The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1841-08-07
CENTlLITY.
BY I. s. ARTHUR.

said Anna Enfield to her brother, who ha,
but few days before returned from New
York, after all absence Of some months.
| 'Perhaps yea did; was in compan,
with young lady in the afternoon" re-
piled the brother.
"Wclk who was shc?' did not Sc,
you until after you had passed the stor,
i was in, and then could not see hel
I lacr.'
If vas Caroline Murry; you know
her. sUppose?"
'tH~"''ac hurry! Why brother! what
wcrr r.Y dojng in her company" and
Anna's fac expressed unteigncd astonsh-
mcnt.
"Why, really, you surprise me, sister;
hope there is no blemish on her cl,arac-
ter But what is the matter? feel con
ccrncd to know"
"lhcn's nothing qnp,>h the matter,
brother: but, then, Caroline hurry is no,
gcntccl We don't think of Keeping her
company"
"lndccd! and you don't associate with
her because she is not gcntecl Well,
Anna, if am any judge Of gentlity, Car
linc hurry is about as gentee and lady
like as any girl know-always except
ng, of course, my own dear sister,
"Why. brothcr> how you talk, You
don't certainly pretend to compare her
with krncstinc Ehcrly and Icphcrinc Fitz-
williams, whom you have seen here sever
al limcs!'
NO 1 do not,' rcr2ic& the brother
cmphaticallv,
swell, they're what cali sentccl; and
/ Caroline hurry wouldn't be tolerated in
the society where they viSit.'
"And why not. sister,"
"lIae'ntf told You? because shes not
considered gcnteel; that is the rcason.n
"But don't understand what YOU con-
slider gcntccl. Anna. III know that gem
liliiv means, as far as that is concerned.
Caroline is in every way superior to Err
nrstinc EbcrIy or Ecphormc Fitzwil-
liams.'
Nov, William, that is too bad! If any
other man had said that to 4nc, would
never have spoken to hRn again as long
as lved.'
But seriously, Anna, what do you
mean by gcntilty?" asked the brother
''"'',-;'5 Il eiu"s'ion nc.c-- easily asked
than answered, but yon know as we'll as ]
do. what is meant by gcntilty. Every
body knows
Il know what mean IVY it, Anna. But
it seems that we don't agree on the sub
Iccl; for Gull Caroline Nhrrv gcntcel;
and you don't; so You see that different
,hn-,s may be called by the same name.
Nov. what wish TO know is. what
precise meaning you attach TO the word?
or, why you do not think Caroline gen.
ted"
"Whv.in The first place, she don't 90
into gentcel company. People of the
first rank wont associate with hcr.n
Here cnsac,l pause, and the brother
said
We'll, why won't they associate with
her. Anna hope she has NOT been guilty
of improper or immoral conduct"
sob, no! nothing of that. never
heard the slightest reflection on her char
acter," replied the sis'cr. "But, then,
gonicel young ladies don't work in the
l,rchen, like hired servants; and she does.
Md, beside this, call on her when you
may, and she is always doing something.
Why am told that she has even been
seen at the chamber window fronting on
the public street, with her head tied up.
sweeping, and making beds! And Clar-
rissa .Sprigglcr says that she saw her once,
with the parlor windows open, sweeping
and busting like servant Nobody is
going TO associate, or be seen in the street
with any one who hasn't the spirit to be
above the condition of q hireling. And,
beside this, when she was invited to balls,
or parties, she never would stay later
than ten or eleven o'clock, which every
body knows to be vulgar. Somebody
had t" 90 home with her, of course; and
the choicest beau in the company was
almost sure to have his good nature and
his politcncss taxed for this purpose. Once
! heard her say, that she considered the
theatre an unfit place for any young lady;
she offended the whole company, and has
never bcch invited TO party among gen
lccl people SINCE"
"And is that all" sale. William Enfield,
taking long breath
"Ycs. and should think that was
enough, in all conscience" replied the
sister.
$50 should ], Anna-to make me res
pcct her"
"Why William!'
"Why. Anna.'
'But seriously, William, you cannot
be in earnest"
"And seriously, Anna, are you in ear
ncst?"
"Of course am.n
swell sister, am afraid my oldlashion-
ed notions, for such supposelyou will
call them, and your new tangled notions,