The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1874-11-12

The New York Times has the following
apt words on the habit of many people in
leaving their good manners at home wher
they go abroad: There are hundreds O.
persons who consider that in travelling
either for business or for pleasure-t6ey
are privileged to throw off what they
term all restraint" and be as disobliginp
az they please to everybody else. On
the railroads the representatives of this
class feel themselves justified in retain
ing possession of two seats while othe,
passengers stand; i'm opening doors OF
private sections i'm drawing-room cars
and going through to the other end
rather than turn to the right or left and
take the passage common to all; i'm tell.
ing vulgar stories i'm the smoking-roOm
loud enough to be heard in any part OF
the car; in cOnversing with each other
on popular" scandals on opposite sides
of the sleeping car; in whispering aud
IDLY about the different berths and Sec
tions; in short, in committing any num-
Der of acts that they would never dream
of committing at home. 1t is no wonder
that conductors, brakemen and porters
are so often rude and impertinent, con-
sidering that their daily life is passed
among such company.
The colOred pOrters i'm the Pullman
cars are expected to be civil-mannered
and Obliging, and they often are but it
is strange that they can be so, i'm the face
of the numerous examples of inciyility,
impertinence, and vulgarity which they
find among their whole white passengers.
Recently, upon train bound from Bos-
ton to Montreal, there was very striking
illustration of the cOlored mans Occa-
sional superiority. At one of the New
Hampshire stations, gentleman car
rying a dog got on the Pullman car.
After the train had been proceeding on
its way for few minutes, q cOlored Dor
ter approached the gentleman and
respectfully whispered to him that it was
against the rules of the company to per-
init dogs to remain in the saloon; that
there was separate place for them, and
that they were. well cared for. The
gentleman Immediately lost temper,
and declared that he'd be so.and-so if he
wouldn't keep his dog by his side. The
colOred man then withdrew, and, when
asked by another passenger what he pro-
posed doing, replied that he had informed
the gentleman of his breach of the
rules, and he did not intend to move any
further in the matter lest he might be
considered as quitting Oh unnecessary
airs"
On the popular river and sound steam
boats, that restraint to which we have
before made reference is "thrown off"
with still more disagreeable consequences.
The self-styled gentleman no sooner
touches the deck than he feels himself
free to allow his inclinatiOns to have full
scope. First of all. he stands at the
gangway and stares the lady passengers
out of cOuntenance as they pass on board.
At the supper-table he takes new view
of his rights" rivets his attention upon
some particular lady, and gazes at her in
most unwavering manner between. ev-
cry mouthful, until she has finished her
meal. In the saloon
during the evening he gets into the So
ciety of others who have "thrown off
restraint" and contrives before ten
o'clock, to make himself as much of a
nuisance as he possibly can. Not con-
tent with having played the part of
rufiian during the evening, he continues
the role after going to bed, should he
discover that chance has given him the
next room to ladies who may be travel
ing without escort.
Now, the question may be asked, why
ire the insults of such persons not fifty
The answer is that ladies
nave a natural repugnance to Scenes"
md prefer to put upwith annoyances and
INSULT rather than occasion them. Some
gentlemen allow insults to go unpun-
shed for similar reasons. 1t would be
lastly better, of course, if ladies and
gentlemen in travelling would be more
disposed to stand upon their rights, and
o try and keep in mind that the most
tringent rules of railroad and steamboat
are powerless when those who
ufter from the forms of blackguardism
eferred to are not willing TO take the |
rOublc to have them enforced.