The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-02-14
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d ORAL things 10 be admired IN persons
is polite manners. The greatest ac-
tons that adorn history were, for The
most part accomplished by persons who
. hal good manners and knew well how
70 treat every person courteously.
i IL Is related that the great successes
which Aaron Burr achieved up TO tho
hour when he betrayed his party were
not 50 much owing to his knowledge or
political skill, rs 10 his inimisable
manner and address. Moreover good
manners are strong indication Of char
acfer. not 80 much Of what is done. but
the way in which II is done. One man
viii do You favor that YOU will re-
member long after. while. perhaps. an
other will do you greater favor that
you will not care half so much about.
although IL did you more service: tho
reason Is obvious. the first was done in
IA pleasing manner while the last was
done perhaps grudgingIy.
On the whole, manners form mos,
important part of ID ans education.
and should not be neglected A great
many think form is nothing. II matters
not so they get the substance but
knowledge i nothing If vou DO not
snow IN what manner 10 use il 10 the
best advantage; for instance. a certain
man will deliver an address " hich every
one will applaud at the time. but when
they come 10 read it in their rooms they
h1f u a very niInsy piece another will
take the stand and his whole address
viii DC drag. every person will wish
him through long before lie j.. Yet
when you come to examine the two IN
private you will find that the one which
was q seeming drag il By far the best
production The reason that they were
received % different i plain: the first
delivered his in snch fine manner a. to
please his hearers while the latter deliv-
cred bis IN an ofT-hand slouchy man
ner. The style caused the poorest 10 be
applauded and the best 10 fail.
Manners make the man., l. an old
proverb, but true in the strictest sense
Of the word.
One Of Americas greatest speakers.
Henry CLAW, said that '.the courtesieS of
= small and trivial character are the ones
which strike deepest in 10 the grateful
ana approaching heart. II i the plea
yune compliments which are The most
far more than the double
ones We some times pay.-
Our manners cause our successes and
our failures As an illustration axe the
example of two preachers vino start out
Q preach The gospel: ones career i
success he is welcomed every where.
very parish Is glad to secure lis servi-
'es: the others experience il lust The
opposite: his best success isa miserah
allure every one almost shnns linn: no
,ne i glad 10 meet him: he can scarce
rcure Situation after ten years Of lii.
hc wo meet again. one had contrived
o rise, while the other though AZ first
promising man, had sank lower in the
stimaiion ofthe world. The one whose
re had been failure asked the success
" one why il was that he had succeeded.
while his own career had been only
marked with one failure after another.
lhe reply was that it was in the manner
vhich each had spoken they had h0fh
'reached for the same thing, but they
ad used themselves differently. One
ald 70 his hearers that If they did such
thing that they should 60 10 hell, aud
hat caused his failures, the other said
you do not do such thing. YOU shall
e punished both meant the same AMI
al the same signifi ance. but one
leased the people and the other didn't.
tanners often enable rogues to succeed
nd cause honest men to fail.
Manners are often worth 10 Us all orr
YES. as In the case OF John Churchhiil.
siterward Duke OF Marlboro) during
nc relghn Of James | OF England; o. 4
rotestant he gained an influence over
ne Ming, and retained IL. after all other
rolestants bad been discharged from
ublic service: he was OF inesrimable
alue to the Prince Of Orange. because
had the confidence Of the King. and
ould furnish secret Information. that no
ne else could. Still hc acted the rogue:
Q betrayed the confidence OF his clc-
ator: the King had made him. and
ave him all he had: his manners en-
bled him to succeed in his base designs:
et the King was charmed with TO
liter nc left behind when he explained
is conduct IN these words: = am 4
rotestant and can't desert the religion
{ my youth.v Through him the sncr.-
ION Of Kings Of England was hanged
rom the house or Siuarts 10 the hutss-
{ Orange.
Ofteniimcs the most honest OF designs
re frustrated BY the manner in whirh
hey are introduced; while wof.r de-
lgns are sncccssfui. bccAnse they are
howed up aenfceliv. aud ihcy pea-c
w eve nther than The understanding.
very one knows. with his own expert
nee, how much more he likes The man
ers OF some in preference to those ~
because one is always rrsin-
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