The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-28
MANHOOD.

r. soer,e m mo that the central trait Of the
stchiyalrous Southron" IS an lntense iospeoU
for yirility. He will forgive almost any wee
in a man who is manly he Will admire wees
which are but exaggerauons OF the lnasoInse;; ,s,;
II Won will fight, If you are strong and sklIui
enough to kill your antagonist, II you can
govern or influence the common herd, II you
can ride dangerous horse over rough coun-
try. if you are good shot or an expert
swGrdsman, if you stand by your own opln,,
ions unfnchingly, if you do your iesei sI,es nest
with women, il, In short, you show vigorous
masculine attributes, he will grant you ms re,
snect. II NAV be taken for granted
that q people which 80 highly prize vlrlLty
looks upon man as the lord OF creation, ana mas
the old.fashioned ideas as to what's the proper
sphere Of woman. 1t the hlgh-toned gen'ienan iI,
continues to be nfiuentlai az tne SOUL ~ n' o
be a long time before the 'sstronG m,ndeo. %
tain .uch of q footing there, long tms be,
fore thew will establish female suffrage. Next
TO orr supposed passion fl r putting the negro
ON an equality with the white, there ls nothlng
in Northern life 30 abhorrent to the Soutnerns .
ere, Of both sexes, as the movement IN IaVor Oh
woman's rights.
u,-aENERoSITY.
II Was not that Ylnkee generosity Whlcn
aends nnndits to convert Hottentots, founds
school systems, hospitals, military, commls-
sions, and endows colleges with millions. IL
was the old fashioned sort, the generosity OF
the Arab and Of the feudal noble, feeding every
beeear who came to the door, setting, bounte,
ous tables and keeping full VINE cellars ~ ~
was the profuseness not of philanthropy, put
of good fellowship. Even before the var there
were s.ngle States in th, North which gave
MOI 6 to missionary, educational and charltaDic
organizations than the entire South.
But the Southerner was more than lavish !;
he was good natured and easy 10 his business
transactions be had such contempt ICl
small sums that he would not use pennies ne
paid loosely at long credits, and was careless
in his collections.
m.-CoURTESY.
/ shall never forget the grace and kindness
of O man, who must yet be remembered IN
Charleston as one of its most finished. social
Ornaments. T was at supper of the Literary
Club; we were standing or sitting around
table which would have pleased Brilat Savarln;
ali the others were well-known citizens, rever-
end and respectable; was the Youngest ana
only stranger. had dropped out OF the con-
versation and Withdrawn little aside, whe9
nv stranded situation. He did not know me; 1t
was the first time that We mad ever met; but ne
Instantly came toward LIE and begged leave to
wait on me. It was not the deed 80 much as
the manner which was 80 exquisitely ingratlat-
ing. There was an ernpreSsemem IN MS e&-
preston which seemed TO- say: ST, your
mere appearance fills me with respect and 10
terest; you are obviously worthy OF my atten,
TONS" have sometimes thought that it would
be fine thing to be handsome Young lady;
and I felt at that moment as II were one
Well, this hospitable act toward periecg
stranger, this courteous advance toward q wan
flower, was characteristic OF the man. anc, IN
general, OF his caste.
W.-HoNoR.
Notwithstanding his thoughtless lavishness
there was high sense OF honor IN the ,chlV-
alrous Southron." He did not mean to de-
fraud any one. I have known an expensive,
generous Allow to cut his throat because he
could not meet note which was coming due.
I have known another bankrupt to put MS
wife and children into buggy, and drive
with them into the sea, drowning ehe Wnole
pa rty. l do not assert positively only give
it as my strong impression such trage-
dies OF wounded honor were more common IN
Dixie than in Yankee land. The honor OF
Southern students is not college honor as II
is understood at the North, and perhaps IN
Europe; 1t comes much nearer to the honor OF
good citizens, and the honor Of the gentleman
Of society. The pupils are not leaSued against
tho teachers for the purpose OF passing 1ra1-
dulent examinations by the trickeries OF steal
ing prepared lists Of questions, carrying fur
tive copies OF lessons into the recitation rooms,
mutual posting, and purchased composluons.
A professor Of the Charleston Medical Col
lege assures me that he has never detected
such cheat in thirty years Of tuition A pro-
fessor of the University at Columbia, S. c., told
q friend of mine that be had known but one
instance, and that, in that case, the two crimi-
nails were forced to leave by their classmates.
The ''chivarous Southron" undergraduate, at
least while surrounded by his native moral
atmosphere, considers himself gentleman
first and student afterward. When one re-
ofran 9th Of pST,rH de cOrDS
these facts exhibit an individual self-resoect
and uprightuess which is astonishing and
which must. suspect, fill the faculties Of Yale
and Harvard with envy.