The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-05-11
CouItesey; Its beauty. Infiucuce. poric,
and Charm.

"iore eeuuiousiy by the young than cour,e.
"a "a Va tineh, md kindness OF manner The
! elen''al ~ almost every pent of view
a lavor Is greatly enhanced by ,be tons and
manner by which it is characterized abia -"s, a.
sal to confer IN obligation may be softened and
stripped Of mach bitterness by courteous and kind
y expressions. Ii Is so easy too for this Grace
70 become lahltual. Nothing so poshes and re.
hncs nothing so fully softens and subdue,
Ihe agreeable and the disagreeable are tbs
strong contrasts in society They may be seen
/ III every department in liie--n the press, in the
i"'Pt ~ The counting room and in the store. A
lar jar 'llnt Is readily detected. a bluff manner
Is always repul-ive and offensive. We sometime
since were told Of case in which an individual
WA" was somewhat indebted finding i, impossi
Die TO lIquldate the obligation at once, determined
a. last resort to call upon his creditor state the
tr ,a' u 'u"y ANA frankly, and ask his indifference
nc n'Vei'ew took place, but the debtor had moi
oeSh III conversation with tie creditor Z n,;nutos
oeiofe me rough, mde brutal nature Of tho man
oi wealth broke out and the debtor. pressed as ho
was 10 the wall, rushed from his presence In dis
Su'I s"u,hed that almost any sacrifice was bet.
u"n 'hn' OF seifrcspoct for the qualification
v, VI snch dscourtcons and hcartless merccnorv
f",'unatcIy, he soon encountered another ind
'idnal OF a disposition in broad contrast. and in
stating the Facts 10 him. was Instantly relieved
me eject was to close at once and forever nil
""I'ess operations with the rude and insolent man
r"u 70 ieei IlVely gratitude in all time TO come
i'r The individual who had simply acted in kind
ana courteous spirit, for in neither case was there
shc slightest risk, the party being merely pressed
similar scenes and circumstances no doubt on
th take place in the business transactions of liz,
- IL" years since, foreign gentleman stcpped
.i'o an once Mt Philadelphia, and asked one Of
. tile clerks If lp al 1
from winch he could obtain file of certain Spa
n'eh newspaper The young man listened with
n'u'e courtesy, pondered over the question for
moment and then, with spirit of great alac-
NY sn'l he himself could obtain the journal and
WOMB afford him great pleasure TO do so The
foreigner bowed his thanks, said TINT tbe matter
was %. "i considerable interest to him, but he was
uiWil',hg to put stranger to much trouble.
I Nol at all replied the YOUTH and for nm hour
vi more he busted himself in the spirit of kind
.,s' nnu courtesey every way commendable, and
S"s "Dle TO furnish the stranger with all the in
formation he so eagerly sought The affair noss
cd off, and nothing further was heard unon Tho
su'J'ot Tor more than year A thousand Incl.
ueht' occurred meanwhile, and the Young man
was pioddng along as usual, actively and cheer
i"liy engagedm his business. He was surprised
} however one morning. on visiting the post office
To- ma very diplomatic looking sort of package
dlrected to his address. on opening of which ho
discovered letter from the srangcr-a hirh oN,
Ger IN one of the South American republics-re.
mmdnS him of their hasty interview in Philadel
pia, nnd rendering handsome, honorable and
qu,'c lucrative post as representative of that re-
Tht !ySoGh@ qfan' tle 9gts in the United States.
with surprise and then the incident of the our.
MAJ rushed upon his memory, and n blush of con.
sc'ouS satisfaction and honest pride snlfuscd his
features! ! But circumstances of this kind or of
somewhat similar character, might be quoted
without number.
1t is perhaps ten years since m active and of
fcent member congress. lust at the close Of the
session, and in the midst Of very exciting scene
oi business, was taken aside into one Of the COM
mI'tcc rooms, and introduced hastily to gentle.
man from the far west The member had several
matters Of importance on hand. and could scarce
" spare the time necessary for an introduction
The moment the usual interchange Of courtescs
took place, The stranger. with an anxious manner
said that he had been lingering in Washington
for months with the object Of securing the pas.
sage Of particular bill and thus far without ruc.
cess. The matter ior him was of The deepest I'M
por'Hncc, and seeing the facility Of the member
IN such cascs he had vcnturol rs favor 10 asl,
that he would make m effort IN his behalf
At tins moment, the voice Of the Speaker was
heard ns about to put n question. the member
win nm air Of Impotence. responded TO the M.
peal-"lil try'-and the next moment was in hi,
seat, Half an hour afterwards an opportunity oc.
curred-;hc bill was called up for the last time.
the vote was taken aud the saves" prevailed. and
soon after the act was one Of the laws of the
ianL The parties did not meet for long tine.
Eul tIe memory Of the Kindness still fingered in
the heart Of the gentleman from the Far West.
who now occupies on" of the highest seats in the
country. and thus five years after, hearing that
the individual who had SO hciricndcd him was in
Uecunary difficulty, he wrote him lottcr ac
know'cigng the service he had so promptly rem.
dcrcd TO comnaritvt STRANGER, and the same
time profiered liberal and ample assistance.
But tits unnecessary to multiply cases II is
our philosophy that an act Of courtcsev, Of kind.
ness, Of .cnero-itv never dies 1t not only soft
ons ond brghtcns the prcsc.t but il fingers in the
heart aud memory for years, and il reacts in ma
ny an indirect form. y word of sympathy.
protcr ofasSStGnce, IN expression Of Kindness arc
all among the sweetest and gontlcst amenities Of
life, ami contribute not little to the happiness
OF our fellow creatures. 1t is. too, we repeat, so
easy to he courteous kindly and gcn.lemanlv.-
But how few Of us remember this truth and act
under It in our dealing and intercourse! How
few are able TO master the rough spirit of illna-
turc and illwi'l and to deal with the rich and
poor alike. rs if they We're brethren friends. be-
inrS full Of svmprthes and scnsbics and capa-
be Of approaching and cnioving the manifesto
tons nmahiIity Of heart generosity ofspirt and
masnanimity Of character