The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-15

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Ing en- appreciation & sunethisS IN
which either may b. intsssstsd. TO
tell . timld stri that her hair u ar
ranged In = most becoming manner |
that she has . very pretty head o;
hair. anyway. that her guwn 70 pretty
or becoming. 10 sur 10 make her feel
Good for ZONE time TO come. Show ~
Interest In the collection the boyi may
b making. make very light OF his
awkwardncss In dancing. assuring him
that he Ia learning quickly. and he viii
almost worship you In his heart Re-
member that the very young and the
very old are good champions to have
on ones side. since they feel privi-
legged to speak Of likes and dislikes.
and, At the same time. these very
same very old and very young friends,
especially II n Of the latter 10 q young
boy. can become most exasperating and
annoying. and prove q stumbling block
to ones progress In q most disconcert-
Ing way.
De frank and pleasant with those Of
your W age. showing an interest and
even assuming Il II II does not exist,
In whatever they may be engrossed
with at the time. Assuming an inter.
est will counterfeit any tendency 10 In.
difference you may have. and keep you
out OF the clutches OF selhshness--that
horrible octopus that slowly winds Its
tentacles around every happy trait
one may possess. c~ounteracting and
crushing II TO nothing. and leaving In
us place the STUN of when meahness
n unattractivencss Is made
Inc nrst place 10 acduire gracious
ness is In ones lone ohe i'miiy
known TO the writer has a small room
tnat Is known "a q sno"lety'
When any OF the children become d'sa-
greeahle n threaten 10 spoii the AT
mosphere oil pleasant kindl'noSs that
shoulu exist In all homes To make
them worthy the name, ne or n "
requested TO retire To the grow lery,
the adults. too, nrst as n sort OF JOKE,
began to retire when selhshnesa siH~ed
Itself In the form OF exhibiting a disa'
grecahle Crouch Ito make use OF a 1T
tie slanguasel. and y each one very
soon recovered when left alone by
himself II was easy TO come out
with a smile on the face. Indeed. It
u { 10 help smiling al the very
Idea.
There u no place X home. IN
which 10 cultivate the GIT OF gracious
ness. !. father comes to the table
with his before breakfast crouch re-
member only that he may not have
slept well last night; he may have
business Worries n difficulties you
know nothing OF. and may be worrying
because he cannot secure for his fam
lily some wished Tor pleasure or pos
session; assume q pleasant expression
and Keep still until he has his break
fast well under way. then. II you have
some pleasant thing To talk atout,
some bit OF news OF q bit OF knowledge
he may be Interested In. breach the
subject In . tactfui way, n the
breakfast table VIII soon become :
most pleasant meal. fa'her VIII start
downtown with a lar lighter heart ne
may not know Just why, but he wiz
have u particularly kind heaft Tor MS
daughter. shes n me girl anyhow
ne VIII say To himself perhaps nnooh'
seiousiy' n ne VIII surely take \ ne"
grip ON MS business anairs ana may
ever como out successful ana All be-
cause or a gracious daughter. Mother
VIII forget ior n time her nerves
Gnd the responsibilities OF o mouse.
hold and family u ehiidreh WIZ
start Tor schoo Win iight hearts ana
Rome VIII mean 10 them ,ne very best
place on earth. There are little acts
10 perform In the effort 10 acquire the
SIN OF g~raclonsneSs' ASK mother II
she Ia AM %errands' do not a TIL
he must ask II rs n favor from you
and OF all things, v say you
haven't any time ior any ot 'hes' h,'
! ntOIlt III Nut WIN Wv niNtNf 'a