The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1890-08-01
NUMBER 18.


4 Oht - hpA w w ohVNhCty ~ Itotf W
the rudencss and yulgarity to be met
with almost everywhere In London.
The English gentleman is the typical
gentleman for the world to model
after, but anything between the Eng
lish gentleman and the English peasant
is species of mankind of which the
less we sec the better. This middle
class Englishman is 10 the stranger
either bully or a lackey, accordingto
his mental estimate ofthc stranger and
his judgment as to which method may
be best to secure his money. lie is
either arrogant and overbcaring, or he
is obsequlous, servile and disgusting.
But in all cases he is on the alert to get
your money.
The English certainly work tho fec
ing system harder and further than
docs any other Of the paupcr nations
Of Europe, excepting, possibly, the
Italians. But there is picturesque
ness about the Italian methods of ex-
tortiOn that is entirely lacking in those
of England. There is difference be-
tween the brigand who meets You on
the highway and risks his life to rob
you, and the sneak thief who slips into
your hall and steals your umbrella
while you are at dinner. The Ger
mans and the French expect to be Civ
en- fees for services rcndcred-and
often when services have not been rem
dcrcd-but their attitude Is rather one
of expectation than of insulting de-
mand. The English coacliman, servant
or waiter not only brazenly asks you
for money, but he protests if he thinks
you have not been sufficiently liberal.
Moreover, he will rob you by giving
You incorrect change, if you will al
low il. One must be on the lookout
constantly TO avoid being swindled or
robbed in London. IL seems TO be the
genius of the people in trade 10 be
dishonest.
When you go into an English shop
the shopkccper looks at you as If he
considers you Legitimate object of
until he has "sizcd you up"
and has estimated about how much he
can hope to make out of you. If his
appears to promise favorably
for the shop, he may wait upon you
otherwise he will turn you
over to clerk. Everything that is
shown you is shown as If unwiIlingly.
You arc given the impression that il is
very annoying TO the salesman to pull
lown two or three kinds of goods
when you probably will buy only one
Kind, if any. If you hesitate, then
comes either insult or insistence-in-
istencc that fairly discounts that of
'ur own Bowcry, when a prospective
'ictim is at hand.
Considering the nature of the iypi-
nj English tradcsman, II is not to be
wondered at that English society bars
cr doors against him. Undoubtedly
his contempt for people in trade is
bundled upon good and sufficient rea-
Ons based upon knowledge.
The first time | ever went into
ondon shop il was for the purpose Of
urchasing some gloves. l saw some
cry excellent gloves in the shop win
ow which exactly suited me, and they
ere marked at a quite reasonable
rice. asked for gloves of the same
ylc and quality as those IN the win
Dw. The shopkcepcr handed me
mir Of gloves that no scIfrespccting
crsOn could wear. | protested that
Iesc gloves were not like those in the
indow, was impudently told that
ICY were, but was not allowed the
-ivilcge Of comparing them. Then
Tered to buy the gloves in the win
DIV, which l had noticed were my
Imber, but the window "could not be
sturbcd." Being an American, and
,poscd to being cheated, left the
op, and as l walked out. the shop
,eper bawlcd after me: ~If you
dn't want to buy anything, what did
~ come in for?'
| could not resist answering, though
was not dignificd thing to do:
Iecause 1 did not know that you
ere such dishonest, vulgar brute.'
This happened at a tolerably "swell'
nee on Regent street, and it was not
exceptional experience by any
ans.-Correpoadeace ON. Y. Star.
Fish in the lakes and bayous around
. Joseph are moro numerous now