The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-10-02
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1sicks of Manner.

~ tricks of speech, so are there
1 Nd of the two these are, per.
+ "a I'D disagrecable as well as the
a0.z ID. The hands are the great
'||| Deks Of other castes save that
4 We're dc We're. Sometimes
rs. - <[n to the trick Of rubbing
hi ith Invisible soap, aud wash.
NJ fes after in invisible water !;
. +. ..ey make network of the
1. ..I scem to be never tired Of
Nj meshes in and out; sometimes,
y f |I1 Mug, senile, or only mindless,
s. {4<| <Ia thumbs in endless circles,
||||III| |'1Hlng thumb, and never over
A |o 2Hsi sometimes, when they are
+ IA6F HdHt lisagrecable in their ways
IS 4zea| hey snap their joints, with an
As e an< 5ipjack kind Of motion, that
'|s zII< tekIhof the sensitive on an edge.
|81f 6e1pI1 fannot speak without hold.
'1 4tuathia< 10 their hands, us tight-rope
au<<r@ 1snnol steady themselves without
|e'r H3|e0ciok pole. Do We not remem-
81 {a|I< HaIzer's pretty Ribbon Stories"
1oad<1 Al IAH peculiarity And do We
VA kn14 W bur own knowledge, people
|'|ISz '|sI'|'< inust be as active as their
,<& o|>> heir tongues would cease to
|o< They iangle the length of watch
f ~ 1aeauaefing from waistcoat front to
z'e1at ppaket they jingle their brelo,
th<y zHist and untwist, knot and
1& make |oops on their fingers, play
ISEI tficks over their hands, compli.
|5lo cals cradles, and otherwise mis-
1tt Qf string found always handy in
9gkels; they pull out their frills of
nd make their time so far useful in
<1 Implement the labors Of the
toll and unroll, pinch up at the
<xamine the making and condi-
U [11ir pocket handkerchief; unravel
oI of fringe, or, if the strands lie
plait and unplait them in un-
6I1 Imitation of Michael Scots
Log ropes out Of sea sand. At
|& they must be doing something
< uneasy hands of theirs, if they
~ with their lips; employing
litudinous fingers in the mindless
16 Of labor. And some, for want
Employment, drum on the table
1sck Of the chairs till you feel as If
E>re drumming on your naked
And some others, untaught and
1l, people ignorant Of the alphabet
uanners, and with no natural SEN
inherited or spontaneous, to
1>|n, sit on their hands comfortably
t>iween them and the cushion, as
<nted TO keep them warm.
know, too, Of the thumblings-
nan stricks his thumbs into his
< md plays imaginary tunes on
how his brother hooks his into
<|s pockets; while another, slightly
We, dives in his whole hand, aud
BIS pence and his keys; and a
neAning to be very refined, walks
||1 the fore6ngers delicately insert
~ taistcoat pockets, as if the tips
1I>soetic rather than prehensile.
~dnot speak to you without touch
~ and some must emphasize all
~ xish poke. The wretches who
e o1 between your ribs, and the
|IE<16 &|6 who slap your back with a
a11@||1. blow, are both offenders against
y 9-||ty of person, meriting condign
ln|sI.1ol while the true and literal
1ttonI|o| W. men and women who act
ny hold ou by your garments to stay
lur proee and make you listen to their
|addIe--a'a beings whom it would be a
bile bonciActiou to fine, If not imprison.
Then thcre are the neonlc who ,,ncon-
'1aAIy perform various personal offices
toIleiie, in the full blaze Of publicity
rs have the trick Of bringing out pen.
i6 to clean, scrape, pare, and polish
nails, rubbing down the band when
done; who arc always, smoothing