The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-11-08
BE HOSPITABLE.


hospitality, chivalry and courtesy,
Of which we have heard so much
"a the North?"
This question was put to HER
AID representative recently by a
northern gentleman who has spent
some time in Texas the past year,
and who had heard numerous COM
aLaints on the part of visitors and
Kew arrivals in the town where he
aas been located of the marked lack
of cordiality and almost entire lack
of attention paid them by the older
residents of the said town. THE
HERALD regrets to admit that
some of the strangers who have
carried within the gates of this
place during the past year, or since
che coming of the food of home
seekers to this country was inau-
gurated, have made similar COM
plants of our people. In fact, some
of them have gotten the impression
shat the older people here are an
aagonistic to newcomers, and
wish to discourage them from stay
aug here. That such an impression
Is entirely erroneous, TIE HER
AID is entirely assured. Yet the
Eact remains that our people per
haps have been somewhat slow or
4 little Indifferent in regard to their
duty of welcoming and entertain
aug the strangers that have come
into their midst, although this APP
parent lack sof courtesy has not
been so marked in Brownsville as
It seems to be in the town from
which THE HERALD's inquirer
came. 1t would be well, however,
Eor the good people of Brownsville
20 arouse themselves to their duty
IA this matter, and see to it that
they do not bring upon this little
southern town such reproach as
rs:hat implied by the question put to
The HERALD. There is no doubt
chat the duty of hospitality is one
shat is incumbent upon every per-
son living in the town. The Bible
bids us to love the stranger, and
aid time courtesy always prompted
the householder to welcome the
stranger at his board. The attitude
of its people toward strangers has
much to do with the impression
made by any place upon the latter,
aud by the tender of a little cor
,5iaIity and friendly attention to
those who have lately come to
make their home in our midst or
90 those who are with us as visitors,
we may aid greatly in making the
town popular with them, and help
IN the up-building of both town
and country.
1t is true, as some say, one would 7
like to know on whom one is call r
ing, but, on the other hand, one
whose standing is already assured 7
Gauuot be injured by extending the q
courtesy of a call or even by offer
ing a cup of tea to stranger, even
ghoggh the recipient may after
wards prove to be unworthy. It is S
3n easy matter to drop any ac Ii
'EEa5ntance that may prove 'unde- Il
Sirable. THE Herald feels that it a
should be considered the duty of
the people of any town through
their churches and societies to ex-
tend greetings to strangers and en- II
leavor to make them feel that they Il
are welcome. A little courtesy costs T
comparatively little. but it may add o
uuch to the sum of human hap n
EI0ess and tend to promote e
5etter feeling between man and Fl
zzzn. After all, we are all made of p
she same clay, and the practice B
which regards every stranger as an
1tgect of suspicion, as we'll as the
better than thou attitude which j,
too many of us are prone to assume :
towards our fellow man in general y
aud towards the stranger in par U