Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1876-01-01
Good Manners.


exaggeration. A lady loses as soon
as she admires too easily and to
much. In man or woman the face
and the person lose power when
they are on the strain 10 express
this admiration. A man makes
his interiors his superiors by heat.
Why need you, who are not a Cos
sip, as a gossip, and tell eager
ly what the neighbors or the jour
nails say? State your opinion with
out apology. The attitude is the
main point, assuring your compan-
ion that, come good news or come
bad,you remain in good heart and
good mind which is the best news
you can possibly communicate.
Seif-control is the rule. You have
in you there noisy, sensual saw
age, which you are TO keep down,
and turn all his strength to beauty.
For example, what aseneschal and
detective is laughter 1t seems 10
require several generations of edu-
cation to train squeaking or a
shouting habit out of man. Some
times, when in almost all express
siOns the ChoctaW and the slave
have been worked out of him, a
course nature still betrays itself in
his contemplate squeals of joy.
The great gain is, lot to conquer
your comprehension you learn
nothing but conceit-but to find a
companion who knows what
you do not know to tilt
with him and be overthrow,
horse and foot, with utter destruc-
ton of all your logic and learning.
There is a defeat that is useful.
Then you can see the real and the
counterfeit, and will never accept
the counterfeit again. You will
adopt the art of war that has de-
feated you. You will ride to bat
tie horsed on the very logic which
you found irresistible. You will
accept the fertile truth, instead of
solemn customary lie. When peo-
pie come te see us, we foolishly
prattle, lest we be inhospitable.
But things said for conversation
are chalk eggs. Don't say things.
What you are stands over you the
while and thunders so that can
not hear what you say to the con-
trary. A lady Of nay acquaintance
said 81 don't care so much for
what they say as do for what
makes them say it." The law of
the table is beauty-a respect 10 the
common soul of all guests. Every
thing is unreasonable which is pri-
vite 10 two CIR three or any por-
ton Of the company. Tact never
violates for moment this law
never lntrudes the orders of the
house, vices of the absent, or tar
if of expense, or professional pri-
vacies T; as we say, we never talk
shop before company. Lovers alb
stain from caresses, and haters in
suits, whilst they sit in one parlor
with common friends. Would we
codify the laws that should reign
in households, and whose daily
transgression annoys and morti-
fies us, aud degrades cur house
hold life-we must learn to adorn
every day with sacrifices. Good
manners are made up of pretty
sacrifices.--TFank Waldo Emerson.
William Stump. who resides near
Romney; Hampshire county has caught,
during this fall, four bears, in a trap
he set for that purpose on "Big Noun
tain" not far from the Hardy and
Hampshire line. 1t is supposed they
all belong to the same family one being
an old she, two of them were cubs and
the other ayearling. Mr.. Stump built
an oblong pen of strong logs, leaving
mouth sufficient to admit the bears
body. A heavy fall door fitted in this
mouth or opening to which was attach
ed cord, running back over the top
down into the back part of trap, where
it is fastened to triggers. Here the
tempting bait being placed, the fall
door hoisted, the triggers set, all things
are ready. Bruin enters to satisfy his
appetite, when down comes the pom
derous fastening, and his retreat is cut
off for ever. One of his cubs had gone
in and, it seems, nearly gotten out be,
fore springing the trap, as he was found
all outside but one paw, which was
firmly wedged in between the fall door
and log facing. In this position they
found cubby safe prisoner and dis
patched him.-KeyseT Tribune.
Why Wilson Died.