One
Was Living In England And The Other Was Living In France; And One
Was A Man And The Other Was A Woman; And Both Of Them Were Avowedly
Regretful That They Had Not Been Born Elsewhere, Which, I Should
Say, Ought To Make The Sentiment Unanimous.
I also heard - at
second hand - of a young woman whose father served this country
in an ambassadorial capacity
At one of the principal Continental
courts until the administration at Washington had a lucid interval,
and endeared itself to the hearts of practically all Americans
residing in that country by throwing a net over him and yanking
him back home; this young woman was so fearful lest some one might
think she cherished any affection for her native land that once
when a legation secretary manifested a desire to learn the score
of the deciding game of a World's Series between the Giants and
the Athletics, she spoke up in the presence of witnesses and
said:
"Ah, baseball! How can any sane person be excited over that American
game? Tell me - some one please - how is it played?"
Yet she was born and reared in a town which for a great many years
has held a membership in the National League. Let us pass on to
a more pleasant topic.
Let us pass on to those well-meaning but temporarily misguided
persons who think they are going to be satisfied with staying on
indefinitely in Europe. They profess themselves as being amply
pleased with the present arrangement.
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