Show old and young we are clear that it is by no means t tha he special defect of our time that the old do not enter heartily into the life of the tha 7 young comparing p the present resen genera tiou tion with generations past wo we say that t one of the most moat distinctive active notes of the present day is the sympathy of the old for the young a sympathy which the tha young generally and rather heartily appreciate pre preci clate ate but which they do not very often reciprocate instead of conversing tt so eo as to turn tarn the back of the conversation toward the tha old they usually expect and confidently expect that a good deal of its life and interest will be ba contributed by the tha old and are rather scandalized if the expectation be disappointed in fact they habitually expect the old to be juvenile in their interests and they a are T very ery much disappointed than the young people of forty or fifty years ago if they had formed the same expect expectations lations which they certainly did not often do would have been just as aa tho the rich are now habitually expected and very often justify the expectation to find their deepest interest in alleviating the tha condition poor so are now habitually expected to find their deepest interest in rendering the pursuits and pleasures 0 the young still more attractive nor do they very often disappoint tation london spectator |