Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-05-23
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 When you arc introduced to anybody, 1t is natural that you should want to make yourself as agreeable as possible.
 Begin by asking questions. This is an inquiring age, and if you put you1 new friends on the witness-stand, and keep them there constantly, they will have no chance to catechise you.
 A good way to open fire upon new acquaintance is to ask him where he came from, and what he came for, and how he likes it now that he has got here.
 Then you can ask him how old he is. Everybody, especially ladies, will enjoy talking about their age. If he has crows feet at his eyes, and gray hair on his temples, he will be pleased to tell his age, and hear you descant upon his youthful looks and ap- pearance.
 You can say some thing like this supposing you are speaking to lady:
 ''Why, my dear Mrs. JonesI how well and young you are lool1ingI Strange how some people do keep their youthful loolsl Why, let me see, you must be considerable past thirty! and no gray hairl You don't use hair-dye, now, do you2"
 There is another question which you have perfect right to asl1-who's going to hinder you, we should like to lmow7 | And that is:
 'tHow much do you make year in your business?"
 Follow this up by such queries as | these:
 ''What do you do with your money? What interest do you get? What do you intend to dc with your property when you make yon will?" etc., etc.
 Then you can recommend some church or society as deserving; and signify that, for the sake of accommo- dating people who have property to leave, the said church or society will accept bequests when freely offered. | The next thing to be attended to is I pedigree. If you were going to pur- chase horse, you would want to know who his sire and dam were - why shouldn't you be as particular about the pedigree of your new friend? ! Of course you want to know who his ! parents were, and if he ever had a grandfather. Perhaps you may have known somebody who knew some of them.
 If so, and there is anything about any of the aforesaid ancestors that you think your new friend would rather not talk about, be sure and bring that up. It will take the pride out of him, and he has no business to be proud. Certainly not.
 For "why should the spirit of mortal be proud2"
 You can inquire if he wasn't second cousin to the MT. Jones who was hanged in North Dakota or Nebraska last week for horse-stea1ing. Tell him you think you heard so. And then you can sugar-coat this pill by the supple mentary remark that everybody has some relatives of whom they are ashamed.
 Perhaps he will get angry-some peo. pie are foolish enough to do so in such cases-and if so, you can appologize, and tell him you didn't suppose he would care; and add, by way of g c1incher, that he needn't flare up so, fo1 1t is the town talk,
 Ask questions if you would receive information. It is the only way to dc business; and if people do not like tc be questioned, they must manage to bt born deaf. If anybody goes about with ears on their head, they must ex- pect to have them bored occasionally Kate Thorn, in N. Y. Weekly.