WHAT CAUSES BASHFULNESS?
From what does this bashfulness spring? From an inherent modesty that makes them shrink from contact with those whose manners are more polished than their own? We have always been of that opinion, but we see it affirmed that shyness is but another form of egotism; and the writer who makes this assertion, explains by saying that it is the egotism which leads one to think constantly of self, even though in a disparaging fashion. We believe this view a little uncharitable, and regard this shyness a sort of humility that prompts a young person of either sex to dread lest they be criticised unmercifully for their gait, their manners or their personal appearance. ENTERTAINING A BASHFUL PERSON. It is a painful task to attempt to entertain a very bashful person. One almost feels in their presence as if their own light-heartedness were but a form of coarseness, so fiercely will the blood rush to the face of such a person, at your well-intended sallies of wit. COMPANIONSHIP NATURAL. It is natura
