The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-12-06

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yer both walk bowleggeJ. | will |
say
Aad. concluded the hi mar rising
aid Knocking tl,e ashesoui OF his CORR
cob. .yola can wager we landed that
fish, for my mother never broke her
word. J" N Y. Snn.
MANNERS OF MEN.
Personnel Department Is no Indicator OF
- Truc fcrtility.
Menner.s are important. They mean
much in the world. They form a large
element in the SUCCESS on failure of
life. Yet, like all goo. things, they
arc both over-valucd and under-valucd.
| It is human characteristic to judge
| by appearances, and from them to draw
conclusions, cven though The expert
ences OF life sh ,uld teach us different
TX. When we see a man with an at
I tractiye personality and refined mall
| nc..s we have no hesitation in deciding
that his inner self. his character must
correspond with his outer self. for few
| people are able 10 resist the charms OF
polished and agreeable conduct Hap
ply the natural conclusion is most
! ofta1. the true one but we should not
| forget that appearances are decettul,
| nn:l That the old saying that the broad-
ciot., coat hides the rogue is not always
untrue. On the other hand. some of
the trucst ami best people in the
! ,ro,ld, men and women whoara widely
| known for their genuine excellence,
sheir intele ,tuahty, their goodness OF
ncart, possess only the most indiifcr-
ant and unattractive manners. Even
though they stand prc-eninent in abil-
| ity and character, we are apt to harbor
unpleasant judgments against them
because of abrupt and unpublished con-
duct.
When we understand this We should
realize that mans personal deport-
ncnt is not safe guide. We shall
lcsrn that Planners. while unquestion-
ably TO be desired and cultivated, should
neither be over-estmated nor under=
estimated. There is happy medium,
q fortunate union. Ofcourse character
is to be preferred to polish in genuine
worth, but there is no>goo,l reason
why the two should not be united.
While such undue prominence should
not be placed on manners as to make
them the chief qualification of success,
they should not. on the other hand. be
decfed as frivolous Or foppish access
sions TO earnest manhood. To forgive
q man every social vice, to condono
even his offenses against honor OF
honesty, to sympathize with his we'll
merited punishment, because OF his
manners. which attract and please all
coming in the reach of his influence,
are attitudes of society highly danger
ons to that perception of truth and fact
which is necessary toallright thinking.
A fascinating address is allowed to cover
! too much mental and moral turpi-
tude. and the owner Of such personal
! gifts should only he held to strictcr ac-
count for misusing so potent means
of inspiring affection and confidence in
his fcllow-men. Yet this is not an az
pumcnt for rudeness, for good manners
should be held as absolutely indispens-
able. They mean to the handsome
man greater beauty. ta the intellectual
man greater mental power and wider
influence. Professionalism is, human
pertcction-is impossible without re-
fined and careful manners. Their value
is absolute, not fictitious Rudeness
is ia social sin, for it transgrcsses against
the charity which avoids from principle
the giving Of needless Qffense to any
one" There is no excuse for intcn-
tionally giving away to ones own ar.
rogance and petty personal tyranny;
to allow the coarse, selfish part of ones
nature to hide and overpower the bet
ter self Good manners may be artiti-
cial and assumed, but they are better
thar rudeness if rudeness is natural
and spontaneous. There arc some
things in nature WHICH should never
be in evidence, and Of these one of
the most important is rudepess.
On moral grounds it is upchristian, for
1t trangresses the golden rule, sins
against justice, and CAUSES the passions
Of anger and ill-feeling in the one to
whom it is addressed. Mentally, it is
a want of sense and judgment. for a
clear perception will show that it is OPP
posed to intellectual justice and So
cially it is bad policy to pursue, for
IL aliepates friends and creates enc
mics" 1t May be added, moreover.
that good manners show sense OF
self respect and a recognition of the
respects and rights due to others. marks
OF courtesy which alone distinguish
Chs true gentleman. People of position
and influence stand as patterns for
their interiors; he4es. to them good
manners are essential. Fhe Feligious
sersop Loses the best part of his reli:
gion if he forgets that kind and uni
| form courtesy which IS the companion
of all true charity. In brief, those wig
J stand in any degree as leaders and men
of influence should realize their most
complete possibilities by cultivating
courtesy as distinguishing charac'
teristic. "The greatest scholar, the
greatest ruler, the greatest saint,
| ought to be by inference the greatest
gentleman. Detroit Free Press.
a STRATEGIC WAITER.
He Puts Ouietus ona Fanlt-Finding Gus
toner. ss