The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1823-11-04
COMMUNICATIONS.
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USEFUL RULES,


INEfUL fLLNa@f
For sundrg aorts NJ People
| l. When you 20 10 meetsng' a,"aSs ..,l i.
round the doors Of the meeting houso vs. -
service has been eommencedr-N = =" -.
lent time and place TO learn news ana s'o 'o''''
ions ~
. Tf vou care nothing about news or lash
ions sill ~ into the house as Tate as poSaiotc
This viii show that you are calm ana compose"
as yon should be. !,
3 Whenever YOU 20 in-go with all ped and
a good deal III noise Life Is short az pes and
none Of Il should be wasted ana, peAaess
noise Il proof Of zeal.
4 Never apply the sermon TO yourself OUT 70
your neighbours and friends otherwise you
would tacitIy charge the preacher win osaiing
in personalities.
&. Never 70 10 Church in the afternoon lest
YOU should thereby be made to forget the sermon
you heard in the morning.
6. As Ladies wear thin hats all meeting hnie !;
there can be no reason why a Gentleman slould
not keep his on bis head ii he reaches ms Pelo az
least.
7. Never encourage the practice Of Ho7ilali-
ty as il has a manifest tendency to inJure Tar
erH Keepers.
g. Young Men should be careful to improve all
their Time and nothing viii so constantly re-
mind them OF this duty, as to be always paying
tcith their Watch Chains especially in the pres
ence Of Ladies, who are so apt 10 distract tie at
tention.
9. Gentlemen CT al a ges, would do wal in
company, to SIT In a position approaching the
horizontal as for instance with the Jet AGAINST
the jGHlbs and the body resting chiefly on the
t's~t sosse':- This w.il AID the c1cUlafi0ns and
save the blood the trouble of running 70 hill
10. People should be ambitious and take aim
at erGlted distinctions and uncommon @taiRments
This proves the folly Of attending to such
things as common sense and e0mmog honesty
any body can do that.
III. Pirate scandal and taitlihg ought TO be
practised and encouraged :-theygive relish to
conyersation-keep the world orits guard, and
preserve alive proper sense Of Dur rights and
privileges Besides, heve shOuB be no secrets IN
Republican Government
- Never pay your debts so Dng as YOU can
avoid il in this way YOU viii prolong the
pleasures Of Hope, and the ion b anticipation on
the part of your Creditors-YoT know that Hope
IS an anchor, and anticipation beats enjoyment
all to nothing.
10. be careful how yoa bstOig faUOurs, for
they lay people under the reidt Of obligation :
and what can be more painfulto free, sovereign
and Independent citizens
IA. Never give a direct anRer il is an awful
camper to the imagination whereas doubts and
queries are the very stimuInts to enquiry and
ereTtioR.
10, Never give up your opinion though you are
convinced Il Is lcr0ng if ysu do--you win get
sVea ha5H of giving it up, that yol will surrend-
er II chen It is right.
10 Parents should fog heir children lchle
u aPasslon they viii then do il faithfully; and
the children will know that they are IN earnest
IL. Be sure that you never forgive an injury /;
tor II you should, it is ten to one you may forget
it-and thus be exposed TO further injury.-Be-
sides, il shows a ,oarf Of splnk
IT, II i an old proverb, e If you wish to make
a person honest, convince him that you think
so. Therefore, if young gentleman calls a
young Lady an angel she should By all means
beIeUe him He win then treat her accordingly
and, she win probably become one
i9. Ftattery being somewhat like H1rtShorn
every Lady should have some near at hand.--It
Is delightful siimuIGfs and gives the nnostchGrni-
ing sensations
20. As Nan is the Lord of Creation, and w.
man the Lady of If, one has as good right to
govern as the other Hence, il husband and
scie cannot agree, it is their rght and duty to de-
clare war against each other and appeal To-
arms, as other independent Powers are in the
habit Of doing