Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-10-31
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From TIE Sd srtdy Rcr;r,r
The bis" ee.ongS IN the very worst class OF
laxative people. He can Rvitn-r guard oNR
-srrets nor Other peoples. whsn he COS
abroad he keeps h-s tyrs open aUd his IN vita "a
the same cotoi'ipa. g. Sou'i simply Ne ~Aste
o. TIME 10 eudeaSoT - CoHv!ace han that stili
tongue shOweIh something more than \ Siss
head. to Wit. = cuusi terSte nature. As raIs.
be Is one OF those stoIt, unimp questionable Pe0-
lie, whose SeifcOhsCtousnss~ Is ruch taAt fhey
eau never be Induced t. depart even from an
evil course Fond or 4 Joke he ia utterly
careless ut Whose expense he gets it, proud
10 Pc ne retailer Of news which At once
gars ~ an attentive hearing. he - by NJ
means particular who suffers, 80 long As his
vanity gratided by his being regarded IS sa
ute estIng person. Go abroad wiki ps,tv
OF which be forms Que, and his eagle
eye will never cease 70 follow you, detec ing
your movements in the most remote aud
eiOoDiest OF corners. Ia the event Of your speak
Ing cIyllly To Browns wife he will glesfully
dance about, declaring IL he were RroEn he
would look after her, and you, too. Have the
smallest bit of "tih' with your better hslf,
and re Will rejoice at being afforded some slight
ground for saying that you and she iead a terri
bic cst-snd-dO IIte, and thst IL would not sur
prise him If there were an application for jadi-
cIsl separation before long. Let young Smith
hshd Miss Robinson a plate OF bread aud butter
or Uup of tea, and he Is the qui vive AZ once:
while 81 the gallant gentleman goes 80 far as 10
inquire O. 4he lacy, In q seemingly confidential
mabBtT, whether she il warm. or cool, or what
not, bis state in mediately becomes one of not =
tile 'Nci cement, aud be Is sfterward acutely on
INFO which those who are the objects of his
snterested scrutiny may be led. II they
WI bat slightly detach themselves from the
ma lody of the company they NAV happen to
be m, and sppt ~ as II they are q tribe inter.
/ e-tei IN eEch oihfT, his raptuTes and jOCOsity
'lse 70 an indcScrib able pitch. Right wi ling BE
-guarts M circle OF his aCl1ain'aHces, ami iu-
Iu res q them, after he fs~ SayIy P8ked tbeir
Tibsr whether they have noticed this, that and
the OH CT. hi, queries being accompauIei bv a
series Of suggestive winks, significant gestures,
OF I'M n 70,
bis duty to report all he sees 10 people whom he
meets, iOng after the occurrences related have
grow Old, and AZ il curious thing To It the Of
tthtr uls reports are Ter3iied the more dp-d
they become, until ~ last one might De egcu,al
tor thinking that thew had no connection re-
mote or otherwise, with the affair they related.
Wien matters have reached this amusing
state, blsb number two, in the form o. one Of
those good natured friends of whom the world a
so full, steps ill., and does his best 90 make mat
tiers worse. The unhappy yOung man is inform
ed Of great deal that has bsen saitb hlab
number one aud other people, also of great
deal that has not been sajd. He rs told in
roundabout fashion that he is thought to be a
tool or villain. as the case may be further
that the impression is that he is making An ass
OF himself or being made An ass or, be being
kindly LETT at liberty to choose which view of the
case he deems most fsttering to himself An
this is contded 10 the hapesS beings ear a. If It
were profound secret, but il Is very great
mistake TO suppose that the blab will do other
wise than his best TO make il common property.
III appears 20 be his aim to make people thor
Oughfy uncomfortable by copiding TO them
what he declares, conhdentislly, Other people
say, and there is good reason for believing Ia az
lie does not always content himself with mere
huUdFum reporting, but frequently makes his
powerful imagination do good service. II yOI
are on bad terms with any individual, he will
take care to let you know that this ind Vidual is
in the habit of avOwIng the greatest contempt
for you; II you have written a book, painted q
picture, or made a speech, he will kindly lead
you to understand that many persons are laugh
ing at you on the score of what you have done.