River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-08-26
IacIdentsof Travel,


Charleston Is. CO News: In the
Tennessee Mountains few summers
ago we saw in the hotel diniDg-roOm a
lady who seemed TO excite 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 flocked by themselves in corners.
When she saw US she fastened up:
80! how glad am TO meet some other
Charlestonian. These barbarians here,
"A semitone lower, NEARLY kill me!
What a mistake for any of as to come
here" She forgot the delightful air.
and scenery of the place; also that no
coercion was used TO keep her there,
and finally that she was inspiring those
around her with anything but affection
for her native place. That afternoon
we heard he- telling a new arrival, a
fareigner travelling on a scientific err
rand, ''that he really should 90 out
of his way TO visit r. in California.
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
was a ha oitue of / very brilliant liter
airy circle in Vienna.
1t was only the other DAY that a
s., 4 a g -,
a sleeping car going somewhere in his
region a lady who insisted on having a
section not previously telegraphed for
She kept repeating to the distracted
conductor: Perhaps you do not know
that ] am Mrs. John Smith. Of
Charleston, S. C., while he endeav-
ored to make her understand that ''all
the blood Of all the Howards' could
not procure for her in that crowded
sleeper berths which she had not Sc
cured 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 acct
dental introduction. some kindly civil
ties from gentleman there of high
position, intellectually and socially.
This young man. describing the trip.
spoke of the circumstance, saying that
MIR. - was so LEASED TO meet his
family. Put himself out in every way
for them Was evidently glad to get
the opportunity. lie knew, Of course,
who We were
Again, in Virginia, q party was once
made up TO cross the lake and dine at
| neighboring hotel An elderly fell
low-citizen, staying at our i'm. went
over also, but iE a smaller boat be-
! longing to the friend al whose house
he was to dine. Ii was understood by
! himself md friend that he should re-
turn with Us at night, but not knowing
/ this we set out o. the return trip and
! were half way across before his son,
| pleasant lad WHO was with Us. won
dered why the friend had not vet
rowed his father over, We immedi-
ately returned and found the old
gentleman al landing in q state of
unappeasably offended dignity. Our
explanation w received in implacable
silence. his only remark on the way
being a sarcastic one to his son: Il
understand A De Brown was forgot
! tent Ais wife was almost fearful on
hearing of the incident, and told her
son she could not forgive the gentle
man of our party, who well knew
Mr.. De Browns position al home. "
| They both abscnted themselves from
the evening meal, though it did not
seem to interfere with the general
gayety.
One of his hearers observed that the
gentleman in question was known to
him by reputation. HE has been very
well spoken of, replied the youth
condescendingIy. He really de-
serves pulling up his collar with
fatuous air, great credit, Has worked
himself up wonderfully. Very low
origin. hear. Carpenters or some
thing of that sort His much amused
listeners neglected TO inform him that
Mr.-was Of antecedents, education.
and position infinitely superior to his
own. Certainly, modesty and graft
tude for kindness received are attri-
butes 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 trav-
elers to represent us creditably-per
sons of liberal culture and true good
breeding.