The Trinity times., 1855-07-07
GzE@nrEaEx,rcDss
Bra.nard.

IvTrER WRITING We have almost made
up our mind thdt the ability to write good
letter is a rtt of nature and cannot be ac
1uircd Schools may teach o7thnfruphy .
punctuation. syntAx and rrosody, but ncither
schools nor colleges, win Az their drilling
eau euabie student 10 write an easy, flow
ing. agreeable letter There have been
e' Complete Letter Writers" published, bat
whoever trusts 10 them for communicating
with friend or foe, finds himself going lament
ably attray---lor circumstances alter cases.
W hen the Hurttered refer to one Of these
manuals, they generally copy bodily the
forms they see before them. simply filling mp
the blanks lei: for the proper names, Still,
an indifferent opStoatory stSle may be
amended by the study Of good models There
are many such in tile Frencii language--of
course il Is needless To- refer to the world
famed epistl,So oi Madame dc Seyone. Lord
Byron's correspondence is among the most
'tasy ad a4rcc;l,o in English Burns, on
tie contrary, wrote sHuckjugly .tf and suited
letters. Horace Napoc's letters are very
agreeable, go--jpjng. fluent and wei Spccd
Many people succeed in lpttci-s " no fail in
aiu,o>, every other specie. Of composition
One dnrs not naturally and inevitably writ"
good letter because be can write good
poem or q guud essay. lilitcrate or neXpcti-
tnctd core. Puud,nts lave certain st,rc,
typed i,rms with Which they always open
their comm uliicatlotis-'' ! hes Ia ncS come
hopping ;o m,cf yoH ia good iivaI H. There
j. - certain sunny chccrlmIn ss IN the idea OF
the T,rpsvhutridl alacriy with which the Sc.
tu Ines pcrtuim their part. There arr,
cgltan letters that it l. impossible To hud flu 7
wl'l, no matter lt"w craniprd aud grabbed
ihc p,unmu,hp max bp. ug t,ow cunt lhc doe
uueut f,- ui,iaucr--'' Please tind eucloscd
a ira't for 5 =, 'uI pl> alb. L. your or lrr. -
The uin.t capt"9s ctiuc ia thc world ecu
hardly have tHv h art TO critrjsc this W e.
lind soptc cap.'l hint, ou lclt,r writing in the
works of II Gtcg'ty.
II y,u h we III ,ay 'hn.s 10 sly," K1,s
he, You Nti 10 wrong To- cou!,u, y"uts, II T."
,oo harrow n spece Ii word w Il tAprcsS
your thou-ht, spare uc t,dl"u~ dria l> not
very agreeable. You should mca-ule the.
ln-th nr brcvi,y Of a lrtor by its subject.
II Is ud cn"u Il I" bc Ir,c Sc. YOU uu.t br
Gear IA alt ding a ictt,r j. not u : On; it
WUud ie l., tl,r lu bc .ttu, " hat q, sS'pInuG
THAI I" be obscure u aiu'lug hrrv1y Iu
q "ord, a letter Wriitri. with suitable clear
ness, we'd written l,ttrr. Is that. Whlch.
understood hy The ignorant rs V'll!s tie cul
Uvatcd man, pea>,s both equally y tiId
q a,ly Is Grace; without il. "a letter i. drl
Sal, m"uotonou~ with it. on the con rarN .
ihc style is lively and foHs ulca-anly and
currently. Pqpnnt mnxlms, proverbs alph
clbly quoted, rally pauses, Ingenious sal
hve-H letter admits everything which can
CNc't- the miud but sim without alf.ctalion
Purrle 's only admitted as \ trimming; and
leitrr only allows of AN uucAaug,ral,d i .lr-
ptuce. The hguratve style /, only adtu.s>i
b. uu tbs cuud ton HAT II shows ifsu
rarely and mule>dy. We wIil leave t, rl,,t-
oricHli-, aposir Illcs autithe-cs aud member.
Of phrases symu"tr,ca.ly arranged or. II
srn. tu,-s wc borrow the apparel troL. them,
let il always be- ln sport. cannot better
con luAe tran ia the "a owing trait Of apo
lo-uc: OHre upUt "A time, when III" blrd.
were di>puun2 fur the throne, and eacl
eagrri, admun- himself, the eagle Judged
that h.s finest urumrut was 20 hc without
any. lljeau'y when uuaiouu,d. adorned lh,
m"s;) The lines. l,ti,r, ia my opinion. j.,
tiD,t which derives a'l ITS ornament from Oh,
simple. easy aud natulaI maun,r 10 wl cl u
is written. S1ch, tInk, are the qud.tie.
o. the epstohry STYLE " hat may hay,
omitted A'i b. suggested to you by your own
reAcct.1us"
The above is not only a sound treatise on
letter Wi. q 3, but bapps eA4np!- of %. l. s
style.