The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-09-22
TOWSONTOWN SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER
I'll Cali Tomorrow.

1t is never quite safe to be churlish or impo-
lite. A Boston manufacturer once lost some ex-
tensive orders from Russia by want of attention
to visitors and the following incident, said to
be literally true, is told of Philadelphia trader,
who subjected himself to great modification by
impoliteness to Washington Irving. He had
been much annoyed by idle calls, and became
little crusty.
About this time the owner was one day stand
ing in his door, when up came a rough looking
man, in well-bundled overcoat, wearing coarse,
unpublished boots, and carrying in his hand
whip, who thus accosted him
"Good day, sir. Are you the owner of this
establishments
" Well, l am" replied the other, with a look
which seemed to say, 'now you want to try it
don't you?''
" Have yon any fine carriages for sale ?" in
quired the stranger, apparently not needing the
boorishness Of the other.
"Well, / have.'' e aa e as1
cat what prices ~ .ll a5
Different prices"
.'Ah, yes. Can look at them?'
"You can do as you please, stranger. They
are in there bft ES7
The stranger bowed politely and passed in,
examined the vehicles for a few minutes return
ed, and said:
itThere is one, think will answer my pur-
pose,' pointing towards one, :" what is the
price 2" M e8 : m.
1.-TWO hundred dollars" tg
"Is that the lowest?"
"That is the lowest"
"Well-sir, 1 will call and give you my decision
tomorrow and the stranger walked away.
eyes, you'll call tomorrow Oh, yes, GER
tainly," replied the owner in tone of irony, not
so low but the stranger heard him; but he kept
on his way, taking no outward notice of it.
| 'sFool me, will you ?" and the owner commenc-
| ed whistling.
The next day came, and with it the stranger
also.
NsI have come according to promise said he.
~ see you have, sir, replied the owner, lit
tie abashed
| III will take that carriage, sir" and to the as
| tonishment of the other he pulled out an old wal
let well stuffed with bills and deliberately count
ed out two hundred dollars.
The owner was completely staggered. Here
| was something new. A cabman with SO much
money! He took the money, looked at it anc
at the stranger, eyed him from head to foot, and
| even examined his boots attentively. Then ht
counted his money over, and held up each bill
i to the light to see if it was counterfeit. NO, al
/ was good. A thought struck him-he would
/ find out his name. o a es
81 suppose you would like receipt" said b
| at length to the stranger.
'1t may be as well"
eyes, sir, what name''
Washington Irving.p g,,
'sSr," said the other, actually starting bacl
| with amazement "did understand your nam
was''-
/ "Washington Irving" replied the other, al
almost imperceptble smile lowering around hi
lips. 1a.
| "Washington Irving-sir-my dear sir, I" tn
! owner stammered confusedly, sI-f-l really,
sir, beg ten thousand pardons, sir, but mistool
you for cabman, sir, did, indeed !,
! ssNo excuse, my friend,' replied Irving. 8
am no better than you took me for. You did per
fectly right" and having at length succeeded il
getting his receipt, amid host of apologies, b
politely bade the humble carriage-maker goo
day, and left him to the chagrin that he had mis-
taken for a cabman man whose lofty geniu
had commanded the admiration of the Who'll
world. s sie =
! The friend who related the anecdote ascertain
ed that it was a fact and was told by the verita
BILE owner himself 1t doubtless proved a lessor
to him not to Judge people by their dress