The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1858-04-23
What Men Talk About.
BY \ LADY.

! their natural friends. the opposite sex, rs
that they sometimes talk tool>hly anl too
much. la the fir, place what do they
talk much about. Firstly -roIi,irS. SEC
, ondlv-llor Ii,iriiv--W omen.
"Now," the first is their natural element,
anil feeling at home in it. Of course thcv talk
. well. Men, as we'll - women, are known
[" possess tuu"ncS. and when once that l!;i:c
n'"ntbcr i, let loose on this, their darling
subject, it is very difficult to draw the rein
tight enough 10 stop it. This Is all very
we'll AT proper s";i>prl>, and in proper places;
! but We have often been on" OF Il company Of
some l'ali doz"r men, ai,l rs many women,
when The conversation w;s expected t" lv
lE"mrral ami interesting to both sexes Wa,
1t so! Let me tell YOU. The men, after
making their bows on entering, collected in
Il group in the most obscure corner ni the
room, and Immediately b,gan discussion
On the ait:tirs n. the nation, leaving he poor.
I deserted women, stanling or sitting under
The full 9 l;re Of the gas lryt< hooking fool
l>l "n"ns sh.-Th"y must now star, som"
.u'J''c, or sulace themselves with the few
words they can catch such a5 "Dnu-i;>S,
Utah, Hu"hanan. l-rcomp."n. Ncb,a>ka,"
DC, d.. Women are ~: expected to take
Il part III this conversation, and must not
>!:ow the annoyance they feel, bu, mus.
wait with wha! Patience they can cr,nnanh
!'r the long discussion t" come t, Il close.
Vain hopes nothing will stop ,h">. '<nnjl
members, until Tie refreshments are irnu-lt
III, and even then, "K,ns;.s' and ".tAmir.i~-
tra;ion' will b. beard much more Frequently
than is pleasant to the l.uS;cs, VI her female
visitors.
Is 'li, riyh.' Is it proper. Would i,
not, at least, he more poli: to converse on
subjects Of general interest, or ii politics mas,
h: the theme, invite the women To take Il
part IN il: Womcn.ns we'll AS men, read
the papers in these days: and are n,scl.
better posted upon su"!, na;tr,s t!,nu men
are aware OF, but they wn,!Il be pm. down
al rnre as ">tr,ng m:nlv.l womon, "a tc:m
Of rcproach.) il they dared to express the
interest they feel.
Horses! What will not men say a!,ou,
horses. \ woman may ride well, and bc
admired for the acconl'li> 'li>h,ncnt; She may
even own horse. but She mus. not talk of
them. Let :: party oi men and women hc
seated i'll Il carriage for Il drive; tn. horses
Sal, off Oh l.ri>k trot, and of go the mems
! Tongues ri the same moment in praise of
their f.v"ritc animal. ''Fine gait, neat
! limbs, long wilIl.' &r., &c, is all that can
! he heard ,ur the first mile, aud then follow
anecdotes Of all the horses they have ever
owned, driven or read Of. The women in
the meantime, must not utter a word no
matter how mnrh they are Interested 1t
! would appear so m,Scu!inr' for them to
know any,'.n" about horses; they might
perhaps venture to remark HAT it had ''prct-
" ears bu! to know that a horse had !,.rS
woul,l be horri.l. s. the men talk horse.
and the women enjoy the ri,!r, il they can.
We do moi expect, nor do we wish. men
to be those "iaultrss monsters whom the
worl.i nc'rr saw" still would il no. he aS SEN
>ib!c for them TO talk in our presence on such
subjects rs they wish and expect us to take
IN interest in!
Tie other day, n husband, who is very
kind and attentive, brought TO the door Il
horse t"r his wife TO ride.
"My dear" said she, 81 do not like the
looks Of that animal his ears are too close
together, and lis eyes arc too CLASSY"
"What do you know abou; horsrs:" was
the gruil question:, meant as 4 reply.
Tie lady mounted without another word,
bu. they had not proceeded far before the
husband was saIl to see his wife safely de-
posted in soft mud hole while the vicious
animal ran hcallong down a steep hill,
flinging his heels in defiance at his pur-
sucrs.
Women. Men, when with women, do
not talk much on this subject, but groups of
men, or more often, two, speculate on the
great sulj"ct. They can tell wonderful
tales Of the vanity, deceit and fraty of wo-
man, and if you believed all they said, you
might think the 'weakcr scx' week indeed.
Far he it from our intention to say that no
) men talk better. The image OF many a
beloved father, many good husband, many
an attractive and most admirable man rises
, up to silence such an assertion. But We
\ believe it not unfair to say that men do, a,
: times. talk rather too n.uch OH certain sub
jects, and particularly foolish are their re
| marks on women.
e Our greatest consolation is that they d,
It not mean half they say and of this we mr.
assured BY the efforts they mako to gaiI