For the Benefit of City Nimrods 



CONUNDRUM : Which is the greener — a country- 

 man in the city, or an urbanite in the country ? 

 Answer: Puck^ Judge, Life, Punch, Jack Canuck, 

 and the Editor of the Green Gage Clarion to the contrary 

 notwithstanding, the city-bred man displays many more 

 verdant characteristics while attempting to disport him- 

 self in and with the appurtenances of the outer outposts 

 of the far-flung civilization of this great North American 

 continent, than does the proverbial hick, gawk, lout, 

 jay, or farmer, while taking in (or vice versa) one of our 

 glittering metropolitan catch-alls. And to make matters 

 more difficult for the city man seeking to learn country 

 ways, there is no one outside of an occasional licensed 

 guide to restrain him and keep him from getting drowned, 

 shooting himself (or some innocent bystander), or com- 

 mitting some other depredation against the public weal; 

 while the visiting farmer involuntarily has the protection 

 of a more or less efficient police force. Then again, the 

 country cousin can move with the crowd, and to a large 

 extent escape notice while learning from observation 

 citified methods of living and entertainment. The 

 metropolite in the country, on the other hand, is the 

 centre of attraction to his country host, employees and 

 their friends. Any awkward efforts he m.ay make to- 

 wards learning about a boat, canoe, gun, fishing-rod, 

 the habits of wild animals, or even domestic cattle, are 

 apt to promote audible hilarity among the straw-chewing 

 spectators, with resultant irritability, and perhaps reckless 

 and desperate attempts to make good on the part of the 



neophyte. 



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