“‘Mama, the man is lame,’ I heard him whisper. ‘I don’t care if he is; you have paid for your seat and have a right to it,’ she answered him pettishly. The little fellow blushed at his mother’s remark.
“Now, that woman will probably read the riot act to the next man who refrains from giving her a seat in a crowded car, but what can she expect when she teaches her own son to be discourteous to the lame and the halt?” (Text.)
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Politics—See [Interests, Significant].
Politics a Duty—See [Ballot a Duty].
POLITICS IN DISFAVOR
While the science of politics ought to be held in the highest esteem for what its true nature and possibilities are, yet in actual life and practise the reverse is often true. As an instance of popular disfavor, the following incident in Success is in point:
Representative Lorimer, of Chicago, who is a great walker, was out for a tramp along the conduit road leading from Washington, when, after going a few miles, he sat down to rest.
“Want a lift, mister?” asked a good-natured Maryland farmer driving that way.
“Thank you,” responded Mr. Lorimer, “I will avail myself of your kind offer.”