| Show UNCIVIL KINDNESS T ud erness of heart but bat partially con COD ceased by toughness Kough nesa of 31 planner anner robert louis stevenson in his book of essays entitled across the plains plain gives an example of what he calls the aun uncivil civil of americans that rough friendliness which in its contradictory character is so bewildering to the foreigner newly landed he says it was immediately after I 1 had bad left the emigrant train and I 1 am told that tha t I 1 looked like a man at deaths door so much had the long journey shaken me I 1 sat at the end of the car and the ca catch being broken and myself sick and feverish I 1 had to hold the door open w with ith my foot for the sal sake ce of air in this attitude my leg barred the newsboy from his box of merchandise I 1 made haste baste to let him pass when I 1 observed that he was coming but I 1 was busy with a book and so once or twice he came upon me unawares on these occasions he most rudely struck my foot aside and though I 1 my self apologized as if to show him way be answered me never a word I 1 chafed chafee furiously and I 1 fear the next nest time it would have come to words but suddenly I 1 felt a touch upon ray my shoulder and a large juicy pear was put into my hand it was the newsboy who had observed that I 1 was looking ill an and d so made me this present out of a tender heart for the rest of the journey I 1 was petted ill like e a sick child he lent me newspapers thus depriving himself of his legitimate pro profit fit on their sale and came repeatedly to sit by me and cheer me up M |
