St. Mary's beacon., 1862-02-20
LEONARD TOWN, Md THURSDAY MoRNlNG FEBRUARY 90 1862

w IN. NIL. lAJAcDA
THE ART or WEEPING. 8
iSheddiny Tears af WI casioss E<am.
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Aa EsglisA weekly paper hos shess
pleasant isragrsphs:
Tssnssf I'D koeasad sszar .ynatksass
.llowsble--nsy. soa,eti,nes desirshls.-
Bat the tears At grown people arc
mere o. iess ebjecsisnaLle. An adult
who weeEs extrayagantly 10 either unheal-
thily suseeptible or bent upon deceiying
the bystanders. We do not refer to tears
wrsng from unwilling eyes ty. tAs pres
sure Of some terrible calsuaisy. We mean
tears shed for the sake Of appearssces OF
with view to deceive. We u.esa tears
evoked oy histrinis influences in private or
public life. W. mean the ischyywese
ssnsibiiity TO dolcfal isaPressiss % often
proved 10 be compatible With . coh snd
cruel heart ... ....
Actors--w We DO not mean aetors in so-
cial circles and on publis PLATFORMS. Of
which there are % many. but 6os.fsae
actors on the stsge--srs Of eourye right
to cultivate the faculty Of weeping. Il
helps both themselves aud the spccta-
tors to realise the passion Represented.
We have read. Indeed. Of IN actor 20
shorsughly carried away :,y his feeling.
Whilst psrtcr miag in Anieids scene. a
not only to plunge real dagger home
10 the hils in his breast, bat faithfully
to support his character 10 the last By
dying, in . studied attitude sccerdius to
the most approved stage rules. We con-
fess. however. that the story came from
the other ~i.ie Of the Atlantic. and may
not be strictly true. On the other hand.
and of our feremos. English actors--
Yeuag. tragcdisn--m-sised severe een-
sure when he sobbcd sloud At the pa
shetie voice and gesture Of Mrs. Siddons.
and WAS only recalled to . scnse of his
responsibilities. A. the villain Of fhe
piece. BY the strong sdaoni,ion of the
great acsress--uttered in thrilling
whisper-''Mr. Young command yous-
self."
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Women have often an extraordinary
talent for sheding tears. II il we'll
hat this should be O.. Tears are not
without their in6aencc on the baser-sex.
Even british husbands-a class entering
largely into the composition Of society.
whether high or low--arc not insensible
to tears. especially when sobcr. But
women must be careful not to w.cp over
much The de,uonstrssioa should be re-
served for apecial occa.iors. The more
frugally tears are shed the deeper viii
he the effect produesed. Madame UAr.
bly, describes . young lady sifted with
inexhaussible power in this line. When
requested. At . large social gathering,
to oblige the company BY weeping. she
would cheerfuliy eomrly. The process
was as follows; The young lsdy's fea-
turcs first became composed and thought-
full. Presently her calm blue eyes filed
with tears. then. one ty one. in endless
sequence. the pear:y drops rxined dnxn
her serene countenancc until the curio :.
ity Of the spectators was sa,ia.el. aad.
each one uurmurcd. Hold. enough 90
A rule. We suppose that tears easily
sccresed affect behaldcss as little as they
cost the lady shedding.
RAILWAY ApvESrCAE
Our young fricpd Eugeuius once me,
with very unpleasant adventure in a.
railway train Bousd for town. 10 en-
JOY Q week NJ two nf intellectual sscrss.
ton. he noticed on the platform Of the
station from whence be started an affect.
ing scene. A lady in deep mourning.
ycsng sad handsome. hadc
with ill-concesied emosion. TO
. swsrsky gentleman. clad in the height
of fashion. but laboring un.ier the d;..
advantage Of . Aattened ,osc sad o.
slight cast in the eye. Who can ac-
roan: for fastest Pity is akin to love.
md probably the lady had been touch
I'd originally BY the man. extrsnely
unprepossesing appearance. The railway
whistle giscs the tssal .ignal-,here is
no .iae I" iasc-she lady tears herself
sway. ssd lightly springs into . FIRST
cl.ss csrriagc. Of which Eagenins chan
ccs to be tho sole occarant. OF went
the train. The lady waved out Of the
window y handkerchief meis,ened by her
tears. sud. burying her face in her
hands. weps silently and perri.ten,ly. -
What could kagenius do? He coul.l !
only offer the respectful tribute of IN |
sigh Or y glance Of rnodsst
At Swindlei,urg. - every |
one knows. the train stops ten. ~;nutrs
for Refreshments. Edgraias aelicately !;
altered the salieted lsdy cup Of tea. |
She declined; but in : lsv musical
voice. nurnused the words IA glass
of stout Eagenius tiew tn procure il
l,.f her. As the srsis- approached Lnn- !.
dan. he epdsarored 10 sassie her mind !:
By ether uasesrentssicus little cisilaies -
i'm .cccsts of deep compsasion Be asked |
her e"'amon placs qur1sions. Would
she ike tac window up! Night he Of !
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