The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1841-06-17
MISCELLANEOUS.
[From the Lady's Book. !
GENTIEITY. ~
BY T. s. ARTH U.R.


"Didn'. see you walking up the street wi a yonng
lady yesterday, Wtiam!' said Anna Enfield to her
brother, who had but few days before returned from
~ York, after an absence of some months. ......
Perhaps you did was iu company with young
lady 1.-THE afternoon, replied the brother. 5a,
'WeIl, who.wa shel Ibid not sec you until after
you hid passed the store Twas in, and then could not
see her face % ,,..
1T was Caroline Murry you know her, suppose
Caroline Murry Why, brother what were you
doing in her companyl aud Annals face expressed un.
feigned astonshnep. sE 81
why, reilly, you surprise me, sister hope there
IS blemish Oh her character. But what is tue mat
Ter I feelconcerned to know ,.-s.5
There's nothing much the matter, brother; but then
CToline Nurry snot gsnteel. We don't think Of
keeping her company astt , el
'lndeed and YOU don't associate with her because
she is NOT gentee Well, ir lam any Judge of genti-
y, Anna, Caroline Muy is about genteel and lady
like as any girl know'--always excertng of course,
my own dear sister, 5s .t.a. st
why brother, how you talk You don't certainly
pretend to compare her with Etnestine Ebery and Ze-
pherne Eitzwilliams, whom you have seen here sew
eral times T. .ss, ,tE. .g s44t
mo, do not, replied the brother, empbacally.
well, they're what call genicel and Caroline Mur-
ry wouldntbe tolerated lte society where they VISIT
And why not ssteri ,.ai .D
Tlavn't TOLD you Because she il not considered
gentee: that's the reason = "a .s..&st. i.,~f 4
- But don't understand what you consider geneel,
Anna. III know what gentlity means, Caroline as
far thais concerned, is in every way superior to
Ernestino Eberly and Zepheripe Fiizwlliams.' -
Now, William, that is too bad Ifany other man
hldsail 50 to mo, would never have spoken to him
again as long as lived .,s>....
But seriously, Anna, what do you mean by gentili-
ly ? asked the brother. n
That's question more easily asked than answered;
but you know as well as do, whs' meant by gem
tiy. Every bod. knows. f,.,..s,.st. 4. Il. IS
Iknow whatI mean by il, Anna. But il seems that
we don't agree on the subject; for call Caroline MUIR,
ry sontee and you don't, so you see that different
things may be called by the same name. Now, what
wish to know is, what precise meaning you attach to
the word or, whYYou do not think Caroline seoteel
why, in the first place, she don't go into gentse
company. People Of the frst rank won't associate
with her. fs4te8 .fF ,5sa.s4 E .eF
Here ensued pause, and the brother said. sS e
Well whyWOnl they associate with her, Anna q i
hope she has no. been guilty ofimproper conduct
prtol nothing Of that Ineyer heard the slightest
reflection on her character replied the sister. But
iher, gsnieel yopnglades don't work in the kitchen,
hired servants, and she does, And, besides this
call on herwhshyoA yoAswills and she is always doing
something, Why lam told that she has even been
seenat the chamber windows, fronting ,ho public
street. with her head dJllsdpps sweeping and making
the beds. And Ciaissa 6pigier says hnt ufo saw sr
once with the parlor windows opeu sweeping and das
ting like aserfnpt Nobody going 10 assOciale, Of