The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-27
COURTESY.
some Striking illustrations From An,
Client aud Modern History.

Gent adaBt mas u tuAt tll-plalhe is no
recommendation; but accepting Mer-
cutlo at his own valuation-what man
could wish for more2-we arrive, says
the London Standard, after brief con-
sderatlon, at the conclusion that there
IS something after all IN the idea
"autres temps autres moeurs," The
times change. and the modern Sir Wal
ter Raleigh no longer throws his Inver-
ness upon the slippery wood pavement
for his queen to step upon, and why not?
Simply because her majesty no longer
perambulates the capital as good Queen
Bess did IN days gone by. We're the
opportunity given, we feel sure that u
carpet OF Overcoats would be laid at
her feet sufficient for her majesty to
walk dry-shod from buckingham pal
ace to St. Paul's--yea! and back again
via the Borough Road, The times
change, and the eXigencles of nine
teeHh century warfare are such that
the range OF modern armaments pre-
c!uGes the Interchange of courtesles
such as took place in the low countries
mary q decade ago, when the French
and English officers, with exquisite po-
likeness, said to one another, After
you" their respective regiments, match
locks in hand, only waiting for the
word TO fire from their officers, which
the latter were SO loath to give, To-
day, with the aid OF lleld-glasses, bows
might be interchanged, but compll-
merits and courteous words are quite
out Of the question unless mutual code
ffyFV
Varnish recipe which has made the
name Of Stradivarlus illustIious in the
history OF VioIins, and which gave his
instruments their glorious tone, Is lost
lost, too, In the veneer that gave to the
eighteenth century beaux their delight
fully polished manners that approached
extravaganza perilously near; still vio-
Inns OF exquisite tone are built to-day,
although the varnish recipe of Stradi-
varius is stlll wanting, and courtesy Is
none the less rampant, although 1t Is
more to the point and less decorated
than II was century ago.
few months back, when our minis
ter OF agriculture was removed to his
home with an injured limb, ten guests
OF the house at which he had been stay
ing telegraphed their condolences and
made Inquiries concerning his health;
the ordinary sufferer perhaps, would
have considered single reply would
have met the cas- az the inqurers
were all under on roof, but not so
Mr.. Chaplin. hence the ten individual
kilograms OF acknowledgment that
were delivered at Chatsworth IN reply.
Here we have, at the end OF the nine-
tenth century, an example OF cour-
tcsy that may rank with any OF the
historical instances we quote below.
"Where the prince OF courtesy lay"
wrote a fellow countryman of Mr..
Chapllns in one OF the poems that add
ed lustre to the name Of Tennyson-
surely the late poet-laureate had Mr.,
Chaplin In his mind, No more effective
background for the exhibition OF true
courtesy than the battlefield can be I'M
aglned. on the one side We have all the
horrors Of war, while in the foreground
all that Is best in refined human nature.
one example we have already quoted;
another has been handed down among
legendary lore from the time OF Lion
Hearted Richard. When Occur de Lion
and his Crusaders defeated the sara
Gems, the sultan became sufficiently Gu
rlous about him to ask VINO IL was VINO
made such an example OF ms troops,
that IL was only King Richard and his
men who were all on foot God forbid
that such a noble fellow as King Rich
ard should march on foot" and prompt
Nv ordered a splendid barb to be sent to
his enemys camp with suitable mes
sage Such was the courtesy which one
monarch showed to another In the brave
DAYS Of old although they were In every
sense nj daggeTs drawn. There Is, un-
fortunately, a sequel to this story OF
Rlchard-thc Englshman did not re-
celve the gift in the spirit he was IN
tended to do; In very sooth he Thought
the matter somewhat flshy and IN place
of trying the steed's PAGES himself ne
mounted his fal thiul squire thereon ana
the eteed proving a nrey but tanned
beast and the squire being unable TO
hold him In. the faithful one was borne
on the wings of the wind to the un-
speakabe ones pavilion on discover
ing he was rot to entertain Richard or
be entertained by him. the annoyance
Of the sultan was said TO be terrible.
A somewhat. similar Interchange OF
International courtesies was mentioned
ty Captain Coignet in his memoirs
wien the outposts OF the French ana
Austrian armies exchanged con'moait-
Ies such as tobacco and bread; finally
Il day arrived when, in place Of giving
them bread for tobacco, as arranged,
The soldiers Of the emperor found them
selves the prisoners OF the republic.
CoIpnet. who was on the right side as
far at prison was concerned, speaks
about IL as being very strategic stroke
some people might describe 1t as the
height OF meanness. There's something
in choice OF eplthets after all Bad
workmanship may be hidden by sever
al coats OF varnlsh, but the work VIII
be none the less bad Although In the
eighteenth century one cannot una
fault with the veneer, II Is obvious IRON
this nnccdole that the foundation upon
which tn Correction OF courtegv was built
was not In all cAses very secure
fashionable young man once had the
impertinence TO point out to General SIT
Wnram Johnson, who did some GOOD
work out In America In 1855, that It was
not al all the thing 10 return the salute
~ q negro as the latter had just done
Quulh Sir william, whose courtesy was
above all possible cayll, Perhaps soi
Au, | would not be outdone In good
manners by negro" A very similar
ietart WAS made by Pope Clement XIV
he who suppressed the Jesults who as
ccndcG the paDal throne In 1863. on
The day OF his inauguration the embas-
sailors Of several countries waited on
hin to tender their congratulations
Whom they we're introduced md bowed
The genial GanFanclli politely bowed In
return, whcscupon the muster OF cerc-
monies Informed him that the salntc9
ought not 10 be returned, Pardon
raid the rrelalc, ~ have not been Pope
long enough TO forget good manners
T6e retort probably afforded to the I'M
dc.I.ng ono Of the most unpleasant mo-