The Hickman courier., 1877-07-27

who have borne my criticisms approving
ly. think, should not resign the chail
editorial. without giving the men, part
ing salute. But oh me, what woman.
heart cant They deserve it in thous
and respects, but they'll only laugh and
ridicuIe. or what's worse, compliment
me out of my senses, and when they are
gone III berate myself for being so silly
But, the women wont forgive, unless
hit the men too. So here 5 at EN-
As honorable a profession as there is in
life and tbe one in which there is in re.
atty more elegance Of manners, is thai
of
s,LEsNEN B STORES.
I'm not going to repeat the stereotyped
caricarures of counter-hoppers. 1t is an
honorable and worthy avoeation, and one
that demands the pOlitest culture. But
the tiniest. littlest, most inconceivablt
minute specimens of the genus homo, are
too often found behind the merchants
counter. | mean those oificiOus sprites,
who, not content with courteous exhi-
bition of their goods snd wares, have an
endless display of empty headed compli.
ments to lavish on every lady who may
chance to enter the store The poor goose
thinks to make himsslf agreeable aud
popu ar, and the poor Foman is compelled
by custom to wbimpeE and giggle, and
smile as if she was pleased, when in her
real soul she coutemns ae creature befor,
her. Merchants are pdged by THEN
clerks aud they should rroteet their Gus
toners from such shallow pated fellows
Give one of these creafdres three month
experience with the yard-stiek'- p"pe'
collar, fancy neck-tie, and rattan st'c'
IN Sunday, and the long corn rows IN hi'
fathers field arc remembered no more
lie is the mirror of hsbiou the mode
the style-the Chesterfield of the day
in his own opinion. -adies regret sucl
superciliousnes in clerks, because they
are forced to come in contact with them
Clerks should content themselves witt
such polite attentions as are necessary to
a proper exhibition Of heir goods, ano
then stop. Ifa lady desires society as
sooiation they will most likely be invited,
on some social occasion.
The next most inefFaby amusing class
Of the genus homo u
THE MERCmNfHINsELF.
The lawyer, the dotor, the mechanic
has TO acquire cel4in qualifications
before he can be regnized as such, but
any man, the happ owner :of few
thousand, who choose may assume to be
a merchant / amagie, there is no line
of life, which in trh, requires more
minute knowledge omore general infor-
nation. Ladies, foIthe most part, are
educated merchants ] so far a. quality
of goods is concern, and keep pretty
we'll posted as to ste. We, sometimes,
enjoy the "Ereeune' of the merchant,
and especially wherhe bump of conceit'
Is so large in him to make him feel
that he knows it - and we are. his in
nocput victims. hanced to hear the
following coIloquy
Berchant-"l aure you, Madame,
holding piece cotton lace) this is
genuine valencieu ;. l bought for Mrs
--, but it was orc than she needed,
and IL. You E it don pay TO bring
such goods to this arket"
noticed 20 see the man ic0s in earn
est but his bland, ank smile only stared
out his real ignonee. Similar scenes
occur every day. Some merchants don
kno,z any better. his class, and there 5
rot few of theifshouId employ clerks
who do know. andearn their business
precisely as oth professions learn
theirs.
Ladies can abidele manners of clerks
and merchants, mower, for withal their
faults, they are pite on general prin-
ciples. But the bgish professional W an
the pompous egost-
THs DocTosTHE LAWYER.
These se.f-estatshed oracles-these
couceited deposities of all human
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all other society bgs into insignifcance
\ sensible lady nuraIly hates such {
creature To seepne Of these boorisl
doctors, in the soal circle, assume tn
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facility he would ftients II he had u
same opportunity Or, to hear his coun
/ terpart of conceit and vanity-the boor
ish lawyer. talk authorities, quirk,
saws, aud quibble ana above all "m
opi,,ioa or us som,have it my construC
lion Of the law" iut. my greatest won
der is, that all layers and all doctors
are not fools VII. it is the effort of
socrErY TO NIKE THEM FOOLS.
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