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XXII
THE DUEL
THE gods, lying beside their nectar on 'Lympus and peep-
ing over the edge of the cliff, perceive a difference in cities.
Although it would seem that to their vision towns must
appear as large or small ant-hills without special character-
istics, yet it is not so. Studying the habits of ants from so
great a height should be but a mild diversion when
coupled with the soft drink that mythology tells us is their
only solace. But doubtless they have amused themselves
by the comparison of villages and towns; and it will be no
news to them (nor, perhaps, to many mortals), that in one
particularity New York stands unique among the cities
of the world. This shall be the theme of a little story
addressed to the man who sits smoking with his Sabbath-
slippered feet on another chair, and to the woman who
snatches the paper for a moment while boiling greens or
a narcotized baby leaves her free. With these I love to
sit upon the ground and tell sad stories of the death of
Kings.
New York City is inhabited by 4,000,000 mysterious
strangers; thus beating Bird Centre by three millions and
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Henry, O., 1862-1910. Strictly Business, book, 1910; New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth139374/m1/306/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Austin History Center, Austin Public Library.