The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-01-20
1.-The Chlvalrous Southron.n
FEW KIND WORDS ABOUT HIM nv
FOREST, U. s. A., IN HARPER FOR ,.xu
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MANHOOD.

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I.
MANHOOD,
IL seems to me that the cen,r, a..
the chivalrOus Suutbron ia or .ait OF
respect for viriIity. He will forgive , a,e
any wee IN a man who is manly he , VIII
admire vices which are but exacosr.,; viii
of the masculine. If you will fight r. "0as
are strong and skillful enough to lin ~. yoa
antagonist, if you can govern or infi,ssooear
the common herd, if you can ride a Sao
gerous horse over rough country. n .Sr
are good shot or an expert swortlsm.!! ~ J.
you stand ny your own opinions unN;.,,"
ingIy, II you do your level best on vh;sSa
II You are devil of fellow with -ay'
1t, in short, You show vigorous m,sos, sn,
attributes, he will grant Won his ,ss.
II may be taken for granted that a nIsN
which so highly prizes virility looks s,as
man as the lord of creation, and h. sp n
oid-fashioned ideas as to what is the ~
per sphere of woman. If the b;oh ~.
gentleman continues to be iu6nert;.l e
the South, it will be q long time hefo.. ~
strong-minded obtain much of : Hs.:'s
there, long time before they win s.:Ie
lish female suffrage. Next to our s,,s. o-
ed passion for putting the ncero ppos-
equality with the white, there is no,h;.
Northern life so abhorrent to the SostS
erners, Of both sexes. as the movement !.
favor OF womans rights.
II.
GENEROSITY.
It was not that Yankee aenero.;,.
which sends pundits to convert Hottsy:
tots POUNDS school systems, hospitals ss.
itary commissions, and endows collie.
with millions. 1t was the oldfashionsa
sort, the generosity of the Arab and Of fho
teudai noble. feeding every beepar Who
came to the door. setting bounteons t.hss
and keeping full wine-cellars. Il was M.
profuseness not of philanthropy, but ~
good fellowship. Even before the ~.
there were single States in the No,tk
which gave more to missionary, educat;nn.
al, and charitable organizations than ~.
entire South. 1850 w
But the Southerner was more than ,,,
ISL he was gO0d-natured and easv in ~.
business transactions he had such con-
tempt ior ;smail sums that he would not
use pennies he paid loosely at long cred.
Its, and was careless in his collections,
III.
COURTESY.
shall never forget the grace and kind.
ness OF q man who must yet be remember.
co IN charleston rs one of its most finish.
ed social ornaments. was ut a supper of
inc Literary Club; we were standing or
sitting around table which would have
pleased Briilat Savarin oil the othen
were well known citizens, reverend and n.
spectacle; was the youngest and onlv
stranger. had dropped out of the eoc.
Versation and withdrawn a little .side
when Colonel John Aston observed ma
md OWNED my stranded situation. ~
10 not know me; it was the first t;me
nat we had ever met, but he instantly
'amc toward me and begged leave to VAT
IN me. 1t was not the deed so mnch a.
he manner which was so exuuisiteIv in.
.ratitaing. There was an enspressemenf in
lis expression which seemed to saw:
Sir, your mere appearance fills NE with
aspect and interest You ere obviously
eorthy OF my attentions" have some
lines thought that it would be fine thing
o be handsome young lady; and 1 fell
I that moment as if were one. Well.
his hospitable act toward perfect stran.
ger, this courteous advance toward a wall.
lower, was characteristic of the man, and.
D general, Of his caste.
Nv.
HONOR.
Notwithstanding his thoughtless lavish.
ess, there was high sense of honor in
ne chiyalrous SOuthron." He did not
lean to defraud any one. I have known
expensive, generous fellow to cut his
lroat because he could not meet note
'hich was coming due. have known an.
ther bankrupt to put his wife and children
ITO buggy and drive with them into the
60, drowning the whole party. / do not
ssert positively only give it as nv
trong impression-that such tragedies Of
ounded honor were more common in
'ixie than in Yankeeland. The honor Of
outhern students is not college honor -
Is understood at the North, and perhsps
Europe; it comes much nearer to tic
onor Of good citizens, and the honor Of
10 gentleman of society. The pupils ara
Dt leagued against the teachers for the
arpose ofpassing fraudulent examinations,
the trickeries of stealing the prepared
sts OF questions, carrying fnrtive copies Of
ssons into the recitation-rooms, mutual
'sting, and purchased compositions. A
'ofessor of the Charleston Medical Col.
&c assures me that he has never detected
|ch cheat in thirty years of tuition. A
oiessor OF the University at. Columbia,
e., told friend of mine that he had
Town but one such instance, and that, ia
at case, the two criminals were forced 10
ave by their classmates. The achival.
ns Southron undergraduate, at least
lille surrounded by bis native moral a.
osphere, considers himself gentleman
st and student afterward. when one
members the strength of college esprit de
rps, these facts exhibit an individual
Prospect and uprightness which is aston-
ing and which must, suspect, Gil The
'ulties of Yale and Harvard With envy.
The WRONG WoRD.-RicAard Grant
hite is responsible for tho following:
Why women will call their first under
rment chemise is not easy to under.
md. Chemise means merely shirt, and
thing else; and its measing is not
anged or its sound improved when it is
'nounced shimmy. Sairt u the ss;giaal
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