New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-10-07
THE ART OF LII AvING.
Don't Linger Too Long over Your
s. Farewell.

an artistic way, learn to do it some
how.
Some people seem to be anchored
in the parlor when they pay a call.
To the flight of time and the near APP
proach Of her hostess's dinner hour
this sort Of caller pays no attention.
frequently she says, ooh I must co."
gets up. sits down again and goes on
talking. Presently she again says
that she must go, gets up and contin-
ues to talk. She gets into the hall at
length and talks there. Finally the
anxious visitee, who hears the baby
crying upstairs, gets the door open
for her guest, who makes a supple
mentary call upon the doorstep. ex-
posing the other to pneumonia At
last she descends the steps, and the
hostess precipitately retreats and
shuts tae door, for fear she will think
OF something else to come back and
say.
The writer once heard OF woman
who, considerably chagrined at the
announcement Of a visitor whom she
knew had these staying powers just as
she was preparing to keep an impor-
tant engagement, decided to 90 into
the parlor with her bonnet on and ex-
plain her hurry She even arranged
with her husband to come into the
room and "remind" her at the end Of
a quarter of an hour.
The guest did not take hint from
the bonnet beyond saying that she
would only stay a few minutes, but
when the reminder came she exclaim-
ed, "Oh, then [ must go, of course"
stood up and remained talking several
minutes more, walked to the door
and stopped again. At last Mrs. R.,
IN desperation, suggested that they
should walk along together as far as
they could. The visitor agreed, but
even at the corner where they parted
she stood talking long enough for Mrs
K. to lose her train and her appoint
ment.
Shy and nervous young people have
the hardest time in leaving, and are
more to be pitied than blamed. Their
suffering is often great. They are I'M
pressed with the idea that the how is
OF more consequence than the what,
and they keep trying and trying to
lead the conversation up to what
they think will be graceful depart
ure. They are wishing themselves
away a great deal more desperately
than any one else can. They watch
| for pauses in the conversation and
| clear their throats to introduce some
variation upon Lemuel's 81 guess I'd
better be going,'' but they are never
quick enough. Somebody else begins
to speak, and they resign themselves
with sinking hearts to waiting anoth-
er ten minutes. 3
Still it is not always the callers
fault that she does not go. Some
times it is the hostess who is the flu
emit person, who ends every sentence
with a. rising infection, indicating
that it is only suspended, and that
she is going right on. In such case it
may appear to the caller as itwould
be rude to interrupt her, though she
may have heard the muff1ed tiptoeing
of the rest of the family past the par
lor door and the subdued CHATTER of
CHINA from somewhere, and have a
painful suspicion that dinner or tea is
ready and they don't want to ring the
bell. :
But there is one golden rule at least
that the caller may stick to. When
you once get up to 60 never sit down
again. $50
Hamlin's First Meeting With Lin
Hannibal Hamlin never met Abra-
ham Lincoln until the day after their
nominations in May,1860. The intro
PRODUCTION took place in the old Ire
mont House in Chicago, and from the
beginning the two candidates seemed
mutually prepossessed with each other
a feeling which developed afterward
into profound friendship, mistaken
even by the political exigencies that
choice as running mate when he made
his second campaign. Mr.. Ham
lin used to tell with glee the manner
OF receiving the news Of his nominal
ton. Hewas sitting in one OF therooms
of the old Tremontplaying eucher with
party of politicians. Suddenly the
noise OF many feet was heard IN the
corridor without. Such events were
not unusual in hotel filled with dele
| gates, so thegame was not interrupted.
But just as deal had been finished
and the trump turned, Schuyler Col
fax burst into the room, without
stopping to rap at the door, and
announced:
Come, come, Hamlin, this is no
place for you. You're nominated for
1 Vice-Presinent and must cone over
and make a speech. .
! $50 I went over to the hall and
madethem little talk" Mr.. Hamlin
used to add pathetically;; but it spoil
ed the very best lone hand l ever
held. From the Chicago Herald
A Watch as Compass.
Many people DO not know, OF have
forgotten, that in sunny weather the