Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-12-22
TRAVELLNG.

CharacterIstIc Railway Manners.
Somebody, who is evidently of
very observing nature, writes this
Aches and pains and indigestions
and distastes of every kind and de-
gree seem to be an invaluable boon
for travellers and an exhaustless
spring of conversation. Charles
Lambs friend, who broke his long
silence with the declaration, when
he aaw the apple dumplingS,
"Them's the jockeys for me-" is
reproduced in every way. A grave
feilow-passenger under cover Of
conversation with his neighbor, in
forms the company that he can not
understand how people can eat
tripe. lie can never eat tripe, and
never could. His stomach always
seems to revolt at it, and always
did. Once he ate piece of tripe
without knowing it, and he had an
awful time in consequence. He
thought his very. 1t is irreslsti-
bly, lndicrous. But the fellow takes
the company into the confidence of
his stomach with all the gravity Of
man who is imparting interesting
: information. Ora young woman
suddenly hounces in her seat and
, throws up her arms, and exclaims
to her fellow-travelers, through a
companion, "Did you ever know
. any thing so hot? Pm sitting.
Can't You open this window? ?
q Whew! whew! Oh, dearl it's dread
D ful, isn't it! It's always so in these
cars. Ny! it's awfulp On one
= occasion, when this kind Of remark
D had been made at some length fol
T the edifcatiou of the company, &
e' voice was heard from the other enc
g of the car: "Yes'm, it's awful. Bu
z, let's try to bear up. 'Tain't moth
q in to the sufferin's of the earl,
+ Christians y A general laugh fol
/ lowed, and nothing further wa
e heard from that young woman.
n These ill-manners in public ar
l. form of selfishness and vanity
T, The essence Of good manners i
IL kind thoughtfnlness Of others. Th
~
n man who goes to his room in
', hotel stamping and talking through
q the corridor, slamming his door
y and Ainging bis boots heavily dow
le upon the floor is merely brutal
a selfish, He is not aware that h
te owes duties to other people VIII
a will be affected by his conduct. II
er docs ,'nt think that he rudel
d awakens some one to whom sleeI
sr is Indispensable. and whc." he h.
+ no right to disturb. Hayden
le picture of the man in the chop
house waiting for the Times, whicl
n his neighbor has held for an hom
is and is evidently bent upon holdlAJ
at until he has read all the advertise
te ments, is an illustration OF thi
n common seliishness. The talk an
r. conduct in the cars are geHerall
OF signs of vanity or morbid self'con
Mt seriousness. A well-bred man keep
u his toothaches and headaches t
N himself, and does not assume thu
d. strangers are interested in his di
le gestion. A well-bred woman keep
s. her children quiet, and does nc
as assume that all her fellow-travelel
Is, must share her fondness for then
a If Mrs. -, with her vivid sens
IA of Mr.. P='s peculiarities and
lis her fine house and equipage, coul
es only once know how supremely III
or important any individual is, ho'
es well the world Jared before M
'st P arrived, and how unshocke
de the universe will be by his depar
ne ure, she would be a modest an
ne well-mannered woman.
'et That knowledge, indeed, wOul
IL be a general corrective Of manner
's- A certain kind of personal oonce
U.s. often accompanies undeniable 81
'es periority. There are men, Ill
er- Lord Chatham, who like TO ha'
mt their going and coming regardt
nd as events, TO move with a pompor
re- hustle, and to be constantly reco
are nized as great men. But if tn
Me could only know it, that very tas
,ht is constantly accounted to them {
en weakness, and their influence
cd Just so far lesSened.
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