Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-08-25
The Young Men of the Period.

| The claims Of the girl Of the period to
/ special consideration at the hands of the
race having been pretty thoroughly discus
I sed Of late and in some way settled for the
[ present. the condition and character Of our
young men naturally suggest themselves as
topics for thoughts, or rather for observation:
for strange as it may appear, the youth prop
eT Of the period is being that neither thinks
himself nor can be thought about with any
degree of certainty by others: like the fire
fly, until he Is pleased to lift his wings, no
one can tell anything concerning him. There
are two places where this special uplifting
takes place and where our Adoris may be
caught on the fly. The first il the church,
and the second the billiard-room.
At church, however, there Is generally a
more full revelation Of the youth he has an
idea that it is, You know, about the right
thing, you know to attend some church,
and his church appears to be about as good
rs any other church, you know and more
than all, his father went there before him,
. You know
OF course it would be decidedly too much
to expect our hero to pay any attention to
the sermon OF understand it il he did be. if
YOU should ask him concerning theological
matters, would in all probability reply that
he ain { much on them things and that be
guesses It's all right Father always
Thought so, and all our folks have been Of the
same opinion, 50 it must be all right
While, however, the adorable has no taste
for theology, he more than atones for this
defect by his profound admiration for fine
clothes.
Do him up in coat Of fancy cut, white
vest and lavender pantaloons, all Of course
set up By a very extensive display Of clllar
and shirt front, part bis hair in the middle,
stick 4 pair Of eyeglasses on his nose, and,
by J0ye,' you've got bin. There in his
pew be will sit and stare, the Tcrs0nifcation
Of the ignorant conceit Of tie nineteenth
century. lie has q great foutness Tor pretty
girls, and loves to be patronized by them q
have them think that he is such al agTeel-
bic, such funny, and .uch pretty little
man. Still, it Is strange, despite this state
OF things, that, having ret bis mighty brain
at work to consider the relation existing be
tween the sexes, he has been driven % the
conclusion, by force Of logic, You know
that women who want % work and talk and
think for themselves, want to = cut Of their
sphere he holds the vine theory. 10 wit
that women should cling ioviucly and iJndly
TO grand towering trees, such as lie m his
humility considers himself. lie does not, as
we have stated, make any great professions
Of picty, vet be can shut his eyes very de-
youdy during prayer; lie docs not sing
much. but bis fine ear detects the unmcll-
dius voice of the h0mely woman in she
choir and he doesn I reason much. but Be
thinks 'i is about the right thing that women
should look up 90 him with reverence and
/ cling u him with trust.
In tie bi!iiart-r0om the youth o.. the pc
ROD assumes q new r0Is. his talk is now of
horses, boating, billiards, and the women Of
his acquaintance about town. Generally lie
is without the courage or ability 20 speak 20
0r hold the attention Of q lady If character
when in company and lie is always too much
. of q coward % admit 20 his companions that
T his advances were treated with disiain. lie
F likes TO assume the air Of the rake and have
il understood that he is the devil among the
opposite sex although it j. painfully apTa-
EouE that his attempts are failure, and tnat
be. when relating his adventures is conscious
Of thc fact, that tac listener suspects hin OF
lying. lie, among bis other qualifications,
has the art Of drinking just little; little
port. little sherry, little ale, indeed.
little Of anything; aud ia q very little time
the innate assinity Of the youth begins 10
show itself However, to be properly appre-
ciated in the billiard room be requires study,
and when stuffed the IMPRESSION Will, IN all
probability, remain with the observer that
whatever, under the heavens, the girl of the
period may be likened unto, she cannot re
semble a more worthless thing than her co.
temporary, tue young man.