The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-08-06

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rom the Scripture that was his coun.
sel for both lives. as s1e 3laI, rut,
,+"Woe to thee, oh land, when thy
liking is a child ''@i 4'*. 80 s'sf'' '-is7' s
"And let all the people say: a.
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,,. - On THEIR TRAVELS. ~ ,s !.
Amusing Incidents of Self Conceitt Ingrat-
=. ituds, and selfshs,ess.
From the charlestou, IS. c.s Neayslguly 4.
I In the Tennessee mouhtains~a few
summers ago we saw in the hotel din
ing room q lady who seemed to excite
a certain amount OF amused interest.
She had way of hurrying' out Of the
room after meals, and gathering her
children round her like q hen guarding
her chicks from the. approaching
hawks. The little family party spoke
to no one and hocked BY themselves
IN corners. When she saw us she has
tened up: '"Ohl how glad I am to
I meet some other Charlestonian. These
barbarians here" semi-tone lower,
:ssnearly kill me! What d mistake
for any OF tus to come here"
She forgot the delightful air,
fare and scenery of the place;
also that no coercion was used to keep
her there, and finally that she was in
spring those around her with ANYTHING
but affection for her native place. That
afternoon we heard her telling a new
arrival a foreigner travelling on a sci
entitic errand, that. he really should
60 out OF his way to visit F., III Caro-
lima. You would meet our best people
there ID the summer" she assured
him. ''That would epleasant, t,.'' said
the foreigner, bowing politely: We
learned incidentally that this gentle
man was a habitue Of Very brilliant
literary ei1rlein Vienna 70
g Again, m Virginia, a party WIS once
made up to cross the lake ana dine at
aneighborin hotel. Anelderly fellow
CITIZEN. staying at our inn, went over
also, but@in Smaller boat belonging
to the friend at whose house he was to
dine. 1t WIS uHd derstood BY himself and
friend that he should return with us
at night, but not knowing this we set
out on the return trip and were half
way across before his son, d pleasant
lad who was with US, wondered why
the friend had not yet rowed his faith
er over. We Immediately turned and
found the old gentleman at the landing
in a state of unappeasably offended
dignity. Our explanation was receiv
ed in implacable silence, his only re-
mark on the way being q SARCASTIC
one to his SON: 81 understand. Abe
Brown was fofgottenv' His wife was
almost fearful on hearing Of the adj
dent, and told her son she gould not
forgive the gentlemen Of our party,
who ''well knew Mr.. De Browns posi-.
tion at home" They both absented
themselves from the evening meal
though tsdid not seem, to- interfere
with the general garety.' ':s''st'fl'
1t was only the other day that
a northern friend told .us Of
meeting in sleeping car going
somewhere in his region a lady
who insisted on having section not
previously telegraphed for. She kept
repeating to the distracted conductors:
Perhaps you do not know that am
Mrs. John Smith of Charleston, South
Carolina, " while he endeavorcdt to
make her understand that "all the
blood OF all the Howards" could not
procure for her in nthatcrowded sleeper
berth that which she had not procured
beforehand. One mose illustration to
conclude: a youth among us rucently
returned with his family pnrty from a
western tour. They. had received,
through an accidental introduction,
some kindly civilities from a gentle,
man there OF high position, intellect u
ally and socially. This young man.
describing the trip, spoke of the cir
cumstances, saying that "Mr.--was
SO pleased tomeet his family. Put him.
self out i'll every way for them. Was evil
IDENTIFY glad to get the opportunity.
He knew, ofcourse, who we were" One
of the hearers observed that, the gem
tleman in question was known by res
'putation. "He had been very well
spoken OF, X replied the youth, con-,
descendingly. "Hee really deserves,
pulling up his collar with n aafatuous
air, great credit. Has worked him
Sell up wonderfully. Very low origin,
t.hear. Carpenters or something Of
that Sort His much amused listen
ers neglected to inform him that: Mr..
of Observation-Disclosures and
position Intimately superior to his own
Certainly modesty and, gratitude for
kindness received are attributes Of the
highest form OF breediAg,e
1t would be .harrowiugl to think. of
all being Judged by these exceptional
cases, lRsnt it is consoling to know that.
we have quite another. class of travel,
ers to represent US creditably-per-s
sons Of lihasal culture and true good
breeding. ~. q,