The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-02-05
IFrom the Milan AdvertiserI
"PECULIAR PEOPLE,"


In every community, in nearly every
family circle we may find, at least, one
of the above class. They are not attrac-
tive persons, for they will either awe
one with their CStand off L am very pc
culiar) manners, or Will at oncs put one
ON the defensive, arousing all the
ngly feelings in ones nature. You
never know what to say to such PER
son, nor how TO act when messing, es-
Pecially if You wish to please them.
But if you wish to please yourself the
best way is just to dodge meeting,
then 'Mr. Peculiar" can say, Il Won
der what he is afraid OF me for must
have been doing some thing wrong, and
was afraid I should detect it. -
Peculiar people are generally seIfsb.
No matter how mortified others naay be.
their whims must be observed, their pe-
culiarities respected Ask one of these
oddities why he viii criticise his wife's
grammvr, when he invariably calls ioint
iint, boil bile, sauces sasser, and he will
say, "Ohl well, am very peculiar.
People need not pay any attention to
me, but like to hear people speak cor
recty."
How many times We hear such re-
marks as these; ''You must overlook nv
wife's oddities. She is a good woman
at heart, but very peculiar and set in
her ways Or, 81 hope you will not
permit any Of my husbands peculiari-
ties to disturb you; we are used to his
ways and don't mind Them.
Very likely the peculiar wife persists
in using blue edged plates, and will set
the table in the back kitchen, although
she has pleasant dining-room, and on
washing day, sits down to dinner in her
sun bonnet, and with her sleeves rolled
up. No doubt the husband whose pc
culiar ways do not disturb his wife, Cbe-
cause she is used to them) comes to the
breakfast table in his smoking cup. and
blue woolen comforter on his neck, in
winter and in summer minus coat, boot
less and stockingless, and his manner
OF eating matches his attire. ''Waiter"
sings out large portly man, seated at
table in hotel dining-room, "bring
me bowl, can't drink tea out of al
tea-cup."
"Allow me to take your hat, " says a
lady to a gentleman caller. 81 never
take off my hat, was the reply.
''Never, said she, 'not in church. " al
don't go to church, for that reason, II
only go where L can wear my hat.
Once while walking down a street
with friend, my attention was called
to a strange looking figure, seated in
n caIringe drawn by a handsome horse.
By looking closely at the occupant of
the carriage, saw he was heshy man
with jolly jaw which peered out from
beneath the largest brimmed hat L had
ever seen, and whose dress consisted of
blouse and pants, made of gorgeously
colored curtain calico, and was bare
footed. "Who is thatl' I asked. "Why,
Capt. B., the richest and oldest man
in the city, owner of those large mills, ''I
'EHas he a wife2' eyes, a pretty little
woman, but she is so mortified because
he will dress 80, that she is scarcely ever
out" And, as we passed on, I thought
what right has a man because he is rich,
aad wishes to be odd, to go about
dressed like a lunaticY What right has
any man or woman to cultivate pecul;-
arities, and demand that society shall
tolerate theml We are found of the
rights Of few people, but we have no
right to make ourselves disagreeable, or
mortify our friends. Nor should we
wrap ourselves4n the mantle Of Mis-
anthrope and go grumbling through the
world, finding fault with everybody and
everything, and really in the way of all
good and true progress. Fiona.