The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1866-11-22

ers, teaches US to be good listeners,
.esiekepsspereep.ion and jaagmeat'sen 4
one is taught there are Two :ides to the
daestion, which is rarely considered.
Sharp eent.sts occasionally OCCUR sss hsre,r
and thd charge, # wit and 81 srnd si b 3
a sometimes bring forth brilliant fl.shes
that set % fire lthe feelings 81 certain
. e,abs,,Ssi ereb sii,,ag aS,ane opPor.
tunity for the display Of patience and
charity. 1t teaches another lesson also,
that the "weaker SEX are not such ig-
uorant creatures as the "lords Of Gre.
alton" sometimes imagine. The ladies
often show, Notwithstanding their be.
ing prevented by employment@ from ex-
tensive reading aud research more COM
mon to men, tina. they can follow the
men and often point 70 a much shorter
route. Pe'hap s they argue not 50 log
ically, yet, they:dfteu throw difficulties
in the way faster than men can pick
them up. Where the ladies bring their
ingenuity and the mon their judgment,
pleasure and profit must result. |''"
Now, my friend,I pass to- another
club which has tho greatest charm, i
fur more liberal minded and generally
invites u housefal to enjoy Sits enter
taiunents. Here, my boy, you may
ueglccta the time honored custom Of eat
ing your supper before you 60, for the
guests are treated most 'niagm6cently
and bountifally with sustenahco neccs-
s~ry for the ffail bodies We carry around
with Us. Tho ''Fan Club" for such is
its namo, holds its meetings with the
same freq leney: ~ the others: and the
lovers Of fun and good eating gather at
the house Of some one Of the members.
At each meeting a committee is ap-
pointed Of four or: Eve members whose
special duty t1becomes to prepare
amusement for thenextmeeting: They
caucus, deliberate and strive to excel
the last committee in the character Of
| their entertainments Now charades
are made the order Of the evening; and
now conundrums, mimic plays, or pam
| tomimes: Some time is devot>d to mu-
| sic and conversation. The tastes Of all
seem satisfied: and charming evening
is the result A couple Of incidents in
the history Of this club l will relate as
they were tcld to me: One evening
the diversion was a masquerade Oi
course it was a novel affair, and there
was much excite ment, energy and en-
thusiasm displayed previous to the
event. Z It vas town talk and naturally
'every one wished to go and "Fun Club
stock went up rapidly. But cards were
scarce and soon distributed, much to
the chagrin Of one young gentleman who
determined not to be cheated out ol
the sight Having disguised himself
with a masque he boldly entered, spent
the evening, saw all he wished, passed
out, aud escaped incoguito. On a sim
liar occasion, a member Of the club dis
guised himself in the attire of an es' i
unable old iady OF the towu, conducted
himself with such consummate tact thai
all really believed he was ''old Mrs. So
and-so," until one young lady, at ia
vorablc moment, adroitly unmaskee
him by the solicitous inquiry "Ane
Mrs. =: - how is your Jew baby get
ting along ?" He betrayed himself b,
laugh and retired amid the shouts o
the company.
| There is a sociable here with tn
laudable object Of interesting differcn
denominations in each other and sup
plying amuseme mt for those who do nc
attend the other societies. We hea,
occasionally too, OF Conversations
which are well attended by the intelli
gent and talented ones OF the city, VIII
vie with each other in rcpartee and mar
rstive: These cubs, social gatherings
circles and tea parties keep society her
gay and lively and one good effect i
paramount, gossip becomes very unpop
ular. Yoa will hear people endeavor
ing to talk in the literary, business
philosophical or political strains VIII
never did 30 before; though they d
not succeed we'll yetstill they persevcrc
and public opinion. that great "rbiter
here as elsewhere, spurs them Cd to sue
coed or fail in the race. ~
/ I fear my letter has already reached
the point of WEAKNESS, but I wished +
give you something OF an idea of soci
ETY. here, and if it. affords you halt tn
pleasure in reading it, that l have ez
perienced in writing it, I shall be sat
is6ed. i: .H:.t . ,".' Yl~: ..
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