Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-09-03

graceful manner, he was compelled to re
main until some kind person relieved thI
young lady, and put him in additional em
barrassment by placing another under hi
charge. Whether people were really laugh
ing at him, as he says, may be very mucl
| doubted. 81 know they were talking o
me-" says Snub, in the play, "for they
laughed consumedly." And many youuL
man when in company has passad gaJ
4 group, almost unnervedg by shudderinG
consciousness that he was the object of, thl
mirtb, when even the fact of his presence
was not noticed. The young man whose
tative of large class, whose ideas of theil
own Importance are greatly beyond the
general estimate of the community, and
will only learn wisdom by increase Of yeari
and an experience of their own weakness
Could it be any but a conceited puppy who
would parade such q story as the following
and ask for advice upon it2 rr ID sl
nOhio says that as he was going home
with q girl from singing school not long
since, she remarked; in reply to an obser-
ystion Of his that he thought it was re"
splendant night that she thought he was
q resplendant goose. This remark says
Ohio, touched me very nearly, and l ask
ed her for an explanation, which she pre-
emptorily refused to voucbsRfe, saving that
she thonght what she said was SO plain
that it required no explanation; and ex-
plain she would not, did not, and to this
day has not. Now, sir, what do you say
to such conduct on her part? Would I not
be warranted, under the circumstances, In
Gliscontin1ipg my visits to the young lady
Iruntil such time as she shall see fit to ex-
plain the remark az to my being respten-
dant goose2" '- .t-' s.-,-, ,..--rs
D Advice upon etiquette and the minor
morals is always pleasant to read, though
seldom followed, and Rsit should be rsth-
er for exceptional cases than to meet the
common exigenciesi which all soon learn
how to encounter, we select a lew Of the
most extraordinary. specimens OF this
species of counsel which We have noticed.
Two ladies asked gentleman the time; he,
being busy, told them to take out his watch
themselves and look, and they inquired If
il would not be improperin them to do so.
HCertaibly it would" is the reply. Some
young lady must have felt much relieved at
being told by our moralist tkat"a girl is uu-
der no obligation to answer letters addressed
to her by stranger men, whether they be in
or out of the army" The young men who
remain at home will be pleased with the
assurance that the soldier boys cannot set
up AuuIBpubuOlo W t1N Nbh9hSAS1s
of all the young ladies in the land. a
"SeventeenI is informed that she ought
not to make advances, either in writing or
otherwise, to any man whatever, even
though it is leap year. But the practice of
advertising for lovers is now so prevalent
that it is doubtful if she will heed the ad.
vice. The limitations upon the privilege
of kissing are very ably discussed by seve-
raj correspondents. Nobody seems to mp.
hold or defend the very promiscuous kiss
ing which many practice, while one edi-
tor expressed the opinion that ''no lady
shonld allow a gentlamen to kiss her un-'
til after marriage" Asrule so stringent as
that would of course, find no favor with
either sex, and after discussing the right
OF young man to kiss young lady whose
affections he has engaged one correspon'
dent put the case 10 a practical way that
few could answer his inquiries with truth
and consistently advocate the restriction he
opposes. ~ -s
al would say" he writes, "to any mar
ried man who agrees to your doctrine,
Did you ever spend any time in the sos
ciety of her who became your wife, before
the day of marriage? If so, did you then
hold the opinion that you now advOcatep
Did you ever take sleigh ride on pleas
ant night, in cutter only large enough
for two, and have to pay close attention
to keep the robes around some one2 Did
you ever stroll through pleasant groves
by moonlight, and find your arm encir-
cling a slender waist, almost uuawarest
And lastly, when taking your leave ut
half-past eleven o'clock P. NJ. did you
take parting glance at the dark-brown
curls that clustered so finely, and look in
to the brown eyes that looked so lovingly
into yours2 Did you do all this and res
main true to your doctrine? And did
you think of anything improper, or did
she for an instant suppose that you did2'" "
He might also have asked, were you ever
at a Sanitary Fair where a young lady,
with attractions as, above, had kisses for
sale at a dollar each? Justifable kissing
must be the verdictin all such cases.
Is it not surprising that young Ameri-
ca should still cling to this antediluvian
pastime? Everything else that Ihas the
faint of Id fogyism" upon it lis rejects
ed. In the costume, diet and occupation
of man and woman, great improvements
have been made since the time of Adam,
but our youths and maidens, in their
honey~suckle days, must still Omuse
themselves, as did "the grand old gardner
and his wife" in the years before the
food. If any one has an improvement
to suggest, let him announce it and the
experiment shall be tried. ID -.se
How Gen. Paine Operates in Ken.
=..s .t-.- tueky.
Gen. Paine, who has command in the
western part of Kentucky, deals with
geurillas, rebels and semi-loyalists quite
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