The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-11-28
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II is a very common thing TO ,ltaE w.'h roiI-
tempt q. small talk, as il is caiel, cspec ti.y
ainOng young mrn Of education, who arr il- "c.
ginning to think Of the mole serious alia'i 50 s'c
and philosophy, aud who are anxious 70 eplF,f.r
In the drawing room upon Improving sob i'ci
Now, small talk Is necessity Of social lite. j.
holds as isipoFiAnt place in the easy inicrcout
of society ns oil does ia The steam -ine. Gslu:
that men and women are social beings and iatf
the various relations aud pless4n u' s0clet.
are necessary to our happincss and the value ui
small talk cannot be denied Two mere lhilcs-
Ophets mas sit together for hours, aud it IL"
wcghiy thoughts OF either conlcsccnl 30 tie use
OF their tongues, their conversation ten 10 uEc
will be weary, stale and nat. if not, indeed, un-
profitable. Introduce little small iAlk-iukcs.
quips, anecdotes, nonsense--and thought move.
easily, conversation becomes recreation even
philosophy finds its place is actually graceful ard
plcases a. well as insiructs. Wha; is any social
gathering without small talk ? An unnitieaicd
bore Not that We would have nothing bat suiali
talk, as ia too frequently the case. perhaps. ia
society hut this is the only medium by which
those WHO meet but seldom can become ac4uain'-
ed and Il is the sufest way of calling out pleas
ant thoughts and pitay suggestions upon mote
serious and important subjects.
We suspect that iu IA. q cases % prot. sstd cOu-
tempt tor small talk among aOitioas yoang ncn
there is a little mixture of the sour grape element
They lack the energy TO overcome the natural
tendency of the adolesc,nt human male 10 relapse
into silence at every opportunity suggested by thr
conclusion Of subject. The position IS an
awk ward one, aud as the only remedy, small ti.A
il on, OF reach contempt for it IS "a very natural
result The female adocsccni, fortunately f0t
the comfort Of both sexes IS generally gilt,d
with small talk by nature, and uiicn CONES to
the assistance Of hcg embarrassed "co-rclaliye
10 a very fascinating aud pcculiarl, woman.
way by doing the talking herself. Here, AS every
where the kindly ard heneiieicni fOrcsl. III. uf ms
ture commands our unlimited admiration.
hut small ialk has It's degrees lihe everything
else There is some talk so excessively minute
that microscopic examination fails TO diaeioseany
SENSE. \ frequent mistake " young m,n who
are gifted xith this very essential social c0uyeni-
encc ia the ilra that ladies Ia soeiciy not
siiigicL 10 appreciate anything except small laik
aud the smalles' kind Of small talk at that My
dear sir. " said lady friend Of ours To gentle
man, ''yOu talk 10 Us ladies as II we Wclc fool.
aud ,ou think We want you to do IL have jusi
overheard you talking very scnsibly to anolEor
| gentleman, aud now you turn around 10 inc and
begin 10 talk nonsensc.' She was fully rs frank,
perhaps as she was polite but what shc said
was a very excellent hint.
Small talk too, has us own prolrf times ani
places The public lecture for instance is not a
| proper place and NJ the most delicate air IN an
opera. i hardly proper timc TO indulge H. But
Ia its place aud time il Is pleasing and appr0pll-
ate. and, fnf oar part, an hour ofsHill talk with
| an Intelligent woman Is decidedly preferable 10
many other forms Of amusement