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Says Dr Tliain Davidson, in the \oung : —The 1)001- is not unknown oven in respectable society, and he deserves a good castigation. And ho shall get it too, if I have " a clianec ! Hero lit: coin.s, slouching along, his ariiu and legs working apparently on ''universal joint's and not a bit of rigidity in his frame. Wouldn't, six mon'h's drill do him a worhi of good ? Lifts his hat in the present: of a lady, 0!' when he. meets you in tne street? 1 Vid yon ever see s'.;ch a'loth .' He keeps his seat when a friend shakes hands with him ; coughs right in your faee without covering hi.- mouth ; expectorates without using his pockethandkerchief ; and when you speak to .mil mumbles out his answer as though he were too lazy to articulate. In fact, he has a great many other ugly habits whien I prefer not to specify. Is there any use of taking him in hand ! 1 ruth to tell, there are low-bred fellows that arc incapable of refinement; do what you will with them, they arc inherently vulgar and uncouth, and will not take on polish. In other cases, the fault is due to ignorance or want of thought.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2426, 28 January 1888, Page 2 (Supplement)
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203BOOKS. Waikato Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2426, 28 January 1888, Page 2 (Supplement)
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