Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1847-05-29

This quiet, modest institution, which ha'
been now for several years established IN Po
iosi is at present in more houhshing condi
lion Than ever before. The faithful course o.
instruction there pursued, the slric, moral col
,ure, and especially tho constant parental
wa,ehfniness Of The Sisters Of Charity Ia i'm.
mediate charge Of the pupts, over their hab.
it's snd conduct, al that critical period In the
llves Of young girls, when The most careful at
,eplion 10 them is required, have inspired high
confidence amongst parents and guardians.
wherever Inc institution 10 knowu. Commend
US always 10 eueh a school 10 preference 10 The
plare and os,sn,a,ion Of meet Of our fashionable
boarding echools. In schools OF The lauef do
scrip,ion. there is generally little OF no auen.
ton paid to personal habits. personal behavior,
carriage. address, conversation A neglect OF
,his must imporiani branch Of tuition, accounts
for much ,ha. is faulty aud disagreeabe 10 tho
character Of young ladies'.
Wo commend the following sensible extract
from an address delivered before the Newbury
port Female High School 10 Deoembat last,
bv the Rev. A. r. Peabody, to the careful pc.
rusAl Of re- ie,s, both young and old
Neatly asiu 10 offences against good gram.
mar il another unlasleiul practice, inlo which
yon are probably more 10 danger Of falling,
and which Is cfyioe sin among young ladies
Il mean tho use Of exaggerated. exuavagani
forms Of speeeh--saying splendid for pretty,
aayai GesHi for headsoa.s, Aorrid for pery- nor
yible Tor unpleasant immense for large, fhou
sands OF mgriads for any number more than
f,ro. Were | 20 write down, for one day, the
conversation al soma Dung ladies' Of my ao.
nuainsance, and thea 20 interpret II Literally, u
would Imply that, within She compass OF
twelve o. foufleen hoets they had met with
moro marvellous adventures AID hair breadth
escspes. had passed through more distressing
.xpotioncee. and seen more Imposing specta
cles, had sndnted more fright and enjoyed
more rapture, than would suffice for half do
zen common lives, This hahi, 10 attended
wnh many Inconvenience Il deprises you OF
ihs Ineligible use Of strong expressions. when
yoa need them. lfyou use them all the time,
nobody understands OF believes you when you
use them In earnest.
You are 10 the same ptedieament with the
boy who cried wolf 80 often when there was
no wolf. thu, nobody would 90 70 his reliei
when the wolf came The habit has also .
very bad moral bearing. tor words haze a
rsaux influence upon our Characters Exag
gera,ed speech makes oue careless ot the
,ru,h, The habit Of using words wi,hou, re-
gard TO their righttul meaning. often leads one
70 dislof, facts. to misTopeF, conversations aud
10 magnify statements. 20 matters 10 which
The literal ruth is important TO be told.
You can never ifusi the conversation Of one
who, IL common conversation Is Indifferent 20
the import. sud regardless az 'he power Of
wlrds. an acquainted with persons whose
repseseatalious VI fses always need uansla
non aud correction, and who have utterly lost
their reputation lot veisclly, solely through
This habit Of osersuainsd and exuaveeRn,
spesch. They DO not mean to lie but they
have dialect Of their owo. 10 which words
wear an entirely different sense item that civ
an 20 them 10 ,he daily intercourse on discreet
and sober people,
In this eonuexioa, il msy not be an,iss 20
no,lee a certain class u phrases. oiosn employ.
IA 10 an Qua and diluie sentanees, saeh as fHi
s,,ys--T declare --,Aas's a fsef-feu knoic-
,raut 70 no,r!-Did pou sesrR-- lcAt fRcr-g
and the like. All ihese forn's q speech
disssure conversation, weaken the ioIee Of .he
assertions or statements with whieh they are
connected. and give un'avorahis impressions
as 20 The good breeding Of ,hs Fs'son ies' uses
them"
Whils the 81. Matthias sehool Femains under
the jodieious mansgVmeal q The Rev. Mr..