The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-01-17

AoN cUDok bf aPPbARANCRs - III
there IL Inything 10 tais world We
dislike, i. is to see one person "pnt
On airs, consider himself n little
better than other people. aud es>
pscia!ly to ses some people estimate
man by his wealth or lis dress in-
stead OF by his character or bi-
brains. II there is anything thai
gives us pleasure it is to ste people.
who measure a man by L,s mour,
or dress, taken 10, an sncl, frequent
ly are. Tho following little story is
well worth reading. and so,ne p.u-
pie might do we'll to rernemb.r il
It bappenod soms years ago in
Maine. and the story goes as fol-
lows
The landlord OF the P--House
was Colonel Trover. How lie came
to be colonel | never knew on.
ly knew that for the life of hun Ia.
could not have told the flank of II
regiment from its centre. Still he
always wrote his nnrne 'Colouel' and
bad Colonel in big letters Oh his
gn-board.
Trover was . sycophsnt. and bpw-
ed low to men Of wenltl. Once !.
wealthy old farmer. from Lincoln
County, went with his light rock,-
way aud span of horses to the co!-
lege where his two sons had jnst
graduated with high honor. for the
purpose OF taking them home.
The party stopped for dinner a.,
tho P-House. The elder son
did the ordering. He ordered the
taking care OF tho horses. and orr
dsrsd dinner for the party. The
young mon wsie handsome and
dashing, and their fathers p,ide.
The landlord bowed to them ex
tremely low and in relief Of the
obsequiousness he paid to them. he
WAS correspondingly bru,qu anil
churlish to the old gentleman, their
driver"
While Colonel Trover was order-
ing his very best for the two dash.
ing guests, q middle aged gentleman
in the yard had recognized in onr
sturdy, plainly-clad old farmer. no
less q personago than ex Governor
Hubbard, aud this gentleman, Judge
Kent and the governor had n social
chat before dinner
The father observed tho landlord y
manner, aud So did the sons The
latter would have resented it. but
the old gentleman restrained them.
No, no. said he, 'Hs takes me for
. poor man, and so treats mo rough.
ly. Lot him have tho full enjoyment
OF bis mistake mt the proper tiino.
When the Colonel saw Judge
keut, no almost went to the ground
with bow. This was truly nm hon
or. He found the young graduates.
a'd informed them that his /rien3.
Judge Kent, Of the Supreme Court,
had arrived. or course they would
have no objections to his sitting at
thetsble with them I
Of course not.
by-Anu-Dy dinner was announced
and the governor led the way into
the dining room, followed by his
sons and the judge. The landlord
saw, and was disgusted. The man
whom he had snubbed was going to
dine with his honored guests.
Sir he said to the elder OF the
sons, Twill you have your driver sit
at the table with youi Will the
Judge like it,
"Wsll. replied the young man.
With . merry twinkle OF the eye,
''since the governor ia to pay all the
bills. guess we'll allow him to sit
with us.'
why. colonel, cried Kent. with
. lsugh, don't You know Governor
Hubbard =
Our 10 ther, colonel. added one OF
the sons.
Poor Trover couldn't say q word.
He bowed his mead and fed. and
seat his wife to wait up,n the table.
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