Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-29
WE'LL TIMED ADVICE.
a Bit of Experience that May be Read
NVaAN, IBrnEE

Bit of Experience that May be Read
With Profit.
"Of all the good things IN this good world
The one most abundantly furnished and found
And which, for this reason, we least care
about,
And can best spare our friends, is good eoun-
sci, no doubt"
From literature, historical and ficti-
tious, as well as observation and expert
ence, l have long since become aware Of
the high value and rarity of advice.
However, offer a piece to you all; and to
those most especially who will join the
summer exodus, and thus meet people of
all kinds and descriptions, viz: Never
ridicule, criticise, or subject to disagree
able comment, any one whatsoever, most
especially III speaking to strangers.
Doubtless you all know the story of the
man who, noticing in church a pew full of
remarkably ugly women, whispered to his
neighbOr. "WhO is that fright in yOnder
pew - and on discovering it to be his sis
ter, thought to get out OF the dilemma by
saving '.Oh. no; of course not that One-the
next lady-yOu can't mistake her9'
WhereuDOn his new acquaintance said,
with sardOnic smile, THAT, sir, is my
wife," Here was a case when both
parties, doubtless, would have thought
silence golden, indeed.
We all have our experiences, and l will
give YOU the benefit of one of mine, hoping
in the country, met good many charm
ing people, and congratulated myself ( /
must say rather precipitately) on the
pleasant impression l had made. Often
we went driving; and, sometimes, stop
ped for water at cottage owned by
queer species OF the human family. Her
yolubility often entertained us exceeding
~. On one occasion she insisted that we
had better attend a wedding, which was
soon to take place. and remarked that the
"'Oman was nigh on TO seventy, and
pwud be mighty Gurus to see." Suppos-
ing the happy couple were some of her
friends, l didn't ask their names, and for
got all about it until some time after;
when one of two young men, to whom /
was talking. asked me if / would like to
attend a wedding not far distant, refer
ring merely TO some Of the neighbors.
When, suddenly TecOllecung our sold
friends" advice, L replied, 'Indeed 1
should; ;" twas a sight not often seen; that
my sympathies were keenly aroused in
behalf of this tender, youthful maiden,
who was so soon to give up the gay friyoli-
ties of youth to become, perhaps, the
demure, vet winsOme bride, etc. Noticed
that my cousin coughed a good deal, and
that one of the gentlemen looked rather
peculiar. but, charmed with my own elo-
quence, l quoted various anecdotes apro-
pos, as | thought, to the subject. Finally,
however, the one / was especially trying
to entertain, with an awkward bow,
begged to be eXcused-he had "an en-
gagement." A little later the other fol-
lowed and 1 discovered. to my consterna-
ton, that the person 1 was so ridiculing
was the mother of one of them and the to-
be mOther-in-law of the other. Dismay
could hardly express my modification.
Both gentlemen were most kind in trying
to make me forget the matter afterwards,
but l learned a lesson, and hope my
readers may profit by my experience. 1t
is well to know to whom you are talking,
and let your conversation be Innocent, if
not edifyipg, and emphaticaliy imper-
snnal HULpAH LEIGff.