West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-01-03

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But L will only mention a few Of the
most noticeable.
A lady enters q horse-car; every seat
is taken; she glances along the row Of
upturned faces with a naughty stare;
one gentleman, near the end, can not
withstand the sharp glance Bhe gives
him, and, rising, offers her his seat
With an audible sigh she sinks grace
fully into it, never deigning to give as
much as n nod of thanks to the man
who stands up and clings to the little
strap that gay over his head, thereby
making himself extremely uncomfort-
able that she may be seated.
Presently q lady seated next to her
leaves the car. Then what does she
do? Think you she gives the man
standing n chance to sit down? You
would, perhaps, but she does nothing
of the sort. With n little shake OF
her dress she settles herself more COM
fortably, thus monopolizing both of
the seats, evidently much to her own
satisfaction.
Presently the car stops again, and q
lady enters carrying an infant. Do
you imagine the dress is pulled aside
and the tired young mother is offered
a seatP If So, you are mistaken, for
the woman who is so comfortably
seated does not move. Then some
thing happens; the door opens and the
conductor enters, and his voice is
plainly heard all over the car: "Close
mp, here, and give this lady a seat"
Then, and not until then, does she
condescend to move.
l can not understand why it is, but
in nine cases out Of ten q man is more
polite than a m
My idea is that one never loses any
thing by n little true p~oliteness. 1t is
n very simple thing to say "Thank
you" when one is offered n seat in a
crowded car. Yet how few take the
trouble TO say it.
L suppose the lady who neglects to
thank a gentleman for giving up his
seat to her considers it every mans
duty to stand up and let the ladies sit
down.
J., for enc, do not think so. In nv
estimation q man has as good q right
to retain his seat in the car as any lady
has, and if he rises and offers it to a
lady, it is simply because the man is a
true gentleman, and his natural manly
P%oliteness will not permit him to be
seated while q lady is obliged to
stand.
Imagine his feelings when she takes
1T as a matter of course, without q
word of thanks. Ono could not
blame him if he registered a vow to
keep his seat in the future.
If, in going from q large building, a
gentleman politely stops and holds
open the heavy door for lady, a stran-
ger, to pass out, 1 should think itwould
be an impossibility for her to g
through the door without some ac-
acknowledgement of his kindness.
But twice this week l have witnessed
q like case. Once L was directly
behind the lady CD who passed out,
without a word of thanks, and as the
gentleman held the door open for me
also L politely said THANK you." And
| am telling the truth when / say that
he looked so astonished / was positively
afraid he would lose his equilibrium
and go down the steps too quickly for
comfort.
Evidently he was not accustomed to
receiving thanks for so small an act of
kindness. Perhaps he thought / was
from the Country, " 70. it seems to lie
the style of the city people to com
pletely ignore any little act Of polite.
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