Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-10-03
Correspondence Of the HERALD
AT ue Incident and its Moral
Fame Snare and Equality
the only Right Platform.

| CaNhSAB We lSAI luS stage duu sLTuCt
across to large farm house for asy
lum over night. One Of the sled run
ners had become weak and nigh
give way any time, the driver said
IN which event we should have tt
take to our natural means of locomo
ton to find lodging place for tht
night, perhaps miles distant. We
preferred at once to choose warn
lodgment, and judged by appearance
es that here was warmth and plenty
This was on the Galena road, about
half way between Plattevile and
Hazel Green.
The country in range of the eye
was then open prairie, cut into lobes
by ravines, and here and there q
farm, the dwellings usually set about
in clusters Of young trees. The la
dy IN lone charge said she guessed
we might stay, and that her husband
would soon be in and probably not
object. So we took a seat By the
kitchen fire and soon warmed up,
but with the warmth came stupidity
from the effect of being out long a
cold day. She sat knitting, we nod
ding, till the children arrived from
school. They laid by their wraps,
then made lunge for the cupboard.
Next appeared large dog, and soon
the master-a tall, good looking
Now Yorker-who said we might
stay if willing to put up with their
scanty fare. The wife then built a
fire in the large room, and guest and
husband went in and were silent
partners till the call to supper, he
reading, we doing. Our buffalo
robe was brought in and laid by the
fire to dry, and the dog followed,
SHE'D from fear or curiosity, then
took courage and lay upon it. Sup
per was ready at seven; the table
wares were plain, supplies ordinary,
but substantial, and no change that
we could observe from the usual fam
lily meal of an evening. The lady at
once became sympathizing, inquisi>
tive and laxative, guest and hus
band still non-cOmmunicative. She
persisted, and with the help of two
cups of strong tea as o stlmnlant to
dissipate our drOwsiness, we soon
did full conversational service, the
husband manifestly yielding all at
tcntion, and we supposed he was en-
gagged in studying the character, pro-
tession, perhaps mental range of his
guest. The woman appeared quizzi
cal to loarn our business, and the
more 50 us we evaded every issue
that might reveal what we had re-
solved TO conceal. The woman's
patience and perseverance, tact and
plot. these so characteristic of the
sex, appeared unexhausted, when
the parties rose from the table after
late sitting. The man yielded ear
ly in the siege, doubtless Judging it
imprudent if not trespass to ex-
tort from q stranger what he may
rightfully withold,-his name, BUSH
ness and profession.
A respectable business man never
likes to tell of his shop practice; a
thorough master lawyer avoids allu-
sions to his profession ranking
number one physician never alludes
to his patients, cures and successes
genuine soldier never wears his
uniform when off service, nor aIludes
to his brave deeds in war; the true
man is always known by his refus-
ing to eternally appear upon the
platform of his calling or profession.
And it is corresponding duty
owed by landlords and others to
avoid pressing strangers to reveal
their professions, business and call
ings. The true man never labels
himself as he does his wares, nor
parades his great invention OF tho
machine for changing gas into brains.
After the supper, returning to our
story, the man and ourself retired to
the large room where lay before the
fire the dog and the buffalo. We
soon opened free and cosey talk
which ranged over the broad field of
local matters, politics, religion,
geography, history, promiscuous top.
les, &C., rambling everywhere and
we found him q remarkably well
posted host in men, matters and
things, and possessed of rare good
sense. 1t was late when we got of
to bed, and next morning We rose
but in time for breakfast In the
morning We found things greatly
changed. The woman, desperately
bent upon finding out our nc0g hac
searched for and found the name
of her guest upon the buffalo robe
There had been fixing up and comb
ing and dressing of the children the
poor dog was bowling at the door fol
admittance TO the fire the homely
every day table wares had been ex'
changed for those kept to honor
special guests, aud the table cloth wa
new and white, and the courtesy
was catering and patronising. In
deed, the discovery produced an awk
wardness all round which made i
unpleasant the rSmainder,of our stay
| Aud TO add to our discomfort | couit
pay for nothing that | had.
The incident is related simply 10
its moral. which ia, that ali mel
should meet and be met upon tb
common human platform of equality
During the evening there was feel
ing OF equality upon the occasion al
luded to in she morning there wa
felt manifest inequality, especial!
on the part of the lady. The etfec
was, to beget an awkward unpleasant
relation of parties. 1t is great risl
to seem to appreciate at over wort
mans speciality of position. 1
leads to hattery aud compliment
which disgusts and embarrasses him
and surely exposes your own awk
wardness and self eonsciounes:
The man referred to appeared rattle
unchanged, but the wife reveale
that popularity OF her sex which Ell
couragss in our country what exist
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