Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-14
HON CANEs ARH CARRIED.
Different Methods of Using Sticks-Char-
acteristic Walking of Business Men
and Dudes.
ICON the Dsnger Trt6nne.

From the DsnUer Tribune.
The first one will carry stout stick,
and he will try and walk fast, the same
as he did before he got the govt. He will
stamp that cane down upon the walk with
a venomous yigor and grimace viciously
every time be sets the sick foot down up
on an uneven place in the sidewalk
When he gets home he will sit down in an
easy chaic and place the lame foot upon
an ottoman and keep the cane in his
right hand. When anything occurs
which displeases him or somebody keeps
him waiting for something longer than
he thinks they ought TO do he will pound
that cane upon the floor or bruise all Of
the furniture within reach. II a cat or
dog gets into the room and behaves in a
perfectly legitimate and gentlemanly
manner the chances are ten to one that
the old man will throw his cane at him
before he gets out again.
A mddle-aged man OF business, bank
president or any Of those kind of men. will
walk moderately fast on a week day and
strike his cane upon the pavement at an
average OF one stroke to every three steps.
AS soon as he strikes the cane upon
the walk he will raise it to a
nearly horizontal position, pointing d.
rectly ahead, but as soon as the stick gets
at the proper height it will begin the de-
scent again, and so long as he walks the
cane will be in perpetual motion. On
Sunday this class Of gentlemen will walk
slowly and with a comfortable, self-satIs-
lied air, II they've been making money
during the week, but the cane will move
Just about the same.
There is a very large number of men
who carry canes but who very seldom
use them ia walking. Their great hobby
is to thrust the stick under one arm, with
the longest portion prOtruding from the
rear. When they 90 through a crowd in
the street or anywhere else, everybody be-
hind them is i'm mortal fear of having an
eve or two or three teeth knocked out.
When one Of these gentlemen jump upon
a street car with one or TWO men standing
upon the step those men are ant to liter
ally get it in the neck" When they
don't dodge adrOtlv enough as the gentle
man swings around they often get a rap
In the Jaw. These gentlemen with tho
canes do great execution when they go
into cigar store for a smoke. They Will
lean over the glass case and the cane will
keep everybody else away until they have
selected their cigars and lighted them.
Then they back away from the case and
punch everybody in the ribs as they 60
out.
A dude probably makes less trouble
with a cane than anybody else. He will
generally carry 10 perpendicular, with the
head nearly on a level with his chin, and
he will seldom move IL from that position
unless be desires % change hands.
There are the energetic gentlemen who
carry light rattan or whalebOne canes
and who walk fast They 20 with head
slightly inclined forward, and every time
they put the cane down they Will bend ~
almost double. Then there are the 'fip"
men, who keep the canes IN constant
motion. First. thog will walk with II
touching the ground. then they viii drag
il along a little way and then they will
place II tn the other hand. Then IL goes
over the shoulder Ike soldier carrying
his musket at "right shoulder arms"
Then thew will take it between the thumb
and f0refnger and twirl 10 the same "a
an Irishman on the stage does with his
shillaleh.
Then there are the heightened boys who
carry thick, stout cane and never use
1t 20 touch the ground. They just grasp
il In the middle. "Thats English, you
know"