Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-09-09
The Frecdon, or Uousc

Most people are fond of havin.
pleasant company, but few people knov
NOW to make their company feel them
selves at home, A great deal is sal,
1on the subject of hospitality, and grea
ex~eEtL2ps are frequently madelto prov,
ones riches in this regard. But as
generaEtRngI theem0reje3tra effort anG
expense you make, especially the NOR,
form and8gentility you get up for tn,
occasion, the more i'll at case and unnat
3uralia manner yQT yodr0guests
True hospitality, VIZ opine, consist:
Fin the warm and hearty welcome O
ones friends, far more than in all fuss
and show which is made for their enter
tainmeEt. Feed them we'll, of course,
5lf you have anything to eat yourselves
Ebut 1t is to be presumed that your daily
fare issuphnSAiags tRat are Pleasant to
Sthe taste and good for food, also that
your board isicIeanfy and we'll ordered,
even when you are aloEe; and if these
presumptions-be correct, what is the use
of an extra display.
EoeSeN Khohastsstsd the <eHEiua1s e.
economy, Of bSqseFahelds skaPKssEery we'll
that he always experiences the truest
Seo4fortauapeasgrewhen visiting those
families, which allow bimto enter,as one
of themselves and atQ,partakeso& "thd
freedom Of. the house" with their ovid
members. ~ fanufsaia bua agfaI ny3wtsa
What a extraordinarily" is that
.9houseein whiohrsne, when UPON a visit
must be always. upon his best behavior,
where he must be continually entertain!
entertained; where he has n6feel,
ing of freedom in moving about, but
mist eontInue in the parlors, though he
shivers withlculd when there is al genial
FIRE IN. the basement or nursery; where
he, must sit bolt RRright Wheeahez longs
to lounge, andwherc he feels coastrain-
ed to say 'eannot'' and awill not" when
he wants to yS'cant" and siwont," not
to mention feelings expected to inter /
lard his conversation with what a GER.
tain 1an1S tady caAldd Technical PhrasI
es,' ard a smattering of Frenchor .Ital
. jaBSWhent he Bohaas rather eonfne him
Hself to- siniple'rernacular5 where he must
shnnoy9aha mcemmode himself by ride
Lulcnstab1eeOsms 4@hieh'are of no pos
sible use. AS an elderly woman once
gFFTfyd sthershainit NO pqfal. lpfip7
), eiple whatever. tfsgl 81 .aYusbna i'ia bass
That disregard of polished manners.
whichf Is Fdfgarity, a p dthat ,'~plainness'
which is coarscncss, are repulsivelwher-
-Ieverithey are found Yet, many, both
3 young and I'D, pride themselves upon
these disgusting ways. Such persons
have not yetlearned what is religion.
When we hear one scof6ng az the idea
of polish and refinement of thought and
act, we wonder that he does not consid-
er of the company which he is perchance
(ifso be that his white garment be not
forgotten) soon to keep. Would not a
Kpanr about to be asked into theiceurt of
some great king, teEtalka aud walk with
dukes and princess takezsone thought
about how he should carry himself be-
r resthem? But just befire as, every
one, there is a door which will .opcnfto
usher us into a court such as no earth
9$5scity ever held, md VIC are 10 walk
and talk with angels and archangels,
with principalities we shall have to do.
Surely, we all need to "mend our man
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