The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-08-25

Courtesy Is the cheapest thing
there Is in this world. Because Il
is so cheap is perhaps the reason
that /, is 50 intrequent!y used. It
costs absolutely nothing. therefore
one would think 1t would be by the
desk or at the hand OF every man
and woman in the world.
Yet the fact remains that there
are very few really courteous men
So few are there that when one
does meet such an one he IS sur
2rIsed and refers to him "as a
gentleman o. the old school
Because q person does net hap
pen 20 fancy q man is no reason that
he should be discourteous with him
Outward adornments, facial express
sion, peculiar mannerisms do not de,
stroy manhood. "A mans man fo'
all that"
Sometimes We say that 2 man:
real strength IS shown IN the name,
in which be e1pends his energy
that his real benevolences are man
!fesc in the way he dispenses hi;
charities. Yet IL you would know
wha, man really and truly IS yo'
must study him as he deals cou!te
ously or discourteously with al
brother man.
The man who Is discourteous t
the man under him and servilel
cringes before MS superior Wit
obsecuious courtesy may be a grea
worker. splendid result-gettez. bu
he Is not a gentleman.
A true gentleman will. II coD
PEELED 70 dismiss a man from hi
presence. do It with such grace an
courtesy that the sting OF the di:
nIssal Is largely removed and k!ndl
} .eueubraaces established IN th
mind OF the dismissed man. Tru
courtesy gives Of its substance q
freely az the sweet-scented r!ols
gives OF its odor. thinking not {
) return. simply conscious OF doing II
: duty.
Courtesv opens many doors OF oi
portunity where rough and rasyc
manners would stand knocking Tait
~ demanding entrance. Courtesy
oil upon the troubled sea OF life an
saves many a good ship OF manhoo
from going to pieces on the ha7'c
shores Of failure and bankruptc.
Courtesy has won more battles 10 u
world than bullets. Courtesy u.s.
10 cannoc to force its measure
yet courtesy wins thousand time
where cannon and Inortars vi: ono
IL the hurry and rush Of life "
need to think more OF the g-aces {
courtesy thaa We do. 1t would be
good thing II il every public schoo
academy and college OF the lane
there might be established whs
should be known as e chair CT cou
: tesy. In this chair the truest an
most noble-hearsed should teach DO,
and girls. young men and young VI
. men. the value OF true courtesy. Tt
courtesy tina, plants s.cd OK sel
, respect n the underling. and wh!c
makes the superior feel that ae
in the presence Of man
OF a great man OF the oldca Tin
it is said his presence made ba
men GOOD and good men batter.
Underlying this sweet influence {
the mans life was good. honest cou
tesy. A courtesy that rose supe!ic
TO all environments OF bate, worr.
vulgarity and trouble. and poure
itself in gentle !ibstions into eve:
mans heart, purifying and maxim
It sweeter and cleaner because {
It's influence.
Happy. indeed. is that man
whom courtesy Is q blessed birtl
right He shall find that his pat
In life IS smoothed before his fee
and that difficulties he has dTeade
melt ct his approach.
Happy, indeed. Is that man wh
learns courtesy IN the school OF III
who turns from ungentlemanly mar
ners and habits TO way Of concills