The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-01-12

your invited and expected guest, entered
the room"
"Why What would you have me do?
Surely not treat gentleman rudely or
rnkindly?"
by no means. But when YOU did not
wish him to remain, and knew that he
had no intention ofdoing so, why feign
a desire for his company which your
heart did not sanction? If you always
urge him with such apparent cordiality,
no wonder his calls are long and frequent
tedious as you termed them when
speaking to me. Surely neither courtesy
or politeness required that you should do
more Sthan chat few moments, and let
him depart. That would have been true
Kindness. Having fresh in mind YOUR
words and manner, when you heard his
voice in the hall, and, contrasting them,
with the extreme urgency of your solicit
tatlon to remain, is it strange that / said
IN my heart-'How do [ know but 1 was
invited here in the same spirit, simply as
an act OF courtesy? and the earnest, COR
qlal, a1fectlonate greeting / received was
put seening-the heartless formula of
fashionable life"
q only did as all must do, if they
would secure and maintain a respectable
standing in good society"
My Dear child, there is something
rotten IN the State of Denmark-in this
so-called good Society'-if It compels
untruthfulness.
grleVe that you judge me so harsh
~, You surely do not believe I would
tell falsehood ?" @
"Phat is too rough term to be men
toned to ears polite but by your own
statement, What else was it, You urge
this INITIATED young man to do that which
you acknowledge you did not desire him
TO 90 Bear with me my child; speak
out Tor your own good. In the whirl and
excitement of fashionable life, YOU can
not understand how this hollow hearted
mode OF existence appears to looker.on,
Not this instance alone but there are q
thousand varieties in which strict truth is
thought quite old-fashioned andunneces
sary"'
We are surprised and panied at the
lack genuine truthfulness in the social
intercourse between friends us well as
with, passing acquaintance. And it is so
often manifest in cases where a strictly
truthful course would be the easiest and
almost the kindest way.
a certain amount Of attention. a Ger
tain number Of calls, are thought neces
sary # one would keep in good and reg.
ular standing in fashionable and genteelI
society. But that these calls and atten-
tions should spring from the heart-fr from
true kindness and friendly feeling-is
often apparently as fully ignored as if
SUCH emotion had no real existence.
And when these "calls" have been
made, the proper attention rendered
what good has been accomplished? Often
none at all, and it is we'll if sometimes
positive evil is not the result, if not to
others, to ones self Time uselessiy
spent, words uttered that have no mean
ing, or covert one to wound and vex
pleasure and interest which your heart
denies; laying your own truthfulness as
a sacrifice on the altar of politeness
We feel moved to speak earnestly to
our young friends just entering this
strange unnatural life, because we would
have you think of it, SC berry, as Chris
tians should. We are told to let our ''yea
be yea, oar nay nay, for whatsoever is
more than this cometh Of evil" In all
truth and fidelity, deal by others as you
would have them deal by you Chris
tan Union.