The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-01

zcaiously . saint does the scrnture. h ves.yds
list. He Keeps city directory TO Obtain from u shs
address Of any lady whose card he may lose He d..
where he visits and the unash,onable vhsss he ans:
not. He keeps call register, IN which he ia,tnfuv
registers his calls and notes all their details orec,ssy
as another would record his thoughts or obssrvs
tions commonplace book, as a pious CbY,stian
would note religious experiences in his d.sry:
.sMonday evening refreshing call on Miss Smoke
Tuesday evening" enjoyed delightful experiences In
my tete-d-tets with Miss Brown Wednesday evening,
had a season of awakening in my call on Miss shoo
andleather. Thursday evening" passed profitable
evening with Miss Haiiamion:" And SO ON for six
months in similar strain Fully believing thai as
the old by mn says,
lie is a pilgrim and a stranger;
lie tarry but a night,
passes his life In Journcying from house 70 house. tar
rying OF the night each. He takes his cane
Win INN Tor stan ana his card HIM for
scr,a and Inns accoutrcd be goes arou nd The social
world in eighty days or nights, more or less
II Is calculated that, next TO posman or lightning
rod agent champion American caller walks
more than any class OF men, Weston 10 outdone
He walks only by spuris, bu, the G. A. walks all the
is hard working iran, too this Y. o. A. e. None but
those who have tried II and failed can realize
n ns, rs Ssrd ''P Been known 10 haSs
over 400 names down his list. and as there
are only 800 days IN tho year ana one.ourtn o. .nat
the remaining threefourths tho weather is fearful
idea OF the neccssties imposed upon our subject
can be guessed at. Poor fellow, he Us smalI-taikng
martyr to modern sociaI custom. Such as he is the
T. c. A. G. IS great American Institution, along with
the pcdlcr and the qcack doctor and the American
eagle and the of our institutions In fact, our
American girls could spare all the rest better than
they could spare him; for what would become oil our
patent champion American girls without their patont
champion American caller! but callers arc not all
alike oilers from another star in glory"
who makes calls differs greatly IN his
style from another.
Some call us II they were pad for doing IL. us n u
was a matter OF routine, and these tho Same
stupid things every time they call; others arc
thusasc that really you begin TO think that they
going 20 propose you each call; some every week,
always on the night aud always the same hour
Like railroad train they are due at $50 and like
"a ra,lraad train they viii leave at specified time,
1880 Some have tho great charm OF variety; some
times they are in philosophical mood and call like
college professor; sometimes IN IA s'ortive mood, aud
call like u schooiboy, or rather behvc like Now
he viii alice; the swell and ou IL ndy danny; then
his visit he VIII be In u ost FREQ ana easy
and undross style Imaginable en- he VIII be IN
sentimental mood ana probabl 10 poGQ' " his
next call he VIII probably h. Is bus 4 .ap on,
and talk nothing but travel and res. DOUBT
less adop. these various moods o'hJ,} odd and
Interesting. n
Then there is Mr.. wiscman, makes his
calls IN the evening AS he toll sN NINE alter
ward IN confidence who told TX v iencc, just as
toll the reader now, in c0uf on see, F" said
Wisemau, III you call on evening she Ia
prepared Tor You; she Is STONED to light
under the gaslight; she me, Ia hsr armor on;
she has the advantage OF II. But if you
call upon her IN the morning saw advantage,
and she meets you uisarmet w. Of your
calling upon her In the m~ri gard
you III different light from a. unot
lump you with the herd OF .sat ~ re-, BIT