SILLY YOUNG MEN.

Otago Witness, Issue 1324, 14 April 1877, Page 19

SILLY YOUNG MEN.

Many a young man has presumed that he was slighted, imagined he was "cut out," thought he was ruined, for the lack of special attention for a single evening. This is short-sighted. A moment's reflection will convince one of its folly. To such young men be it said, "Don't be too hasty ; don't throw away a good match in the belief that an evening's admiration is of lifelong endurance." This breaking engagements and running away that novel writers, rave over hardly ever happens to sensible people. Why should young men make such silly blunders of a thing so sensible 1 Remember this, if you will forget all about forms and the twenty-first maxim of Chesterfield to marry by, you will find a plain, common sense maxiTri of your own worth a million of others. To state the question clearly, to speak of marriage in the presence of a lady is no more to be dreaded than to speak of the beauties of a play, the pleasure of a picnic, or the flowers of a garden. And why not call things by their right names? It is perfectly natural for ladies to be diffident; of coursefit should be looked for and expected. It is just as natural to speak favourably of some ideal young man over whom the ladies all go crazy ; but a sensible men should know that such remarks are not to be intended for earnest.