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Show fl 1 public'manners AND HH I ELDERLY PEOPLE H An cldorly man who walks Quite HH feebly, using a cano a good deal ot HH tho tlmo, complained to tho writer HH tho othor day ot tho heedlessness of HH tho public school children. HH "I won goiug along tho street," ho HH said, "When a bunch ot them camo HH I along four abreast. I was feeling HH pretty weak and dizzy, but they just HH forced mo off into tho gutter, and HH ono ot them switched his arms so HH that thoy knocked my cano out ot HH my hand. Never stopped to pick it HH up or to say Excuse mo, cither. HH ' It wns not loug ago that an aged HH ' lady also spoko ot tho way she felt HH H slio had mado hersolt ridiculous In HH crossing a street. HH ) "I supposo I did got flustered," sho HH ndmltted, "and probably I mado a '' fool of myself. I Just cu'.d not help HH It. Hut I could not look all around HH , at onco, and when I first saw tho au- HHm tomobllo it was within about flvo foot HHH of mo. I know I ought to liavo gono HHH right ahead, but Instead of that I HH lost my wits and drow back and tho HHH machlno had to stop sharp and lot HHWi mo go out ot tho way. Then I could l hear thorn laughing at mo." M Incidents llko thoso must occur to HHH;; tho minds ot most people- As far H as tho children are concornod, tho Hn teachers can 'do something. It Is a B, ' ) damago to a boy or a girl to grow Bni up without a senso of reverenco for Baljl' older ""people 'The oldsters can Got ivfi' along" without tho young people's ro- HHJtT'&th spect, but" the1 ybungttors will suffer HHHf -,-... hhhhhhhhhhhl "tLvT i -n . a loss If thoy do not cultlvato the friendship of older persons. Unfortunately this lack ot consideration consider-ation for tho older peop'.b Is not confined con-fined to the Uttlo ones. Thor0 aro a great many grownups to whom grey hairs mdnn nothing. The world Is a raco In which tho dovll takes tho hindmost. It you aro haiullcnppcd by your failing muscles, that Is your misfortune, not my1 fault. Tho true gentleman or lady scarcely scarce-ly ever Insists on tho full mcasuro of his rights. Ho would rather lose tho best scat in tho car or llrst place at the ticket window, If ho must nudgo nnd elbow nnd jostlo to got It. |
