The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-03-06
"DDsT HHAR HER sPnAKr
A Bright Talk on Letter Writing,
ny RArn RAuFFMAN.


Mr.. Mathews, IN one Of hla hooha on IT.
erary style, quotes from Blla'Green Hal.
leok the story Of a letter being discovered
which had been written by a Scotch SER
want girl 10 her lover.
Mr. Halleck found the hiyleao charming
that he allowed II 10 hla literary friends
lta beauty and elegance excited 80 much
aatoniahment that tho author was begged
10 explain the mystery,
Said Rhel "Sir, | came 10 thla country
four years ago, Then could not read or
write. have learned since, but do not
know how 10 spell, 80, whom write let
ter, l choose those words which are 20
abort and simple that can spell them,n
This was tile secret Of her beautiful
style simplicity.
Lettera should be light and Informal.
They seem pleaaanter when they do not
dwell long on ono subject, Brief SEN
tcncea are best. IN you have a story N
tell, arrange II effectively and, have u
story 10 tell
A letter can DO made bright episode,
or dismal obligation.
BY all means, tell that tho folkn are
Jogging along na usual N one has u touch
of rheumatism, mention Il briefly, and do
scribe any accident OF Importance, Don't
A'hNN NhN 'A''Aahs
always briefly the new bohneh III the
family; the cut OF a dress may be an on.
tertainng subject, Give portraits OF per
sons you meet You remember Becky
ShRrp'a sprlghtly style OF letter writing
where she described the gentlemen with
"hAy.colorcd whlakera and strnw,oolorcd
hair.n Such gay little touches reconclcd
one 10 the thought that tho lottor must
needs be answered.
IL Ia worth while 70 compose q lciterbe-
fore sitting down to write II. Tho sen.
tonces Will bo improved by being turned
over In onea mind, not that they may
show marka OF care, but that they may
sparkle with apparent nponianelly'
IL II said that Chna' Lamb sometimes
spent q week celebrating u single humor'
Now, II seems that oil persons who pay
attention TO literary excellence think ittoo
precious TO be expended IN private CORES.
pondonce. Tho "poltloat jokolot has
cash value"
Among my correspondents ID, a young
lady who y an artist. She lives In apart
ments In the freoat bohemian style, She
writes In . very picturesque manner, She
told me OF q young man who brought 70
call on hor Two Theological atudonie, who
looked as though they had Just loft the
pillow, ana came 70 town With tho mud
still sucklnR 10 lheir booA'
~ another letter sh9 entertained me
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love nut ior I" a.,
Sincerity 10 tho quel'y which must per-
yhde literature 70 mako " good, ana from
THIS comes the 1no naVor OF lot'ors never
Intended Tor press
Margaret Fuller whose style OF writing
was 80 stilteu as 70 lack grace, hnd tho ro-
doeming trait OF honesty once, after
what might be considered
great fault, she said, "All THIS may boyory
unloyely, but II - l." u,u
Although an accomplished linguist, ana
prodigious IN the rapidly with which sho |
learned ioreiRn tongue, sue dld not use |
English correctly On one page OF hor |
letter we IND IRON whence, and AT
length" when sho meant at lagtn
very early Knew tnN tho only object |
IN ms iife was 70 grow" sho eaid WIN sa'
geel'y' put nov lho inoss elegant uiotlon,
When Tree from soleclsms her sentences |
are long, complex, grandlloqnenI She
knew her iaullg; MY verses, sne sni1,
VI am a99hamed wnen 4 thlnk tnere ~
scarce me OF poetry ~ inemnal rne
torlcal." one eouIu crlu1lso o.ner ars,
VI the pictures OF Leonaruo ua yincl sne
wrote' ihgy SNOW aW9nueriui ueai on