Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-06-22
by MARGARET f. sANGsTER

heard Louise declare the other
day that she hated TO write a letter.
and that she put on the unwelcome
task as long as she could. Nellie
with whom she was talking agreed
that writing letters was a bore. bu.
added that for her part she dearly
loved 10 receive them. Well. most OF
Us DO. When the postman comes In
the morning. II is u pleasure To find
that he has brought you letter from
the girl who visited you last summer,
or your cousin at Yale. or your IA.
yorite uncle whose letters are a little
old-fashioned. but who at Christmas.
Easter. and birthdays. proves himself
a generous friend.
One always feels satisfaction at be.
ing remembered by the absent. II
one II away from home, the mails are
eagerly watched for letters from faith.
ar and mother. and the rest Of the
dear home group. II Is wonderful
how fast and how safe are the trains
that carry the letters with the little
$50 ANaAtF AsAA'Ar " ahkN AAAha y hiAN
sam Is responsible for their RAPID
transit Only thin slip OF paper and
little gum protect IL from the world.
but the letter with It's story " home
life. It's check from papa. It's little
love gift from mamma. goes flying
from New York 10 South Dakota. or
from Boston 10 san Francisco. or /
New Orleans 70 Narragansette Bay. /
passingsirom hand 20 hand. until Il /
reaches It's destination. Nothing 30 1
slight as a letter seems 10 me 80 /
strong and 80 entirely protected from 4
risks and dangers.
1 do not think girls would dislike
60 write letters II they observed two
ar three rules. one is not 10 write
n letter In too great a hurry. II you
are on tip toe to go down the street.
with Jean. or have made an engage
meat 10 skate with your brother and
his chum az four O'Clock. you will
hardly be able 10 write a creditable
letter. II you give yourself only i've
minutes 10 do Il In. A girl needs
sense OF leisure and a spare half hour
IN which 10 write the letter that shall
carry something OF her real self 10
her distant friend. or her anxious
mother. miles away. No compliment
Is conveyed by frantic haste. Decide
what you can do and what you can
omit and get little clear space and
unhurried time before you begin a
letter. Next. always answer a letter
as soon as you can after you have
read II. IL Is then fresh in your
mind. the questions IL asks and the
news Il conveys are alike full Of In.
terest 10 you. and you can carry on
your part OF the written conversation
without It's being oue-sided and indif
ferent
Il have a letter from Ruth" com.
planned Ruths sister. Rose. and she
has not told me a single thing I want.
ed 20 know. nor given me the address
OF her music teacher. nor 80 much as
how grandmother Is and
will be sure to ask me
10 read her the letter"
In this case huth's letter was lis.
a good plan before one ]
begins Is 10 glance again at the letter
received and note the particular
points that should not be- overlooked A,
In the reply
A third suggestion concerns ones
a school girl ought /,
not 10 engage 10 letter writing about
which her parents and friends are IN A.,
he dark. For instance. Ade.ine con !,
suited me the other day about the t,
lropricty OF corresponding with boy +
Ehom sac casually met al her Cousin ,
D's. wh4 spending a day there. last ,
lie seemed very nice :,
BOY" she said. and liked him very t,
much. Now he Is at the university i
md has written 90 me and wishes me Il
% write 20 him. What shall ! do"
The thing for Adeline or any other n
.irl 20 do Ia this instance Is 10 show n
Ter boy friends letter to her mother .
" teacher. and be- guided by the ad. n
ice given her. My own would be q"
imply 10 answer such a letter very "a
.olitely. but 10 explain that was d
90 busy 10 engage In correspon. al
ence. A girls letters 10 boys should a
IL limited 20 members Of her own n
amily 10 the cousinhood and per. :
aps 20 somebody whom she has n
nown all her life when you meet A
person accidentally and only for a n,
hort time. you do not know him well b,
nough 10 write to him or receive bis
sttsrs.
4 fourth biz OF counsel concerns Il. "a
eli with the dress u letter. ! do pl
ope you girls write a legible hand N
Whatever else handwriting may be. II VI
failure II IL is diihcult 90 read. W
UGH liCI things as correct spelling CO
nd punctuation are very important b.
llsspelled words are as unsightly as ga
ik spots. and dashes do not take the on
lace Of commas and periods Write co
ainly. spell correctly. A good quail. IN
y Of note paper and black ink are co
In the correspondence "
] . young lady. Every letter should ca
ave at the top the full postoffice