The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-10

we are willing 10 admit that there
may be some rules in those "ten
cent" books of etiquette, which the
gentleman has Leen perusing, that
the people OF Spencer perhaps do NOT
observe. But. no one man can lay
down set OF rules OF etiquette TOR q
commnnity.e But tile customs,
adopted by tho majority of refined
citizens, are the rules 10 govern our
actions. No woman can be a lady,
no man can bel q gentleman, without
conforming to the rules OF politeness.
No one. not jeven the .'egolisticaI
Spoon" himself, will dare say that
the people of Spencer are not ladies
and gentlemen, therefore the conclus-
ion 10 meretable, that tho people Of
Spencer do observe the rules OF eti-
,qnette.s But because a young lady
does not ask q young man to pick up
her handkerchief, when Il drops can
any ono conclude that tho etiquette
of Spencer is "absurd.' y @ 3atag
lie tells US that introductions are
unnecessary here. Ia this he Is mis-
taken. Tha subs governing The con-
versation between the sexes ore very
strict. But where q suitable (accord.
ing 70 ctiquetto) opportunity presents
itself, persons are introduced.
AS to the manner Of saluting one
another on the streets, I would say
that know of no one who uses that
kind OF style. unless it may be the
yoritable "Spool" himself. He
seems 10 be 30 we'll acquainted with
that kind OF style, lie or some OF his
most intimate friends must use 1t. Z
and cleanliness prevail
In Spencer but there is here, as there
10 every where olsc, a '"rusty spoon
or tive, 49, %
The next assertion of his iss q scan
dal upon the young ladies that has
brought down upon hun their dc
served contempt.
The gentleman has the idea re-
vorsed in his last paragraph but ono.
There are some young ladies, as !
said boiore, who will not 90 with
some few Of tho boys aud they (the
boys) sometimes ask tho privilege Of
citing on the gate post and see them
pass by with others. ~ l lfG.
n"Bed times" are hard here for a
few, and It 10 because they go out on
their nightly sprees aud leave tho
feathers IL their bods TO be burned
up. 80 esiN q laf V 3esA5 i1NN
The fare of Spencer boarding
house Is good and one need but eat Of
t to be convinced Of that fact. But
will say no more about that matter
but leave the gentleman 10 be dealt
with by the landlndies OF the town
who haye an Utter abhorism for the
person who speaks disrcspectfully Of
their table-fsre. In conclusion |
would say that the entire piece Is
fabric Of his Imagination and shows
that he knows but little OF the place.
for nothing makes man suspect
much more than TO know little. III
e Young man, nerer again speak go
slanderingly OF u townin which you
are staying, Of q people, who deserve
your respect, of young ladies and
young men who are your companions
and associates. But until you your
self are perfect, knowing and pract-
Using all the rules of etiquette, let
your tongue forever be silent and
your pen no longer write against that
which is refined and elevated.
/ have written this piece not
through any disrespcct for the young
man, but through love for my "Alma
Mater" respect for the people OF
Spencer and my school mates, and TO,
free them from any rcproach thrown
upon them by SANDER
'sThat abomjnable little tattlo n'NN
The cud eschcwcd by human CATTLE" all,fl
We all know who wrote the peice
from town reasons; first because we
have hoard a certain young man
speaking around In crowds the con-
tents of the peice long before II ap-
peared III your columns: and sec
ondly, as the young ladies say, no
other young man on the ship would
have written such a peice,
We have seen silver spoon, peuter
spoons and other kinds of spoons,
but never Before saw we q "Spoon"
all BRASS Resp. se Q
'.6t lg g, A SrENoERIAM /