POLITE PEOPLE.

Mataura Ensign, Volume 14, Issue 1009, 29 August 1890, Page 2

POLITE PEOPLE.

"The idea of calling this the Wild West] 7 exclaimed a lady travelling in Montana *tot one of the old hands. \W.hy, I never, saw such ,politepeßS anywhere. ' The ' meri £ere 'all treat each _ other like gentlemen in a drawi^g^^o"om* , ."." "Yes; mann, it's safer," : l&cbflicaßy * * returned the native, with a glance at his six-shooter. '"" ,j.. .,. , r . . Of a similar quality seeiris "to 0&Ve~ '* , been the politeness of ■ -the -Quacboe;:of.*n South America, with .whom 'Dat win A. came in : cofjtacfc.' " Tttcfii; ']" pohien^,' l * " r he writes, "is .e^Be^y^j^t^^.nj^ir^ drink their spirits expecting; a you to taste it ; but whilsfcmaking^their •-»** exceedingly graceful bow toe^'teem* 1 '' 4 ' quite as ready,' if 'occfi§iOhbffefed,;to <J6t* ; your throat '*— -recaliiiij? H^ydbn's 3&n&' < ? ** what .ungracious remark ,tp the . effect concerning 'the^Highl^Olisw^ 1 French, who, he riays/'if l &e^ivil ** think you are afraid ~of]|]hem.' slur ftp jwh^fa^ Darwin relates of thej courtesy of the , people of Chili. He -was out one day with two'b'f tho natives, Whfcn they W&& ] passed by a very fat, small negress, •' riding astride oh a mule; 1 •-; &lie^adsltach -an ..enormous gofitre tfiat '- V A Mrat scSfrcelJ* possible to avoid gazing at hep ; but his \ companions, as ; if .i^. n apofo^^ v ]imu(fiWf ***^ . ately made the salute], of the country by J taking off their hate. JA ,f».J7^re, , ,' s a|kß t Darwin, " would. m&jpfyrte lower or higher classes in Europe- -have 'shown- . such feeling politeness to a poor and I miperabfe^jeoiof 'aJ|efel4Mftl&ilo'J Charles Lamb ;^^vj^tflls of an Englishman whose politeness could be I outdone by no : orie, Who noVo'rilji would f" \ give the wall to' any < atodietii; 'ffetirale t* i beggar, but, reaching to a Kigfter*fli|ltJ^ : ;^ , 'E|en wi:h his best umbrella, would not acorn;-.; « Tophi Old from rain the poorest dameforloEn/«'*« though it were but an old market'Wdina^ir^ whose, basket of frait he wouldlbfitisf p>b> ? M tecb from damage. 5 A quaint instance -of -politeness was afforded b^i®lJlWol3 yeaSSnpatber. Oh ''Thomas], introducing the : * Jeannie oWelsh, after. sHe v had jrcai^ea to, be his wife, to the- simple family circle at Mainhill, she i his mother arid sisters witlr' ; a']kiW^'' !e * welcome. OldJimesOarlyle, who^had^, j been called in for the occasion from his farm^ work, drew ?backi ffPi' titejyoiisg]!]g' lady's surprise, and left, the room.. In a few minutes, however, he reappeared, clean shaved, washed, and in his Sunday clothes, arid "saying,"' N6#/-ifr3Miß8 r Ok Welsh allows it, I am in a condition to kiss her iipo," bestowed • upon :her- /ftf .' i * fatherly salute. ] .•!:,./.• <...« X [ It does not do to hd ti6 polite; or ohe '*' a is ; apt.to bore. , Charles Matthews, in. his last illness, was annoyed by one of his visitors giving up l^is chair to every*- »\ one in succession who .'entered the room. Atilastithe comedian. :cputfa/§tarid it no* longer, and called out to a gentleman. ,„ prespnt,; ] " JDq go and' pit] by jhim and i r hold him on his cta|rJ 0 l am quite " J fatigued by seeing himpop up and down.' Another r< instance .of exaggerated? q politeness was that recorded by S. CT Hill pC the oldlrfeh fftr%h'd ; ; dalmly 'rp swallowed, down a ,]gtass]'of $eV]'wai£r -^ playfully handed him by "V yqujagbia^y^^ while whisky wag going the rounds. " What, PaVd<£ yoU'Aifce}Mtewat6K? l: / , she asked him in abtonishm£ht,3i?i: ■;*•.-><; ?.?•? ; " No, me lady, I'dbri't lik8 l &alt*rater," was his reply; "but Tf7your, ladyship ha 4 gifen me a glass, ,of ,p a ojs6ri ; !Fd have .» drarik it." _>.!." ' * lx We confess tO'havih^ sm'ill^topajhy with the French duke who swallowed a glaks of castor oil presented 'himrbjp mistake for wine,Jor fear o£tiiisiug fe.?^ host's feelings ; or with, the 'geutlemlS}iJ Who ate a c iter pillar. with r lfiS "salad tir*-m spare tbe sensibilities of those^afouhcP'"'* 1 him ; or even. with the colonel who, on ' a young ; soldierJ-just tM$M>& %\& rariksrand HiMtfJ^for t fcfae^rlt ? ftUlflW the officers' mes3,^cbmtni£ting [some solecism, immediately Imitated it, to set the.youri£ man at his me.ty ir '} A^ z£2dA ■ Miss Mitford was wpp{ t^bpjis^of^^ thepoliteness of the Berkshir^poasaiitryl I A friend with whom she^lVas^iJbffout. ?--*i .walking warmly disputed thg Mli^i *^ 1 w^th her; and in the! h.eaV of^thft dw-*- *' cus^on they fc im cup to *.gate. A boy ' J * WH6 was leading a cow stairted forw&rd and opened it for them, ti the delight of : Milford. . But, tfie other was unwilling to acknowledge herself beaten. V You're not Barkshire; I'm sure,' she said to the lad. ;; -"•'•••' • : " ■'■<■ yy His i wa\.. : nkeiy ) ,to: ) uado the effect of his previous act of politeJSs :— " yhee'rtAliar.voi:!^"^ f~~

«— i liv "i" -■"•' ''■; ,ii * toMW> * amoiftl Ol ii 100../ I thpttghKl -was entitled to pay my private debts in that way freeing the bank were,, threatening lo mako mi insolvt nV. . Mr HakVey : ] Wfiat -'right' had yoa to p^''prtwto''dob^\;jWtß, v l|io firm's Bumey. *:',..• Witness rl; did i* un4erJegal advice. I o^<t r irl:orh<imber when'l 'collected the diffe^ ##<'<*; too^.; rttjid Eisi wor^b about every,] O^se jit the lime, or « day. or two "aiEter,, isx^tidg bhoSe of Williamson and, Hurrays „One reason *bern was beoausle the firm, tome months ago, was short &f mbiiey, owing tJo ? some ''heavy isa'es taking plaO&r and Jneo^o.i 'n'qUiritig thjir mooey , be*9<* "!!*#***?, W'.™* had iiir everdraf t except abpMV L9OQ on (ho Wol Store and Army barracks/ and not wanting to see ih*j 1 ' film's credit wflf^^Wuced nty wits ] W give ihe fiim/*.biilfor LBl. lQii,,giyen to her by tfi&e Dudfcyiior a buuee at Pukerau that : he* bought firom beri-bn the one •nAl^niy.fion^iU^b . that she, waS to' ' get a return of 'the money in due cct*M^ .Bhorf|y r a^r.Aat, ■^.gqt, i .a Cheque tfoM L2^ft<W , tne .•; lii m, but EUWorth lefuebd to pay the; balance teeing Tiny 1 account was overdrawn. Me iaJSJie wouid^Ve tite c&dit for it. That- Uaused/ tlie .-,.&#; >>6w. „ ; I. then said I would oollecti suflioieut to pay )f iSi'Si diSph her biili c'redto to be given io ber.and a !^ebit ag^mst V^. 1 collected thet. amount,,. and thbught Klsworvh had<bredit(d people with the ■u^. u, oiily !,; fiudWß^ bht; -about Ist August' that ho creditshad been giveti. "With the exoeptiotf oi .two] ohequeß, •ir were got to pay off Mrs* bimsoni. Tlie manager of the bank accuacci me of iniw»pp?opriating, the funds of ; the firm, and this W endorsed >by Els* worth. Mr fcowring \l*ad; Jfefore this, Midi waantft treating Elsworth well, speaking to him roughly at a'sale and collecting jnpneya belonging to -Mm • member of the fin*..;-! said. this was noitrueVbut Mr Gowritig said he believed JBlsWortb. 1 swear the arrangement in connection wit^h Mrs Simßon'a bill %a§ tbt that it, waß .to b© dis-' conltocfby the firm, I. to draw against li loMhodWiiHam&oh>, cheque belore J left for l)unedin, and, left the money in my. house. '. I opened j the Uhißt acijbuht at Dunedin on the 12th, itut after I got Beid, Maclean and CoVi oteques. I drew LIOO but in dati oosn s the 14tbj and on my return to Gore I drew cheques io. pay the farmers. r Part, .of ..the,LlQO,. I paid firm's accounts with, usiog perhaps v IBa or iL4O ior private', accounts. 1 told my partner, before , the information was laid, that I had paidOughton godQruiekshapk. To.^^iKf.eave : The bank took from my^baristeEi a payment of L6O, which Ihiy k^ew .perfeotly well was prefttiim^ This >ib dona^ on my leav. in™ Mr Gowring's room to file a petiyJn ]in bankruptcy , I claimed, after piyltig the firm's creditqra, to hold any £l*nc« as amatter of tight aB -against Srintorafcin'the &rm, • TkneW that, jiit .before the dissolution a lot . of money waa- paid intoV thi bank? and aoi^id^out.'agaip,;; The naoinent lfa»r*big ohegues arriy* d from-Fort-»o»biay\!thahank swallowed up everything, and dishonored our cheques. An amount ~©f 4»76*«.o wing to one Km^^^frofi^im^w^ in the firm's books, Elswohh having agreed to j?ay it conditionally on my not dr«#iiig 1 Mo& tban^L^'peiJweek. Mr Harvey, quoting from the bank bo^'Bfcid cheques, had been. issued^nd paid lately for a greater than tint' Ac payments out 4i'flfrfiaß da/ before' the, payments in. lioS^ntaWy i.ha^ed WW W«wy. to Ba^nndAUkin. i , ■ .■■-.. ':. Thiei#aa> alltheievideuoe^^ir JNeave intimatibg that he did not intend to call^bie five fari&ers who had been tfs|" flrl'saocounta laiely by Mr Sim; W%j^ftt no^dehW Zpt * he - 6^ r taiip: y- -,!■■ « ' VmMtoW wked .to bo,al!owed to addnoO rebutting .evidence to contradioi^tatements made by Mr Simson. Mr Neaye objected. The case would ifc^ttaiesß^all new ground raised on (ftMda^'s ■ aide were to . be traversed Mr garvey said his contention was Ifi Ordet, ahd he mentioned the base of tE^deen! f v..]krdkl6i-in that theabO^f.'jg^e/'evidehce himself and tow heel on various fresh points. ' The Ctt>w^ waß allowed to rebut and on the^evidenoe then adduced Meikle was £«nd guilty. Hia was wit^i Mr Harvey, . ?Rj ,Wy re-oalled.v, He laHitcjl never .told : Simson . on . either the 7th, Bth or 9th August that the bank wouW^not -discount" Btock bill^f. I told him the^aDkbWao^ot discounting them. I qidjnol tell him that the banker would not pay our cheques to farmers for money paid- in. Simson's Bt^tement^e . Mrs; Sinason's bill ( be!ng totHhfy aoioinmodalion of the firm is Sd f^rWrtect/but :; it t/as also agreed that S|ten>h6uld drA w the bill as t^fits .bieqame availaVlel Simson knew; if T drew a cheque on (he bank it would -bel. honored. Previonavto thfl 15th Aiignst Simson' never told: me ftbout (bis collecting cheques^ I did aot ; h()ldsuffi(nehfc money to lift AUteh'fypill ]khq; pay: , other, acqoubts, (IKiJ^.JWwn^QQ-. ands'^here "] ! was I^^^^V^lfibiijp^fth'e litji pay *'Alw+ \ ilengthy •Orosß-examlnation it oame out that Mr Gowring honored cWtfues, «as he cotld; that bf nw^ipf tne £rm ,af tqr . the ; •WU m^hm&witflft j iihOi dishonor B^lghbihavtt been bdoattsq of the dißeoluUohof pftrtriership before.- they were jaeifen'ted. 1 -''' The dissolution wfie brought a^;^ SimwuV f Allure t6 adhere to t :and lihbre particularly Oaqsfi I4|2^af,,p t # into, the ; bank on &%WhWßWt*t>&VV< , Podidnot k|K)l»3then*hit,Mr! Gowring wotald not pij^ 'tt^verv told; hini .he W^iW^ll^fc feoneyi tb pay j off the yyyyyzyy;y-Ay^. v y.A , . . ,

■, w ith Ihe dbjeit of traversing evidence : given by Simson to the eflfrct that r .Murray's, cheque would bave been retained in| the banks coffers and not l placed at the; command of the farmerp. I Mr Neave objected on the ground that that evidence ' had been rejected „ earlier in the d*y. ' > Mr Fletcher contented himself Hy . saying that the statement Chat Mr : Gowring would refuse to pay out on [any cheques due to farmers was- totally L untraS. ( This was all the evidence, and p His .Worship saidhe would deal with ; the case in tbe morning ; meantime ac- >< cused would be admitted to reduced , ( bail : himself in LIOO and two sureties , of LSOeacb,