The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1869-03-12
Misfellaueuas.
Wrttiag-Co~meretsiiv.
NY HARRIET BEEcHER STOWE.

ny HARRIET BEEcHER sro"h'
We very much wish that our cores
pondents would read the editorials which
we write In reply to their letters; and we
especially wish that all who have any in
tention of writing to us, would read this
before they beyin. ."
In the first place, we have some ideas
ON the subject of what n business letter
ought TO be. which we humbly beg leave
to submit to the common-sense Of our
friends. ..''r ".
To begin, then: II YOU write to lady
or to gentleman, requesting an immedl-
ate answer. would II not be advisable to
rive them your n ,st-offics address? Now,
Il Is not an uncommon thing for us to get
letters IN which this very vital point Is
or,,,tod .ft ..-.. .. .'. .U.r1
Eor .~,mn,o. A ,en,,om.n has been
oh,,r,rc enough N send n. ouite n clever
No., C, rho,oo-.rhs which we sbould
n.. e ~ r.. - ..,.o..,.,,n. =, wo Lrow
-, 80 ill.,, :, lotto, His letter Is
,,.,,,,,. I.,.d .o,,.., 7" I'm, ,vh,ch NJ our
yT.,,.', Co.. go. g., ,,,, Sor,,,ura,lv
- ,,,,sn. .nd who,hor ,bere may
10. 80 49,, n.n,o IN .s many
n o' W w." ~ ~ 80 ~.
''a'V' % i. .,, 80. ',,o ~ 80, ~ ,., orr
-, VI, - ,ha, wo
%
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"a" ''n ""a, '"Sy "0' . eo'.
'' "0'"a a''o ''',"e' "'" We '"'o
correspondents "no arc very oAe"p''
III ''iis respect. pu' 'nere a.e many o'
ers' anu espec"''s iau'es' ""oso ",''s'
though very graceiui anu very hgi'oreu'
leaves one III the pro'o"hues. uou'' as W
what their letters may De- anu consequent
ly as 10 what the name Is that tney wrne
at the bottom OF the page. we nave
sometimes thought seriously OF cutting
out the signature, and pastlng 1t on the
outside Of our letter-thinking' perhaps,
that the postmaster may have more sklli
In declpherinS manuscript thaii our
selves.
A correspondent out West writes and
wishes to know OF us what people give
for good story, anu now much they give
line for poetry. Now, we say to our
good friends, what should you think OF
us, 3 we were to write and inquire OF yo"'
'What 90 people IN New iork give ior u
bonnet anu now much are DRESSES u
yarus our ricnuS eApe''enS0 "a. ,s"a
US 10 .h'"k ',,"' oonne's a'o y, III pr,
irom TWO uoiiars UP 10 ai'y or n""ueu'
anu 'Ha' u''ss'' '"s I" p'.
to what they are. Is just III 'he same
way WIN literary aracics' so'he .o'i'n'""o
and bring very h'gn price, anu soine =
very low one accoruihs 10 '"e '''''""''
when the puonc mas o' 'aep.
,nere arc ",.e.' VIZ s.'..,..s I aa,,ars =,
"'o'o ~. 80 -. ..a ,,,.r. .ro
n ~ -. .ts,s.,,,os ,or,, we,, of
w. W." 80, ~. 49, d0,,ars . co,umn what Is
800 ~ on ,h,s ,he very nersous who now
r., . hrndr.J do,,.rs an article once were
S,.d ~ write for five dollar, a column,
snd wrote ouite as we'll then rs they do
now
Thoro ors noo,s IN this country who
never receive less than fifty or hundred
dollars for n noep. be Il ever so short, and
.rd 70, ,bore was n time when these same
noets mt noems equally good into the
eorn..rs =, r,ner for nothinp. As n
.-,, Iii. = h,,h ,r;c. 60, nnon writ
- uonrason,s a cre,t deo, Of cost study
&c, &c -
60 oos into n ,owver,s office.
...,.s ,,,s o,so aud osr n, opip,on. The
lawyer bears him gives his opinion, and
oh.r,os hin, 8ov dollars.
.s,yo,, " saws the farmer. est don't seem
,sho o,,h, ~ ch,rce that FIR inst half
ron. worr
~, ,,,, c,ond 4, ,vos hv yoors of hi,
.,1 ,,,or. hy o~ro,siye ve,rs of nrenar-
-, -. =. ,,,. ,,,o,,so aud
"1om ,, " .,.,,.a :. haor. ,h.,
.,,' .,s. .,,naJ H. ,owor % o,vo you In
,",v n"" s.s - m p ~ Into. ma,,or which
nn ,., :" ' on ~ IL . .'.., sa,, :. w,,,,
,,,-,,,na TS. hos, Lind or writing repre.
""e -, 80 90 -. .nd ,rso,
sep,' SO. w" ~ IN ~ .o.,.,, nat.
, ue% 10 - 60. -, - ,n,n,,s ,,.h,oh wo cal,
We" s"' ''' ''"e
se"'u" .,... 49,. ,,.,,.,, ,,.
WV ~" - 49,, | r,,S,.,a,,s.s,.' ,,,. .e
nav for ripe ones. The more people there
are VINO write LOT proh.' .he gre"'.' w"
be the eompet'tioh' anu OF course 'h' ue,
tAr lhpv must wrltp. In kuCCCCu.