and intellect are a match for all dangers and surprises, by keeping up an unchanging serenity and civility, even under the most trying circumstances. Thus spake Nietzsche, but he was really defining an aristocrat, or one of the so-called nobility, for which he had a profound respect. Here is still another definition: _Gentility_--Perfect veracity, frank urbanity, total unwillingness to give offense; the gentleness of right-hearted, level-headed good nature; kindliness tactfully exercised through clear sense that duly appreciates current circumstances involving the personal rights, privileges and susceptibilities of others; and, while justly regarding these, acting on what they generally suggest so considerately and so gracefully that a pleasurable, heartfelt recognition of finest decency is inspired in others. An old wag once said, "I never refuse to drink with a gentleman, and a gentleman is a man who invites me to take a drink." That is the Kentucky idea. But this is not: _Gentleman_--One who has courage without bravado, pride without vanity, and who is innately--not studiously, but innately--considerate of the feelings of others. And so the definitions vary inversely as the square of the desirability of the kind of gentleman we try to be. In brief, a _gentleman_ is indefinable as it is unmistakable. You can always tell him when you meet him, but you cannot tell how or why. Gentlemen, be seated. This is final. Just think over what you have heard, and see if there is not now a clear idea of what a gentleman is and is not. If you have read between the lines, you have seen the true lights on the subject. Wit and mirth and humorous allusions--such as they are--should not obscure the real issue. Do we not all know now what a gentleman is? Quite true that we cannot define it, without a very large vocabulary and thousands of words, yet we feel that we know. And, knowing what a gentleman is, surely we shall all try to be one. And then what more can the gods require? _Beards_