Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-12-16

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sWHo SHOULD Bow FIRsT-Who has not
heard ladies express mild surprise because
some man who had been presented to them
had not bowed to them cn the street, at the
theatre or 10 the drawing room2 If you ask
them, "Did you recoguiza him?" they will be
apt to reply, "Oh, no; OF course not. HI should
have spoken first Being reminded of the
we'll defined etiquette bearing on the subject,
they are likely to adj, Il know that very we'll;
but no womao wants 10 take the Initiative.
Men should do that; it's their busioess; it
doesn't belong to u. No one expects Us to
make ourselves so bold" The truth is, the
majority OF women are naturally so accustomed
TO man payiog ,ourt to them, 10 his making
the first advance in everything, that they cant
fud it 10 their sexual seosttveuess, 10 their
severely conventional selves, TO obey mandate
they originally issued and still iuslst ou perpe
tratlng. Not one woman 10 ten Thousand has
any fault to hnd with the rule; IN fact, We have
never knoWn women to objeet to 1t. Never
theless she seldom follows It 10 her own case.
Sometimes woman says, as Il sort OF sell
justification, "5upposing | should sp ak to a
mao, on meeting him after al intro !uc:ou,
and he should oct remember tue! How swk
ward l should appear; how overwhelmed |
should be with shame to observe that he did
Il IL,
self iu position to secm to be cut by aUy maD. "
Ii any number of women feel thus the poot Of
etiquette should be changed iu ordsr TO save
their sensOllties. 10 TRUTH however, the ob
lection is DOT we'll made. There Is not the
smallest danger that auy maD, presumlng him
OF necessity to be a geotrman, at least IN re-
spect to bis observing the ordinary terms of
courtesy, would refuse or hesitate to return
the acknowledgment of woman, eveu though
he might not have the remOlrsl recollection of
ever having seen her before, or though be
We're CONVINCED she had confoun ed him with
somebody else. And the tact that he had been
recognized BY woman would be tue strongest
presuuptive evlderce that be had been pre-
senled to her. Meu are not likely either to
forget their feminine aCqual0taoces or to mls.
taks Mrs. Thompson for Mrs. Robinson, or
Miss BiaLk for Miss ash.-Applet0n S Journal.
The BoTToN DRAWER OF THE OLD BUREAU
AND ITS CoNTENTs.-I saw my wife pull out
toe bottom drawer of the old bureau this evsu.
Jog, ADD | went softly out and wandered up
and down until knew she had shut it up aud
gone TO Der sewing We have some things laid
away 10 that drawer which the gold Of kings
could DOT buy, AID yet they are relics which
crleve US until both our hearts are sore.
hayen't dared look at them for year, but
remember each article. These are two worn
shoes, little chip hat, with part OF the brlm
gone, some stockings, pants, coat, two or
three spo)ls, bits of broken crUckary, whip
aud several toys Wife, poor thing, goes 10
that drawer every day Of her life, aud prays
over it aud lets her tears fall upUo the preci)us
articles, but dare oot go.
Sometimes We speak of little Jack, but not
often. Ii has beer long time, but somehow
we cant get over grlevng SJmetmes, Wheu
we sit alone of 40 evening, l WrllUg ana she
sewng, child in the street will cali out rs our
boy used to, and We will both start up with
beating hearts aud a wild hope, only to find
the darkness more of burden than ever. l;
is still and quiet now. | look up to the window
where his blue eyes used 10 sparkle at my
coming, but be is not there. l llsteo tor bis
patteripg feet, his merry shout, and his rlug
ing laugh but there Is 10 sound: here Is no
Que to search my pockets and tease me Tor
presents aud l never iod the chairs turned
over, the broom dowo, or ropes tied to the
door kuobs | want some one TO tease me ior
nv kuife: to ride on my shoulder; TO lose my
axe; to follow me to the gate when Co. ana
be there to meet me when | come; to call
good uigbt" from the little bed DOW empty.
And wife, she misses him still mvre Here
are 40 little feet to wash, 20 prayers 10 say DO
voice teasing for Jumps of sugar or sooblog
with the palo of hurt toe; and she would
give her owu lite, almost to awake at mid
night and look across to the crib and see our
boy there as he used to be.
So We preserve our relics, and when We are
dead we hope that strangers will handle them
teuderly. even if they shed no tears over them.
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