American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1866-05-03
Takers.

10 assemblies, ana IS perhaps the mos
exalted power possessed by man, but t.
the common language of everyday inter
course in society and the home circle.
First. are loud talkers-people VIII
mistake sound for sense, and stun ou
ears by their vociferous exclamations-te
whom everything is prodigy. and wh'
relate the most trifipg incidents with APP
| pliances of terms and gestures only ad
missible when the subject is Of paramount
importance, and the incident one OF thrill
ing interest.
Next, are philosophical takers, who
speculate and reason, till. having bewil
dered and exhausted both them selves and
their bearers. the latter fairly cape ia
their faces but. nothing dauuted. on
they toll, and the only chance of relief
from their prolonged and erudite discourse
is obtained by asserting to their PROPOSE.
tions. however preposterous. and indors
ing their dogmas. however absurd. "say
yes always to him." remarked a lady
frequently honored by visits from talker
OF this stamp "say yes or be will let
no one but himself utter a word for a
half hour to come"
Then, there are your witty punsters,
who must convert everything.--even
things that should move compassion
into a joke who are ever seeking to
discover and expose peoples weak points.
and, devoid Of all delicacy themselves,
suppose the world are equally callous !;
laugh being the most perfect triumph
which their genius can achieve. and who
sacrifice to its attainment both good feel
ing and good manners.
The egotist is one who converses after
a different fashion. He is full of anec-
dote, and all his stories tend to establish
the fact that hc projected some scheme
which was successful f: gave certain ad.
vice, which. being duly respected. his
friend became greatly benefited, having
had the good sense to follow said advice :;
he foretold an event. which, at the time,
seemed improbable, yet it occurred pre-.
cisely as his sagacity had prognosticated.
Such is the second sight of this sapient
self>adorer, that, according to his own
representation, uuspoken opinions are,
with him. equally prophetic. He is
harmless to others. but is constantly ex-
posing his own vanity before those in
whose eyes he supposes that his conse-
luence is more firmly established by
syery word be utiers.
The hippant talker is simply tiresome.
md can never be made to understand
hat he is SO. He fits from topic 10 topic.
ike the butterfly in pasture. which does
lot rest long enough on the most slender
flower to make light weight felt
'either do his comments elucidate, in the
ligbtest degree, a subject however trivial.
lie never looks sad; on the contrary, a
tereotyped smile never deserts bis lips,
nd we eschew bis presence, as we would :
bat of some buzzing insect, stingless. t
ut constantly annoying us with its mo- G
otonous hum.
There is, also, the lugubrious talker, /
ways the nightmare of coterie. The
ian who sees visions, and dres ms dreams,
bis waking hours Of portentous magui- U
lde /; who wears q solemn front, and u
'es misfortune in a sunbeam. He NOR
ICES gloomily on life and humanity. v
here is no good action for which, he can \
scover a good motive. He is not ILL., h
ltured t; be means no evil 10 any body, a
1t the world is so bad, there are SO al
any oppressors and victims hourly act. a
6 and suffering on its great stage, that To
!. poor man carries load Of misery for o'
cir sake on his shoulders. which be is "
xious that society should share wher- nt
er he goes. much to the regret Of those 10
10 do not love to walk amidst shadows. 10
A low bow and respectful department. pc
ough indicating the fatterer, do net al al
Us reveal him. His speech alone is on
true exponent for, sometimes, the u'
ectation Of sincerity. and even Of 90
,squeness. enables him with greater eo
eci to ply bis art. His mode of ad- en-
.ss is adapted to the character and cir p"
instances Of bis victim. Upon occasion. co
will venture SO far as to tell man Of ne
faults this information being accom- as
lied BY such q glowing eulogium on nu
virtues that the resssured listener 'ne
ks il well be is not too good for this q
Id. though certainly better than the 'n'
-of mankind. oil
But, Of ell takers. the malicious talk :"
is the most detestable. He, too, is
N governed BY policy. and bis venom ~ ~
guised BY art. II not daring to speak =,
. bint conveys injurious sspersiOOs. :.
q hysna laugh accompanies ssrdOn- =
arcssm Good angels eefeDd US from b sp,