Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-07-30

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ON THEIR TRAVELS. : Il
Amusing Incidents Of Self Conceit( Ingrat.
80 itnde, and Selfishness. f..
From the Charleston, Is. c. News, July 4
IS In the Tennessee mountains q few
summers ago we saw in the hotel din.
ing room lady who seemed to excite
q certain amount Of amused interest,
She had way Of hurrying out of the
room after meals, and gathering her
children round her like hen guarding
her chicks from the approaching
hawks. The little family party spoke
to no one and focked by themselves
in corners. When she saw US she has.
tened up: ooh! how glad I am to
meet some other Charlestonian. These
barbarians here" a semi-tone lower,
''nearly kill me! What a mistake
for any of us 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 q sci
entifc GRAND, "that ne really should
go out of his way to visit F., in Caro-.
lima. You would meet our best people
there in the summer" she assured
him. "That would be pleasant" said
the foreigner, bowling politely. We
learned incidentally that this gentle.
man was habitue of a very brilliant
literary circle in Vienna.
Again, in Virginia, a party was once
made up to cross the lake and dine at
a neighboring hotel. An elderly 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 was understood 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 hall
way across before his son, a 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 implacabie silence, his only re-
mark on the way being a sarcastic
one to his son: II understand. Abe
Brown was forgottenH' His wife was
almost fearful on hearing OF the ,aci-
dent, and told her son she could not
forgive the gentlemen of our party,
who 'well knew Mr.. De Browns posi-
ton at home" They both absented
themselves from the evening meal,
though it did not seem to Interfere
with the general gayety.
1t was only the other day that
northern friend told Us OF
meeting in sleeping car going
somewhere in his region q lady
who insisted on having section not
previously teIesraphed for. She kept
repeating to the distracted conductor:
Perhaps you do not know that am
Mrs. John Smith Of Charleston, South
Carolina" while he endeavorcd to
make her understand that "all the
blood OF all the Towards" could not
procure for her in that crowded sleeper
berth that which she had notprocured
beforehand. One more illustration to
conclude: A youth among us recently
returned with his family party from a
western tour. They had received,
through an accidental introduction,
some kindly civilities from gentle
man there OF high position, intellect IT,
ally and socially. This young man,
describing the trip, spoke of the cir
cumstances, saying that "Mr.-was
so pleased to meet his family. Put him.
self out III 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 gen.
tleman in question was known by re-
putation. "He had been very we'll
spoken off, replied the youth, con-
descendingly. HE really deserves, !"
pulling up his collar with g. fatuous
air, great credit. Has worked him.
self up wonderfully. Very low origin,
| hear. Carpenters Or something Of
that Sort His much amused listen
ers neglected to inform him that Mr..
was of antecedents, education and
position Intimately superior to his wn.
Certainly, modesty and gratitude for
kindness received are attributes of the
highest form of breeding
1t would be narrowing to think Of
all being Judged by these exceptional
cases, but it is consoling to know that
we have quite another class OF travel
ers to represent US creditably-per-
sons Of liberal culture and true good
breeding.