The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1912-06-13
HONESTY AND HONEST INTENT :.
Of TIL" PEOPLE, SALIENT TRAITS
Reflection of One Who Has Visited in
the Homes of the Plain. "
People of the Land -
(Ry Duncan McRa.)


know it is not only an art but 1t is
the part of gentleman to know
how to make call, whatever the
nature OF the call, and 1t Is likewise
an art and the part of a gentleman
to receive such a call. You can not
always tell by clothes worn, by ap-
pearance or first impression, as you
may entertain angels unawares," or
send away one who may have been
q valued client or customer, or il
nothing else whose words when gone
may do you great Injury from an
afront given him. Speaking Of ex-
ceptions to kind treatment I recall
some Incidents. Once / had been
riding horseback ON the mountain
roads all day In the rain during the
late fall. l reached the home of an
acquaintance in the night, where /
expected to remain till morning.
Some event at that home which 9TH
erWise would have been glad to have
received me made it impossible, to
cry and tired as 1 was, but bore the
disappointment in good humor, and
went on to seek shelter and food
elsewhere.
Index OF Bills Amounts.
| On an other occasion when re-
naming over night and when / in
CURED what my bill was, 1t was made
enough by the head Of the house who
added by way of explanation and to
ease his conscience that that was
about what the best hotels at the
county seat town where II lived
charged. You see people of. he
country are not always STRUCK" on
the people from their county seat.
Little incidents of this kind are not
soon forgotten, for note this was
7 many years ago and still 1 have not
forgotten 1t. Then, it appealed to
my pocketbook also, which also
serves as a reminder.
/ Experiences With Dogs.
l think if this article would make
f. hit with those who may read it and
future either in the country or the
city, it would be my warning words
taken from the inscription, in front
Of an ancient home :"Beware the
dog Few people are so brave or
so foolhardy, whether they are afraid
of dog or not, as to want to even
run the risk Of being dogbit. You
can never tell whert. these dogs will
come in at or whether they will bite
or not. They may approach you IN
many vicious manners and we don't
like to have a quarrel with dog
at home when calling. have had
lot of large ugly ours come bound
ing right in my face when travelling
in the country, but would stand my
ground and beat them off some way.
lMdnd, you must never run. Then
/ remember of calling at family in
ia flat in a city and when in small
Ihallway without any way to retreat II
dared to, when the door opened, a
large bull dog would spring out;
held by the collar by its feminine
owner. The dog was standing on
Ibis hind legs, with mouth open, and
his great tusks pointed at my throat
IT felt queer to say the least, and
imagined what would happen If that
dog would get away from that wo-
man. I was relieved when / got
ldown stairs and was sure I had the
ldoor latched good behind me. l
watched for big bulldogs every time
IT entered a house for a good while,
Jjust as one imagines there Is a
snake every time the grass moves
latter he has seen one. I could tell
that bulldog was built for business.
The Mountain Roads. -.
| Another remarkable thing about
travelling in rough mountainous
countries is the roads. You will
find yourself inquiring Of every man
woman and child you meet, the dis.
tance and direction to certain places
| When induiring the direction to &C
to get to Joshua Haymond's you arc
told to keep the straight road On
most mountain roads they will sell
dom run straight over few hundred
J"'uoI W 0CS JOhCS anu L1eu CdhS
the right hand till you get to $
Smiths and so on. When your d.
rector Is through you don't know any
more than you did before, for you
Edon't know Pete Jones or any other
fJones- lives, OF course.
People in the country have the
longest miles you ever saw. MANI
Ipersons you are inquiring from seem
to think 1t will make the distance
u shorter for you by telling you the
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