Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-10-04
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Very fex Deu xho have never aels
official positions have any idea ef the
smonn: OF annoyance pa5iic officers are
sab scted 70 IN the daily routine Of basi-
Ness. 10 he obliged, as ticket agents
are. 80 snsseT the same SIT OF Gassiiors
hundred times over, and list.n TO eli
the q9eruloasness and faQls 6ndiug Of
irritable travellers. req1irss au i'm nsnse
stock of patience 10 order 20 suo:6er
doxn angry rstorts and preserve al On
ruiz sd dsrnesn1r.
Bat ve have officials qasl 10 the task
Under tue hJ1d Of annoying c.reum
stances which must surround all post
masters, for ample, who ever s4x Mr..
y. j. Carr 10 the least di-coucerted OF
or prompted 10 give ANYTHING bat a
pleasant aud courteous reply or explan-
alton to all ingulrers and fault finderst
Oar county AID city Off ser, from Mayor
70 stree; ssespers. are. as = ra!e, gentle
men Ia the tEEe sense OF that zord. In
cor extensive travels on tue Sound We
have failed to lad one steamboat officer
anJ way rough, prof.ae or dIsagreeaole
to passengers. And our citiz -ns. almost
without exception, are courteous 10
strangers, granting them freely any rea-
sosaoie request or favor. There is but
one conclusion from these premises. and
that is that the officials ard persons
alluded to are gentlemen and have souls.
They are not things, dudes, and c0ncsit
ed up-iarts swelling with vanity and
seinsnnsss becinse of their temporary
slevailon 20 sffice.
Nov, ws could not aporec ate this
state of an airs unless We had, by xAy
of contrast, an occasional exception.
We appreciate honesty because We have
met with rogues. We prizs a gentleman
because We have been jostled by bOors.
We admire beauty because We have seen
ugiiness.
tune, We visited a neigh boring port for
the first time. Bsiug stranger and IN
wan; of slight favor. net OF money or
of time, not equal to the value of sin
gle IN atch TO llgst a cigar, We entered
an office and made our want known 10
the young man at the desk. 70 our as
tonlshment ue met With 4 most humili-
ating refusal, and 10 a very impuden.
and uHeentIemaniy manner. The sur
prise was 80 great that xe had no reply
TO make. Walking about the port and
sinRlIng With the people and the mill
and many courles unsolght. patting
as IN good humor again and creating a
favorable impression of the genllemanly
and vbols- -sosled character of the citi-
zsps. Before taking eur lsave, we could
no, resist the temptation 10 take An
other look at the occupant Of the desk
The mystery was explained, We were
satisfied Tue fault was ours. He oauld
not help II. he was made So IL We
had taken good look in the first inter
view, We never should have asked the
favor. You might as we'll ask a cripple
to dance or donkey to play the piano
as To expect urbanitr, beuevolence or
geDtleDanly courtesy from sach an or
ganizati0n and in such health. We
have no i'll will teward him-far from it
but, on the contrary, pity and prayers
for his restoration t. tn brotherhood Of
gentlemen. II he ever was there.
The only object We have in relating
this adventure is to point moral and
encourage men In Office 10 psrsevere in
their usual polite and accommoda atins
methods with an unthinking public
The man in plain dress should be as
considerably answered as one III fine
clothes and dazzling iewelry. The great
German philosopher, Zochke, and the
greatest of ornithsiseists, AUDI bon, fire.
queatly Travelled in the toughest COS.
tunes and were as frequently the butt
for the jests of rattlebrained stsden,s
and country pumpkins who judge OF
men by Their dress. The great poet
speaks Of the insolenos OF office"
from which We infer, aud many bisiori-
cal facts support 1t, that two hundred
years ago such insolencs was common.
lt should become obsolete. Let every
official. of whatever grade, reform il
altogether" and that without delay.
GosMo.