THE NEW EARTH 



asked the representative of the American firm 

 if he could send her some extra-fine Scottish 

 beef no other would do. He hesitated a 

 moment, telling her, of course, how excellent 

 was the last American importation, a lot that 

 was particularly desirable, both in flavor and 

 curing. She replied, animatedly, that she was 

 delighted to hear it, but she must have the 

 Scottish, for none of her guests cared a fig 

 for American beef. Could he get her some, 

 extra fine? The American dealer smiled, and 

 answered that he thought he understood her, 

 and that he would see that she had what she 

 wished. 



"And, of course, she got it," he added, laugh- 

 ingly, "and, of course, she knew where it was 

 grown and cured, and, of course, her guests 

 praised the beef to the skies, so utterly unlike 

 the horrid stuff the Americans send over!" 



So it has gone in past days, not only in 

 England, but on the continent, and not only 

 in beef, but in other products of the earth, 

 which we are ready to barter abroad. Not in- 

 frequently, as in the case of fruits, for example, 

 it has been the fault of the American producer 

 that his wares were not in demand a second 



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