The weekly Butte record., 1861-11-09
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A MANxERLY YOUTH. = Last week the
" Crabtown Dorcas Sewing Society held their
annual meeting, and on motion it was voted.
" That our parson wait on Tony Jones, and see
if nothing can be done to improve the manners
of young Tony.
The next day the parson called upon Tony,
senior, and informed him respecting the object
of his visit, to which he replied
"Parson I'd let Tony go to meetin' every
Sunday. if only know'd you's goin to preach.
But, parson, there amt boy in the village of
Crabtown what's got more manners than my
Tony, and I can convince you of that in just
mint. You see Tony out there skinnn them
nifers?"
The parson nodded assent.
Now. see, I'll call him" And raising his
voice to the highest pitch, he shouted
"T-o-o-o-n-y
The response was quick and equally loud
"Sir?"
i" Do ye hear that parson?" ?" said the old
man. Don't ye call that manners ?"
THAT is all very well, replied the parson,
so far as it goes"
"What do ye mean by far as it goes p
That boy, sir, always speaks respectfully to
me, when I call him" Then raising his voice
he again called
"Iso o-o-n-y p
The response, " Sir" was equally loud and
prompt.
Again the old man called
at o-o-o-n-y!
The boy dropped a half dressed fish, and
shaking his fist at his sire, yelled out
"Ye miserable, black Old drunken snob, III
come in there in jist two mints, an maui ye
like blazos ~
The parson was astounded. The old man
was Disconnected for moment, but instantly
recovering himself he tapped the parson on the
shoulder, saying
You see, parson, my boy has got grit as
we'll as manners This chap will make an Or
nament to your society some of em days"
The parson shook his head and mizzed.
LOVE OF THE WoxDERrUL.-Whats stronger
pleasure is there with mankind, or what do
they earlier or longer retain, than the love of
bearing and relating things strange and in
credible. How wonderful thing is the love
of wondering and raising wonder 'Tis the
delight of children to hear tales they shiver at,
and the vice of old men to abound in strange
stories of times past. We come into the
world wondering at everything and when our
wonder about common things is over, we seek
something new to wonder at. Our last scene
is to tell wonders of our own to all who will
/ believe them. And amidst all this, it is well
/ if truth comes off but moderately tainted.
GRACE AND ELEGAycE-G Grace is. in great
measure, a natural gift; elegance implies cul-
tivation, or something of more artificial char
acter. A rustic, uneducated girl cannot be
graceful, but an elegant woman must be ac-
compished and well trained. 1t is the same
with things as with persons we talk OF a
graceful tree, but of an elegant house or other
building. Animals may be graceful but they
cannot be elegant. The movements of a kitten
or young fawn are full of grace but to call
them elegant animals would be absurd Lastly
"elegant" may be applied to mental qualitica-
tions, which 4" graceful never can. Elegance
must always imply something that is made or
invented by man. The general rule Is, that
elegance is the characteristic of art, and grace
of good nature
A sT1yGT fellow, in making love to a young
lady, said his affections were rlveted upon
her. She told him she did not want to have
any dealings with rivets or screws like him.