THE SMUG LIFE 



How the smug propriety of a city 

 street palls upon me. Back of the 

 propriety was the greed of real estate 

 owners, and along with it, on the part 

 of those who had the houses built, 

 was the lack of artistic sense. All 

 the houses are within a dozen feet 

 of the sidewalk, and so close together 

 that air and light are impossibilities. 

 Here we live, thinking we have a 

 beautiful place. We put on our best 

 clothes and go down the cement side- 

 walk a few squares and back again. 

 Day after to-morrow we will do the 

 same stunt, and then say to ourselves, 

 " How nice it is to live in town." 

 We have not room to move, nor 



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