The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-01-18
Who is the Gentleman

Who is the Gentleman7
4" Please. sir. do not push sa." IL
vas in endeayoring to penetrate the
dense crowd. that nearly filed the en-
trance and bloeked up the doorway
after one Of our popular lectures. that
this exclamation met ny attention. IL
proceeded lrum little girl oI not more
than ten years. who. hemmed up by the
uah on one side. and The crowd on the
other. was vainly endea,oriHg TO ex>
tricaie herself.
The person addressed paid no at
tcniion 10 the enlrraties Of the little
one. but pushed on towards The door.
Look here, SIR" exclaimed man
whose coarse apparel. sturdy frame
and toll embrowned hands canirasted
strongly with the dclicately gloved
fingers, curling locks and expensive
brnadcloth Of the former. " Look you
here. sir, you're jamming that little
gals bonnet all to smash. with them
elbows o'yourn."
"Can't help that" gruflly replied
the individual thus addressed; 81 look
10 number one"
fOu take care Of number one, do
you: Wal, that's all fair so do l." re-
piled the honest countryman and with
these words he took the little girl in
his arms, and placing his broad shoul-
ders against the slight form Of the oth-
er. he pushed him through the crowd.
dawn the steps, landing him with ra>
thcr more haste than dignity in the
street below.
lie young gentleman picked him,
self up, but rather intimidaled BY the
stout list of the stranger, and abashed
by the laughter of the crowd, conclud.
cd il was "about time for him to 90
home"
In polite society. the former would
be courted and admired. and the latter
overlooked and despised but "who
was the gentleman !"
On raw, clustering day, few days
since, girl, with small basket. .on
her arm, entered one OF our stores. Az
ter making Few purchases she turned
TO leave. Two gentlemen stood up in
the doorway, whose appearance indi>
Gated that they thought them selves"con.
Siderable" il not more whose soft,
sleek coats aud delicate hands were
apparently ofthe same quality as their
brains.
As they made not the slightest move
ment as she approached, the young girl
hesitated moment, but seeing no
other way, she politely requested them
to stand aside. Thcy lazily moved
! few inches, allowing her barely room
! TO pass; giving her as she did 50,
broad stare, that brought the color to
her cheek aud the Gre. in her eye.
! In stepping upon the icy pavement,
her foot slipped, and in endeavoring ta
save herself, her basket fell aud the
! wiiiN gathered its contents in every
direction.
AT this the two gentleman burst into
loud laugh, aud seemed to consider
, il vastly amusing.
Let me assist you," exclaimed
pleasant voice, and lad about sixteen,
whose hands showed that they were
accustomed to labor, and whose coarse,
well-patched coat indicated that he
! was the child Of poverty, sprang for
ward, and gathering up the articles,
presented them with a bow and smile
that would have graced a drawing
room. Who ras the genfleman?"
Boys! you are all ambitious to be
considered gentlemen. This is all
very natural /; but remember that nei>
ther your parents position in life, your
tailor, your boot,black, or your barber,
can make you one. The true gentle.
man is the same everywhere. Not
only at the social party or ball, but in
the noisy mill, the busy shop. the
crowded assembly, at home, or on the
street. Never depressing the weak,
or ridiculing the unfortunate. Respect
ful aud attentive to his superors; plea-
SAINT, affable to his equals /; careful aud
tender of those he may consider be-
meath him. Nashua Telegraph.
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