The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-09-01
DISAGREEABLE PEOPLE.

Let us see who arc the people
who make society diSagreeable.
First, there are managing pco-
pie The managing people are of
three kinds. They are either im-
pcrioaS persons, or very good
natured persons, orvcry concerted
persons. And sometimes the three
motives which cause a man or
woman to be troubIesomely mana
ying are combined in one and the
same person.
Now, tho objection which most
people have to being managed is.
that they have an nnconqnerable
wish to manage for themselves.
But there is another and Il very
potent cauSe why people often re-
ject the most excellent proposals
for being managed. 1t is, that
the managing person does not
know some secret, but very strong,
motive of the person to be manaS-
ed; and therefore all the managers
wise suggestions are beside the
mark.
Let us take 4 familiar instance
which might occur in real life:
There is Il young man Eve will
call him Mr.. Amans) in the same
house with one Of the tribe OF
managers. Mr.. Amans is asked hy
what train he is returning to Lon
don, and he says 10y the 10 o'clock
train. This is in the smoking
room, after the ladies have gone
to bed. Up jumps the manager.
whips out his "BradShaw," and
tells Mr.. Amans that it is positive
insanity MOTTO go by the 9o'clock
train. "If you go by the 10 o'clock
train, a very slow train, you will
not get into town till 4o'clock in
the morning a most uncomforta-
bic time; whereas, if you go by the
9, You will be in by II at night,
and have good nights rest. Do
let me order the carriage for half
past 8 o'clock!" The young man
looks very sheepish, stammerS out
some foolish objection to the 8
o'clock train; but holds his ground.
and will not be managed. And
why? Mr.. Amans thought that
there WAS Il faint return ON the
part of Miss Amata to the warm
pressure of his hand when he bade
her good night that evening; and
he would lose fifty nights rest.
anil rightly too, IN order to aSccr'
tain whether that faint return OF
pressure will be repeated, or, per
haps, increased, on the ensuin"
morning. Now, the family break
fast is not until Q o'clock.
The above is an instance of 4
trivial and familiar nature tut
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 un'
reasonable, determine Us to a
course Of action contrary to that
which he 81 ably recommends.
Then there is the class OF people
whom venture to call the obser'
vantincs. They mast make re-
marks about cverythlng;alid there
are Il great many things in this
llf, whica had better pass without
any remark.
Then there arc the objective
people. Let any one say any
thing, however wise or foolish
important or unimportant, they
! must instantly take an ohjection
They really do not mean to abide
hv their objection bu: they must
take it. Nothing should be done
without being w'll argued over
and it is their business to see
that objection is made to what
ever is proposed.
Then there arc tho eXplanat!ve
people. Now, even the cIeverest
man. and the most adroit talker'
r,t.rs many sentences which arc
needless. You see at once what
he is going to say. But the ex-
planativc person will not let you
off one single jot of explanation.
His talk is like the writing OF a
stupid book for children.
Then there is tho disc1rsive
talker. You arc discussing the ct:
feet of the large importations OF
gold from Australia. He untortu'
nately enters into the discussion,
and in a short time you find that