The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-08-27

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where she is-whether she be in the
drawing-room. the street, or private
conclave, she makes point of talking
in loud and aggressive voice. When
she announces that young Brown is
making a bad match in marrying Miss
Smith, she does SO in a manner which
plainly indicates that she defes contra
diction, and that no amount of persua-
sion OF argument shall induce her to
modify her opinion in the slightest de-
gree Her views upon men and things
are, in a general way, decidedly eccen-
trio. Young women are, according to
her aspect of the case,
something very much resembling
simpletons, and require to be
carefully watched all the various stages
of their careers. Young men, who do
not possess large share of this world S
goods, on the other hand, are, in her
eyes, monsters. on small scale, seek
ing whom they may devour, or. in 9TH
er words, trying what well-dowered
maidens they can entrap into marry
ing them. Strong adjectives are things
for which she has special affection. Let
any one make statement in her hear
ing and the probability is that it will
be stigmatized as stuff and ''non-
sense" or something of the kind.
Let any young person attempt to hold
his own against her and he will un-
doubtedly be dubbed an upstart, while
an individual, as old as herself, who at
tempts to do this, is sure to be made a
victim upon whose character or intel
lect most serious reflections, couched in
the plainest possible terms. will be cast.
To say that people lack common sense
is mildness itself compared with her
sledge-hammer speeches in reference to
objects Of her wrath. 1t is notorious
fact that she fancies she knows good
deal more about everybody's business
than they do themselves, and that she
is cognizant Of every mistake which
they have made in the conduct of
their lives. She will inform you in
what respect Jones, whose children are
turning out badly, has failed in his d u
ty in reference to them, her icvariable
conclusion being that if he has not
been fool he has been o knave. and
that he is therefore, doing nothing
more than meeting with his deserts.
She will tell you how Smith, who has
become bankrupt, has brought him
self into his trouble in such q disgrace
full or dishonest manner that he is
not worth an atom of
compassion, which he will
most certainly fail to get from her. It
is striking trait in her character that
she never believes in people who are
'down." These she deems it her duty
to speak disparagingly of behind their
backs, and to snub, not to say insult,
when they appear before her. All
things considered, it is not surprising
that those who are brought across her
path for the most part endeavor to
shrink into obscurity when she heaves
in sight, and are content to let her have
her say unchecked. When two Of these
female DULLES meet, the scene presented
is, indeed, edifying in the extreme. They
rave and shout in order that their
voices may be properly heard, which it
is somewhat unreasonable to expect
they shall be, seeing that the two Ia
dies persist in speaking at the same
time, and that they both deem it a
point Of honor not to retire in favor of
the other. At the same time, above
the gable Of sound, it is easy to dis
tinguish that they are talking i'll about
some persons who, you are led to I'M
derstand, are deficient in common
sense, virtue and other desirable things.
In general way the lady bully, in ad-
dition to being an egotist, is liar,
and is utterly selfish. People must not
fall into the mistake of imagining that
she sets herself up in judgment upon
her acquaintance because she loves
them, inasmuch as this is not the case.
1t may invariablc be concluded that the
person who talks recklessly about other
people is selfish egotist, whose shall
low intellect is as remarkable as her
boundless vanity. The lady bully is,
most certainly. not an argument in con-
traven,ion of this statement.