Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-05-19
TO U LADIES.


~ HEs. e
tfyou wish TO be n well.bred lady,
La must carry your good manners
Isyywherc with you. II is not a
blng tina, can be laid aside and put on
pleasure. True politencss is uni
nm disin,eresiedness in %trifles, ac-
tmpanied by the calm self-posscssion
hich belongs to a noble simplicity OF
~Iorpose; and this must be the effect of
Christian spirit running through all
|ou do, or say, or think; and, unless
on cultivate il and exercise it, upon
occasions and towards all persons,
will never be n part of Yourself.
Ehen you try to assume it for some
Eeoal purpose, it will sit awkwardly
pon YOU, and often fail you, at your
nnss need. If you arc not polite TO
or Tsslerwoman, you are in great
)Mgcr Of not being so to the lady
EhOm you most wish to propitinte;
Tou cannot be sure ofpossessing your
eif, rudeness Of manner, occasionally
(ndatad- will steal upon you una
rsns. The charm, which true Chris
ian polileness sheds over a person,
snugh not easily described, is felt by
hearts, and responded to by the
81 ssl,ags OF orr nature. 1t is a
IlsnsH of great power, to smooth
OuEay along the rugged paths of
and TO turn towards you the best
Aeafall you meet.
This politencss is very essential to
tnght transaction of,hat great bnsi-
IS oil woman's life, shopping. The
Frety afforded by the shops of a city
fHn people difficult to please, and
haiude they take in examining
skiing the price of goods which
have no thought Of buying, is so
agto the patience of those who at
b upon them, that nothing but the
Il perfect courtesy of demeanour
reconcile them TO it, and then it is
nd enough to bear. Shopping in the
putry sQuite a different thing; it is
ferOus business, despatched with all
n%yenient speed, at the end of a long
lie or walk, and, if the country store
snot contain what you want, you
Pis, take what you can get, and make
+ best of ii. Instead ofbeing assidu-
Fsy waited uron ard pressed 10 buy,
% can hardly get the busy owners
or ear, or find out the price Of the
lties you really wish to purchase;
customers, on n fine day, are so
Herous and the attendance so scan
There is very little pleasure in
II shopping, and very few Of the
fNations which belong TO what
YES under this name in a city, where
olien a lavourite pastimc ofyoung
les II furnishes all excuse, in
cP'nlon, for entering all the f.
SHOPS, and looking at all sorts of
~ things, They like the consc-
&c, which they fancy they derive
~ vlng The purchaser of some ar
Thch is TO them a great affair,
70 which they attached so much
%fTancc, that they will spend houis,
yak miles, 10 get n particular
&d colour, or the precise form
texture, on which they have set
Z hearts. Too much time and too
Wy thoughts are often lavishcd, in
way, ON trihes; and in this respect
10 nave some consideration for
sc who wait upon their caprices.
when you wish TO buy n pair OF
yves, or n belt, or a bonnet riband,
20 INTO twenty stores, and tumble
The goods IN each, aud take up,
uilie, and try the patience OF TWEEN
geople, think how disproportioned
ue trouble You give, to the want in
Naoh' Some persons behave III
Pp'ng, as II no one had any rights
sly feelings, but the purchasers; as
! d sellers of goods were merc
Snalons, put behind the counter Il
ueiI bidding; they keep them wa
whilst they talk OF other thing,
Trend; they call for various
ask the price, and try to cheap
elem, without any real intention o
ing A lady who wants decision
~-Afacter, after h~esitnting, and de
Jug, al the pVor traders patience
"' exhausted, will beg him to sem