St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-12-06
FLOYD COUNTY, IOWA, THURSDAY DECEMBER g. 1860

vowels into short j. as moril, gospil
etfectuil! The Phladelphian has
much quiet warmth of character. He
Is good friend and hospitable host
Though not so free aud easy in his in.
tercoursc as a New Yorker, it does
not require hard knock to open his
shell
There arc two classes of Southern
tourists. The first, which you occa.
sionally meet, exhibits a rare refine.
ment of character. The gentleman
of this class is quiet, cultivated, earn.
est-a little exactiug, pcrhaps-and a
specimen of that genuine good breed,
ing, which is natural and unconscious,
and hence never makes a mistake.
The other variety, which is very com
mon, is marked by bold, swaggcr-
ing air, ncglccts no opportunity of as.
scrtion, and is mCrbidIy alert to dis
cover some ground of oflense. 1t is
a curious fact that, during this trip,
whenever have heard loud and coarse
conversation in railroad cars, swear
ing at hotel tables, or impertinent and
offensive criticism of the place or
country, the parties proved in eve
ry instance, to be Southcrners If
the feature of the Southern tourist did
not proclaim his nativity, his voice
did at once bctray him.
His accent almost invariably be-
trays the fact that he has played with
young darkics as child. He not only
says whar and thar--vcry often whah
and theh-but pore and shore (for
poor, sure, and generally drops the r
altogether, after the manner of an
English exquisite. He cannot say
master" without an effort. When
| was in the navy, Virginia captain
always called me a "maus' mate"
The other day was profoundly sur
prised at hearing young lady, Of a
distinguished Southern family, say :
H'yah's the do'!" Some persons
pretend to admire this, affirming that
it gives a soitmess to the language
whicc is true but it is too soft alto
gethcr.
The Southcrncr-rcfncd or vul gar
always has this to recommend him,
that he is free, frank, and companion.
able, perfectly unrescrvcd in the cx-
preston of his opinions, though his
manner be little arrogant, and who'll
ly impuisivc and uncalculating. He
will fight and be reconcilcd with you
in ten minutes, while the New Eng
lander is slowly making his way to a
lon@-lifc enmity.
The Western man may be pretty
correctly described, if you note the
latitude in which he lives. Now Ene-
land is reproduced III Northern ONO,
Michigan and W IscOnSin; New York
in Chicago and Iowa, Pennsylvania in
Southern Ohio and the States west, in
the same line and Virginia and Ken
lucky in Southern Illinois and Mis-
souri,. He has no especial character
istics except certain rcstlcssncss in
his manner, and an expansive use OF
adjcctivcs in his talk He has great
habit of saying "That's SD !" and his
location is denoted by the use Of pc
culiar words and phrases rather than
any distinctive popularity Of accent.
He has rampant pride in his own
particular city and county and State,
and our Atlantic communities seem
" slow " to him. He is the most de-
monstrativc of Americans, and you
need never ask second time for his
opinion. ue as well as the South
erncr, is apt to chew tobacco, and he
prefers Bourbon to NcrZcnay. He
does not object to community Of towel
and hair-brush in hotels-in fact, he
is easily satisfied, and generally of a
very cheerful and jovial temperament.