Etiquette Extraordinary.

Otago Witness, Issue 2862, 20 January 1909, Page 94

Etiquette Extraordinary.

I There was once & simple parent who endeavoured to instil into hia boy's mind principles of courtesy and refinement. Ho thought it rather smart on his part to buy a book on etiquette for Tom's birthday, instead of "Robinson Crusce," which young Tom. hankered after. "When you have read that through," said Tom, penior, "and proved you have profited by it, we will talk about 6ome other book. Better begin by looking under '!>' m (.he index, for doors." The senior Tom winked at mamma, and the junior Tom winked at his tyke. "Thanks, pa," eaid Tom meekly. It was a pretty fragment of English homelife until Tom's sister, in attempting to leave the apartment, found herself clutched by the hand and flung violently backwards into the coalscuttle. "You ignorant little bea6t !" protested 1 Tom. "Don't you know that a gentleman should open the door for you?" i ♦ I He had Everything 1 Jame« Rank prided himself on having the larg<*st general emporium in the city, "If j man wishes it, and it is made, I have it," I was the frifin over the door and the mott*

which capped all his advertisements in ihe newspapers. "George," said th.9 proprietor one morning", as he was giving- instructions to- a new shopman, "no one must ever leave this place without making a puroha&e. If a person doesn't know vi hat he wants suggest something. And remember, we have everything, from, carpet-stretohere to mausoleums." George's first customer was & leisurelyappearing chap, who gazed about curiously, but had no definite object in view. "Just looking round," he explained. "Wouldn't you like to take a look at our new line of pest-cards?" suggested the eager shopman. "No, not this time," answered the stranger. "I'm juet a little short this morning." "Ah ! urged the new man, "then perhaps you'd like to look at our line of new and handsome stretchers?"