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make small minds. A conceited countryman, who has 

 always lived within himself, who imagines that he knows 

 all that is worth knowing, and who does not believe in 

 any world outside of his own immediate surroundings, 

 is quite as despicable an individual as is to be found in 

 any city upstart. There is as much conceit beneath the 

 coarsest garment, as can bo found in those who are the 

 most foppishly dressed. 



"Why some city people who visit the country should 

 disregard, except by ridicule, the polite, if rustic, bow 

 of country adults and children, I have never, from early 

 years, been able to comprehend. Every such salute, not 

 as respectfully acknowledged, proves the saluting party 

 the better mannered of the two, no matter what the dif- 

 ference in their external surroundings. A very good story 

 is told of a country girl thus rudely treated. A teamster, 

 bound for the city with a load of slaughtered hogs, re- 

 ceived a polite courtesy from her, and insultingly laughed 

 at her for "bowing to a lot of dead hogs." " Oh, no," 

 replied the girl, " I bowed to the live one !" 



Like city, like country. "Second-hand" articles of va- 

 rious kinds are for sale everywhere. Who has been accus- 

 tomed to see auction stores, or depositories where "second- 

 hand" goods were for sale, and has not wondered why 

 f "third" and "fourth" hand goods were not advertised, 

 some of the articles having been in at least " thirty " hands. 



This chapter upon the relative politeness of city and 

 country people, must contain my grateful acknowledg- 

 ment of the disinterested generosity of some of my newly- 

 made country acquaintances, else their generosity will 

 exceed my gratitude. 



