Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1858-01-30
RED WING M. r, SATURDAY JANUARY 80 1858
% SOCIAL CUSTOMS.

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In nearly every community, there is a
commendable spirit at work that
prompts the adoption of the various
plans OF social enjoyment and social in
tercoursc. Each season has thus its
amusements in which sociality and
good feeling gain ground, and those
enjoying the benefits, are much the
better and wiser from association.
we love, as must all who regard the
happiness Of our race, these scenes of
enjoyment. The summer brings It's
rural pic MICS, where humor, wit and
frolic, harmless and enlivening, reign
equal monarchs Of the hour. Beneath
the cool shade Of forest trees, the spir-
it is at liberty, and men and women,
boys and girls, can feel enjoyment,
that not only enlightens the present,
but makes the future more cndurable.
Autumn has its strolls, and gipsey par
ties, all over the land sewing circles
in town and country, presents another
source OF social amusement. And
winter is not destitute Of its entertain
ments. Lyceums then put forth afresh.
Debrting societies start into new life.
Lecturers, to be great men, here make
their first attempts in the world Of let
ters, and here many genius is devel-
opcd, which in after y:ars, when wis
dom has ripcned, and experience has
taught her useful lessons, shall hold
|spell-bound admiring thousands. We
might it we would, take any popular
lecturer, DICTATOR, or statesman, now
before the country, and trace his Ca
reer, through its various phases, back
to his first essay in the debating socie-
". If then minds can be trained by
such processes, if these associations
are the starting points of genius, why
should they not be general and extern
ded? There should be such an or
ganization in every town and village in
our land. Political and literary distinc-
ton is SO easy of attainment, in this
land, that he who aspires to, may fill
the highest stations. The son of the
artizan, may stand side by side with
the pampcred child of luxury, in the
Legislative halls. Talent oftencr than
wealth, carries men to the pinnacle of
fame, and keeps them there. Let us
then have these preparatory schools,
where culture of the mind and social
enjoyment, may benefit all classes.
LITrEf Cot Col Ta Eff 9!
How much Of meaning, Of refine
mcnt, aye, Of Christianity itself, there
is in those little incidental attentions
and rolitenesses which go great way
in making upther beauty OF life. a
we have known very many people
good, warm-heartcd, and generous
who were capable of almost any act
of self sacrifice and abncgation. who
would never have condescendcd to
raise their hat to a lady, or offer a
glass of water before drinking them
selves. This is frequently the fault of
coarse grained nature, but perhaps,
most often the result Of early education.
Indeed we always think mans man.
ncrs are the living epistle, "known and
read of all men," Of his mothers train
ing. Habitual politeness can only
make a thorough gcntlcman--a woman
a true lady. II a boy be respectful
and courteous to his sisters, he will be
so to all women ~ long as he lives;
but if his intercourse with them be
coarse, careless and abrubt, hot, sol.
tened and refined by thousand name
less little attentions and graccs, he will
be rough awkward-not fulfilling al.
ways the beautiful injunction Of the
apostle, "be courteous to all men,
Then too outward refinement, influ-
ences and softens the inward charac-
ter; for it is law of our being tina,
expression intensifies the emotions
and feelings 45 ...t.la.,,
But this work, after all, lies with
every mother in the land--in the world
and we can only hope, that these hint,
may influence some to consider it.
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