The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1883-03-08
TWO YOUNG MEN.

When Young man whose intelligence
and attractive manners, and not his
bank account, secure to him a passport
among charming society women, finds
that parties, and assembly, dances,
and the opera and such like, cost more
than he can afford, he is wise if he de-
lermines to cut the whole thing, and
brave, too, il he d res to give his rea-
sons. We have lately heard OF { ase
in point. Young Percy Warburton,
whom everybody knows as a general
favoritc, among men as well as women,
told some of his lady friends, the other
night, that he would be charmed
10 dance "the german" with them
every night in the week, but that he
couldn't afford bouquets like the other
men, and if flowers were prime re l.
llisite, he would have to give up
dancing. He said: "You know my
sa airy is small, and l have to dress toll
erably well, and, as it might SEEM ex-
pensively; though it is not so very eX-
pensive in the long run to get the best
materials and have them we'll made. l
am fond of society, and like to show
my friends that | appreciate their kind
ness, but believe that they will respect
me all the more if l confess my inabili-
ty to incur, honestly, what seem to be
necessary expenses for a society man. ;"
The notion was getting abroad that the
ambition of all the CIR that were COM
ing out was to get the largest possible
number OF bouquets; also, no one was
considered worth dancing with unless
he could provide his partn r with
"Jacquemnots," "Niels," Bon
Silenes,n or Souvenirs" and at the
present price of flowers it seems almost
criminal in one who cannot afford to
spend the amount oil a weeks board on
bouquet. We have not heard how the
announcement of his determination was
received by Percys friends. but we are
mistaken in our estimation of the aver
age sensible woman if he lost caste or
favor by his honest confession. If his
example were to be followed by others
in circumstances like his. there would
be cause for rejoicing. Here we have
young men all around us who are now
living beyond their incomes, or at any
rate, not laying anything by for the
future, The class we refer to do not
spend much on themselves, unless their
generosity to others may be called a
sort ofrelined selishness. They go into
gay society and fa'l into its ways, They
see other young fellows, who are born
TO wealth and luxury, spending vast
sums on mere fancies and frivoities;
now 1t is a ball or party, a concert or a
play, an elaborate supper or an expen-
she excursion, bonbons, bouquets and
score of other hings, which some
young women seem to demand or ex-
pect as natura rights, simply because
some young men, with more money than
pralns, can be found TO bestow them.
IN a small community like our own the
amount OF money which man on sal
ary has right to spend for anything is
tolerably well known, or very nearly
guessed at, and if he is thought to be
iNlng beyond his income, while il makes
ms lady friends very delicate about re-
ceivng his favors, they hardly see the
way clear TO decline and yet not hurt
his feelings.
AS we are writing for a purpose we
may illustrate what we wish TO hint by
true story. In large city, not very
lar away young man lately held po-
Sltloh OF trust in an extensive house, anC
large amounts OF money pas cd through
ms hands daily. He had grown up il
me business from boy, and had beer
PROMOTE for his capacity and honesty
until his salary was large enough L
support himself, his mother and sister
very comfortably. The family had beer
poor Tor years, but they had kept up ap
pearances very well. The son was ,
man OF re ned tastes, loved art, music
books and flowers, dainty d nners anC
NE society of cult waited people, every
!!n,hg which a man has ri hit to enjoy
ue can honestly afford it, The smal
m3use was exchanged for a larger one
whose rooms were bright with pictures
oocal with sweet songs, and redolen
~ Ihe rarest roses. Friends were en-
,gltaned Hospitality, and the sistel
p.aceu under the care of the best teach
lIs 70 complete her education. All VIII,
anew anew nm praised his many good quail
,S I,es and only a few were mad,
'pOushupl by all this lavish expens,