Article July 22, 1961 Issue

Signs of the Times

Sydney J. Harris

The Morning Call

Sydney J. Harris in The Morning Call Allentown, Pennsylvania

I walked with my friend ... to the newsstand the other night, and he bought a paper, thanking the newsie politely. The newsie didn't even acknowledge it.

"A sullen fellow, isn't he?" I commented. "Oh, he's that way every night," shrugged my friend. "Then why do you continue being so polite to him?" I asked. "Why not?" inquired my friend. "Why should I let him decide how I'm going to act?"

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