Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1891-02-12
Manners for Boys.

Poor fellows! How they get hectored
and scolded and snubbed, and how
continual is the rubbing and polishing
and drilling, which every member of
the family feels at liberty to admins
ter.
No wonder their opposition is arous
ed and they begin to feel that every
mans hand is against them. when after
all if they only, in quiet way, were
informed what was expected of them,
and their manllness appealed to- they
would readily enough fall into line.
So thought aunt M" as she pointed
out the following rules for little
twelve.year. nephew, who was the
eight of her eyes, if not always the
Joy of her heart, tor though a good
natured, amiable boy in the main, he
would offend against the "proprletles"
frequently.
First come manners for the street.
Hat lifted 10 saying "Good.by' or
GLOW do you DO.
Hat lifted when offering a sea t in
car or acknowledging favor.
Keep step with any one You walk
with.
Always precede lady up stairs, and
ask her if you may precede her in pass
ing through crowd or public place.
Hat off the moment you enter a street
door and when You step into a private
hall or Office.
Let a lady pass first always, unless
she asks you to precede her.
In the parlor stand till every lady in
the room is seated, also older people.
Rise if a lady comes in after you are
seated and stand still till she takes a
seat.
Look people straight in the face when
speaking or being spoken to.
Let ladies pass through a door first,
standing aside for them.
In the dining room take your seat
after ladies and elders.
Never play with knife. fork or spoon.
Do not take your napkin in II bunch
in your hand.
Eat as fast or as slow as others and
finish the course when they do.
Rise when ladies leave the room and
stand till 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 smacking Of the
lips should be avoided.
Cover the mouth with hand or napkin
when obliged to remove anything from
it.
Use your handkerchief unobtrusively
always.
Do not look toward bedroom door
when passing. Always knock at any
private room door.
These rules are imperative. There
are mlny other little points which add
to the grace Of a gentle ma, bat to
break any Of these is almost unpardon-
able.
Did you make up all these rules,
auntie?'' said Roy, as copy, neatly
printed by type writer, Was placed in
his hands.
make them up? No. These are
lust the Common rules of society that
every gentle mn observes. You will
not find your father failing in one of
them"
"Well, but he is man ?" said Roy,
deprecatlngly.
And you 10 n OF wish to be a maLly
boy %
Roy said nothing. but it was noticed
that the rules were placed very careful l.
ly in his drawer.
Some months have sine, pa ssed, and
auntie has had the pleasure of herring
repeatedly the remark, "Wha; manly,
thoughtful little nephew you have, as
one and another observed his polite and
careful attention to others.
Perhaps there are some other boys
who will like to cut out these rules and
read them oyer now and then, keeping
or getting some good friend to keep a
record Of their success or short comings
in their observance, always remember
Ing tia t the mothers, sisters and aunt.
les, are the "lades' to whom these
attentions should be shown, and moi
merely the guest and stranger.-Ex-
change.
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