The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-08
The Danger OF Judging by Appearances.

Do not think the conductor a surly
fellow because he answers your ques
ton somewhat CURLY. Remember that
you are probably the one hundred and
ninetieth person who has made the same
inquiry.
Do not blame the young gentleman
for not giving his seat to that elderly
lady with the child in her arms Per
haps his legs are as weak as his head.
poor fellow,
Possibly it is not because of ingrati-
tude that the young lady does not return
thanks for the gentleman's courtesy.
She may be Just from the dentists,
where she has left her teeth and meas
IRE for an indigenous set
Do not find fault with the man who
persistently keeps to the left on the
sidewalk. How do Won know but he
has been endeavoring for the last hour
to pass people to the right, and has
finally given over the attempt in de-
spair?
Do not chide the young man who
uses profanity in the presence of la
dies. He is undoubtedly ashamed of
himself
DO not laugh at the Young fellow who
bangs his hair As he is clearly not
man, he is perfectly right in trying to
make himself look as much like wo-
man as possible.
Be not too hard upon the gentleman
who knocks you on the head at mid
nights silent hour and carries off your
purse The kleptomaniac is to be pitied
not blamed.
A Bad Place,
The country hotel is not a place OF
blissful rcpose, and there is one in Ar
kansas which is rarely visited the second
time by the same man. Several nights
ago gentleman, hungry, wet and tired,
stopped at the place, and after partly
satisfying his appetite with corn bread
and bacon, went to bed just as he sunk
to sleep, negro entered the room,
shook the tired man, and said:
Boss, yer'll halter git outen dis bed.
De boss son hab jes got married an
hab fotch his wife home. Hate ter
'sturb yer, but de happy par must hab
dis room"
why didn't you tell me before took
the room?' said the tired man arising.
Case da want married den, sab"
Didn't you know that he was going
to marry?"
''Sorter 'spicioned it. sab, but yer see
de lady dun fooled de boss son three
times, an we didn't know but she was
gwine ter fool him agin. "
Il wish she had. / don't see why
people want to marry when it imposes
hardship on others"
''Doan see myself, boss. Jes' step dis
way, an I'll show yer a good room"
The tired man was shown into room
which could not have been much worse
than the one he had just left, and which
was certainly no better. He threw him
self on the bed, and had probably been
asleep five minutes, when the negro en-
tered again, shook him, and said:
Hates to Interrupt yer. Colonel"
Then, why the devil do youp"
Showed yer in the wrong room, sab.
Dis one hab dun been engaged by
travelin' gentleman.
He can't have it."
I'D wise yer, boss, not ter argy wild
him. Bad man an totes self-cocker.
Show yer ter yer room, Sah?"
The tired man followed the colored
gentleman to another room, which was
little better than stable. Yer ken
rest here, sab, mighty peaceable. y
The man was soon asleep, but after
awhile he was aroused by the negro,
who said:
Il haster 'sturb yer again, sab. Trav-
elm man down stairs what gagged dis
room. Said dat eff didn't give him de
room or de dollar extra what he paid
fur it. dat he'd kill bof OBJ us.
Here, take him the dollar"
"Thankee' sab. feels safe now"
and he left. The next morning the man
learned that there had been no marriage,
but that the negro had been paid
extra by travellers for the best rooms,
aud that the dollar had secured him his
room as the last man who arrived only
offered the black rascal fifty cents
ArkdnsdD Traveller.