Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-09-07
srsaa In Papers.
CuEERY GROvE, WARREN Co..,
August glst, ~.

lou were klLu enough leW uOllA1
go not only to publish 4 few ob;erva.
tlons Of the undersigned, upon the in.
furious effects O. trashy literature on the
minds OF our Young people. but to
comment upon aud commend my article
to the extent Of nearly a column OIL
your good paper.
With your permission, | desire this
time, to call the attention of our mar
riageable young womea TO tie great
importance Of mature delibeTalioa
before choosing 4 partner tor life.
would say 10 the Young ladies,
beware Of the Young man VITO seek;
10 parade lis appreciation Of tie
geutler sex, You vii. know him by
his proneness to use shallow term; Q:
praise and dattery, b. bis disposition
70 affect flowers, poetry la3 genera.
scutimentality, aud by Lis acute fond
less for "gush.'
IL like manuer, beware OF toe yoC@g
man who cannot give satisfactory a..
count CT a.! ais time, al. bis aLu;a'
meut9 and all lis associations. | do
not mean TO i~asiauate that tae Young
gentlemen are accountable In my way,
10 the lendera for their acts, but that
tie Young leaders are accountable 10
common sense and c9mmendab.e dis.
erection for the degree 70 which they
encourage young men about whom
there Is too much OF mystery and 10
little Of that priceless; boon, fSaULaeE.,
Fight shy cf such young men as arc
given 10 " ~serenading the ladies' Tley
are always frivolous, soft, fopp!sl., aud
calamitously idle aid shittless. They
are iete!u!ly regarded Gs midnight
nuisances by sensible people Of botA
sexes, old aud young alike. You will
never find, among q whole brigade Of
sereuaders, 3 Young man OF strictly
business habits aud genera. good
points. The professional sereuadeg
may be regarded as q sort Of "cgoas"
between ~ aim.es; lout aud q moon.
eyed booty. Il would be more thai
well to let him have " the 60 BY" as Lie
Is a risky investment, at his best, ard
the market is always choked with the
superhuous commodity Of which ae Is
the fddling sample.
especially advise M younger sig.
tiers 10 give the cold shoulder to the
youthful Adonis who devotes Il large
portion Of his time, while in their pres.
ence, TO ridicu!iug other ladies with
whom be is known to frequently asso'
ciate. The fact IL, Il is absolutely Ger.
tain that any one capable of such gross
improprieties witt reference 10 any
lady will let lone escape. His mischief
brewing commentaries will be Leapej
Upon the lady last visited as surely q,
upon the one he seeks to belitt,e iu LEI
presence. No matter what his mauuere
no matter what his appareu; considera
ton aud respect for you, lie neitGe.
has one nor the other, aud will com
promise you the very lrst opportunity
in the presence OF others. II Is such
persons nature 10 do these things, aut
it cannot be otherwise with him,
Steer clear Of such young NEIL q
geek to make themselves too much "a
home IN your presance-that Il, WHIT
try TO cultivate too much "nelghborly
I familiarity about tho premises, as II
they were sort OF privileged characters
around there. Such specimens Of thC
genus homo are invariably fools OIL
knaves, and merit no countenance Of
consideration at the hands o. Q
young lady having a proper appre
citation Of womanly dignity
aud that pure selr-respect, without
which al Of her sex are indeed, be
nighted. The too neighborly youns
man Is . species OF cheeky baruacle
who clings to the body Of good societ,
for no other reason than that be is o
so little consequence modest, WORTHY
and sensible people, do not take thl
time 10 shake him of in the dirt, wher
be belongs. The too neighborly youui
mar usually manages 10 borrow a fas
hovae, and takes particular care, whe:
passing the domicil Of the fair crestur
he seeks TO impress with his greatness
10 90 at break-neck speed. He split
the atmosphere, az It were, il bis ma
flight, and bids defiance to all danger
This Is his favorite method ofstirrin
up au impression, and when it fails b
deems the struggle over.
Do not, in any wise, encourage th
silly young man, who isalways calling
who never seems 10 know when t
stop calling, or at least, to limit hi
visit tC common reason and who
when be does call, sits and sits, an.
keeps sitting, and never has anythin
to say beyond quoting the merits an
dement's o! his %ncighbors, and declaim
ing upon the personal appearance c
the different ladies Of his Acquaintance
their peculari,!es-how charmingly
go~od.lookiug this one, how homei
that one, how thoughtful this one, ho'
! unmindfu. that one, winding up III
! whole list OF summaries with som
? cheap withcism aud a meaningless
gudaw OF idtotic laughter.
OF all the social pests do not burde
, your time with this last one. They al
|, quite as sappy aud tiresome as the se.
! enaders, as vuigar.minded as the rid
euler Of absent female ACQUAINTANCE
: and as supremacy worthless as the to
ueighborly young man who speeds Ill
: the whirlwind By your premises on Ii