Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1871-02-15
Home Manners.

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The father was grave aud silent tha moih-
or was sweet and friendly and young man.
the son, quite old enough TO 20 courtin, was
sitting at the table with the evening paper
When his mother spoke TO him he answered
curtly, scarcely raising bis head, aud 30 uu-
courteous, so bearish was he, that the Easy
Chair could willingly have lifted him by Che
uape Of his neck and put him ont OF The
window into the garden. And This same bo0r
would hy-and-by slick himself up and
step out to Dorinda James and his dgloat
words would seem to h9w 10 honey from his
tongue, and even Philadelphia butter laiI to
melt 10 his mouth When his sister came
into the room and asked question the young
gentleman nodded his head indidercntlv, in
reply, without raising bis eyes from the pa-
per. And what, said the Easy Chair 10 it-
self what makes this vile. boorish, Disagree.
able manner. which clouds and chis this
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and feeling that GOOD manners, life fine
clothes, are for strangers and for state occa-
sons
Instantly the Chair saw the wisdom of the .
mother who had written to it. and who had
| learned that the essential point TO be ouaht /
/ in the education Of her girls and boys was n-
teliqence. skill and domestic courtesy lfI
/ the Easy Chair had been "a magician, 80 would
/ have caused the print upon that evening pa
rer which the young man held 10 disappear,
aud It's whole surface TO blaze with the words,
Familiarity breeds contempt Probably that
youth loved his mother. and if savage men or
beasts had offered her harm. he would have
valiantly defend a her But that IS 40 ani-
NAL instinct. And how many people there
are who seem to be satisfied with O kiud Of
animal household, 80 that the impression Is of
a pasture or a pen rather than of a human
house The family 90 about silent or nod
ding. scolding, and snarling and apparently
without the least thought that they are 70 re.
strain any emotion, or the indulgence of any
whim Old clothes, shabby dressing gowns
slippers, petulance. and sefshness are quite
good enough for the home. But if the same
persons are to 20 out to call, or to dine or to
ball nothing is too pretty to wear, nothing
too sweet to say, no politcucss too fine to dis
play
Now, you young fellow at the table reading
the evening paper, and nodding in q surly
way to your mother and sister, take a test.
If your clothes breathed delicious fragrance
say Of heliotrope or roses-but would do
so only when you were at home, CT only when
you went abroad, which would you chooso2
Would you smell sweet at home, or only when
away from home Would you have per-
petua climate OF rare odors IN your own
house or elsewhere Ot course you would
have 1t at home for your own comfort and en-
loyment, you curmudgeon' IT for nothing else.
But what Is domestic courtesy but the breath
oil hellotroPes and roses at home IL Is
as much for your own pleasure that you sh?n'a ,I
be pleasant as 1t IS ior that oil others. Inc
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