Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-08-18

please, sir, don't push so.'
| was endeavofing to penetrate the
dense crowd that nearly filled the ent-
rance. and blocked up the door way after
one OF our popular lectures, that this ex-
clama,lon met my attention. 1t procee-
ded from little girl of no. more than
10 years, who, hemmed by the wall on
one side, and the crowd on the other, was
vainly endeavoring TO extricate herself.
The person addressed paid no atten-
ton TO the entreaties of the little one,
but pushed on toward the door.
Look here, SIR exclaimed a man
whose coarse apparel, sturdy frame, and
toll embrowned hands con.ras.ed strong
ly with the delicately gloved fingers,
curling locks, and expensive broadclotl
Of the former. Look you here, sir,
you're Jamming that little gals bonnet
all tew smash with them sharp elbows Of
yourn.'
Can't help that grullly replied the
individual addressed-'l look TO number
one
You take care of number one. do
you! Wal, that's all fair; so do l. re-
piled the honest countryman; and with
these words be took the little girl ia his
arms, and placing his broad shoulders a.
gainst the slight form of the latter. he
pushed him through the crowd, down the
steps, landing HIM with rather more
haste than dignity, in the street.
The young gentleman picked himself
up, but rather lnlimidated by the stout
fist o: the stranger, and abashed by the
laughter of the crowd, concluded il was
"ebout time for him to 90 home
In pnlite society, the former would be
courted and admired, and the latter over
looked and despised, but who was the
genileman!
On a raw, clustering day, few weeks
since, young girl with small basket
on her arm, entered one of our stores. -
After making a few purchases she turn
ed to leave. Two gentlemen stood in
the doorway, whose appearance indica-
ted that they thought themselves 'consid.
erable,' If not more: whose soft, sleek
coats and delicate hands were apparent
ly abou, the same quality as their brains.
As they made no. the slightest movement
as she approached, the young girl hesi-
taten moment, but seeing no other way
she politely requested them to stand a.
side. They .azily moved few inches,
allowing her barely room 10 pass. giving
her, as she did so, broad stare that sent
the color to her cheek and the fire in her
eye.
In stepping upon the icy pavement,
her foot slipped, and in endeavorins to
save herself, the basket fell, aud the wind
scattered It's contents in every direction.
At this, the two gentlemen burs. into
a loud laugh, and seemed to consider il
vastly amusing.
'Let me assist you,' exclaimed pleas.
ant voice, and lad about sixteen, whose
hands showed that they were accustom-
ed to labor, and whose coarse, we'll
patched coat indicated that he was the
child of poverty, sprang forward, and
gathering up the articles, presented the
basket with abow that would have graced
drawing room. 'Uho ,oas The gen.
Heman?'
Boys! you are all ambitious TO be con.
sidered gentlemen. That is all very nat
ural, but remember that neither your
own nor your parents position in life.
your tailor, your boot black. or your barr
Der, can make you one. The true gem
tleman is the same everywhere. Not
only in the social party, or the ball, bu,
in the noisy mill, the busy shop, the
crowded assembly, at home, or on the
street. Never expressing the weak or
ridiculing the unfortunate. Respectful
aud attentive to his superiors; pleasant
and aifable 10 his equals; careful and
tender of the feelings of those he may
consider beneath him.-Nashua Ieie-