The Lesson.
A boy once wished to find a place to work. He went to a shop in town where he had heard help was needed. Many were there before him, and he thought he stood no chance at all of getting the work, but much to his surprise he was employed. He said, “Why, sir, I did not expect it when so many were ahead of me.” “Do you wish to know why I hired you?” said the gentleman. “You came in quietly, you took off your hat, you gave your chair to an old man, you stood patiently until your turn came, and then you spoke pleasantly and in a manly tone of voice; in fact, I saw you were a well-bred boy, and that is the reason I hired you.”
If this boy had been rude, what would have happened?
“He would not have been employed.”
How did the gentleman feel toward him?
“He liked him.”
What was his one reason for liking him? He had never seen him before.
“His manners were good.”
If your manners are good, how will people feel toward you?
“They will like us.”