Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-08-21
THE RUTLAND HERALD.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 81, 1873.
A NUISANCE.

NtASANSLs
There are but very few people who
attend public assemblies to see and hear
what is going on, but what have felt
annoyed, more or less, by being placed
in close proximity with men who are
discussing the crops or the last horse
race. or in the neighborhood of a couple
of lovely women, who take that occasion
TO exchange ideas, or rather words, in
reference to the details of their house
hold cares, or the merits of the last
fashion plates. We feel that we are eX-
pressing the opinion of a great many
people, when we say that these public
chatterboxes are the most unmitigated
nuisances that infest public assemblies,
and that, although they ought to be
abated, person would be looked upon
as outlandish, who should interrupt
meeting, by shouting for the police to
clear out the well dressed and aristo-
cratic couple near him, who was attract
ing the attention of all around them by
their senseless gibberish, on some matter
of no interest to any other person in the
world, but themselves.
At the recent soldiers reunion, two or
three ladies, well known in literary
circles, had travelled many miles to listen
to the eloquence of Devens and Hawley.
They went to Camp Doubleday early,
and secured eligible seats directly in
front of the stand to hear the speeches.
The seats around them were rapidly and
closely packed, and buzz of social
greetings and merry conversation ami
mated the throng, during the review.
This was not particularly distasteful as
it did not absolutely interfere with the
movement of the troops or with other
people watching the evolutions. But as
the brigades massed around the stand,
and the General commanding stepped
forward to introduce the speakers, his
very first sentence was entirely lost to a
large number on the seats directly in
front, by the sparkling gush of bloom
ing beauty who exclaimed to a COM
panion, o dear I do think Gen. Vedzey
is such a handsome man ! Then as the
majestic form of Gen. Devens, the sol
der orator of New England, came to the
front, and his well-rounded sentences
floated out on the assembled thousands,
another young lady commenced the re-
lation of a diminutive Irritation she had
in the forenoon with the youngest
brigadier on the ground, to which the
response, o /! isn't he Sple7ldid, entirely
distracted the attention of hundred
persons, who longed to bask in the elo-
quence of one of the greatest orators of
the age.
While this was going on in one place,
perhaps not twenty feet farther along,
the price of cheese and the quality of
the hay crop was irritating the temper
and drawing the attention of another
hundred or two, and so the thousands
who could otherwise have enjoyed the
richest intellectual treat ever afforded in
town, were forced to hear the simpering
nonsense of flirts and tops, the every
day work of the farmer, and the enthu-
siastic boasts of newly-made grandma
ther over Sally's new baby. We well
remember, also, the disgust expressed by
young man, less than year ago, when
he came to Rutland to study the match
less powers of Mrs. Scott-Siddons, in her
representation of Lady Macbeth. He
had the misfortune, in the crowded OPP
era House, to be seated directly behind
two leaders in Rutland society, who, in
their want of good breeding, forced all
near them to listen to their half-whis-
pered comments upon the personal APP
pearance of Lady Scott-Siddons and the
various dresses of the other ladies in the
audience. The young man had given as
good attention as he could to the enter
tainment, but he said when it was
through that he understood more of a
splendid polonaise, and of the beautiful
nose of the reader than of her elocu-
ton.
The autumnal gatherings are close up
on us. 1t is said the celebrated orator,
Rev. W. H.H. Murray, is to address the
State fair Other famous men and women
will appear in the Opera House, from
time to time; now cannot these public
nuisanees, who care nothing for intel
lectual feasts, or the genius of eloquence,
be interested in others comfort, and keep
still for an hour at time, and if that is
not possible, won't they please not at
tend every time. Rutland is no worse
than other places. 1t seems to be
characteristic of Yankee society to be
bored by these social parasites, and
reform may now be hopeless, but in the
progress of events we hope for an era
of better manners, and better appreci-
alton of the rights of others. We are
thankful it is no worse, because these
people who disturb the public peace, by
chattering in public assemblies, might,
in addition to that annoyance, chew to-
bacco and soil the clothing of their
neighbors, but we hope for an improve
ment.
WHITING HISTORY.