The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1871-12-28

From the Columbus Index.
A Great Mistake of Young NHen i'm
Society.

Society.
One of the most serious and ridicu-
lous decisions under which some young
men labor, who cultivate the society of
ladies, is the impression that the fair
ones prefer to be all the time laughing
during the hours they pass in gentlemen's
company. Their manner of conducting
conversation shows that these gallants
consider everything the stupidest bore to
their Dulcineas but jokes, white lies and
idle teasing, and consequently they grin
themselves and endeavor to keep the la
dies convulsed from the moment they
shipper, "how-d'ye do, Miss Mary Jane"
to the Growing of ten o'clock by sleepy
chanticleer. If a stenOgrapher could
stand behind the curtain and take down
an hoIr of this wit-froth, what a mess it
would be to read Such puns-such
''stories" to keep the conversation a-going
such hare fattery to make the fair
ones blush and futter-such a misuse of
language-it would be laughable if it
were not so hard on the poor girls who
must gable with the geese and be fool
ish with the fool?
A greater mistake was never made by
these young men, who, we know, really
mean to be agreeable. Ladies enjoy a
certain degree of pleasantly and badi-
mage as the spice to social intercourse
but they do not like that conversation
which is all nonsense and levity. By ma
ture more seriously inclined than men,
their choice is the conversation which is
made up mostly of sober sense. Hence
it is they are so often heard to complain
that this visitor sis too foolish" or that
one ''such great hatterer," and praise
in corresponding high terms the visitor
who pleases their self-respect by leading
to themes better suited to their tastes and
education. The man always stands
highest in the esteem of ladies who talks
to them as if he did not them. so many
children to be amused with the jews
harps and doll-babies of thought, and
makes fun and merriment the exception
instead of the rule.
The habit we allude to is noticeable
often in places of public amusement.
Hardly to they get seated before this
class of beaux commence their everlast-
ing nonsense, turning to levity every
thing on Gods green earth, and rarely
giving their unhappy companions s. a
flash of blessed silence" even when the
music sounds or the programme culmi-
mates. Do they think it breach of ETH
auette to be sometimes silent? Are they
afraid of being called bashful if they do
not chatter through the play! When
they learn that their female friends don't
want to be laughing all the time, but
yearn for sober face at least once
year, their chances for preferment will
improve, and the poor girls themselves
will bless their stars for the discovery
There are butterflies, of course, who are
never SO happy as when silly. Our re-
marks apply to the ladies generally.
Be pleasant, young gentlemen; have
your hearty laughs; tease the sweet crea-
lures about marrying (they like little of
that but don't be monkeys. Fun is
healthy, but there is so much of it in the
world that is empty, the jaws ache with
the continual exercise Be like a good
hotel keeper-change your diet. Moon
shine and silly-bub viii ruin any table in
the culinary or colloquial.