Smyrna times., 1882-07-19

ton OF influence and result; the disas
ter of unfastened threads and stitches
dropped and overlooked. For exam
pies: The man who presumes so far
upon his privileges as a frequent visitor
as to cross your threshold with his hal
npon his head or cigar in his mouth
who lounges at half length upon the
sofa, or helps himself to an easy chail
when the ladies present are less lux.
uriously seated; who sits unmoyed nj
your grandmother's entrance, and see,
you or any other woman tug at refrac-
tory blinds or move a heavy piece of
furniture; who drops unauthorized the
Miss" from your name; who is fond
of holding and pressing your hand. or
selzlng you by waist or arm i'm what
then ceases to be innocent frolic. NAV
become a gentleman through your
tactic discipline. He may now, as we
SAID recently, know no better.
l wish he would not mean quite SO
well, and do little better!'' said a
young lady to me Il little while ago.
A highly-respectable youth. seeing,
IN the course of his call upon her, that
his sock had slipped down, coolly laid
his foot upon a chair, pulled up his
trouser leg, readjusted the offending
garment, composed his pantaloons. and
put his foot down without intermittino
his talk.
lie is the sole support ofa widowed
mother, my dear" pleaded | family.
Whatever his solecisms in dcmeanor.
he always means we'll"
Upon which succeeded her plaintive
retort.
In truth, the marvel is that the
majority of our young men are SO well
behaved, when we remember the herd
ing of schools, colleges, stores and bus
mess offices, and how few remain nm
der the parental roof after the age of
fourteen. If you girls do not come to
their help in resOlute, sisterly spirit.
not only i'll the polishing of the shell.
but in the elevation of the inner man.
the race of gentlemen must diminish
direfully. There are peculiar elements
OF strength and protection on the one
side, confidingness on the other. and a
certain romantic ferv0r of attachment
in the friendship-pure and simple
between man and woman that can
not, from the very nature of the thing.
enter into the intimacy of one girl with
another, or into the sturdier conrad
ship of men. Human nature knows
none sweeter and more staunch.
Believing, as | do, in the value and
happiness of such attainments, | am
10th that the young people l love
should be denied the benefits of the
same. Is there no power of common
sense and will that can give us, instead
OF prudery and coyness, of suspection,
coquetry, man9uvres, gossip, heart
burning, unworthy triumphs, worn and
callOus bruised affectiOns-the free.
frank association that meditates and
dlstrusts no snare-intercourse that
shall unclean springs of healing and
refreshment to us as to our brothers?
Believe me, dear girls, our Father
has made no grander creature than an
upright, large-souled, tender-hearted
man. 1t is hard to get at the knowl-
edge and understanding of his real
nature under the present constitution
of society. Still, the genius is worthy
of study and esteem that you do well
to strive by the exercise of what is
best and highest in yourselves to de-
velop the latent germs of true manli-
ness in even unlikely "boys." There
may be an imprisoned angel in the
block.
But, remember-want ofspace obliges
me to be aphoristic THAT public
opinion condemns strongly and Justly.
speculation for private enrichment on
the part of missionaries.-The Coaqre-
gdtiOndiist