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visits to the business centres of our city�察�I find that the idea of eating is 

repugnant。       It  seems     to   be   wrong     to   waste    time    on    anything     so 

unproductive。  Last   week   a   friend offered   me   a   ;luncheon tablet;   from  a 

box   on   his   desk。   ;It's   as   good   as   a   meal�察─  �he   said�察   �and   so   much   more 

expeditious� ─�

     The proprietor of one down´town restaurant has the stock quotations 

exhibited on a black´board at the end of his room�察�in this way his patrons 

can keep in touch with the ;Street; as they hurriedly stoke up。 

     A   parlor   car�察  �toward   a   journey's   end�察  �is   another   excellent   place   to 

observe   our   native   ways。   Coming   from   Washington   the   other   day   my 

fellow´passengers began to show signs of restlessness near Newark。 Books 

and   papers   were   thrown   aside�察  �a   general   ;uprising�察 �unveiling;   followed�察�

accompanied by our objectionable custom of having our clothes brushed 

in   each   other's   faces。   By   the   time   Jersey   City   appeared   on   the   horizon�察�

every man�察�woman�察�and child in that car was jammed�察�baggage in hand�察�

into   the   stuffy   little   passage   which   precedes   the   entrance�察  �swaying   and 

staggering about while the train backed and delayed。 

     The explanation of this is quite simple。 The ;influence; was at work�察�

preventing      those   people    from    acting   like   other   civilized   mortals�察   �and 

remaining seated until their train had come to a standstill。 

     Being fresh from the ;other side�察─�and retaining some of my acquired 

calm�察�I sat in my chair� �The surprise on the faces of the other passengers 

warned me�察�however�察�that it would not be safe to carry this pose too far。 

The porter�察�puzzled by the unaccustomed sight�察�touched me kindly on the 



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shoulder�察  �and   asked   if   I   ;felt   sick;�   �So   now�察  �to   avoid   all   affectation   of 

superiority�察  �I   struggled   into   my   great´coat�察  �regardless   of   eighty   degrees 

temperature in the car�察�and meekly joined the standing army of martyrs�察�to 

hurry�察�scampering with them from the still´moving car to the boat�察�and on 

to the trolley before the craft had been moored to its landing pier。 

     In Paris�察�on taking an omnibus�察�you are given a number and the right 

to   the   first   vacant   seat。   When   the   places   in   a   ;bus;   are   all   occupied   it 

receives   no   further   occupants。   Imagine   a   traction   line   attempting   such   a 

reform   here�   �There   would   be   a   riot�察  �and   the   conductors   hanged   to   the 

nearest trolley´poles in an hour� �

     To   prevent     a  citizen   from   crowding     into   an  over´full    vehicle�察  �and 

stamping on its occupants in the process�察�would be to infringe one of his 

dearest privileges�察�not to mention his chance of riding free。 

     A small boy of my acquaintance tells me he rarely finds it necessary to 

pay     in  a   New     York    car。  The    conductors      are   too   hurried    and   too 

preoccupied pocketing their share of the receipts to keep count。 ;When he 

passes�察�I just look blank� ─�remarked the ingenious youth。 

     Of all the individuals�察�however�察�in the community�察�our idle class suffer 

the most acutely from lack of time�察�though�察�like Charles Lamb's gentleman�察�

they have all there is。 

     From the moment a man of leisure�察�or his wife�察�wakens in the morning 

until they drop into a fitful slumber at night�察�their day is an agitated chase。 

No matter where or when you meet them�察�they are always on the wing。 

     ;Am I late again�拭─�gasped a thin little woman to me the other evening�察�

as she hurried into the drawing´room�察�where she had kept her guests and 

dinner waiting。 ;I've been so driven all day�察�I'm a wreck� ─�A glance at her 

hatchet´faced husband revealed the fact that he�察�too�察�was chasing after a 

stray half´hour lost somewhere in his youth。 His color and most of his hair 

had gone in its pursuit�察�while his hands had acquired a twitch�察�as though 

urging on a tired steed。 

     Go and ask that lady for a cup of tea at twilight�察�ten to one she will 

receive you with her hat on�察�explaining that she has not had time to take it 

off   since   breakfast。   If   she   writes   to   you�察  �her   notes   are   signed�察   �In   great 

haste�察─�or ;In a tearing hurry。; She is out of her house by half´past eight on 



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most   mornings�察  �yet   when   calling   she   sits   on   the   edge   of   her   chair�察  �and 

assures you that she has not a moment to stay�察 �has only run in�察─�etc。 

     Just what drives her so hard is a mystery�察�for beyond a vague charity 

meeting or two and some calls�察�she accomplishes little。 Although wealthy 

and   childless�察  �with   no   cares   and   few   worries�察  �she   succumbs   to   nervous 

prostration every two or three years�察 �from overwork。; 

     Listen to a compatriot's account of his European trip� �He will certainly 

tell you how short the ocean crossing was�察�giving hours and minutes with 

zest�察  �as   though   he   had   got   ahead   of   Father   Time   in   a   transaction。   Then 

follows a list of the many countries seen during his tour。 

     I know a lady lying ill to´day because she would hurry herself and her 

children�察�in six weeks last summer�察�through a Continental tour that should 

have   occupied   three   months。   She   had   no   particular   reason   for   hurrying�察�

indeed�察  �she   got   ahead   of   her   schedule�察  �and   had   to   wait   in   Paris   for   the 

steamer�察�a detail�察�however�察�that in no way diminished madame's pleasure 

in having done so much during her holiday。 This same lady deplores lack 

of leisure hours�察�yet if she finds by her engagement book that there is a 

free week ahead�察�she will run to Washington or Lakewood�察 �for a change�察─�

or organize a party to Florida。 

     To   realize   how   our   upper   ten   scramble   through   existence�察  �one   must 

also contrast their fidgety way of feeding with the bovine calm in which a 

German absorbs his nourishment and the hours Italians can pass over their 

meals�察�an American dinner party affords us the opportunity。 

     There   is   an   impression   that   the   fashion   for   quickly   served   dinners 

came to us from England。 If this is true ��which I doubt�察�it fits too nicely 

with our temperament to have been imported���察�we owe H。R。H。 a debt of 

gratitude�察    �for  nothing    is  so   tiresome    as  too   many     courses    needlessly 

prolonged。 

     Like all converts�察�however�察�we are too zealous。 From oysters to fruit�察�

dinners now are a breathless steeplechase�察�during which we take our viand 

hedges and champagne ditches at a dead run�察�with conversation pushed at 

much   the   same   speed。   To   be   silent   would   be   to   imply   that   one   was   not 

having   a   good   time�察  �so   we   rattle   and   gobble   on   toward   the   finger´bowl 

winning´ post�察�only to find that rest is not there� �



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     As    the  hostess    pilots   the  ladies   away    to  the   drawing´room�察      �she 

whispers   to   her   spouse�察   �You   won't   smoke   long�察  �will   you�拭─  �So   we   are 

mulcted in the enjoyment of even that last resource of weary humanity�察�the 

cigar�察�and are hustled away from that and our coffee�察�only to find that our 

appearance is a signal for a general move。 

     One of the older ladies rises�察�the next moment the whole circle�察�like a 

flock   of   frightened   birds�察  �are   up  and   off�察  �crowding   each    other   in  the 

hallway�察�calling for their 

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