Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-01-08
A WORD ABOUT soREs.
Even tho Most Incorrlsible Of thu NIX Can
Bo Advised.

ShoO uOEeS Lno( SlRQOu q Renpl6-
man as he bowed out a visitor from his
Office.
Certainly, every body is at times
bore, for this question of bores has two
sides, writes Harkley Harker in the Now
York Weekly. There is no such thing
as boring with an auger into a granite
block. There is no such thing as boring
with your finger into q pine log. A So
cial bore must meet q social sensitive.
Some men are mover bored by anybody;
they are OF such unfailing good nature,
such philosophic patience and helpful
meas toward all, they read men so clear
ly and judge them so charitably, that the
most persistent, bothersome fellow
does not exasperate nor weary them.
They say some skillful word, they listen,
yet 60 on with their own affairs, they
are masters Of tact, and they are wise
enough to foresee that the time may
come when themselves will want favor.
But there are others to whom even a
lovely child Is a bore. Their best
friends bore them more than half the
time. These people are in q chronic
condition Of selfishness, and every one
bores them who fails to contribute
something to their majesties' comfort or
happiness. More than half the bores
are not boreS ut all. In fact we our
selves are boreable-we are hypersensi-
tive. We want our friendships to be all
receipts and no outgoes; and if friend
insists on our doing little something
for him by way of amusement in return
we are bored. l say we; yet not all of
US, kind reader, at all times. We mean
to give and take generally. But we
have our times and seasons of being
OVer-sensitiye, when even our dear old
mother herself would seem to bore us.
81 bore you," said a shabby gentle
man to young flnancier in the back
room Of bank some years ago. "To
confess the truth, you do" replied tho
young man, smartly. The old man got
quietly out of his chair, folded up his
patent, which he had been exhibiting,
and politely took his grip-sack and him
self off. That patent has now become
worth its millions, and the smart young
fnancier is now at work as a clerk in
the Office of the great company of which
the old inventor is president Had this
fnancier been less nervous or sensitive
he might not have so missed his fortune.
1t is hardly safe to tell any decent
man that he bores you. The result is
singing, and is rarely forgotten. In
fact, think patience to endure being
bored, and not show your fret, is one Of
the happiest qualities Of mind for sue
cessfully dealing with men.
Who is bore? The man with hobby.
The tedious, embarrassing talker. The
borrower. The fellow who boasts and
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friend who can't keep q good situation
six months, and always comes round for
new letters of introduction. The in
veterate funny fellow, who can never
talk sober sense. The homely woman
who gets too near you when oonversing
on her long yarns. The dudish youth
who makes long, long call and sits in
dumb silence expecting you to do all
tho entertaining. The man or woman
who calls too often. The person
who persecutes you with genuinely kind
invitations to come and visit him, and
will never take no for an answer. The
fellow who is always on the contrary
side, and fires up with: "Let us argue
the point" The good soul who is always
preaching to you that smoking is kill
ing YOU" The curious person who picks
and peeps, that he or she may find out
secret that you do not wish to tell.
The very, very smart man who always
wants to teach you something. The Wis
itor on whose face you see constantly
written, what shall we do next to
amuse ourselves2" Notwithstanding You
have just jumped from one thing to an
other ever since he or she has been q
guest in the house. The writer of
lengthy letters full of platitudes, which
keep you continually In his debt The
man with nothing to do, who drops in on
you when you have every thing to do.
The list Is capable of addition. Some
persons would bore you who would not
bore me. Am vexed by some whom you
call perfectly delightful" Taste has
much 10 do with the matter, the hidden