"All aboard, Limpy," shouted the conductor.

"Time enough, I reckon," replied the stranger.

"Get on, Limpy!"

The lame man made no reply, but quietly walked in and took a seat. In a few moments along came the conductor.

"Your ticket, quick," he said to the stranger.

"I don't pay," replied the lame man.

"We'll see about that," said the conductor as he moved on down the aisle, collecting his tickets. "I'll put you off at the next station."

"Do you know the man you were talking to just then?" asked a man nearby.

"No, sir."

"That is Peter Warburton, the president of this railway company."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes; I know him well."

The color rose in the conductor's face. He knew he was in for trouble now. When he came back he stopped beside Mr. Warburton, placed his books and tickets in his hands, then said, "It serves me right, sir. I resign my place."

"Sit down, young man," said Mr. Warburton. "You have indeed been very impudent, and if you had treated a passenger that way, the companys reputation would have been injured. Remember, you cannot judge a man by the clothes he wears, and even the poorest passenger should be treated courteously. Take up your books. If you change your course of action, I shall tell no one about it."

That's it change your course of action. You may make a mistake, but you should not make the same mistake over and over again. Make it right, then change your course of action and don't make that mistake again.