THE ENTOMOLOGISTS 
WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
No. 185.] SATUEDAY, APRIL 21, 1860. [Price Id 
B 0 B E S. 
There are people so “ wise in their 
own conceits” that they would think 
nothing of calling upon Solomon (were 
he now living), and talking to him on 
“ everything under the sun.” They 
would talk so incessantly that Solomon 
would have small chance of squeezing 
in a word here and there, and then, 
after some hours of this inane, vapid 
chattering had been expended on the 
“ wisest man,” these bores would retire 
with all self-complacency, whilst poor 
Solomon would be left disgusted and 
annoyed, dreading that perhaps he 
might, at some future time, have again 
to undergo a similar infliction. 
We have supposed the Case of 
Empty-head and Twaddle calling upon 
Solomon to make our antithesis as 
great as possible; but our readers must 
perceive that a similar effect, only of 
less degree, would ensue were any 
chattering youngster to inflict his pre- 
sence on a grave, sedate senior, and 
occupy his time, not in obtaining in- 
formation from him (though perhaps 
he might get a box filled with speci- 
mens), but in imparting a miscel- 
laneous account of his experiences in 
eating, drinking, sleeping and walk- 
ing. Such conduct would be intoler- 
able ! 
As we are no great talkers ourselves, 
perhaps we are hardly competent to 
pronounce an unbiassed opinion on the 
evils of chattering. We would, how- 
ever, caution all those who have an 
unfortunate fluency of words that how- 
ever proper it may be to expend this 
fluency for the benefit of their hearers, 
in the presence of those who are 
younger than themselves, they should, 
if simply from modesty, he quiet in 
the presence of their seniors, and wait 
to he instructed. 
Bores cause so much annoyance to 
their innocent victims that they are 
apt to be avoided by all the wise and 
good, and thus they necessarily are 
thrown for companionship amongst the 
dregs of the community; and the bore 
thus contains within himself that which 
ever tends to drag him lower and 
lower still. 
Slight irritation is often harder to 
be borne than actual pain, and the 
true bore must not therefore be sur- 
prised if he finds he is dreaded as 
much as a monster of evil. 
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