FROMNEWYORKINTONEWENGLAND
Thereis，ofcourse，almostaworld’sdifferencebetweenEnglandandtheContinentanywhere;butIdonotrecalljustnowanytransitionbetweenContinentalcountrieswhichinvolvesamoredistinctchangeinthesuperficialaspectofthingsthanthepassagefromtheMiddleStatesintoNewEngland。ItisallAmerican，butAmericanofdiverseideals;andyouarehardlyovertheborderbeforeyouaresensibleofdiverseeffects，whicharethemoreapparenttoyouthemoreAmericanyouare。IfyouwantthecontrastatitssharpestyouhadbetterleaveNewYorkonaSoundboat;forthenyousleepoutoftheMiddleStatecivilizationandwakeintothecivilizationofNewEngland，whichseemstogiveitsstamptonatureherself。Astoman，hetakesitwhethernativeoralien;andifheisforeign—bornitmarkshimanotherIrishman，Italian，Canadian，Jew，ornegrofromhisbrotherinanyotherpartoftheUnitedStates。
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Whenyouhaveatheoryofanykind，proofsofitareapttoseekyouout，andI，whoamratherfondofmyfaithinNewEngland’sinfluenceofthissort，hadasprettyaninstanceofitthedayaftermyarrivalasIcouldwish。AcoloredbrotherofMassachusettsbirth，asblackasamancanwellbe，andofamerelyanthropoidalprofile，wasdrivingmealongshoreinsearchofasea—sidehotelwhenwecameuponaweak—mindedyoungchickenintheroad。Thenaturalexpectationisthatanychickeninthesecircumstanceswillwaitforyourvehicle，andthenflyupbeforeitwithaloudscreech;butthischickenmayhavebeenovercomebytheheat（itwasalandbreezeanditdrewlikethebreathofafurnaceoverthehay—cocksandtheclover），oritmayhavemistimedthewheel，whichpassedoveritsheadandleftittoflopamomentinthedustandthenfallstill。Thepoorlittletragedywassufficientlydistressfultome，butIboreitwell，comparedwithmydriver。Hecouldhardlystoplamentingit;andwhenpresentlywemetayoungfarmer，hepulledup。
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