Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1889-01-09
REALLY GOOD MANNERS.
| xhsy Consist In Making Happier Persons
Whom You May Meet.

xhsy Consist In Making Happier Persons
Whom You May Meet.
It has been the fashion to assume a
strong Indifference toward strangers,
even If one does not feel it, and not
only toward strangers is this mani
tested, but toward those who are asso-
ciated together in business, and the
ones whom one meets every day. It is
not necessary for two people to fall
upon each others neck every time that
they meet in order to be civil. but in
the short life that we live here why
not give and receive all the good that
we can. Strangers upon settling in q
new place feel this stony and hard ex-
terror, and when the cheery-faced,
really Christian man Or woman is mcs
with, what a blessing, and how one
loves to remember the meeting and the
kindly look. 1t is like perfect June
day, or the bursting out of the sun
after days of cloud and storm.
A woman who was assistant in
large school, one day said to the prin-
cipal, who was man, that the manners
of the boys in the school were not such
as they should be. The man, who was
very dark naturally, turned a good
deal darker and lost his temper. Then
he burst out into a TRADE against man
ners. He said that he did not believe
in any such thing Gall of the time
growing blacker) and finally brought
his foot down on the platform with a
great jar, saying: .Some OF the great
est rogues that ever lived had the most
polished manners" That seems to be
poor reason, Or no reason at all, why
we should not cultivate pleasing and
kindly manners toward each other.
Not that the books on etiquette should
be swallowed whole-for more than
one of them has unreasonable and
silly ideas-but there is a manner that
is respectful, kind and right, and it is
time. Its name is politeness.
A young girl was going from her
home in Connecticut to a school in
Massachusetts,, distance of one hum
dred miles. and was obliged to go alone.
She waited a weary time in Boston and
finally took her train ON the Old Colony
road, every face being a strange one.
After few miles travel she noticed
that an old gentleman was regarding
her, and his very kindly look treasured
her. After awhile he came to her and
asked her if she was travelling alone,
and upon being told that she was he
sat in the seat in front of her and
talked very kindly and pleasantly, and
before she left the car he gave her his
card and attended her to the door of
the car and carried her sachel. Upon
looking at the card she found that the
old gentleman was Presiding Elder
Ella, and his peace be with you," as
he left her, was benediction that can
never be forgotten.
1t was a very exacting waitress who,
when sent to wait upon guest at
hotel, hesitated and sail that she did not
like to wait upon him because she had
never been introduced. That seemed
quite far-fetched, but it is as consistent
as the stony manners of the would-be
lofty minded people whom we meet
A young woman went to reside in
city where she was a total stranger,
and in taking morning walk always
met a man who bowed and said, Good
morning" The first morning she con-
cluded he had mistaken her for some
acquaintance, but as he continued to
greet her each morning in the same
respectful manner, she knew that it
must be his practice to so salute the
people whom he met. Upon attending
one of the churches there she discov-
cred that it was the minister of the
church, a highly educated man, who
had travelled much abroad, and was
eminent in his profession. -SpranqtfelS
mass. Union.