The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1872-08-01
Manners of the Day.

A writer of the Chicago Times de-
plores the lack of courtesy in these days,
and illustrates as follows:
You step into Justices Office. A
young man sits near enough desk to
make footrack of it, reading a paper.
You are after the Justice, and you ask
in tone, greatly modulated by expert
ence of former rebuffs, if he is in. You
stand in waiting until the young man
has finished his paragraph, when he
gives you the benefit OF a casual inspec-
ton, and resumes his paper, incidentally
remarking that he thinks not.
Put upon, but not discouraged, you
resume:
"When is he likely to be in?'
Feebly, "Can't say" devouring anoth-
er paragraph about boy being chawed
up by dog in Iowa. In doubt whether
you may safely ask another question,
! you still muster up courage enough to
inquire
"Where will be likely to find him :"
Without looking up,
ain Milwaukee"
Irritated at this cool trifing with
time and patience, you demand:
Gould you not have said as much at
frst?"
Imperturbably, "If I'd been asked 1
could, old boy"
And you, who had thought yourself
able to stand before kings, retire from
the presence of this bold, brassy boy
discomfted.
A gentleman Of my acquaintance, of
the very finest sensibilities, and one to
whom word is severer than a blow,
went with lady friend to great de-
pot in this city to help her off on a
journey. He went first to have her
baggage checked. Pointing out her
trunk to the man in charge, the only re-
ply made was the word
"Ticl1etw
Not comprehending exactly what
was meant, he stood moment, as one
will who is in doubt, expecting an ex-
PLANTATION. 1t came;
go and get your ticket if you want
your baggage checked" roared the
man, in the coarse, hard tone of ruff
fan.
My friend got the ticket and return
ed. The trunk was put ON the scales
and proved to be overweight.
My friend, you know, innocently
supposed that baggage went with the
passenger without extra charge, and
therefore thought he was being defraud-
ed. So he said:
"I think I'll not pay the dollar. I'll
take the trunk back and send it by ex-
press"
"No you won't" said the baggage
man, you'll pay the dollar"
And he did.
A young man saw card i'll win
dow, -Four neckties for a quarter
That being about the amount he felt
able to squander on neck wear, he step
ped in. A primped and bedeviled
knight of the ribbon stood behind the
counter, and seemed utterly oblivious
of the young mans approach until ad-
dressed.
al would like some of those neckties, -
said the young man.
"How many" asked the clerk.
"Four."
I've can't make anything selling
these neckties, four at time," said the
young man in petulant way. ave
frequently lose large sale while we
are attending to these - neckties."
Il wouldn't keep EN-" said the young
man. And if kept 'em, wouldn't
advertise them in the window four for
a quarter
"The - you wouldn't" said the
mild-eyed, pleasant-spoken clerk, as
with one gyration Of his attenuated
shadow grown form, he whisked his
neckties back into the showcase, and
went placidly back to his ogling.
The young man thinks that was the
promptest dry goods prince he has ever
met even in Chicago.
Did you ever muster up courage to
speak to one of our policemen ?-one
of those fellows who stand around in
their first good clothes to boss the news
boys? If you have, you need no advice.
If not, you will find the following SIM
pie directions of great value: Never
speak to policeman when your wife is
by. To be snubbed in her presence is
subversive of home discipline.
Never attempt an interview in pres
ence of your sweetheart. Her hero,
punctured, suffers a collapse.
Never approach peeler with your
hat on. He will arrest you for con-
| tempt.
Never approach one with your hat
off. Meekness and civility are his
meat and drink.
If you seek directions from one seek
it from two, AS they will not agree
ask third. To the sum of their differ
ences add what you before knew, and
you will be in a condition to go and look
in directory. ..
To make an interview perfectly safe
and eminently satisfactory, get yourself
up in loud and dashing style. Buff
trowsers-variegated waistcoat-" Dol
lie Warden" necktie. Take on swag-
ger, look of assurance the - but
then, unless you have blood in your eye
you will not succeed.
EnZarEi-t.