Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 February 1910 — A Rude Landlubber. [ARTICLE]

A Rude Landlubber.

It is said that every man’s definition of the term “gentleman” makes it inclusive of himself. Likewise it is true that each man is prone to believe that his manners are the best in the world. A writer in the Washington Star, speaking of this point, relates the following story. On a man-of-war there was once a reception, and it happened that a distinguished statesman forgot, or did not know, the nsua! formal salute on coming aboard. “Who’s that lubber what don’t tip his skypiece to the skipper?” said a sailor. “Choke your luff,” returned another sailor. “That’s Senator Blank, the famous tariff - fciader.” “Well,” growled tjie first sailor, why ain't he got manners enough to salute tile quarter-deck?” "Lla niters!* a third sailor chipped in. “What does he know about manners? I don t suppose he was ever out of sight of land in his life.”