THE REBUKE POLITE.
This anecdote is told of that onormousiy wealthy man the late Commodore Vanderbilt :— - At Saratoga, on one occasion, when Bitting on the piazza on a hotel, a somewhat over-dressed lady approached and claimed bin acquaint- ' ance. The commodore rose and , talked affably with her, while his wife and daughters sniffed the air ■ with scorn. j " Father," eaid the young lady, as , the commodore resumed his seat. J "didn't you remember that vulgar' Mrs. B as the woman who used •■ to sell poultry to us at home ? " ' "Certainly," responded the old gentleman, promptly; " and I remember your mother when she used to sell root beer at three cents a glass over in Jersey, when I went up there from Staten Island peddling oysters out of my boat." j As this homely reply was heard by ' a group surrounding the family there I was no further attempt at aristocratic j airs on the part of the ladies during I that season.
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Evening Post, Volume XLVII, Issue 88, 14 April 1894, Page 1 (Supplement)
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162THE REBUKE POLITE. Evening Post, Volume XLVII, Issue 88, 14 April 1894, Page 1 (Supplement)
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