The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-20
APPEARANCES DECEIVE.
And You Cannot Always Estimate a
Man by His Face.
From, the Ne,c York Recorder

From the Ne,o York Recorder.
1t was in a prominent resort for business
men, politicians and the like. and a group
of men sat smoking and chatting. They
were discussing the value of ones first i'm
pressions Of other men.
81 always make my estimate of a man
when l see him. said one of the group,
land l find 1t pretty safe rule to do So"
Other men made similar statements indi-
eating their faith in first Impressions.
when a red-noSed man who had been silent
| Interrupted the talk.
First impressions, gentlemen" said he
''are in some cases all right. There is an
order of mon, and it is almost always tn e
| lower order, who show their lack of charac-
| ter on their faces. There is a much smaller
| class of respectable men who show it in
their manner. Doubtless you gentlemen
have been able to discriminate, as you say
you have. between a good man and bad
, one by his face. In that case you have
been fortunate in being gifted with rare
powers such as | believe are not given to
most men. can give you chapter from
my own experience to prove that.
"Now," he continued you will. observe
| that have red nose. / was little bit
sensitive about that nose once, but l got
over that years ago. Besides, some very
| eminent men have red noses without hav-
| ing had the experience had.
"Still, eight men out of ten would think
that have been heavy drinker. You
who know me are aware that l am not
and never have been. l am not a total
abstaiuer but have never been drunk in
nv life. A glass of wine at times has been
| nv rule say this much in order that
you may understand what think of first
Impressions
"a good many years ago was connected
with firm in this town in a trusted cleri-
cal capacity. 1 was young then aid had
good prospects Even then my nose was
about as it is now, but my employer knew
| me kand that did not matter. But one day
he dsed, business was closed up and | wa:
out of employment My recommendations
were good enough and l thought | would
have no trouble in getting place. You
see did not know how many persons put
their faith in first impressions"
"a good many years ago was connected
with firm in this town In a trusted clerical
capacity. / was young then and had good
prospects Even then my nose was about
as it is now, but my employer knew me and
that did not matter. But one day he died,
business was closed up and l was out OF
hemployment. My recommendations were
good enough, and l thought l would have
no trouble in getting a place. You see did
not know how many persons put their faith
| in first impressions.
Just here the speaker drew from his
pocket fountain pen and wrote few sem
fences on pad.
"Gentlenen." he said, 81 believe l will
not be considered as Boosting when say
am a good penman."
No one seeing the writing could honestly
make such charge. The penmanshir
shown was far above the ordinary.
WELL" continued the speaker, :" l was
quito as good penman at the time | speak
of as now. speak of this that you may
understand what followed. l answered
every advertisement for men in my line
that saw 1 found that my penmanshil
would lead to a request to call. In some
cases it brought about partial engage
ment.
''Now, gentlemen. not any Of those call:
or partial engagements resulted In any
thing think / may safely say that IN my
ca o first impressions were wrong, may
notg'
The group of smokers asserted in unison
their firm belief that he safely could.
"WeI," concluded the victim of first i'm
presSions, ''if every stranger that | come
into contact with has u wrong first impress
sion of me, how many other men are
wronged in the same way, and what be-
comes of the ipfalIibility, SO to speak, OF the
first impression9 leave those questions fol
your consideration" Saying which the
speaker tossed his cigar away and went out
tBy Joye," said one who had listened, II
never looked at it in that way before" The
group of smokers seemed to be in about the
same position. So they changed the sub
| iect.