The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1890-08-06
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All Interesting Chat with Boys and Girl.
on the Art of Conve :satiot.
II one might choose between being
very handsome, with tolcrable man
ners, and being plain. with fine, we'll
modulated voice and better manners
than ordinary, he would wisely prefer
the latter We do not feel the charm
of we'll taught speech, because it is so
seldom heard But once felt it has
spell which fingers in the mind forever.
The beauty of the face strikes the oyc,
the tone of the voice strs the heart.
A fine voice, which does not mean a
loud one by any means, is always dis
tinct one, which can be unerringly
heard without effort Of tho speaker.
An indistinct utterance is always q
sign OF mental or physical deficiency,
which ought to be promptly mastered.
And it takes very hard work often to
get the better of this slovenly pronun-
ciatiora Learn to speak. 1t is easier
when yoa come down in the morning
to grunt in answer to good morning
than to say the two words, but you
must not allow yourself this piggish,
boorish habit of grunting in place OF
speech. Neither, John Alexander, must
you let your sleepy, dreamy, nnsocial
temper control you so that you speak
ii a dull thick tone at the back of the
throat, which is of al others the most
trying voice 10 understand.
Slow speech is an into!erab!e atfront
to others and waste of time went to
church yesterday and sat out sermon,
Which wasted thirty-lyc minutes of tic
possible forty years | have yet to live,
listening to such novel and profound
X. Aarks rs these: animals are en-
dowed with life, y Human beings lIayo
reason, spoken in q ponderous way rs
ii the speakers wits were wool gather
ing each sentence. You may believe !
would not have wasted 50 much of my
precious life waiting on such slug
cish mud flowing If the sexton had not
seated me too far up the aisle to set
out without making II procession OF
myself before the congregation. You
must learn To talk to the point and
with cclerity that is, not chattcring,
but with smooth, ready flow Of language
without jerks or confusion.
TO speak sweetly, make the toilet OF
your mouth and nose with cure three
times a day. There should be three
minutes after each meal given TO per-
sonal care, rinsins the mouth, clearing
the throat and using the handkerchief,
which should then make its appearance
as seldom rs possible y habit Of deep
breathing also clears the voice and gives
It fullnees aud softness at commend.
What TO say. and how to shy Il, is ali
there is 10 the art Of conversation. True,
this is like saying that earth, IN and
water are all there to the world, as ii
It were simple as hcoswax. But it is
something TO know when you want to
begin to improve talk, and that IS by
finding out inst what you want to say.
The other day very bright woman
asked me how she Should write III all
vcrtisemcnt for merchant. asked
her for an idea Of what she wanted &c
sav and the first sentence Sic uttered
was the announcement complete 1t
was simple, concise. perfect. Happily
HE forms OF polite speech are laid down
for ug-thc good morning" for those
w, meet with whom we are not init.
mate, the chow DO you do for friends
and neishbors.
People don't always feel themselves
the central interest IN creation or wish
TO talk about themselves. They are
ro,,or COMMUNICATED bv taI);in- about
tlo;r +os.os ro.har linn tIoir alrairs or
ner.oaaI interests You see the safe
tonics can only be Indicated Ey teach
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mnst be tirod viii, f = tban 70 ask
"iro Won tired or s.IIave YOU come
rorz9 Tol,n cvorctbinr croiitable fol
granted Of vour companion. Don't ask
ncrrorcc "Do Won like music = in q
cr1dc woy but "You are musical
with tbc very fojntest questioning in.
enction or Won nlav tennis | SUD.
noso2" And e vo,rr unhanny rcsnond.
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