The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1883-02-08
Duties of Patrons Wife when Entertain
ing Guests.
ESSAY BY SISTER j. W. LANG or HARVEST
HOME GRANGE.

II rrbo +ruo o,,irit ofhocnitalitv
anna po"ia na.diaI sincnro ror5rd for
toDSis'G 5>'Ti,s ~, ~ thnSo thav ara tryino to
'He - - ,,o+ ,;ab+ fo, nc 10 l;,.o
i't,r+ o,p1,,anv Tb0 trno on;r,t af -
tl, is - LnT,a . nIaca for orI friandS
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'.,,. f,,7tIil, ,+oo.h l,o +,ios =, Id,.a
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i'.o a,I.st .b.rii,ors and tho extnnoion
t'Jil .,,',, .[Iad ~ s,,road ~ ;tS fnllaa+
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',ro 'Ira,tI,, ~ ho niried who hardy snn.
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M. ..,,', l;Ioo tLa ,,n,iI,,s ND ,.a;Iu.a,
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s,.. -Tbnsa tbinrs If rheI. ha cnTioTs in
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rn.r,abt .,nd viII wh,t ba cannot l'n,- at
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',mi s1.aI, ba,..j il, n,dar. tn hehnIa !, Cnr.
t.,inl- let Tho hoard La s,,raad and rho
I,,5 'iross.I fo,. rh. rnos+ Lnt Ia+ nnt tbo
.ln,,5a.5s If bosnitaIity hn in rhasa limos
UnSnr ~ t5a b6nSe Hbara tbay arc SIM
+Io ~ +j,o I.or'ro af hordsbin ~ +ho+ +bo
5n1eIlant i. aw-,l,a and sanS tho laws of
+T,,, ,,,,i,arao. 90 tho sorl ,rorShino +,,ntb
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Tbara ,ra tbocn who liI,a to p,aIla tbair
f,ionj, u-alcon,o h,t Snoil oil I,,, o,.o,. ov,
,,,+ia, rrho lr,,sts. ~, ,,,.,1ja ~ fool IN
,ho[, .,ro L1rdonsorno NV tLe onor otfnrt
3,,+ f.rth IL a,,+artain tham II i trne
nnc sbn1I,l he o,,ar, a+tantiy-a IN tho 1ra,ts
..rd u-fshne of ,,nost 90 tbnv nav nnt
,rat t5a iInnrassi1n tbar rbAv are NOT unlY
rnma Int +bp uLoIn Secret i IA feel at
.4.a n7,ealya. tban. a,,r ol7aotc in moe+
fnsf.ncas 1iII faaI tTa Same And in
,,-,jnr mar IN do tbis wa n,nst not misin-
-arnrat +hoir yisit We have no rinht to
rhiIk onr friends co,n4 to Visit ms tnr the
fnod +baz- rer to eat mr. ia see what wn
have II, fha housn bnt we nne+ ennnosa
-r.,. come inst tn SEQ ourselves And
E.a. on+ .,mrtaz,- dan,and +hat vro ltivo
Them, orr society and entertain tbom as
hesr we can by onr conversation, rather
tb3n pmD1oy onr time cooking or dressino
ourselves and the table to please their
eve? think we NAV safely decide the
reasnn ri fine decline of the oid fashioned
bosuitality So much enioved Inv the early
settlers and uinnrers Of the ronntrv Is
eaus4d hy tb4 system which discards
eyerything desirable in the way of hos
pitaiitv. 10 the coarse pleasure of sham
and 1Iuttony How is it possible to say
come and visit MS any time inst when
vau can make if convenient. when table
mnst he smread that reonires honrs of
hard work and freouentlI eynense hard
IN La MOI is considered rbe nronnr NAV
of 4nt4rtsinino onr mIesfs. whom conyor-
sation and soriaI eninTmente ara . snconi-
a'.y n'atrpr if MOT a}tG~nrher ign@rnd
Nn1 ~ lnost If rS as farmars' wives
win families ia care tor bave all we can
Gn +o Keen aI onr work alone without
aver eyerting nnr srr4ngfh we narnralIv
',r4ter AZ tew If these ..drnss naradns,