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

The person who has been brought
fairly face to face with a lady bully
will, in nine cases out of ten, says the
Liberal Reriev, most certainly decline
to believe in the alleged feeoleness Of
what is facetiously styled the weaker
sex. Indeed, it is highly probable that
he will be confirmed in a previously
held opinion that many ladies are in
tellectuaily more aggressive as we'll as
more pertinacious in the obtaining of
their own way than are their masculine
counterparts. AS rule, an old fogy is
disposed to take things easily, so long
as he is not exposed to emphatic con-
tradiction. While fond of 'laying
down the law to his Juniors he is in
the habit Of doing SO in heavy, pom
derous, and good-humored manner,
which is not altogether disagreeable.
He placidIy assumes his own superior
ity, and as long as this is not combat
ed he is content with occasionally
reminding other people Of their infe-
riority to himself, doing so in gracious
fashion which indicates that he believes
the inferiority to be owing to no fault
of theirs. His neighbor' affairs do not
much concern him, and consequently,
unless compelled by his innate egotism,
he fails to talk about them to any great
extent, indeed, almost the only time he
does descant upon them is when ne is
DESTROYS of advancing his own import
ance in the eyes of onlookers. Under
these circumstances it is not surprising
that it is the easiest matter in the world
to maintain the most amicable relations
with him. No one being so easy to
bamboozle as vain person, he is gen.
orally easily twisted round ones finger
as one chooses, and while he is doing
precisely as one has been working in
order to make him perform. he may be
led to the conclusion that he is acting
entirely Of his own free will, and COM
pletely in accordance with the dictates
of his own Judgment. Notwithstanding
all this, he is supposed to belong
to the stronger sex, by
which the world is often irritably
stated to be ruled. The lady bully is a
being of very different mettle, and tao
tics which may be successfully employ
ed against the old fogy are useless
when she is in question. She is not
satisfied with considering herself
among the salt Of the earth, which she
does in very strong degree it is not
enough for her to be left in peace to
grow fat upon her self-conceit. She
seems to deem it her duty to claim an
enormous amount of credit for herself,
ant at the same time be continually ex-
posing the weakness and foibles of her
neighbors. She possesses the remark
able talent Of being able to see through
things almost as dense as stone walls,
and prides herself upon her habit Of
saying precisely what she thinks.
Naturally it is disagreeable to have
much to do with her, and so people
who value peace and quietness may be
recommended to shun her company so
far as lies in their power. In the mat
ter of temper she is what is described
as uncertain, which simply means that
if you are in her society for q day or,
at any rate, two days, she is bound to
expend an amount of acidity upon you.
No one has ever associated with her for
any length of time without coming to
the conclusion that she is personally
convinced she is not only able to take
care of herself, but Of as many PEOPLE
as will enlist themselves under her
patronage and protection.
The lady bully belongs to the leatA.
er-lansed order Of beings No matter