    was 

accomplished in thirteen days�察�a feat rarely equalled now�察�by sail。 Genial 

Captain     Nye    was    in  command。      The    same    who    later�察 �when    a  steam 

propelled vessel was offered him�察�refused�察�as unworthy of a seaman�察 �to 

boil a kettle across the ocean。; 

     Life friendships were made in those little cabins�察�under the swinging 

lamp the travellers re´read last volumes so as to be prepared to appreciate 

everything on landing。 Ireland�察�England and Scotland were visited with an 

enthusiasm   born   of   Scott�察  �the   tedium   of   long   coaching   journeys   being 

beguiled by the first ;numbers; of ;Pickwick�察─�over which the men of the 

party roared�察�but which the ladies did not care for�察�thinking it vulgar�察�and 

not    to  be  compared      to  ;Waverley�察─     �Thaddeus      of  Warsaw�察─     �or  ;The 

Mysteries of Udolpho。; 

     A circular letter to our diplomatic agents abroad was presented in each 

city�察  �a  rite  invariably    followed     by   an   invitation   to  dine�察  �for   which 



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occasions a black satin frock with a low body and a few simple ornaments�察�

including ��supreme elegance�� a diamond cross�察�were carried in the trunks。 

In London a travelling carriage was bought and stocked�察�the indispensable 

courier engaged�察�half guide�察�half servant�察�who was expected to explore a 

city�察�or wait at table�察�as occasion required。 Four days were passed between 

Havre and Paris�察�and the slow progress across Europe was accomplished�察�

Murray in one hand and Byron in the other。 

     One     page   used   particularly    to  attract   my   boyish    attention。    It  was 

headed by a naive little drawing of the carriage at an Italian inn door�察�and 

described how�察�after the dangers and discomforts of an Alpine pass�察�they 

descended by sunny slopes into Lombardy。 Oh� �the rapture that breathes 

from     those   simple     pages�   �The    vintage    scenes�察   �the   mid´day     halt  for 

luncheon   eaten   in   the   open   air�察  �the   afternoon   start�察  �the   front   seat   of   the 

carriage heaped with purple grapes�察�used to fire my youthful imagination 

and   now   recalls   Madame   de   Stael's   line   on   perfect   happiness�此   �To   be 

young� �to be in love� �to be in Italy� ─�

     Do people enjoy Europe as much now�拭�I doubt it� �It has become too 

much a matter of course�察�a necessary part of the routine of life。 Much of 

the    bloom    is  brushed     from   foreign    scenes    by   descriptive    books    and 

photographs�察  �that   St。   Mark's   or   Mt。   Blanc   has   become   as   familiar   to   a 

child's   eye   as   the house   he   lives   in�察  �and in   consequence   the   reality  now 

instead of being a revelation is often a disappointment。 

     In my youth�察�it was still an event to cross。 I remember my first voyage 

on the old side´wheeled SCOTIA�察�and Captain Judkins in a wheeled chair�察�

and a perpetual bad temper�察�being pushed about the deck�察�and our delight�察�

when the inevitable female asking him ��three days out�� how far we were 

from land�察�got the answer ;about a mile� ─�

     ;Indeed� �How interesting� �In which direction�拭─�

     ;In that direction�察�madam�察─�shouted the captain�察�pointing downward as 

he turned his back to her。 

     If   I   remember�察  �we   were   then   thirteen   days   getting   to   Liverpool�察  �and 

made   the   acquaintance   on   board   of   the   people   with   whom   we   travelled 

during most of that winter。 Imagine anyone now making an acquaintance 

on    board    a  steamer�     �In  those    simple    days   people    depended      on   the 



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friendships made at summer hotels or boarding´ houses for their visiting 

list。  At   present�察   �when    a   girl  comes     out�察 �her   mother    presents     her  to 

everybody she will be likely to know if she were to live a century。 In the 

seventies�察�ladies cheerfully shared their state´rooms with women they did 

not   know�察  �and   often   became   friends   in   consequence�察  �but   now�察  �unless   a 

certain deck´suite can   be secured�察 �with bath   and sitting´room�察 �on one   or 

two   particular   ;steamers�察─  �the   great   lady   is   in   despair。   Yet   our   mothers 

were quite as refined as the present generation�察�only they took life simply�察�

as they found it。 

     Children      are  now    taken    abroad    so   young�察   �that   before    they   have 

reached an age to appreciate what they see�察�Europe has become to them a 

twice´told   tale。   So   true   is   this�察  �that   a   receipt   for   making   children   good 

Americans is to bring them up abroad。 Once they get back here it is hard 

to entice them away again。 

     With each improvement in the speed of our steamers�察�something of the 

glamour of Europe vanishes。 The crowds that ye

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