. Bill Nye's history of the United States. et his baggage off thesteamer. The more I study American institutionsthe more I regret that I was not born a foreigner, THOUGHTS ON THE LATE WAR. 299 SO that I could have something to say about themanao-ement of our ereat land. If I could notbe a foreigner, I believe I should prefer to be apoliceman or an Indian not taxed. I am often led to ask, in the language of thepoet, Is civilization a failure, and is the Caucasianplayed out? Almost every one can have a good deal offun in America except theAmerican. He seems to beso busy paying his taxes thathe h
. Bill Nye's history of the United States. et his baggage off thesteamer. The more I study American institutionsthe more I regret that I was not born a foreigner, THOUGHTS ON THE LATE WAR. 299 SO that I could have something to say about themanao-ement of our ereat land. If I could notbe a foreigner, I believe I should prefer to be apoliceman or an Indian not taxed. I am often led to ask, in the language of thepoet, Is civilization a failure, and is the Caucasianplayed out? Almost every one can have a good deal offun in America except theAmerican. He seems to beso busy paying his taxes thathe has very little time to vote,or to mingle in societys giddywhirl, or to mix up with thenobility. That is the reasonwhy the alien who ridesacross the United States inthe Limited Mail andwrites a book about usbefore breakfast won-ders why we are alwaysin a hurry. That alsois the reason why wehave to throw our mealsinto ourselves with suchdespatch, and hardlyhave time to maintaina warm personal friend-ship with our families. ^ .Jr^hr. ^^ ^^°. 300 HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. We do not care much for wealth, but we musthave freedom, and freedom costs money. Wehave advertised to furnish a bunch of freedom toevery man, woman, and child who comes to ourshores, and we are going to deliver the goodswhether we have any left for ourselves or not. What would the great world beyond the seassay to us if some day the blue-eyed Oriental, withhis heart full of love for our female seminaries andour old womens homes, should land upon ourcoasts and crave freedom in car-load lots but findthat we were using all the liberty ourselves ? Butwhat do we want of liberty, anyhow ? Whatcould we do with it if we had it ? It takes a manof leisure to enjoy liberty, and we ha\e no leisurewhatever. It is a good thing to keep in the housefor the use of guests, but we dont need it forourselves. Therefore we have a statue of Liberty Enlight-ening the World, because it shows that we keepLiberty on tap winter and sum
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