The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1879-05-22

l must add one word to, explain that
"not another's." Women-Chr
women-ar so foolish in this matter.
Perhaps they are told by q thoughtless
husband to make bricks without straw,
and instead of just not doing it, they
turn, and twist, and contrive, and
what comes of ite Having managed
once, they may do it again and. again.
As long as there is money for tobacco
and cigars there is no need of woman
wearing her strength out day after, day
to do the work of two. Where there is
no money, Of course, the task is really
hers, and she must try to do it. In the
same way many mother tolls from
morning till night, doing work she
should leave to- her daughter. Taking
the burdens of others is not always our
duty, and when we are not in the path
fof duty a0e do not get strength. Hope
! Ledyasd, IN Hss Christian U'aion.l $50
Nice Social Distinction in England.
Iao3a 9ht-gIlaH-s4t3 I'll sRond
|, g In, ENGLAND to-day the lines ara, as
closely drawn as in earlier DAYS with
reference Z to the mode of epistolary
addi esst to freeman and gentleman.
That is to say, the city or free man of
olden time, and in many cases now, is
addressed as Mr.. ;, while the gentleman
has bis name adorned with an Esquire
at the ED Woe beunto the writer Of a
letter to a pon7city man who. omits Es-
quire. 1t is an evidence of the under
bred or ignorant.s You may faster a
city man by giving him this affix to his
name, but you will not offend him by the
prefix OF simply Mr. ----- - -. ! In the case
of the non.c ty man being addres sled by
letter as Mr., Offense is created. You
you'd hardly think that this matter is
dwelt on so strongly in this age 1t is !;
and know Of cases Of friendly rela-
tons being severed by the application
of trade5man Mr.. to the impecuniOus
West End gentleman who demands Es-
quire- In thasplags-of Massipger l re-
member numerous. illustrations of this
distinction. Yet as far as my reading
goes, ard I must confess to q weakness
in reading old books and ,ld subjects
| can not recall q single es idence,t that The
| word freeman was not prior in its erea-
,tion to, he word gentleman But Mr. =,
q corruption Of MASTER, an. employer of
! apprentices in trade, is an after appeila
| ton of either. In the time Of Richard
| Ill. 'fa ri y man Was Mr., but, ND gem
tleman," and to-day the distinction OBJ
| tains more Of less discriminative! At
.partie ,3f6ianer.partits especially, you
will see the plain Mr.. singled out for
The minor places, If he be out OF the three
liberal professions, divinity, ,laws and
physic, and if he be in trade. ! re-
member on one occasion q wealthy
i banker, now of some note as the sue.
cessor to q great American fnancier
| and philanthrOpist, whose bronze effigy
is in the shadow of the Royal Exc hange,
being given o secondary place at. q din
ner table to a glowing uniformed Cap.
tain in the navy, who could not put a
penny side by side with every thousand
pounds of the banker, and who had not
an equivalentproporsiono of brain or pedi.
gree, but whe~fanked the banker in hi:
status by. reason of his profession. One
was plain Mr., the other titled Cap
tain. One was a city man, the other q
gentleman. !. Not until you 60 into En-
glish society thoroughly do you arm
how rig idly the lines are drawn in such
weak tribes. Some say they are be
coming weaker and less. Others say
| the contrary. OF d rank SO vague and
! SO difficult of a clear and concise def.
nition as that of q gentleman, compris
1 ing as we'll those who have a superior
specific station by birth and manners a!
those who, if they possess any at all
possess no other, it is very awkward
how to determine q precise period Q
English society when the word origina
4 ted. "a For sgesf after the Norman foray
here you can not find the word used
and Fam at b loss to say when "the fin
old English gentleman ! SO rare, etc.
appeared first on the soil.-Cor. Bait
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