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Tex1TheOrange
OfthefruitsoftheyearIgivemyvotetotheorange.
Inthefirstplaceitisaperennial—ifnotinactualfact,atleastinthegreengrocer’sshop.Onthedayswhendessertisanamegiventohandfulfchocolatesandalittlepreservedginger,whenmacedoinedefruits(水果什锦)isthetitlebestowedontwoprunesandapieceofrhubarbs,thentheorange,howeversour,comesnoblytotherescue;andonwhoseotherdaysofplentywhencherriesandstrawberriesandraspberriesandgooseberriesriottogetheruponthetable,theorange,sweeterthanever,isstilltheretoholditsown.Breadandbutter,beefandmutton,eggsandbacon,arenotmorenecessarytoanorderedexistencethantheorange.
Itiswellthatthecommonestfruitshouldbealsothebest.OfthevirtuesoftheorangeIhavenotroomfullytospeak.Ithaspropertiesofhealthgiving,asthatiscuresinfluenzaandestablishesthecomplexion.Itisclean,forwhoeverhandlesitonitswaytoyourtable,buthandlesitsoutercovering,itstopcoat,whichisleftinthehall.Itisround,andformsandexcellentsubstitutewiththeyoungforacricketball.Thepipcanbeflickedatyourenemies,andquiteasmallpieceofpeelmakesaslideforanoldgentleman.
Butallthiswouldcountnothinghadnottheorangesuchdelightfulqualitiesoftaste.Idarenotletmyselfgouponthissubject.Iamaslavetoitssweetness.Igrudgeeverymarriageinthatitmeansafreshsupplyoforangeblossom,thepromisesomuchgoldenfruitcutshort.However,theworldmustgoon.
Withtheorangewedoliveyearinandyearout.Thatspeakswellfortheorange.Thefactisthatthereisanhonestyabouttheorangewhichappealstoallofus.Ifitisgoingtobebad—forthebestofusarebadsometimes—itbeginstobebadfromtheoutside,notfromtheinside.Howmanyapearwhichpresentsabloomingfacetotheworldisrottenatthecore.Howmanyaninnocent-lookingappleisharboringaworminthebud.Buttheorangehasnosecretfaults.Itsoutsideisamirrorofitsinside,andifyouarequickyoucantelltheshopmansobeforeheslipsitintothebag.
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Audubon’sdecisiontotryhishandasaportraitartist,thoughitsubsequentlyprovedtobenotonlythegatewaytooneofhismostuniqueexperiencesbuttherealturning-pointofhislife,wasatthetimemade,nothingbutalastdesperateefforttosavehimselfandhisfamilyfromstarving.For12yearshehadstrivenasbestashecouldtoestablishhimselfasabusinessmanandprovidemoreforhisfamily.Butdisasteranddiscouragementhadconfrontedhimateveryturnintheroad,andnowattheageof34andwithawifeandtwosmallchildrendependentonhim,andwithoutadollartohisname,hewasforcedbynecessitytoturntohisownnaturaltalentsandapplythemintheonlywaythatseemedtoofferanymoney-makingpossibilitieswhatever.FromtimetotimehedrewafewroughsketchesofhiswifeandofsomeofhisIndianfriends,andtheresultshadbeenfairlysatisfactory.
Buthewasfarfromconfidentthattotalstrangerswouldlikehisworkorbewillingtopayhimtomaketheirportraits,anditwas“withthatheaviestofburdens,aheavyheart”thathefinallyleftHenderson—hisportfolioofpreciousseeminglyworthlessbirdpicturesunderhisleftarm,andhisrifleacrosshisrightshoulder,andturnedhisfacetowardLouisville.
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TheBeautyofBritain
Isuspectthatwearealways,faintlyconsciousofthefactthatthisisasmallishisland,withtheseaalwaysroundthecorner.Weknowthateverythinghastobeneatlypackedintoasmallspace.Nature,wefeel,hascarefullyadjustedthings--mountains,plains,rivers,lakes--tothescaleoftheislanditself.Amountain12,000feethighwouldbeahorriblemonsterhere,aswrongasaplain400mileslong,ariverasbroadastheMississippi.Thoughthegeographicalfeaturesofthisislandarecomparativelysmall,andthereisastonishingvarietyalmosteverywhere,thatdoesnotmeanthatourmountainsarenotmountains,ourplainsnotplains.
Anothercharacteristicofourlandscapeisitsexquisitemoderation.Itlooksliketheresultofoneofthosehappycompromisesthatmakeoursocialandpoliticalplanssoirrationalandyetsosuccessful.Ithasbeenbornofacompromisebetweenwildernessandtameness,betweenNatureandMan.Inmanycountriesyoupassstraightfromregionwheremenhavelefttheirmarkoneveryinchofgroundtootherregionsthatdesolatewildernesses.Abroad,wehaveallnoticedhowabruptlymostofthecitiesseemtobegin:
here,nocity;there,onecity.Withusthecitiespretendtheyarenotreallythereuntilwearewellinsidethem.Theyalmostinsinuate(逐渐融入)themselvesintothecountryside.Thiscomesfromanothercompromiseofours,thesuburb.Thereisagreatdealtobesaidf
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