Be Polite to All

The Project Gutenberg eBook, Be Polite to All, by Anonymous
DEAN'S
Illustrated Farthing Books.
BE POLITE TO ALL.
LONDON: DEAN & SON, 11, Ludgate Hill.
43.
You cannot judge of a man by the coat he wears.
Hallo, Limpy, the train will start in a minute; hurry up, or we shall leave you behind.
The train was waiting at the station. The engine was puffing and blowing. The baggage-master was busy with baggage and checks. The men were hurrying to and fro with chests and packages and trunks. Men, women, and children were rushing for the carriages, and hastily securing their seats, while the locomotive snorted, and puffed.
A man carelessly dressed was standing on the platform. He was looking around him, and seemingly paid little attention to what was passing. It was easy to see that he was lame. At a hasty glance one might easily have supposed that he was a man of neither wealth nor influence. The conductor of the train gave him a contemptuous look, and slapping him familiarly on the shoulder, he called out—
Hallo, Limpy; better get a seat, or the train will leave you behind.
Time enough, I think, replied the individual so roughly addressed, and he retained his seemingly listless position.