Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-02-25
Amiable Bores.

Let us see who are the people VIII
make society disagreeable.
First, there are managing people
The managing people are Of three kinds
They arc either imperious persons, ar
very good-natured persons, or conceitet
I persons. Aud sometimes the three mo
tives which cause man or woman to b,
troubesomely managing are combined
in one and the same person.
Now, the objection which most peopl,
have TO being managed is, that they have
an uuconquerable wish to manage fol
themselves.
But there is another and very poteni
cause why people often reject the mos
excellent proposals for being managed
IL is that the managing person does not
know some secret, but very strong motive
of the person to be managed; and,
therefore, all the managers wise sugges-
tions are beside the mark.
Let US take a familiar instance which
might occur in real life. There is q
young man 1--WE will call him Mr.. Amans)
in the same house with one of the same
tribe of managers. Mr.. Amans is asked
by what train he is returning to London,
and he says by the 10 clock train. This
is in the smoking-room after the ladies
have gone to bed. Up jumps the mana
ger, whips out his Bradshaw" and
tells Mr.. Amans that it is positive in
sanity not to 20 by the o'clock train,
"If you 90 by the 10 o. clock train, very
slow train. you will not be into town till
O. clock in the morning. most upeom-
Portable time; whereas, if you go by the
nine you will be in by twelve at night,
and have good nights rest. De let me
order the carriage for half past eight
o'clock !" The young man looks very
sheepish, stammers out some foolish OBJ
lection to the 8 o'clock train, but holds
his ground, aud will not be managed
And why 2 Mr. Amsns thought that there
was faint return on the part Of Miss
Amata TO the warm pressure Of his hand
when be bsde her good night that evening,
aud he would lose fifty nights rest, and
rightly too, in order to ascertain whether
thet faint return Of pressure will be re-
peatedF or, perhaps, increased, on the
ensuing morning Now, the family
breakfast is not until o'clock.
The above is an instance of trivial
and familiar nature; but the same thing
runs through life. When the manager
thinks any Of US unreasonable, he may
reflect that perhaps he does not know all
the motives which, however uureason-
able, determine us 10 a course of action
contrary to that which he so ably re-
oommends.
Then there is the class Of people whom
venture TO call the observantines.
They must make remarks about every
thing; and there are great many things
in this life which had better pass without
any remark.
Then there are the objective people.
Let any one say anything, however wise
or foolish, important or unimportant,
they must instantly take an objection.
They really do not mean to abide By
their objection; but they must take il.
Nothing should be doue without being
we'll argued over, aud it is their business
TO see that objection is made to whatever
is proposed.
Then there are the explanstive people. |
Now, even the cleverest man, and the |
most adroit talker, utters many senteHces |
which are needless You see at once
what be is going to say. But the ex.
plaDaiive person will rot let you offer one
single jot Of explanation. His talk is
like the writing Of stupid book for chil-
lren.
Then there is the diseursive talker.
You are discussing the effect Of q large
Of gold from Australia. he
enters into the discussion,
md in q short time you 6nd that the
original subject hss vanished, and that
Tou are discussing the mode Of rearing
oiuespples at Chatvorth. This kind Of