The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1859-11-29
THAT MIR. JON ES.


If Mr. Jones is spoken of as "that Mr.
. jones'" We know at once what sort of
person Jones must be.
This Wat-ng people is species Of yer
bal tarriug and fcathcring, in which ladic;
especially delight in exposing those persons
who are not favorites with them. We
have seen bottles carefully labelled "Pois
on Now we always fancy, when we
hear "Ihat' stuck on in front of PERSONS
name, that it meant to convey similar
warning. Il seems TO say, "You had bet.
ter not have anything to do with such n
person, my dear; he is dangerous good
iornothing, poisonous charcter;' and too
frequently the person so labelled is dropped
studiously put aside, for fear Of fatal con-
sequences. a lady would as soon think Of
placing a bottle Of prussic acid on the man.
tie piece Of her nursery as admitting 10 her
table a gentleman whose name had cicted,
on being pronounced, an unanimous female
ejaculation Of "IHdt." "What, my dear
you don't mean to say it was that Mr.
Jones" And poor Jones might as well
have hung around his neck a monster pIa.
card, intimating in large terrifying letters
to the sex in general that they had better
"DEwARE" The THAT is Il second baptism
by which a man 50 c!ri,tened is almost as
well known as by his original name-it is
/ an adhcnsi,e label affixed to the bodily
trunk he carries about with him, which
no after reformation can wash off.
What indignant meaning is stamped in
to hat simple prefix! 1t falls on the ear
with the sharp sound Of an angry lady's
heel. 1t is the double concentrated essence
Of contempt. What man can possibly
hold his head up in ladies' society after be-
ing publicly condemned at n tca-table as a
"Ih0t' lie Is hcnceiouh cXcommunica.
tcd-manv good fellow having been toss
cd out of comfortable drawing room 10y
no less Bull than THatI What does it
not convey. All the evil qualities lie, like
scrpcnts in nest, coilcd up in it; and I'M
less YOU ale fond Of uwluring scrpcnts at
your hearth, You had better not admit such
a man TO your tircside. A man may be a
bankrupt, thricc.remanded insolycnt Il
fashionable duelSt or swndlcr, Il II cmLer
Of tic Agapcmouc, a convicted Syncro,c
an ilrcclaimable flint, bigoted electro bio.
logst, anything you like that is bad or
foolish, but If once he has been pronounced
(and what plocoun, pray, can possibly
make mans character more pronowceD
10 be THAT Mr.. 50 and-so, there is 10
chance, 10 social white.wa>h, that will en-
able him to mlouna for his debts, and
allow him TO stat clean man, and con
tract fresh ones. "Lct no such man 1--WE
fancy wc hcara chorus Of married ladies
oXcInimlrG)rt:se,his hand 10 our door-knock-
cr. Let Lot the hat Of such a man be
seen hanging up in cur hall. Let not our
mahogany ever he diticd with the muddy
feet OF such a man. Wien he calls, mind
we are not at home. If lac leaves his
card remember, Jane, You throw II into
the ire'
Is 50 tar inchy that ladies' lanI this
Mat lscNpecmiiy Is Iady'S word) have not
tie writing of history. To cNwcss the de-
pavity or immortality Of a king, they wod
not use such plain words q, "bad," or
wicked, OF any "Ic;HcaaL' or "tyrant,'
or "6efe,' or aay sucl mild historical Cpl
thrt. II would be changed into "Id0t
Louis Nj; and George the Fourth would
no .ongcr figure AS "IAe tnst Gentleman
OF Europe, but would have his white sat
IN coat.ialI, remor.eIosaly cut down into
"Ihat George the Foulth.' How cXpres