The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-02-21
NUMBER 8.
HOW TO WIRE LETTERS.
Instructions In Usefal Apt Which Arc
Especially Designed for Wonneh. syss


Instructions In a Usefal Ast which Arc
Especially Designed for womeM ssss
. As. q. source q amgseneny eEer-
;ainment and. instruction, letter-writA
ng plays no mean part in the life Of
woman. Man can dispense with
tho att much better than woman; for
his,life is not so made up of trifles as ID
hers, and If he wishes to communi-
cato with friend, he will probably
drive over to the corners. or walk
"down street, for the purpose. while
woman's RECOURSE would be aifriend-
ly letter or dainty. note. Many think
fair penmanship and correct. spelling
tho only requisites; .others,add q knoW4-
edge of grammar aud. rhetorios and
think, with these attainments, them
letters must needs be interesting.
These of course are necessary, but
so far from being all that is.needful,
they may be compared to the founda-
ton of house, 1t would be q useless
structure if built without founda-
ton; and failure, If this alone were
thought necessary. 10 be o real pleas
ure, letters must be prompt, easily
read, and filed throughout with such
items as will interest the one to whom
they are written. tfeces -
To many, sheet of paper andiA pen
are horror, and they put off friendly
as well as business letters with the e&-
cuse that writing is such hard work.
without giving thought to their pp-
kindness. They may have some loved
one long distance away who, among
strangers and in Strange land, looks
in vain for the missive that tells him he
is not forgotten. Or some friend MAY
ask question of Importance, iilcluse a
stamp for reply and bog for speedy
answer If the answer could be given
verbally, they would take o deal of
trouble to oblige; but as it nebessitates
lettor-writing, the inquiry is answered
after so long (if ut al) as to be quite
useless. Others again write when
weary, or in haste, or from foolish
notion that bad penmanship shows
superiority, and the letters that would
otherwise be interesting are so hard ito
decipher that pueh pleasure is lost
Others, again. send away prompt and
beautifully written letters, but void iiof
| interest. -
Among my correspondents / remean-
her one of this kinds When I. was
mere child, one OF my sehoolmates
moved to Virginia, md we of course,
promised each other an unending CDR
respondence. During allsthe years we
kept it up ever tried to mako my
letters suchsa breeze from the. old home
that not only my friend but herparepts
would hail their coming with delldht
In return received letteSS telling $he
4.,eR s,.t
the petty things they saiytaad did, and
seldom = " EoEd Hb9fs. sG9hepals,, society,
the CUSTOMS t;' Of The psoHlc q fiie soil,
horant as to swhether pednhtg 'Are
grown in thatsdhtionsa although asked
her to tell me. = y &c = 90
There are persons who would never
be SO impolite MS to let question go
unanswered. but make their friends
wait weeks and even months fori an
answer to letter. Others mRkel4in-
quiries of interest to none but them
selves, and neglect to inclose q stamp
for return. Still others DISCLOSE on
postal cards the summary of private
correspondence, much to their friends
annoyance. Ono must apply 1.-THE
Golden Rule in learning what to avoid
| NY Wtp as Wldb W PiuCJlCo III NllhuB
letters, that they may be received with
Joy and pernsed with pleasure.
~ liza disagreeable thing is to be shid,
the pleasaftest words should be chosen
for that sentence. 1t is well never to
give sly hints; the reader may misson-
strpe the meaning, and no end Qfsan-
noyance result II is unkind to say
hard things of mutual friends, OF of
any one in fact, for such lettersl often
confront one later in life, muoht0Pple's
sorrow and chagrin.., us V~n
! !. Thege IL 10. lqneh Said .Rf thS com
Y gitihk of dotrect stlabess plaiif w 3ing
and dttpafNll sbelHAg 90 progses aI.ltlnes,
band tast1Re sona AenRteres aail adj
IpAhusaa Asa4mlacAHs ~ AStApsUM tbel en-
afNAana tlaetst heePasa 9selesk % gspeak
.IsefstASss thiggYF herea hoeYer has
hAStpIed, these rules, and viii Write
promptly ana plainly, giving" kind
. Words and items of interest, may be
sure her letters are interesting, aad u
correspondence with her will ever dc u
delight.-Astnt Oivp, IN Country Gen