Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-11-14

laughs with his great big body. The tub undu'
la,es and heaves, aud the whole man shakes with
laughter down TO the calves Of his legs. 1t Is
like the boisteroas rejoicing OF corporation. A
man who desires vivid reputation will throw
himself back into chair to laugh, as u the fun
overpowered him That is mere ruse. like the
litter Of pretty girl behind her fan; or the stage
laugh, that consists in twisting the thumbs INTO
the sides, and bending the body forward. as 70 u
were suddenly seized with pains. and utter'ns
a clicking noise in the corner of the mouth. No
body ever laughed until the,v were black IN the
face, although that is esteemed the last 'polai'of
visibility.
Any one may laugh until they are red in the
face, but the laughter that is most searching
makes the face pale. When person always
laughs in the same way they never laugh with
sincerity; for the same way Of laughing is 10
more applicable to the different degrees Of irrita-
ton than the same way of shelving the sense OF
pain. To laugh always the same way is to laugh
BY rule. and the gamut may be played over on
all occasions. 1t is pleasant to BE- gIfte, by nature
with such exquisite sensibiiities that ones laugh
varies with the subject Variety is much admir-.
ed in aue ter as we'll az in every thing else: but
it must not be studied, or it will be liable to sus.
picion; 1t must come Of itself, free, natural, and
characteristic. Loud laughing is dangerous to
women, besides being disagreeaLe to their friends.
Women never should laugh much or loudly
They are supposed to be more patient and endur-
ing than men; and as gentleness is an especial
charm, they should laugh softly. lowly, musical
y, and not as il they caught all TIE broad points
Of whim and caricature. They should be thought
to leave some touches Of the joke undscove,
for it is the weakness of our to desire the
tendency even in trihes. Gentlemen always
affect something in reservation. as il there were
sting behind which the ladies could not, or
ought not to understand. This is poor affecta.
ton Of exclusive privileges, OF superior discern.
meut, OF the pride OF the sex. But ladies may
be assured that there is nothing behind worth
knowing, or that there is nothing in The joke, ex.
cept is pretension to mystery.
Any person who laughs dogmatically should be
expelled from the drawing room. Why should
any one laugh in style that requires other peo-
pie to laugh whether they like it or not, and that
conveys sneer at those who do not laugh. as
much as to insinuate that they do not compre-
bend the force of a good thing? 1t is very rude
to appear to understand what nobody else under
stands, and to laugh when you have the laugh all
to yourself We hate people who snvel when
they laugh, as If they despsed the poverty of
mirth. Who 10 5 them 70 Iaughl Let them
get into a corner, and trace inc outlines of the
figured paper with their eyes. until they get the
blue devils, or nausea in the stomach. They
have no right to come into merry circle, and
laugh in contempt Of court 1t is all nonsense
to say that any individual is so locked up in bile
as no, to be able to enjoy laugh Every hu.
man being has a vulnerable point-touch that.
and the mvtallc being becomes fused over as II il
had undergone process Of fire. We laugh very
seldom. ourselves, but We do laugh
Mercury! what a Ieaping of sounds is there,
what buubling Of ipa'ticulate notes, what a
hea.ing of chest, and distortion 1t features, and
spasm Of limbs. 1t is well enough to talk about
resisting laughter but we know it is irresistible.
and cometh like THO in the night, and is not
to be gainsayed. What could Moore have been
thinking of. when he addressed such request as
this to lady?
Give smiles TO those that love you least
But keep your tears fc- me.
Sunshne before rain, even in dog-days.