ething。 Of these three trembling cities tile greatest is the last—the city of final destination； the city that is a goal。 It is this third city that accounts for New York’s light…strung disposition； its poetical deportment6； its dedication to the arts； and its inparable achievements。 muters give the city its tidal restlessness； native give it solidity and continuity； but the settlers give it passion。 And whether it is a farmer arriving from Italy to set up a small town in Mississippi to escape the indignity of being observed by her neighbors； or a boy arriving from the Corn Belt with a manuscript in his suitcase and a pain in his heart； it makes no difference： each absorbs New York with the fresh eyes of an adventurer； each generates heat and light to dwarf the Consolidated Edison pany。
The muter is the queerest bird of all。 The suburb he inhabits has no essential vitality of its own and is a mere roost where he es at day’s end to got to sleep。 Except in rare cases； the man who lives in Mamaroneck or Little Neck or Teaneck and works in New York； discovers nothing much about the city except the time of arrival and departure of trains and buses； and the path to a quick lunch。 He is desk… bound； and has never； idly roaming in the gloaming； stumbled suddenly on Belvedere Tower in the Park； seen the ramparts rise sheer from the water of the pond； and the boys along the shore fishing for minnows； girls stretched out negligently on the shelves of the rocks； he has never e su