The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-01-30
1ernIng Star and Catholic Messenger.
JUVENILE COLUMN.
PoLITENEsS.
-s -, o11T ssrs suNDAY. JANUARY 90 1875.


PoLITENEss.
.sWhat makea you take of your cap
very time you come into the mouse
3sked Tommy Bangs of his friend Joseph
@Because have always been taught
that it was polite TO do it. Don'eyou DO
aYes. whelf we have any company; bnt
1 notice you do so when there is none In tne
WWsIj. that's because think just as
fmuch of behaving we'll before my mother
"a would before any company ana I'm
&enre I love her ten times more than any
company we might have. No one has ever
done as much for me as che has, ana I'm
snre if I can please her in any way it is my
+ auty to do So"
EYes. I suppose so, but it must be
3 great deal OF trouble to remember TO take
%o6 your cap every time you come In"
Not bit of it have grown 30 used TO
!" But what good do you get by itf"
II envy mother always smiles on me, ana
that Is reward enough; but we ought not
to look for reward when we are merely
doing our duty" -,
aCertainly, for in doing SO we are obey
fno our parents, and you know we are
Commanded to do that at all times. Do
Won think It looks we'll for boy to sit in
"a The house with his CAP on ana MS nan0s
4 thrust into his pockets ]"
al never thought much about it."
"Why not begin to think of it nowf II
Won practice politeness at home, yon will
not be very apt to forget it when you are
Rway."
aft don't seem to be any use for me to
krv TO do anything, for I don't succeed
very we'll. You know couldn't get the
place in Mr.. Moran's store, and I'm sure
knew en0ugh-atleast as much as the other
boys who tried"
SIknow why you didn't get it,"
"Whyf"
"Pm afraid you will not like my telling
you"
I" You will promise me not to get angry
If tell you 81
" Yes, will promise"
"Mr. Moran said you were quite ad-
vanced in your studies, and as far as ed
ucation went you would have satisfied
him, but kept your cap on in his presence,
and your hands in your pockets, and
answered, yes, and NO. when you should
have said sYes sir and mo SIR"
II "These things seem nothing but rifles.
never thought of that"
"Perhaps If you were to think more of
these little things which you call tri1eR, you
would get ahead much faster. was told
story the other day of q very kind old
gentleman who was very polite, and he eI-
was sitting in his Office writing, when MS
servant brought him word that gentle
man wished to see him. He desired him
to be shown into the Office. The old gentle
B man looked up from his work and was
about to address his visitor, but he did not
do 30 he looked up several times but said
nothing. The visitor waited for about half
an hour. then, growing uneasy, left the
office. At dinner time that day, Mr. Rowe
that was the old gentleman's name
4 asked where the person was that wished
to see him. why said the man, the
8 gentleman was in your Office for q full
s. half hour sThata gentlemanP exclaimed
Mr.. Rowe, 'Why, he never took of his hat I!
It seems that person had come to obtain a
d situation Of Mr.. Rowe, but had forgot his
q manners, and thus lost it,"
4 "I've often wondered why Tommy Dolan
sells 30 many papers and Johnny Morgan &C
Il few. Is it because Tommy is more polite T.
"Of course it is. When any one buys @
paper of Tommy, he says, 'Thank you i;
but Johnny just pockets the money and
never utters word"
sIt does seem as if it paid to be polite.
sit really does, and it makes people
think more of US, and make them more
willing to us help you; any way we lost
nothing by it,"
"Well, Joseph, L am going to try it, and
thank you for the advice you have giveI
me-"
~ "You are commencing we'll, for yo'
have expressed your gratitude in thanks
and if you try bard you cannot help sue
eeding."-Cathoic UniVerse.
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