Show BE GOOD TO OLD PEOPLE V U UV liV AX r. Going uptown on the N New w York subway subway sub sub- way tho ho other day I witnessed a a. scene which I consider er a 0 disgrace raco to the thirty odd Ll young oung men who sat In the car At Worth street a n young young- woman leading a n year two baby by br the hand got sot on the train Tire The child was too small to stand too heavy heay for tor the mother to hold hollI In her arms The majority of ot tho men were un under E r thirty some seine of 01 them were boys of or sl sixteen six sis teen o or thereabouts t tOne One was an old gentleman of or seventy or 01 over O His lEe irate hair and beard were ero white whit as snow Tho woman with tile tho bab baby looked around the h cal car In ln a S help help- r fl l jg t va n cum uJ t r The old gentleman g ex- ex one o of the younger ct men to tu o e er his seat V He I looked at nt them thorn In In astonished hed I and null then rising c courteously alsed his hat and offered his seat And AntI those sturdy strong strollS young oung men y young ung- ung enough to he be his hiM sons ons an anti and allowed that white laired ld ILI man to cling chug s sa swaying a ln lo to a 1 tIll strap ill the thea way vay a to Thirty third str street et There is not another 1 country in iii the world worl where such a thing could lake take place This Is a sPlendid splendid country country coun coun- try tn but ut respect and courtesy toward I Iol i ol old l people aro are not its good g good I 1 qualities Dualities u al i t I es Young Young- men muon an and women jostle josUe and ush past their elders In the tho rudest maimer I On tho hO trains antI and ferries the tho seats are aro oc occupied uple b by buys boys au and young men while old people all and women wOIn stand V All Is one ma mad ilIad rush to gel get there thero first hr-at and secure the best bet seat scat Getting on a n. car tho tile other uther Ila hay day 1 was almost t knocked off oft m my feet by two well dressed c stal stalwart wart young nes They hall had paid their tn faro fare and amid mad md as an much right tight to 10 a n scat us as Lg I ha hind had i but ut it is not miot as easy for tOI a n woman man to j V hang hanS on a strap as it is for u u. man mau Of or course the be basis of ot tho the lad ot or respect toward 1 Iris his ls elders on the aver aver- ago ng-c Americans American's part palt lies In his iris up up- up bringing Ing In his iris childhood he has been allowed to occupy the tho most comfortable ble chair to interrupt his elders elder a and amid to consider himself a person of or su supreme su- su preme le importance The rte parents who bring up a n child Inthis in iii inthis this way ira err crr through love but bul if the they only knew It II thc they timey are arc doing doing- their child a u great wrong V One of ot the roost Important things to to Instill In a childs child's mind is obedience jand I an amid respect toward Ids his el elders ciders esThete s. e-s. There Is no child in Ia time the world worM brighter and amid more amenable to reason t than lan tho the thom American m 11 child nut But when ohen lila p parent r ro a nHI nH I blight S l say say- 1 make maine tile the entire household lI y revolve revolve- about his small self Nett he ho naturally crows grows to think a a. very e bit blA luau 11 t lIe He does docs not thin It tt necessary to to- to offer his elders ciders rs th till tir ost mo t comfortable chair in the tho room or to stand star when an 1111 older person Is talking to him After he Is up he ho Is er very ready to offer his seat scat In lii time the car to a 0 young and arid pretty pi sir gir but an un old man ma may stand for tor or blocks block That is aP wrong and ana it Is Js a a. f shame shamo that on any man an a as fine In most ways as the time young oun American should a allow ow such a 11 blot to spoil spon his iris rc reputation as aa asa a a. gentleman With girls the tie lad Jf of f respect to toward tOe to- toward ward their elders cIders usually takes th the tha I form orul of ot s-s- s There Is la nothing more mol unattractive than a u pert girl She tries to bo be funny and antI ut at case arid and only succeeds In being rude ruLle I have seen nn an old oM person flush painfully pain pain- trill fully over OTel some sonic be would ie- ie mark b by UY a Do young girl g The Tho young young- o mS people should bear heal in mind that they in Irm their turn will wm be ol old oli some day lay arid and must expect to tu I reap as' as as they sow so V Just take time In your bus busy happy happ lives s. s young oung people to be courteous and considerate erato toward towar your our ol elders Girls remember cr that the lie young young- man who ho Is rough an and ru ruSe o toward towar oJ old people will never ne make a good husan hus- hus band an I And boys Lor remember that the girl who Is pert and ru rude o to ol old people Is I. not the girl who will make malco a gentle wife wiCe V |