Rensselaer Union, Volume 11, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 January 1879 — JUDGING BY APPEARANCE. [ARTICLE]

JUDGING BY APPEARANCE.

“Here’a.a nice place, Mabel,” said the elder of the two ladies who had just entered ttyo p t|ain. “ Add we’ll try torkdbp jt Undisturbed, too,J’ phe added, proceeding, to deposit their shhwls, sachels, etc., upon the end of each seat, while the two ladies ffeStetTOieifiselves facing.eaqh other. • - They verb Evidently taotheh and daughter, the mother large, portly and the daughter a slender, brfght-mced little thing, and just- as evidently people of “position,” marked by all the belongings of wealthy travelers. .■ Elegantly bf aided linen ulsters, over suits of black silk, stylish hats, dainty kid gauntlets, Thissia leather saphels and shawl-strap's Were thieir dlsfln-. guishing marks, beside that indescribable air whifch stamps its possessor* as. one peed to good society. So very warrt! Do reach my fan, Mabel!” said Mrs. Glenuor. “We have a terrible hot day for our ride!” “But is such a nice breeze,, I, think it will be lovely,” returned bright-eyed Mabel. “ Oh, you're always contented with everything. Dear me, I hope the carriages worst be crowded!” “They are almost thatndw,mamma. We have the oply vacant seats, I beUfave.”: ‘ k ‘ ' 1 ■ “And 1 ! mean to keep them, too,” announced Mrs. Glennor. - ? A ' At thqt, moment spoke a voice at her elbow: ~ “ la that seat engaged, madam?” Mrs. Glennor’ and Mabel both looked up to see a young lady dressed in a Elain, untrimmed linen suit, with a town.veil covering her hat entirely, and shading a plain, homely face. “ . Her speech was that of a well-bred person, but her exceedingly plain at'Cre'st&nped her in Mrs. Glennor’s eyes as “common folks,” not worth an effort to be polite. She turned to the window and settled .herself in her place without seeming to near, but good-natured Mabel spoke at once: “Mine isn’t. You are welcome to share it.” a s And; notwithstanding the decided Irdjvn’on her lady-mother’s face; she tossed her “traps” over on the pil«>already beside Mrs. Glennor, and baffled a reply to the voting strangers quiet reaching out her hand toward the the seat herselp’fcaying;, i yon -” But Mrs. Glennor, with a little acCbut of spite, addressed her chttighter Mabel. don’t make yourself overofficious. 1 wonder how far it js to WW/ “■Don’tthe table tell you, mamma?” aftne intnicrer, *“ at least We' shall be able to select our society there.” “Mamma, don’t!’’ pleaded Mabel, in a low tone, flushing at her mother’s rudeness. ”T detest these trains, where every rude person who chooses may intrude upon you,” Went on Mrs. Glennor, coollv. Mabie knew there was no telling . where her mother would stop when once she was on the track, and she noted the flush which overspread the ydung stranger’s face. She quietly changed the subject. “Do you know Mr. Hamilton’sfamjly, mamma?” ‘‘No|t the children. Not since thby were grown, that is. I saw them when Theywere little,” “jf they are like their noble old father, I’m sure 1 shall like them. I ■thffik he is splendid,’’’answered Mabel. The strange young lady smiled .'quietly. Mrs. Glennor answered: I daresay they are. Birth and Jpreeding always show, Mabel. I, for one, could taever mistake a person of wealth and culture for a common ope.” .» “Is there only one daughter?” asked Mabel. “Only One at home, the youngest on«» Henrietta. And one son; Richard. I consider it very fortunate that Hamilton invited us to make this visit, MAM. JLdjard Hamilton will be very -troll, who shows what you may do in the-way of a settlement.” “ Now, mamma, if yott begin to talk thaUway, Irdo solemnly declare I will S’ ’ too far, so she said no move, but hol H]k to the P ro, F°eHn visit er window. 1 ..J. The ride was a warm one, but Mabel eftjayed it. and, in spite of hermani£a’s. frowns, chatted with her seatafo very sociably. - ■ , ft ..yas getting, sundown wfcqn .the x train stopped ,at Hamilton, and several 'passengers descended, among them Jdrs. Glennor and Mabel. wr > There Witt a forlorn-looking stating with a dusty little refreshment-bar in one corner of a dingy room, labeled

alies' Mboto.’”' There weretwtfor Village idler*, vpith hands in their its, promenading up and down the platform, and that was all. “Why, what does this mean?” fretted Mrs. Glennor. “Mr. Hamilton wrote he would l>e pertain to havp the car'riage to meet is.” < “ Perhaps it will be here yet, mamma,". 4auJ Mfibel. “Suppose yotf ask one of these men if Irkas been risen.” “I believql will,” and Mrs. .Glennor probed majestically. Up to one of the men aforesaid and inquired: " Can you tell me whether Mr. Hamntbn’s carriage has been rit-thb station to-day?” 11 nq’m-rl. i don’t know—there it are a-oomin’ now,” t Was the jlighUy incoherent answer. . , 1 ( TurnirAj in the direction W his extended nnger, she saw a handsome carriage rolling rapidly upA V It is. ittsh censing,” she announced ukldabel JwloEtaf eyes had Already infoaned her of the fadt. They waited upon the dreary platform until it drove up and the driver dismounted. Than he came up the steps and addressed Mrs. Glennor, touching his hat : “Eadies*for Mr. Hamilton’s, madam?” • “The carriage is ready, ladies. The spring cart is already to take your baggage oveir. x Will 1 take your tickets?” Mrs. Glen not gave him the tickets for their trunks’, and the ready boachmyi apop 4jad them piled in the light cart whiuh hatt followed the carriage. “Now we are ready,'" declared Mrs. Glennor. But the coachman appeared to be looking for some one else. “ Our young Miss Henrietta went up to town yesterday. Wo expected her back.by this train.” I* Here I am, Sam!” called a familiar voice from the door of the ladies’ room; anfl the homely young lady in plain Unen, who had shared Mabel's seat, came out of her retreat inside, and approached then. “ My’goodness!” was Mrs. Glennor’s dismayed'ejaculation, as she flushed up to the roots of her hair. £ But Mabel sprung forward with extended hand. . « What! are you Henrietta Hamilton P Tam so glad!” “ And you are Miss Glennor! lam glad, too!” said the young lady, offerinker hand most cordially “J would bate made myself known in the train, mivi ; am always so shy with strangers, and I was not sure who you were till now. ‘ Mrs. Glennor, I am very glad to Welcome you to Hamilton. I love your daughter already, and I am sure we shall have a delightful visit. Let ns go now;.Sam is waiting.” This prompt courtesy, so delicately ignoring her own rude behavior in the train, was a greater rebuke to Mrs. Glennor than any show of anger could have been. For once her ready tongue was at a loss, and shq only followed her young nbstess to the* carriage, silently ana .With flushed face. ——- But Henrietta’s kindly spirit soon put her at her ease, except when she remembered her mortifying blunder. It was a wholesome lesson, however. And the next time Mrs. Glennor meets A lady in the train, whether she is robed like a Queen or in plain linen, she will treat her as such, and never judge by appearance. Caleb Cushing as a Worker—His Remarkable Memory. Caleb Cushing was never on confidential jernu with anybody. To begin with, he was-in youth as ambitious as Napoleon, and he elevated himself to the position he occupied at his death by sheer force of physical application. He had a memory probably unequaled <ny tn ja now alive. He could read sixteen hosts a day for a month, and nevec.forget an.important fast obtained in tli»t time, and this faculty foade-hfip : ttic prdMurrdest- authority on Federal irscs, i*L t U i A oountr y’, His memory au.d his powut of work were the secrets of his success. As an illustration of this, .the folio wing anecdote is told; In. m AhereaboUte, he was appointed Chief-Justice of the Supreme Bench of Muesaahusolta. He was out of practice, and, to use his own words, “ very justy.” He set to work, however, and in nineteen days bad read sixty volumes on different laws questions of precedent, laws of contracts, laws of exchange, Oto. About seventeen volumes weTO devoted to Massachusetts law, twice as many more were made up of reports, and the reading was altogether extremely varied. t Npw„for an example of his power of irorkf Between the ages of twentysCtTen and fifty-four he never knew what it was to be sick- He was, accustomed in Washington to get to work in the morning at five o’clock, and labor trenieudously through meal hours, and without taking a rest, until eleven at night. Then he would smoke a cigar, get into bed, find read history until he fell asleep. In one winter he finished in this manner thirteen octavo volumes of scientific travel and recent history. While Attorney-General he would have his meals brought to him and laid on his writing-desk. His custom often was to eat the entire meal without lpo.kihg.at it or resting from his work. Friends or business associates during, the time when he was. trying to adjust the Hudson Bay Company’s claims, and often on ordinary occasions, would find him buried in writing-paper or lawbooks at four o’clock m the morning, he having been at his desk for twentythree hours without rest. He knew everything in the encyclopedia, and oopld talk about it, always quoting authorities. He once talked four hours with a stranger, who, in his hearing, said that he believed in phrenology. Once the publishers of the first edition of Webster’s Dictionary sent him from Springfield a presentation copy, requestingin return a critical notice. "'Cushing, having plenty of leisure timfu glanced at the first page and found numerous mistakes; he read the second page and found many more. He read the entire book, and wrote to thd- publishers that if they expected thqf he. Was going to write a complimentary /notice' of a book with. 6.QCO errors in it they were mistaken. The impUsterq of caqcpe found fault with his etftraordwary statement, and wrote hajk to. tbe effectthalif'he would prove this to the 'satiifactidn of Prof. Porter, of Harvard, the, editor of the Dictionary, they soidd believe him. Angry at this imputation, this extraordinary man read the gigantic book over again, atod wrote' odv the 5,000 mistakes and mailed them to Prof. Porter. I Mr.'Chahiog leaves no direct heirs. His . property„ in Newburyport is estimated >tt to worth |BO,OOO. Beside this, hdowns large tracts of land st St. Anthmiy Falls, in Virginia and other placdh. ‘ His total wealth is variously estimated at from #300,000 to SBOO,OOO. —Boston Herald.