The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-11-22
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HIN 2 ON AA @~&~ . HS 6N Isecu Nfay. n ruekl When visidng. never borrow yous hosss night shirt and carry 1t home wish l Yoc
 Alter speeding the summer with a friend in the counsry, dc ucs send tns lyour winter clothes and tell your hosa that you have decided to stay ull spring, At dinner, # the waises pours hAlf . ] Diat of bot gravy down your bark assume pleasant cass of countenance and speak |cneerfuliy to the host about the outlook 6bs the cnming ice-crop. lf you find that your host has had to give up h.s bed and sleep in the wood koase ioft on your account, do not peo- tract your stay beyond three ur four neoths or make any femarks abcut post ponipg your departure thai nigAf mar
 gour hosss pleasant anticipations of tss neAs approach.
 It your hos's child should desire so n on your lap and eat moiAsses candy, or ep make drum of your hesx silk hat, do not assume . poN morsem cast of coun- enance. but appear 10 be interested ia the cnild, and act az if you would have 1t enjoy i,selE Gensleness with the children sill always win the applause Of your host and hostess.
 When visiting your betrothed, do not act as if you would convey the impression
 that you o~n the premises It will be quite time enough to do that after you are married.
 Do no, lean back ia your chair and put your feet on the mAntei among the bnc a. -orac, else your betrothed may be alarmed and agitated in anticipa- ton that you will tip over and break the chair
 Do not stay till the breakfas,-bel rings. There may have been only one mackeres put to soak, and your unexpected pres ence al the table may d,scommo the congregation and cause dciunct feeling about the family board.
 IL the paternai ancestor of your be- trothed enters the pArior at a m, with a |double-barreled shot gun, retire polreiy. It is not necessary tn this case to se very 6ormal in making your adieus- All formality may be postponed on account of the weather.
 # at dinner your guest tips a plate Of soup into his lap, immediately tip your soup into your lap also and make some pleasant remark about the late election. This will cause your guest to feel al ease and restore ,s him his equilibrium,
 which plate of soup in persons lap Is
 liable to cause him to drop for the tune being.
 Never lose your sang froid on any oc. casion. The man who has large stock
 of sang froid constantly on hand Is never
 disconrered. This is a singular f,ct that
 great many persons may never have
 noticed.
 When you see approaching you .
 friend of whom you borowed ten dollars
 last spring, promising to pay il back on Saturday night, you should slip into the l nearest saloon and ~aik quietly out oi the back door. Authorities are some ~ha,
 divided in regard 10 this point of eti- queue, some contending that the person
 who owes the ten dollars should cross
 the street instead of entering a saloon
 but the best usage seems to be on the
 side of the saloon.
 Never take out your false teeth and
 fondle them whilst conversing with friends For some reasons which great
 thinkers have never made clear, flse
 teeth when taken out of the mouth and
 iondled, have a very depressing effec, upon the congregation.
 i IT you are elected to carve a fowl, bow
 politely to the congregation and perform
 the office gracefully and in digni6ed
 manner, wearing . glad smile while the
 committee is at work. Do not take the
 fowl by the hind legs and pull it apart,
 or saw it with the carving knife as if you
 were cutting stove wood. lf you should
 by chance tilt the towl into inc lap oi
 your vis-a-vis, do not be disconcerted but
 throw of gay joke and smile joyously,
 asking your vis-a-vis to pass over the
 skittish hen or cratic rooster, as the case
 may be, and then resume your carving as
 if nothing had happened. The above are merely few rules culled
 here and there from my forthcoming
 work on department, which l am led to
 believe will be the standard authority after its appearance.