Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-05-26
What Makes a Gentleman.


Little by little, and day hy day"
What Makes Gentleman.
Willie Lee is boy who knows how to
behave himself lie has understood, ever
since he has been able 10 understand any
thing, the difference between poiteness and
rudcness; and, what is more, he can when
he chooses act in every respect like gentle
man. Consequently, it is not strange when
Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Smith, Or any other Of Mrs.
Lees acquaintance drop in" to make her
an afternoon call, aud happen to find Willie
in the parlor, they usually form a very good
opinion of his manners, aud frequently 90
away saying, What polite boy Willie is ;
Why he is a perfect gentleman"
But could these same persons observe Will
lies behavior at some time when no company
is present, probably their remarks would be
of different character
" Hurrah I" exclaimed Willie, one day not
very long ago, fathers going to take me
out seigh-riding - So saying he rushed in
to the sitting-room, and began to inquire
loudly for his cap aud ovcrcoat, and at the
same time making sundry eyolutions around
the room, and managing to upset during the
opera''oh 'Wo OF 'DIee o"'iiS' ooS'uoS "'9 SIS
Ter ; "orN-1asNe' I,s.,', nv,
Hen''y' " i',e, S,''I li's I', iuo'i'e'. i"0'o
a. cant help it," rejoiued Willie very in
whether he could help it or not.
Indeed, he showed very plainly that he
was far from being sorry for the mischief he
had done for the general hustle which he
had contrved TO create was no' o"iy 'o"''"-
ued' but Increased asa, v.n. ...
Willie, do be careful .,,. i,''e' YOU
must not be so rude "l'o, ''easo "
quct' were the eXclamauons una, Gaule
from all parts OF the room one Woulu nave
thought that Willie would nave grown
tired of hearing his name repeated SO otten
Perhaps he dldi tor II was not lonS pcior'
he ran out into the hall' calling a' 'no 'oP U
his voice
"Sarah come here quick l want "'
coat"
"Well If you expect me to get II ior you
you can just ask more politely SO you can
was the rcjonder that came from 'ne ioo'
the stairs.
1t would be hardly safe to repeat 'le re Re
ply which tollowed-some niue BOY ni'gn'
foolish enough to initiate lt--put IL was
poorly calculated to restore sarShs goou-'
NOR that WINE was lelV 10 hnu n's 0VN'
best he could alone.
lie had just discovered II lying unuer
sofa, with his cap IN one OF 'ne pocAe'S W
had thrown u there upon nus i9,uin Tn ~
-, school,) when the sounu ol s'oignoei'S wa
heard approaching the uoor'
80 dear y he exclaimed tncr1 Voni'
st father aud I'm not ready Mo'ncr' h''P tt
Ay put this on, won't you i,
nc Mother lent her assistance "uu u
!. iu slammlng OF doors which lo'loTeu PRIV
X that it was W'Ihe ana no one e'se VINO W
10 leaving the house mrs Leg u',er'I e's
hu OF reliet and sat down y 'Hranupa ia'',, u,
ne resumed his spectaeles anu n'' Ie'p'"s, "a -
eu all was quiet Tor two hours' Az 'ho cnu
10 that time Wllhe roturheu' anu wiz" III
'h- what was not so welcome t9e noise
NlIle, salG nus Eranu'u.iSl' 't'., il., 'r
an per- when he and the iltlle BOY nau o'o" ,o ~
alone together, " you nave no' peen 'o
Use good soldier to-day GU nave pecn "oun
inc ing number oil your irehus .,,, wl,nuu' L''uso
1s as How Is that' slr ! asNeu " "rnoi lat Nv
''u er spoke disrespec'iuliy 10 MS e'"'''''"'' .
Gu. DOM you renehiper my say ins, 'nS "
gn' er day, that all VINO nVe III 'ne "oliH r ne
Use soldiers, lighting togetner tne pa''io VI VI
an Every family is a company III the greI' az"
'le; Now what would you tnihN oi so'uler
., " camp, VINO shouiu suuuen'y r'so, "''"O%' :.
,ho reason for so DONG ana peg'n 10 "''nvN
DC, members oil MS own company ur""'ns
SUI. sword over one sticking ms oaSono' Il
teu another, and hrlng AT thiru iou "o'
up say that the man was peslue hius'''
''n- this Is exactly what you nave ooe" uo'"s
~. 80 day: why Just 'n'nN now many pu,so
us feelings you nave lhlureu ohiy ,,'s "',o'"o
I,!po DC First, you di!spIeased your mo'ner %nea
lis !S awoke the Daoy 50 ruuoly .ne" you yI m,IOr y
s'uo your SISTER WIN ner NolS' u'u s'Dpr aG,
'orn grand'athers rea1lhg a''er '""' you onI
.ure ed Sa.ah by speaking 10 h9r 80 un@''N ,,In"
luo' and at the tea-tapie you niauo you' i''''I
fing ter very uncomior'apie py laugning AZ o'
SUI mistake she made an my poy' you :"
nan to be gentleman wheh you grow up,
inla- must begln py peIlg ge"''u "o" urn,,.,. !
saw saw Der, when l was poy "''o i
l,,e III Frightened" there were TWO poys u''0uv
luy the same schooi una. l uio' "no VIZ - ""
@a'u, @ in every respect one oi 'h1tn @ ~ss L'o"'
eha' country farmer son iiis 0'o'"eo
were of PLAIN homespun MS pCo's oo"is0
go' heavy and hls short puSny ny "1'I IT, al" "
~ stood OUT s'ra'gn' iio"i "'s 10" ~, = ,or,
the nothing about the customs oi "ha' Is 'el'
iay polite society yet' II inc n'Vs' in'Po'
u thing IN the character Oh sen.'e'nr'n en,; 49,
ever lately read "a respect ior inc i'S,l"s
lost los, an onnortunity of doing any one K