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Show P SEEING THE THECITY THECITY THECITY THECITYU CITY CITYby byLEONARD by byLEONARD U LEONARD A . . BARRETTIn BARRETT | In every hr Urge lirecity lirecitye , ; e .1ty 1ty city < . \\e e "e we \ " \ are greeted greetedbi greetedb greetedb3 b b3 ) a crler- crler crlernjoy crier-"enjoy crier "enjoy enjoy crier - "Enjoy Enjoy " njoy a slghh sightseeing > eelnJ trip , L two dollars doJl'1rs doJl1rs ' fop for athree athree a ; ? three - . hour rideII ride II " IIWe gWe $ We pay our moneynnd money moneyEand nnd and tnl take e the ride rille rilleOn : s ' ; 'On On ' Eand On tlie the return jonrney jouree jnur jonr jour * ee eeney ney " we "e e are ure InteresteG Inter . j . ested esteG ester In a numberof numberof number . of per persons ons " who "ho ho oho e ec cx- cx cxJpress - " Jpress | press grpit grp'lt grplt great ' s1tlsfaction satlsfaction sitis s1tls satls sitis&i Ii &i i & faction In ha\ ha haIn having lansint havinga'seen \ In 6 6'seen a'seen aseen 'seen seen ' the city cl ty . 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True . , they siw S'lW SlW saw ' t'1l1 t1l1 tall tallbuildings tillbuildings ' buildings the e exterior e\terlor e terlor ' \ terlnr of the at ait art t mu muscum muscum scum , houses upon whose construction constructionfortunes constructionfortunes constructionfortunes fortunes \ were ere spent , perlnps perh1ps perhaps they 5'1\\ 5'1 51 savv 5'1the savvthe sivvthe ' \ \ the stock stoch maiket market mm I.et Iet . and nnybe m'1ybe m1ybe maybe ' the zoo zooThey zooThey zooThey They siw S'lW SlW saw ' many visible vIslhle objects but the thereal thereal thereal real city they completely failed to see see.for seefor . , for tint th'1t th1t that ' is lS InvlsIhle-lts InvlsIhle lts invisible-Its invisible Its Invisible - - Its music l1bl1 hbaa l1bl1rlec hbaaries libiiries rlec ries : ; , , neighborhood houses , hospit'11s hospit11s hospitals hospit'11schurches hospitalschurches hospitilschurches ' churches unJ\ unJ um\ersities um ersities unJersltles universities \ \ ersltles and homes The There'll Thereal Thereil re'll rell real ' city Is sort of spiritual spmtual thIn thing ; : ; the theaspirations theaspirations theaspirations aspirations stru struggles les . , , ambitions , successes suc suc- successes successes - cesses as well as failures of its popu popul'1Uon population populition populitionA l'1Uon l1Uon lation ' l'1UonA lationA A stringer stnnger stranger In a ' lirge l'lrge llrge large city reveals revealshie revealshis revealshis hie his : ; true Inner soul the moment he ire setsvut sets vut ' ) > ut to "see see " the city . ' A fehours few fe\\ fe fevv \ liours hours after he starts out to see whit wh'lt whlt what ' the city h1s has hasto h1sto histo to offer we may ma find him In the lens dens densof ( densof lensof of vice gambling gamhllng ganihling joints or g1ngster gangster g1ngsterqunrtE gangsterquarters gingsterquarters qunrtE quarters > rs ; we miy m'1y m1y may ' find him quietiv quletl\ quletl quietly quletlsit \ sit- sit sittVlg sit sitting - . ting tVlg tang In one of Its greit gre'1t gre1t great ' cathedrils catherlr'11s catherlr11s cathedrals ' or orstudying orstudying orstudying studying the collection of art In one oneof oneof oneof of lecturesIn Its museums or ll li&tenlng litenlng listening & ! > tenlng to lectures In one of Its great reat unIversitiesThe universitiesThe universities universitiesThe The reictlon re'lctlon relctlon reaction ' within one " who "ho ho sees the seesthe city for the first time Is most In- In In - teresting tcrcstlng Interesting Intcrcstlng byIts Some are over\\ over overwhelmed overhelmell overwlielmeil \ helmell by Its s17 she sb'e sbe ' ( " rush and nnd con congestion estlon 1 'I I ' Ihevnever he\ he hey hene heynes \ ne\ ne nes neor \ or er drcimod dre'1mcd dre1mcd dreamed ' It was WJ.S WJS vvas . like JII.e JIIe . this Others Othersat Othersaie Othersale at ale e depressed fill f'1ll f1ll fail ' to see SCE ' the me1nlng meaning of meiningof me1nlngof meaningof It all and find themselves \ % victims Ictlms lctinas Ictlmsf 1 /f f / ) fa ofa f fa a bit hIt of home house < ; sickness 1'l.nE'ss 1l.nEss 1lnEss ( ' . ' 1 ' ' Iheymiss 1 hey miss the theodor theodor theodor odor of ro roses < ; es tlie the beauty of or trees amI and songs andsongs amIsongs of birds hlrds aeell ns ae as : ; \ ivcll \\ell ell well \ as that majestic majesUe thIns thing majesticthing majesticthIns majesUething : cillcd c1lJerl called silenceIt sllenceIt silenceIt silence sllence It is also Interestln Interesting to dlsco\ dlsco discover dlscoer \ er th'1t th1t that ' thitwhile thatwhlle whlle \ hlle once the tide UrIc was a\vi a vi 3'l 3\\ 3 away \ \ \ 'l l ' from the tlae country thecountry tlaecountry to the citv cltv city , the opposite is now true nowtrue Many poisons pel sons tiled ( lied of the 1m Im 1mpcrsomllsni 1mperson'1l1sm Impersonalism person'1l1sm person1l1sm personalism returningto ' of city lire llfe life , are returning returnln to ; small cmnIJ towns and tlnd ruril rur'll rurll rural ' cityhas ' life ' ! The 'he he cIty has much to offer to one vs \ who \ ho truly de slre sire's sires deslre3 deslre desire's ' to see its Inner life iife , but very little verylittle to offer oITer to one whose vvhnse \ hocc ; capacity capacItv to see tosee Is limited by hv the outwnid outwlUd outward thln tliin which 9Which tilingwhich glitter WhCl Wheiever Wherever C 9 ( theworld ever they are , . , the 'orld orld world " ' they see without Is but a renec reflec Uon ion refleetlon of the Inner orl \ world of heirt hC'lrt hClrt heart ' and anti andspirit antispirit spirit What ion you ou see asell as noil \\ell ell well \ ell1S is 1S as "h'11 h11 uhal " ' you nhilyou "h'11you uhalyou think thlnl etellllInes deteunlnes dctci mines ivlint whnt what I ee Sou ou UI aie late e e Western Newspaper Union |