The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-03-03

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When young men We are. OF course, al.
most all Of us, obseryant and fond ofstudy-
ing human nature. and (as other peoples
sisters tell ours, confidentially,) remarkable
notice how peculiar way other peoples
sisters have toward us, and what q winning
way it would beif we were at all suscepi-
BILE. It is very interesting las study
very interesting indeed. Their hands have
such a strange, shy way Of coming out to
meet ours when we call, as though they felt
the fearful risk of being squeezed. and
trusted themselves so gently to our excellent
moral character They are SO sincere and
sweet when, in the most unaccountable way
their dresses get nnder our feet and they
tear great hole in them in consequence
Our own sisters smile bitterly at such times,
and make it very warn, for us afterwards
for our ''cubhishness," blandly explaining,
rs some one hands them pin, that it is just
like our usual elephantine grace; our mothers
are instructiveness personifed, and orr
grand-mothers acidity itself. But these
darlings pin up the rent like the rest, and
smile such sweet. merry, really Indifferent
smile that 10 almost throws us off our guard,
but not quite, and we watch and watch, but
in vain. for the rcactionnry frown or ill
humored shade, and it is wonderfully inte-
resting las study to discern that they really
are esweet-tempered and amiablc, by SO con-
elusive test.
Then there is nobody like them for COM
panion to the theatre or opera. They are
80 appreciative, and SO quick, too. They
laugh SO when we point out TINT funny nose
in the, second row of the dress circle They
think the young lady With the light curls
yonder is so lovely, and finds us fearfully
fastidious and hard to please when we don't
think her lovely ut all; and they are fairly
puzzled out of their wits when we tell
them, with great heart t-thump at our bold
ness, that there is only one lovely girl in
the whole place. They were so enthusiastic
over the music, and SO busy with the pro-
gramme during the ballet. They SEQ the
point of anything SO much better when We
repeat it to them, and laugh so heartily and
yet so modesty; they appreciate every
thing, and yet find so much time to listen
to us. They enjoy the play the second
time so much more than when they saw it
with uncle John. They take our arm SO
provokingly, with just three wee glove fin
tiers nesting on our coat sleeves, and when
we venture to scold them for it, are so meek
and 80 interested to know why we should
want n young lady to lean on our arm-it
must be tiresome; and when they do know
the way we like best keep on in their own
way with such enchanting timidity. Then
they have such delicacy of taste at the
restaurant They never order anything
solid or heavy. and all our persuasons can t
induce them To- take glass of wine.
And on 0he way home; if the night is
fine, they 80 emphatically hnd just ns lief
walk as not, that we can't see any reason
for denying ourselves the promenade home;
and we do promenade home, and have com
punctions pangs at the length of the walk
and they are so sure that they arc not in
theleast tired, that we reassure ourselves.
1t is very apt to be feature of the case
that We end by concentrating on one bright
particular parsonage our admiration for the
whole class.