The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-05-31
ARE WOMEN NATURALLY PO-
LITE?

h"''o . " I"NS'lvi w Nhlch llullN ;(ri
beginning to ask now, and when we re
member the many times we have gottcl
up and given our seat to ladies' at pub
liz places, even in Winchester, and MOI
received Il single recognition Of thanks
and on the other hand, when we re
member how often they have sprcal
their hoops out, and occupied space
that might have been allowed some poo,
tmid man-when we have seen them
sltpcrlectly unconccrncdandncvcr olel
to share seat to the many standine
around--Whcn we remember to have
seen all these things, plague take US il
we too don't feel like asking if women
are naturally polite. And more than
that, we have felt very often like lust
gGlnS up and "scrouging' down by
them anyhow, rather than stand ur
when thc,,r superiluous apparel was oc.
cupying space that could have been cas-,
ily welded to us. Buv had we done so,
we'd have been extreme ly rude and I'M
polite in their eyes, "WouIdn rs -
Yes, we would, too. We shouldn't dare
to trust ourselves within haiIing distance
Of Il bonnet or parasOl for six months
if we expressed our real sentiments on
the matter. Bless the dear ladies, we
know 'em better than to incur their
vengeance, when Il little hypocrisy will
keep us on the cs0io side.
Butnobody has said that we mustn't
ask questions and 50 we must take the
Yankee method Of managing matters.
Are women naturally polite, did you
ask, dear, good-naturcd public?
Did you ever know u woman to max,
room in an omnibus, five on a side, when
Number Six was entering, founccd and
vcIvcted, until ordered by the driver?
Did you ever know Il pair Of little
gaitcr boots to turn one inch either to
the right or left, when they could have
saved you from streaming gutter by
the operation? Patent feathers don't
behave sO-not they.
Did you ever know woman to say,
81 am sorry to have given you so much
trouble" when the dry goods clerk had
turned the store topsy turvy, without
finding the right shade of color that
never existed?
Didyou ever know Il woman who did
not think it was "outragcous' for anO.
1hcr woman to travel with baby, OF
who didn't regard it us "crucl and bar,
barous' If any one objected to the cry.
ing Of her baby?
Did you ever know two women to
talk over Il third without ridiculing her,
even if she was their "dcar particular
friend?
Did you ever praise one young lady
in the presence Of another without be.
ing confidcntiaIly told Of some cnor-
nous fault or dctormity in the former
which you had not dreamed of?
"Did vOu ever tell Your wife what
Il beautiful new dress her ncighbor had
got, without learning that it was only
that dowdy old silk dyed over?
Did you ever know pretty woman
to make an impression, withou Il haIfa
dozen other pretty women running the
effect of it the instant she had left the
room?
Did YOU ever know woman to apOl.
ogizc for having knocked another wo,
mans bonnet into "pi" CHATS printer,
ism, but expressive Notwithstanding
with the corner Of her parasol
Did you ever see woman who had
any idea that she was making trouble
by her little airs and graces?
We don't believe you ever did, reader
they are race Of unaccountabIcs,
these women, just as sweet and piquant
as June roses sometimes, AID then,
again, bristling like so many small ven
onous thorn bushes.
There's one thing we've ncvor cedsci
to he inwardIy thankful for-that were
not obliged to marry one Of en-. Why,
she would drive us crazy in a week
with her whims and her fancics, her cX-
actions and her pcttish ways. We
should make the most lamcntabIy hen.
peckcd husband in the world, unless,
indeed, we had the nerve to run away
from her, or shut her up in the closet
for Il week, until she promised to be.
have better. When Il woman chooses,
she can be the nearest thing to an an.
gel of anything in this world, and what
4 pity il is she doesn't always choose!
Now, we know they'll be down on II,
for what we have said. We know the
impending consequence very WE'LL
People who tell the truth always get il
to trouble. Only please not to be too
hard on US, ladies, lest, driven to despe
ration, we should "go and do it" again
When misfortunes happen to such a'
dissent from us in matters of religion
we call them Judgment; when to thos'