Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-01-13
Written FOR the CENTRE DEaocRAr.
Familiarity.

| know oil none so pfollHc hiu P'i 'ih'e'o"e
as the license of familiarity. In small
villages and the neighborhood in which
people call one another by their first or
Christian names, the BILLY" the "Jim,"
or "Charlie" or Frank, " or "Mollie" or
Fannie of the young days OF school
life, remain the same until they totter
into the grave from old age. Now,
there may be certain amount OF good
fellowship and homely friendliness in
this kind of familiar address, but when
it is carried to extremes there Is not Il
particle OF politeness in it. 1t isall very
we'll within family or circle OF reia.
tives, but when it is carried outside, 1t
is ;ntolerable. The courtesies OF life are
carried on at arms length, and not in
familiar embrace. Every gentleman has
right to the title, at least, of "Mister,"
and every lady that of Miss or "Mls'
tress." even when the Christian name is
used For an ordinary friend to address
a married woman as "DOlly' or Mary
or kate is to take with her an un.
pardonable liberty. 1t is neither cour.
teous nor honorable; in other words,
It is most unmannerly. We have
known remarkable men, living for years
under the blight OF their iamliarly
used first namcs-men whose fortunes
would have been made, or greatly mend
ed by removing TO some place where
they could have been addressed with
the courtesy due to their worth, and
been rid forever of the chespening pro
cesses OF familiarity. How can a man
lift his head under the degradation OF
being called Frank" or SAY Tom" by
every snob of boy, man, young and
old, whom he may meet in the street ?
How can a strong character be carried
when the man who bears it must bow
decently to the name OF "Billy?'
This is not q matter that we have
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!, ,,l ro,ord !, 9th oil sorio,sross for
this feeling and exhibition of familiarity
Ia ,Lo or ,t, ,r,r., ,,,,,,ors ~
the American people. We are not ask.
-, .ao;,Ir,. g.. r,.or,,oo Zoe a,.
c. h;,,, ,o.;,;o, I'm, c,r manhood ,cd
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h,,,.u-;u.a -, ,L.,u u,,;ar,,, haro
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Ill ,.to ,i,th,ljs f., from thor, o-
,r,.,,,,,,,,, amor, ,bo ;r,;r,,,;.g o.r b.,.
hood oor,i,u.s 70 sr.,L 70 ,bor, a.
str L,y and ,irI ia, h,or and rr,c,;r.
,lr,. d 900 ,ooJ ,,,rr.,s
W. s,r,o.e tho rri.rds would ot;oc,
N TIM, statement bu, we do not intend
~ oopbr,c, ,b.,, in this condemnation
Tboy Iook at, ,bis matter from, differ.
an, s,,ra min, and l,.e their prsc,ice
u,o, cor,air corsil.r,,io,. which havc
no ro,,,,i,;,, - ,h. wo,ld around
,bo,, W. ,b,,L tho, ara ,,i.,otc,
,r, ,hoir cour,oo,,. ,y,y of sno.Li,,, tho
whole of the frat name i. very different
from, tho familiar u.. of p.uo. and
nickname. Of which We comnI,in.
Tb.ro :. M uso IN d.,yir, tho, tho
ire" anu Etu'Ial ure o' h'st hhlh'7'
/ ,,,,y.,,., man o,,J ,y,,,,., -, ,o.,,,a a,,3
N"'""S '"'" ""' - 80 ''''' '"'
| peiyhhorhoods il To the Last darree
vulgar "ehuemeh anu 'a'''s 90 not
90 H. II IS not hao'' o' Po"'e society
anywhere
mere j. u"uou''en'y great '''' .,
bad manners IN 'am''i'-' growing out o.
'he license ens'h"'ttn oy ''"''''A'''I
BAD manners between husband ana
"i'e ana between parents ana ehlaFen'
Parents are mneh 10 '''the lot permit