The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1877-12-04
WINkING.
NATURAL WINK.

The involuntary or natural wink, !
do not propose 10 saw anything about;
its cause and effect will leave TO the
learned medical faculty to discuss for
their own and the peoples informa-
tion. The wink am about 10 speak
Of is neither involuntary or natural,
and never praeticed by the honest,
honorable or yirtuous, except in spir-
it Of mirthfulness. and then only when
no evil or serious consequences can
possibly result therefrom. There are
many really good people who, in speak
ing of the most common affairs, have
habit Of winking, and very silly hab-
ii ii is. Ii certainly does not add force
TO the argument, or embellish the sub
iect in any particular. Why then in
fiict it on the polite and refined of
your acquaintanoes2 The true gentle
man or lady rarely introduces winking
in their conversation, and in fact, wink
ing can only be tolerated when the OBJ
ieet to be attained is innocent amuse-
ment., Let the sccasions for its use be
seldom. The next in order to be con-
sidered is the
KNAvR's WINK.
And like all winks OF deception, is
made by sharp, quick closing and
opening of the eye, generally accompa-
MED by nod or shake of the head, 10
express yes or no. approval or disap-
probation. This wink is never used
by the conscientious official, the hon
est merchant and tradesman, the indus
trious, and well-meaning mechanic and
laborer. They have no use for il. II
is very frequently rsed, however, by
the nice young man who dresses With
so much taste, and is always scheming
how to procure the best Of everything
without working or paying for H. This
wink is used by all who practice low
cunning for the sake of gain, al the ex-
pense OF others, and who call ID smalt I
business transaction. In fact il is us d
by all vile, tricky cheats. and the dis
honest of all classes. IL is also made
use OF by the lewd woman TO entice
the unwary to her vile den Of moral
death and disease, where the victim Of
an unholy lust very often contracts
loathsome disease, which is transmit
ted to the innocent offspring. Truly,
the sins OF the father are visited upon
the children unto the third and fourth
generation, &c. There is bat one
more wink to be considered II is
made by q slow, deliberate closing and
opening of the eye, and is always exc
cuted at the end of some thrilling mar
ative, TO impress the listener with the
importance, shrewdness or bravery OF
the narrator, and is denomiuated the
~ THE ROOFS WINK.
And is generally used by weak k-minded,
cowardly, braggadocio bores, whose
stock in trade consists chiefly in brass,
with very little brains. Go where you
will you are sure TO meet him. No
mistaking him. His general appear
auce-low, beetle browed, dirty, rag
ged and greasy-breath reeking with
bad whisky, garlic and tobacco; fire.
quenter OF squaw camps and Chinese
dens; always in his element when sur
rounded by few congenial spirits re-
iating his wonderful exploits, heroic
deeds Of valor, his utter recklessness
of danger. his conquests in love and
war, tearing in shreds the characters OF
his neighbors, both male and female.
He walks with a swaggering gait and
addresses you with loud voice, nc
companied by the slow. deliberate
wink of the fool as much as 70 say,
hearken 10 me, for am chief, when in
fsot he is nothing but an ass in lions |
skin, but the voice, If not the ears be- |
tray him. This man would betray
Christ for less than thirty pieces OF
silver.
THE GESTLEMANLY BORE
naaa tIia xriuE Int - mora tn1arol,la 1
than his dirty, greasy brother, mas
much as his pride, and common decen-
cy would naturally keep him from COM
mitting himself too much. His bump |
of self-esteem is very large and it re-
quires considerable self-denial to keep
his vanity down.
The Bible cautions us TO beware of |
those who wink with the eye, as their |
ways are evil, but do not offer TINS TO |
prove any assertion / have made on |
this subject as am afraid it would in |
suit the intelligence Of that class Of |
our fellow-citizens who think the more |
they ridicule the teachings of the Bi- |
ble, and laugh to scorn Christianity, |
the more intellectual they will be con-
ii conclusion, L would say
to my young friends, If you would be |
within the pale Of respecta- |
gusting and wicked habit of winking. |
The language of the eye is very elo-
quent, but the eloquence is never gain
ed in that way. Profanity is no more
to an otherwise merito-
rious discourse than winking.
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