The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1868-08-07
For the Egis and intelligence
The Gentlemen.

It is generally my CUSTOM when have adisagreeabe
duty to perform, to launch into right away the quick
er the better and cut and slash until have finished
Therefore, with but few preminaries launch off into
my present undertaking. which Is, "The Gentlemen -
and II while subjected 70 my way Of choracterizing
sensitive swain should execute divers wircings and
inchings, is to be hoped the castigation may prove
corrective and sautary, in some good degree
We, SEX from time immemoral to the present, in
every newspaper, book magazine which may
chance to pick up, have been fully and freely discussed
to public VISION and scanned in every possible light
and shape and phase and formhaekcd in pieces roast
ed over slow fire, sawn asupoer dsected and dispatched
piecemeal at masculine will and pleasure, matters
Of dress on conversation, beauty, temper Weakness
travagance vanity folly, fashion and flirting with all
the minuti@ of trifing peccadoes, multiplied and
magnifed under masculine lens, thrown in general
seinn o their sins before en-, in benevolent mis-
that allow the other gender to perish in heather
darkness for want similar good word spoken in
for one am repenant and think it worth the attempt
to see If this DID, congratulated rule is indeed poor
that 1t won't work both ways concluding natural
y than poetcaly that what Is sauce for the goose is
sauce for the gander." i'ti
The Gentlemen Shades Of Adam and Pontus Plate
Into what awful presence have brought myself
bitterness, Or even now before completely ovsrwhel%
ed throw pen and paper and fly to covert for
safety from the aroused lions have presumed to face
Nous verrons.
A gentleman, such as understand one, never fear
How do understand himi To be in reality what the
word clearly indicates, . gente-man-a man of good
gallant-a Scion in wisdom, Hercules in strength,
Leondas in coumge-generous and great hearted bold
as lion and gentle as girl and last Enough not least
Christian. This is my idea Of gentleman. OF this
sort and recognize no other, am not afraid. There
IS however, class Of men calling themselves gentlemen
Of whom am afraid. ~ s
Your pompous Dragging seEsufcient vitalized tail
ors showfgures and to the credit of good country
raising be tsad that this class is generally Indigenous
70 city soil though far too often found Your
fantastical whimsical, selfconceited jackanape who
thinks Of nothing much tho neness and Mt OF his
in
his tot bthinling to the female target who
ventures within bow ehot Of boots or gloves or that
crayat-had Hudibras such gun--thinkng how we'll
he looks and how well he talks and how well he ap-
pears hespouts his pedanty and selfmportance
In your very face till you Jingle all over your very
finger tips with Indignation and dsgstof this sort Of
mon l. say am afraid. Not Of the gun--bless you,
never hut afraid Of being misunderstood afraid OF
having some passing mood or word, look, action
msconstrued afraid to be myself lest natural frank
ness and eniaty OF annor DO converted into RTtiee
or scheming wiles How long Is it to last 1 wonder
Are ladies to conrnne to be nsue by the Shameless
blnshess erontery or eccentricities and absurd
musings OF thsse men There Is not OF them but
what feels we'll convinced that any lady would jump at
q hint rnatrimcnial with ayes, indeed sir, God
new who habitnaiiy asserts that he can make any girl
love him.. The beauty Of the thing Is that the man
don't know his name when he sees It written before his
eyes And another who can get his pick Of the girls
In the sight crhood where he resides and another who
has tried TO fall in love with certain pretty girlsbu
not & and aaothsr who must discontinue his visits in
yet another who aad fopay the customary and pass
ing attentions 70 any lady, lest She somebody olse
marrying o, fools fooisi O., ye little minded
blunted, puny pigmies Of the human race could you
but LOOK INTO womans hearts could you but know how
in her soul she despises you; bow her whole moral and
intellectual purity recos from your ponpous sweledup
padded and stuHed-out sefconeeited inpudenee could
You but know say, how solemny true this e, think
your feathers would fall, for then you might see that
you were 50 very desirable only In your own eyes ad-
NIT there may be girls who arc foolish or thougitess