Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-08-05
1.-THE FIFTH COMMANDMENTS"

l suppose it very refined, after their
notion, for the young misses" of Church
Hill, as they like to be called, to talk to
their mothers as they would to cham
bermaid, only the chambermaid wouldn't
endure such language. If the young
misses-it is as well to call them so, the
name fits them, for they are neither nice
girls, nor young ladies-if these misses
have no respect TOR the fifth command
ment, or love for their mothers, l notice
they have an exaggerated dread OF be-
ing out of style.
Style, think, stands with some peo-
pie instead of taste, kindness and con-
science, as it is the only thing for which
they have the slightest consideration.
They would be aghast at their pertness.
it they knew what very bad style indeed
it was, and that the children of the
wealthiest and best families are trained
to a strictness of respect for their pa
rents which it would be very hard for the
misses of Church Hill to learn.
Respect tor ones father and mother,
as well as to older persons generally, IS
the first point of high breeding all over
the world. All the most polished nations
hold it so. The French, who give les
sons on manners to other nations, will
show an old woman more attention than
they will the prettiest young one. The
Chinese and Japanese, who are among
the most polite people on the face of the
globe, are devoted to their fathers and
mothers, and the Turks everywhere pay
the deepest respect to an old man. One
does not hear the phrase, ''the old man."
used. except as title of honor. If you
were young princess, or countess.a .as
you have often thought you would like
to be, the first thing you would have to
learn would be respect for others. You
would not be allowed to keep the easy
| chair when your mother, the queen, or
your aunt the countess, came into the
room. No matter how tired you were.
or how interesting book you were
reading, you would have to rise, put
aside what you were doing, and wait
| quietly till your august relative told you
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yard away, and you let her rise from
her chair and wait on herself. you would
probably be sent away in disgrace, ana
kept until you learned better manners
more becoming princess.
If you, Harry, were His Royal High
ness of Saxony, and were to marry
queen when old enough, you would have
| 10 improve Oh your Pleeeh' hs
degree that would make you sick OF
life for awhile. You would haye to learn
to pay attention to other people before
yourself, to be pleasant when you didn't
feel like it, to wait on ladies, and be
polite to old men with great gray
moustaches and not much to say, be-
cause they were high generals in the
army or councillors of state. If you
showed temper to His Majesty your
father, you would. in all probability, be
ordered under arrest, like a common
soldier, to teach you to respect authority.
Every soldier. no matter what his
rank, must learn to obey and to show
respect. Every officer of government,
every man of position in the world, has
to do the same. The only exceptions
e are people like the Shah, and the
! Khedives of the East, who are of very
i little account to the world. They never
F, care about manners, and never do any
:. thing they don't want to, if they cal
help it. The consequence is, they seldom
have good time tor their own part, ant
they never allow others to enjoy them
selves at all-[Author Of ugly Cir
y Papers. - in August Wide Awake.