Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian., 1858-12-18
POLITE TO ALL PERSONS.

Bv which gray haired man Is sadly dreaming:
Night calls him to her, andhe leaves the door,
Silent and deSolate, and returns no more.
POLITE TO ALL PERSONS.
You cannot judge man by the coat he wears"
Halo, Limpy, the cars will start in min
ute; hurry up, or we shall leave you be-
hind"
The cars were waiting at station of one Of
our Western railroads. The engine was puff
ing and blowing. The baggage master was
busy with baggage and checks. The men
we're hurrying to and fro with chests and va
Uses, packages and trunks. Men, women and
children were rushing for the cars, and hastily
securing their seats, while the locomotive
snortcd and pused and blowed.
\ man careles>ly dressed was standing on
the platform of the depot. He was looking
around him, and seemingly paid little atten-
| ton to what was passing. 1t was easy to see
| that he was lame At hasty glance one
might easily have supposed that he was man
Of neither wealth nor influence. The con-
auctor of the train gave him a contemptuous
| 'ook, and slapping him tamiliarly ON the
shoulder, he called out
Halo, Limpy; better get aboard, or the
cars will leave you behind"
Time enough, reckon" replied the in
dividual so roughly dressed, and he retained
his seemingly lstless position.
The last trunk was tumbled into the bag
gage car "All aboard ~ cried the conduct
or. "Get on, Limpy," said he, as he passed
The lame carelesSly dressed man.
Thc lame man maze 40 reply.
just as the train WAS slowly moving away,
he lame man stepped on the platform of the
asst car, ard walking in quietly, took a seat.
The train had moved On few miles, when
he conductor appea 'ed Al ,.e loor of the car
where our friend was si,,...g. Passing along,
4. SION discovered the straugcr WholA he had
cen at the station.
Hand out your money here ~
81 don't pay replied the lame man, very
quietly.
Don't pay 2"
"No, sir"
"We'll see about that l shall put you
out at the next station ~ and he seized the
ali;e which was on the rack over the head OF
| our friend.
Better not be so rough, young man" re-
| turned the stranger.
The conductor released the carpet bag for
moment; and seeing he could do more then,
ne passed on to collect the fare from other
| passengers. As he stopped on seat few
PAGES off, a gentleman who had heard the
conversation Just mentioned, looked up at the
conductor, and asked him
Do you know to whom you were speak
| ing just now ?"
!" No sir"
"That was Peter Warburton, the Presi-
dent of the road"
Are you sure Of that, sir! - replied
the conductor, trying to conceal his agitation
! q" | know him."
The color rose a little in the young mans
face hut With rtrouG effort he contI Uiicu
himself and went on collecting his fare as
usual.
Meanwhile, Mr. Warb,..rton sat quietly in
his seat-none of those who Were near nm
could unravel the expression of his tat.e, nor
tell what would be the next movement in tIlt
scene. And he-of what thought he? He
had been rudely treated; he had been unkind-
| ly ta,mted with the infirmity which had come,
perhaps, through no fault of his. He could
revenge himself if he chose. He could tell the
Directors the simple truth, and the young
| man would be deprived of his place at once.
| Should he do it?
And vet, why should he care? tie knew
| what he was worth He knew how he had
| risen by his own exertions to the position he
now held. When, a little orange peddler, he
stood by the street crossings, he had many a
rebuilt He had outlived those days of hard
| ship; he was respected now. Should he care
! for a strangers rOughness or taunt? Those
who sat near him waited curiously to see the
end.
Presently the conductor came back. With
a steady energy he walked up to Mr.. War
burton's side He took his books from his
pocket, the bank bills, the tickets Which he
| had collected, and laid them in Mr.. Warbur-
ton' hand.
81 resign my place, sir" he said.
The President looked over the accounts for
Y moment, then motioning to the vacant seat
at his side, said
Sit down, sir, | would like to talk with
you"
As the young man sat down, the President
turned to him with a face in which was no an
cry feeling, and spoke to him in an under
tone.
my young friend, have no revengefu
feelings to crafty in this matter but yot
have been very imprudent Your maner
he'd il been thus to stranger, would have
| h'ci very iHJuii'uS " tiiO hilSiNoto VI '''
company. might tell them Of this, but
sill not BY doirg SO should throw yo,
out of your situation, and YOU might iind i
difficult to find another Bat in future, re
member to be polite to al, whom you meet
You cannot Judge of ma: by the coat HI
wears and even the poorest should be treat
ed with civility. Take up your books, sir
shall tell no man of what has passed.
you change your course, nothing which ha
happened to-day shall injure you. You
situation is still continued. Good morning
sir"
The train of cars swept on, as many
train had done before; but within it lessor
rad been given and learned, and the purpor
Of the lesson ran somewhat thus: Don
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