Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1865-11-04
Old Age In the CAited stat -.

The following lively but exaggerated de-
scription from the pen of George Angus
tbs Sala has spice Of truth 10 in IL
Our readers, We think, eau easily separate
the wheat from the chat:
"Ths drollest thing il, that when the
American lady comes 70 be About fifty
years old, she gets over her lsanuess Ard
plaiuness, and suddenly becomes young
again. The population Of Broadway
seems to be composed (npsrt from tho
middle aged ladies, who are a. ruts
he.r,-reudinz in apprarance) Of pretty
young ladies' of sixteen, and young ladies'
Of sixty. No, sir have not tripod il
my speeck; I repeat, young ladies' Of six
ty. A juvenile grandmother is anything
bu, rarity here; gushing young things
cf three'score are not uncommon; aud
have ventured to cast more than ono
humbly tender glance at a damsel Of sew
enty. You seldom NEE. with an old man
in society. The men work, fret, smoke,
speculate, chew, or drink thems selves 70
death at q comparatively early ago. Nor
are old men very popular in the States
they are passed BY as played OUT
have heard more thsn one lawgiver and
statesman called worn out cuss." 1t
was an uniai'ing topic Of sarcasm against
the Hon. Edward Everett tina. he was 20
very old aud George Bancroft, the illus.
srious historian OF toe United S.ates-a
writer who combines the accuracy OF a.4
Alison with the research Of Pnnock,
The copiousness Of Grmshaw With tie
vivaci,y of Peter Psrley-is usually snJt-
Oh of by the irrevesent young men of
Gotham as odd foss and teslhecs.' 10.
truth ~ that American men hayo iltls
| reverence tor age among their own ser
Strong, active, energetic, unscrnpulonS.
! noisy. pushing men, they admire aud al
most deity bat age generally brings with
It wisdom. experience, cs.mness, judy
ment, depreciation Of Wild enthusiasm,
| dislike to rash innovation These quail
ties are tot to the taste Of Young Aneri.
CT. They arc not 20 ahead. They DO not
90 far towards making up the beau ideal
| Of transatlantic humanity; "A real live
man, sir, -.' l have heard Of vsner-
able partners ia mercantile firms being
superseded and pushed of their stools, as
Obsolete aud incompetent BIZ their uuiors;
and an American--not an Eng' il friend
! once told me that he saw over store
! front in Jersey City Tins announcement,
"lompkins and Father. Therein !ay u
mi"e Of philosophy. Tonpk.n, the e.dsr
was evidently "piayed out;' be was
''cuss." and Of mo account" and very
small potatoe-.' He was permitted, tor
chari,y's sake, 10 continae in the business,
MUD the shop, dus. the counter, and see
the shutters put un By the porter but tho
| real live man in the concern Was Young
Tompklns, who, despishs ana disparag-
! ing bis aEi.quaied progeAi,or Was making
rapid strides, no doubt, towards r1nn4ug
for Cou,res taking the presidency nf !.
petroleum company, and putting himself
in n"nlnst Ga ior the highest Offices ia
the ota;e-aay the secretaryshlp Of the
treasury, the po4tnas,ership OF Comnoni-
paw, or the h.htAo.ssk epership At Cape
| Knob
An Cd Aner can gont'emap, when you
| do meet him, which Is out rarely, is geuer-
ally most delightful mpanion-very
benigman:. very tolerant. very free from
prejudice, and usually strong friend to
Eng land. The old american lady, whom
fortunately, you very atsen meet, i. .hs
most charming person II is possible t. cou
ceive See her ia Broadway Handsomely
but warmly and sensib!y clad; smiling
and noddng aud joking; with her wrink-
led but rosy li,tIe lace in suise something
between \ waxen peach and we'll pre-
served pippin; with the incest set Of ars-
fetal teeth ,ba; DR.. Zachary conli earys
from u rLinoccros tursk and her own
hair disposed in snowy silvery bun ches on
either side OF her temples.
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