Show civility as practiced by ordinary citizen lie ile meets you on the street and asks how you have been and you tell him with due en emphasis on the pain in the small of the back the headache of 0 wednesday and tile the eyestrain ei estrain of 0 the flay day before nothing daunted lie he inquires aboul your wife and you describe fully her state of health her present interests and occupations then he be expresses a desire to know about your children which leads you to launch forth upon a discourse relative to their tonsils and adenoids aden and general physical condition their lack of appetite methods of discipline and punishment and problems that arise from school and play thanks to his continued attention you are reminded of some of their bright sayings which you think hear bear repeating next he asks after your business and you enter at considerable length upon a summary of your achievements of your future prospects and the discouragement coura gement resulting from association with men of decidedly limited vision ue ile expresses an interest in the performance for mance of your motor car and you on recite to him numerous statistics relative to the cost of operation the number of miles attained on a gallon of gas the mileage got out of your tires the periodic replenishment of oil and other less important details before he leaves you he inquires also after your parents your brothers and sisters and other intimate matters but when he be has departed it S suddenly occurs to you that in your enthusiasm in talking about yourself and your own affairs you have neglected to reciprocate by asking after himself or his health or his family or his business or his possessions which gives the impression of your having been most ungracious however there Is at least one consolation in all probability he be has not listened to halt half you said to him anyway 13 altimore sun |