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Show THE OPEN AMERICAN YARD. One Ftatura of Our Life That Impresses Im-presses Englishmen. "One thing that Impresses the stranger ia the houses without fences around them." remarked an Kngllsh-man Kngllsh-man at the Waldorf-Astoria to a New Vork Herald reporter. "In Knglani, when we build our houses, we put walls around them, and build the walla so high that no one can look over. "Not that we are ashnmed to lie seen, but becauso every man'a houso L'' t-,- ,. ,v. r .... ';-i.s - -C i ENTRANCE TO ARMY AND NAVY HOSPITAL. Is Mb castle, you know. I suppose tho Americana build their houses having In mind tho maxim of the old Human -'1 will build my houso so that all the v.,uJd may see my every action.' "As t walked down a realdence street the oilier day' I saw the tamlly citing bieukfast, and through (ha window win-dow of another house the domestic making beds. On the lawn of a third bouse were playing a acore of the neighbors' children. "An Englishman la like a bear If nny imp steps on his Igwii. You know the story told of Tennyson?, Several young women anxious to see him made i pilgrimage to his country seat. Tennyson was seated on tho tront steps, smoking an old pipe, when they appeared In the distance. The old port watched them crossNig his lawn and his brow lowiH'ed. '"'Is this Uird Tennyson? Well, we're so sorry ty Intrude. Wo wish to aKiloi;le for entering In this un-cpi'emonlou's un-cpi'emonlou's fashion.' lilen wrty don't you go?' snl.l Tennyson.' surrounding himself with a cloud of tobacco smoke." |
