Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-04-13
which was the Gentleman .


"please, sir, don't push So" It was id en-
deayorine to penetrate the dense crowd that filed
the entrance and blocked up the doorway, after
one Of our popular lectures, that this exclamation
met my attention. Itproceeded from little girl
of not more than ten years, who, hemned BY the
wall on one side and the crowd on the other, was
yainly endeavoring to extricate herself
The person addressed paid no attention to the
entreaties of the little one, but rushed on towards
the door.
"Look here, exclaimed man whose coarse
apparel, sturdy frame, and toil-embrowned hands
contrassed strangely with the delicately-gl
fingers, curling lod ks, and expensive broadciotn'
of the former. "Lood here ! sir, you're jam
ming that little girls bonnet all to smash with
shamelbows of yourn.'
"can't help that" grufly replied the individu-
al addressed-"I look to number one.''
s.You take care of number one, do you :! Wal,
that's all fair; SO do IT, replied the honest coun-
tryman, and with these words he took the girl in
his arms, and placing his broad shoulder against
the slight form Of the latter he pushed him through
the crowd, down the steps, landing him with rath-
er more haste than dignity, in the street below
The young gentleman picked himself up, but rath-
er intimidated by the stout fist of the stranger,
and abashed by the laughter of the crowd, con-
cluded it was ssabout time for him to go home.'
In polite society the former would be courted and
admired, and the latter overlooked and despsed;
but, Which was the gentleman 2"
On raw and clustering day, few weeks
since, young girl with small basket on her
arm, entered one of our stores. After making
few purchases she turned to leave. Two gen.
Aemen stood in the doorway, whose appearance
indicated that they thought themselves considera-
Bile, ssif not more''-whose soft, sleek coats and
delicate hands were, apparently about the same
quality with their brains.
As they made not the slightest movement as
she approached, the young girl hesitated mo-
ment; bat seeing no other way, she politely re-
quested them to stand aside. They lazily moved
few inches, allowing her barely space to pass
giving her broad stare that brought the color to
her cheek and the fire to her eye.
In stepping upon the icy pavement, her foot
slipped, and in endeavoring to save herself, her
basket fell and the wind scattered its contents in
every direction.
At this the two gentleman burst into loud
laugh and seemed to consider it vastly amusing.
"Let me assist you," exclaimed pleasant a
voice, and lad about sixteen, whose hands show
ed that they were accustomed to labor, and whose
coarse, well-patched coat indicated that he was
the child of poverty, sprang forward, and gather
ing up the articles, presented the basket with a
bow and smile that would have graced drawing
room. "Which was the gentleman 2"
Boys! you are all ambitious to be considered
gentlemen. That is all very natural; but remem-
ber that neither your own nor your parents posi-
ton in life, your tailor, your boot-black, or your
barber, cappake you one. The true gentleman
is the same everywhere. Not only at the social
party ball, but in the noisy MILL the busy shop,
the crowded assembly, at home or in the street.
Never opposing the weak or rdiculing the unfor-
tunate. Respectful and attentive to his superiors,
pleasing and affable to his equals, careful and
tender of the feelings of those he may consider
beneath hm.-Nashua Telegraph.