The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-02-07
Nints 10 Visitors.

Try, Without being too familiar, 20
make yourself so much like one Of
the is,nily tha, no one shall irel you
to be in the way aud Vt tho same
time, be obsetvant Of those small
courtcsies aud kinjbesscs which eli
together mako up what tho world
agrees 10 caTl COOL manners.
Regulate your hours Of rising and
rriiring by the customs Ut the house
d. not keep Your trends sitiias ~
until latsr than usual, snd do not he
roar,ing about the house M hour or
two bef 10 ho.kfast. II you choose
to rise at sn early hour, iemaiu ia
your own room until near breakfast
time, Jules. you arc very snrs that
your prcscoce 10 the paror will not
be upwelcomc. Write in large let.
ters, in u prominent p'scs In your
mind "BE PUNCTUAL." A vi.i TOT
has no excuse Tor keeping q whole
family waiting, aod it is uopArdona-
bic negligence not to be prompt at
the table. Hero Is place to test
the good manners, ard any waBifss-
alton of i.l-trceiiug hors will b. no.
ticed and remembered Do not be
too rcsdy to express your likes aod
dislikss for the various dishes beforc
you. The wife Of o certain United
States Senator once visiting soqusin.
tauces at some distance from her ns-
tive wilde, msde las,iog impression
upon the family BY rcmarkipg at tho
breakfast table that she should
stnrvs before she would cat mush."
aud that she "oever heard Of cooking
mu tton before she came sbst"
Ifyou are tempted to go to the
other extreme, add sacrifice truth.
to poli,snsss, read Mrs Opies "Tal.
Of Pot,ed Spra,s,' and you will uot
be likely to be insinOrre sgaio.
1t j. we'll 10 remember that some
things which seem Of littlo impor-
lance 10 you may make on unplcss-
m, impression upon others, 10 con-
sequence Of difference 10 early
training. Tho other day two yonn.
ladies were heard discussing u gen
,Ieman who hod o great many pleas
ant qualities. Yes" sail QUO, he is
very handsome. but hs does not o,t
pic with his knife '"ake care that
no 'riac %! that kind is recalled when
pc pie are speaking Of you.
Keep your own rom 10 order, and
DO not ,calter your b.longiog. oil o
YER tho house II your friends are
orderly. j, will annoy them 10 81,
yonr things out Of place and it ,hoy
are not, their own disorder will be
enough without adding yours.
Make up your mind to be enter
tained with what IL designed to ems
trr,ain you. II your friends invite
you to join them in en- excursion,
express your pleasure and readiness
~ 60, aud do not act as though you
were conferrirg a favor inst al OF
receiving one. NJ visitors are M
wcarisolne ~ those who do no, NEE,
half way whatever proposals. are
male for their pleasure. DO conten
tod to amuse yourself quietly 10 the
hou"e, or to join iu any outside ray-
cites TO which you are Invited. aud
show by your mannsr that you en-
j'y both.
1t games are proposed, do not say
that you will not play. or "would
rather look on bat join with the
rest. and do the best you can Never
let u foolish feeling of pride, lest you
should not make 81 good an appear,
ance as the others, prevent your try
ing.
II you arc not skillful, you will 1t
least show that yon arc good natur-
Cd, and that yon do not think your
self modest when yon are only proud.
81 N;cLOlns for Truno~n