St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-02
TALK.

10 do, the work OF a servant
would be cashiered. No soldier
would even hold an officers horse. His uni
form is never degraded, and it is this one
thing that makes the Prussian army the best
in the world. Gen. Sheridan thinks that
fact made it victorious at Sedan. The TO
tund, common looking Sheridan might
adopt such a simple basis for iusuring vic
tory at home, and stop using soldiers as
servants. The inference from this writer's
statement is suggestive.
In despotic Europe no such petty tyranny
is allowed, while in free Democratic Amer
lea it is not only eountenanced, but is re-
garded as quite the right thing.
The arrogance extends to all the world
outside the army here at home. "Army
people, as general thing are rather con-
temptuous about any society save their own,
or that wherein they are dominants and toll
Grated dictatOrs. Where ever there is an
important post, they are pretty apt 10 be tol-
Grated dictatOrs. Not long ago there was a
black list (of really intelligent and meritori-
Gus persons) instructing some ''srmy peo-
plen to be chary Of recognizing such social
suspects. 1t reminds one Of Talleyrand's
retort upon a young military gentleman
who kept saying that the army term for all
outsiders was ''piquins," "a slang word Of
the time), ''and our term for all that is not
civil, is the army" said the cynic. And
right here as laughable instance of exclu-
sion and exclusiveness may be recorded the
crushing remark Of young
lady a while ago, when asked TO
join lawn tennis club, by rash, inconsid-
crate young man.
She admitted that 1t might be an interest
ing game, but really one ran such risks Of
meeting people that one didn't care to know
that she could not encounter them. This
young woman is the very last you'd suppose
would have the face to get of such speech,
because her father was land it's no diseredit
10 him)a cohbler, and she hasn't waxed so very
strong in the ways of gentility as to be quite
sure of herself. Such rapid evolution has
had a very dizzying effect, and gives US the
best realization of farce acting when it is
done with an air Of sincere and passionate
earnestness.
The poor young womanl For all her
thousands accumulated by a sordid, self
denying old father, she is an irreclaimable
pauper, more conspicuous for her poverty
than for her wealth. And yet curious incon-
sistency, her poverty in what really affects
society is tolerated for the sake of money
which does no one any good save the posses
sor, and is never very apparent in entertain
ments, nor in many of the usual WAYS
of the newly enriched, anxious to secure a
,fo-L. tel ~, L.
sible to them just after leaving the grub con-
dition.
The solemn snobbery Of this young woman
BELTS the daughter OF a wealthy retired cob
bier. and II will he transmitted while there is
any Of the stock left. You may take the
water polyp and chop it through the middle
and each part will develop into perfect
animal. Chop each of them through the
middle and each half will develop into per-
feet animal, and so on up to forty divisions
we are told. IT'S this with snobbery-a little
of it goes great way, and has amazing vi
tally in spite of all the cuts it gets without
wit enough half the time to know them as
such.
The manners of thoroughbred people are
simple and affsble with equals, friendly with
interiors, aud always easy. People
who are chic are invariably polite to
servants. and p6liteness, even fine consider
alton enters into all their customs.
What shall be said then of the presuming
Doors who think it indicative of superior
rank and social importance to be systemati-
cally rude, and even truculent, except where
it is a gain of some sort to be not alone civil,
but reryile.
A quiet, observing, gentle woman over on
North street was speaking once Of the niece
Of whilom presidential candidate, and OF
her winsome, affable manner, and her gen.
uine kindliness towards all her world. ''But
she said, as If summing up every phrase OF
commentator in one irrefutable sentence
"She is a II. She Is chic" Catch heI
making that stupid speech to the importu-
nate young man about the lawn tennis club.
She understands herself too well, for that
blunder of bad taste and worse feeling.
But the pig in unitorm-well he is familiar
to many, who will readily affirm that he is
an officer and gentleman, without being a
man. He is ostentatiously chiyalrous tC
ladies, but women have no share in hi,
politeness. He lives and moves in diff
ferent world from the merely human family.
he belongs to the military caste, and every
thing in his experience helps TO specify it
Society worships it, and generally defers Il
it. He readily gets to believing that all the
polish is in the army, and all outside Of 1
chaos in social circles. Such a superior be
ing is to be envied. No matter what h'
achieves OF wrong-doing the lapse is always
described as conduct unbecomipg an Office
and a gentleman. 1t would seem as If ever
the government was impertinent in interior
ing with the august creatures Of its bounty
The point raised by Representativ,
Thomas last winter as to the power of con
gress to revoke tine sentence of a court mar
tial Tin regard 10 Fitz John Porter is tn
key note Of Difference to the army profes
sionally and socially. Its Pehnlgerieh o
courts-martial must be without any ex
traneous appeal and safe from the profaning
touch Of civil tampering.
But once in while the country wants L
know something in particular concerning thi
''high-toned" organization which is almos
too lofty TO touch the piebian hands whie
keep Rgoing, and then it appears about a
audacious a performance as when som
''genteG commOner'' is forward in claiming
that there is some pretty tOlerable societ
outside the sublimated distinction OF arm
prestige.
Now don't imagine for one moment tina
it is not very prevalent fac
number Of worthy, gifted an
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