The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-07-01
MAKE YouRsELs Ar nomw /,

There Ia no Invitation so common, and
none so seldom accepted, ~ this free aud
easy tender Of ones home TO = guest,
From the way people conduct themselves
In their own homes--whAt with their
peevishness, tardIness. alovealiness, sur
illness, and the other Resses we shonld.
NJ care to have the Invitation taken very
literally by them in any homo In which
we had part or lot but Il Is not practi.
cable and would Il not be pleasant AL
around, TO have agreeable people iso'
more at homo than they eiten do In their
triends' homer
All vlstors feel that 10 some places
there Is an atmosphere that js congenIal
and pleasant, and conducive TO freedom
and enjoyment while IN others though
the welcome bc just as warm aud the
ifiends no less kind and dear---they arc
never unconscious that they are visitors.
The house Is In an abnormal condition OF
spickAnd-sran orderlinsss, TO start With;
and ona feels that in no homo are The pa
pers and books always picked up, the
work put out Of sight and everything
kept with lie best foot forward, In most
sensible, not TO say cultivated, families,
the essential vulgarlty of loading down
with an unusual and unnecessary variety
Of food, because alfriend chances 10 be
present, is no longer seen; but In too
many the entire matter Of the family eat.
ing ia made 10 turn upon the guests appe.
lite. or readiness. How entirely At home
one feels this is writ ironical, As A. Ward
used 70 say 10 como down TO breakfast .
quarter Of an hour late and find pater
tdtaitids reading the advertisements In
bis crumpled morning paper, With ono
eye wandering TO the clock. the housewife
with the shadow OF frown upon her po.
lltely unplucked brow, aud the children
palpsbly cross from waitingl The guest
shouldn't bo late, of course, but he often
takes that liberty when ut home and
would feel much better TO find the family
at the table than waiting for him. The
conoiousness Of throwing everything out
of gear In tho family machinery makes
one realize very uncomfortably that ho 10
not at homo.
Then tho Ichildren are often kept on
dress parade, during the presence OF
transient guests. 1t causes pain 70
childloving and sensitive man 70 know
that the children are debarred OF their
natural blessed freedom by bis presence.
His own little ones at home climb to hls
back or knee, tease fot stories, play
games, and have good time after sup
per; and while the average parent doesn't
take so much interest In other peoples
children no one not so utterly selfish that
his comfort tdoes not deserve to be con-
sidered, likes 10 see children robbed OF
any of their little rights and customs by
stupid conventlonality, requiring them TO
be dressed mp and keep STILL
ItmAy further be truly said of hospital
ity, that as rule, entertaining does not
entertain. Public men are not tho only
people who like plenty Of letting alone.
The friend into whose home our coming
means only an extra plate and chair at
the table and room at the Hreside; whose
easy clair 10 ours for reading, resting or
whose home circle IL enlarged,
not broken up by onr enteranee; whose
greeting shows that be Is conscious OF
receiving ~ we'll as imparlIDg pleasure;
who preserves his own individuality and
recognizes oursi oser whose roof tree
waves the 1ag of freedom isn't this ibs
place We sll love TO got