Nevada County picayune., 1886-04-14
Mannsrs for Boys

and polishing and drilling, which every member of the family feels at liberty to administer.
 No wonder their opposition is aroused and they begin to feel that every mans hand is against them. when after all if they were only, in a quiet way, informed of what was expected of them, and their manliness appealed to, they would readily enough fall into line.
 So thought "Auntie M." as she pointed out the following rules for a little twelve-year-old nephew, who was the light of her eyes," if not always the joy of her heart. for though a goodnatured, amiable boy in the main he would offend against the 'proprieties' frequently.
 First comes manners for the street.
 Hat lifted ill saying "good-bye" or "How do you do."
 Hat lifted when offered seat in car or in acknowledging favor.
 Keep step with any one you walk with.
 Always precede lady up stairs anG ask her if you may precede her in crowd or public place.
 Hat off the moment you enter a street door aud when you step into private hall or office.
 Let 9 lady pass first always, un- less she asks you to precede her.
 Iu the parlor stand till every la- dy in the room is seated, also olddr people.
 Rise if lady comes in after you are seated and stand till she takes q seat.
 Look people straight in the face when speaking or being spoken to.
 Let ladies pass through a door first, standing aside for them. k In the dining-room take your seat after ladies and elders. Never play witk knife, fork or spoon
 Do not take your napkin in a bunch in your hand.
 Eat as fast or slow as others and finish the course when they do.
 Rise when ladies leave the room and stand until they are out.
 If all go out together, gentlemen stand by the door till ladies pass.
 Special rules for the mouth are that all noise in eating and smack ling of the lips should be avoided.
 Cover the mouth with hand or napkin when obliged to remove anything from it.
 Use your handkerchief unobtru. sively always.
 Do not look toward a bedroom when passing. Always knock at any private room door.
 These rules are imperative. There are many other little points which add to the grace of gentleman, but to break any of theso is almos, objectionable.
 "Did you make up all these rules auntiew said Roy, as copy, neat; Fly printed by a type writer, was placed in his hands.
 Make them up! No. These are just the common rules Ofsocie' ty that every gentleman observes. You will not find your father fail ing in one of thcm."
 "Well, but he is q rlan' said Roy deprecatingly.
 "And you, do you not wish to be a mauly boy?"
 Roy said nothing, but it was no. ticed that the rules were placed very carefully In his drawerl
 Some months have since passed, and auntie has had the pleasure of Hearing repeatedly the remark, "Whst manly, thoughtful little nephew you have," as one and an other observed his polite and care. ful attention to others:
 Perhaps there are. some other boys who will like to cut out these rules and read them over now and then keeping or getting some good friend to keep record of their success or short. comings in the ob' servance, always remembering that the mothers, sisters and sunt- ies are the "ladies" to whom these attentions should be shown, and