The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-25
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4 "A N q after oil the other Christma.
and New Year advlces and sug
gesuons comes one more, the
last. Isl, issE a.
Sstt have been wondering how many
tofs.ps have sentsas small and courteous
note ofsthankss forseachpgift received
pm either Christmas or; New Years
day. No matter how small OF iinar
prqpriate the gift We are to. assume
that askindi Thought prompted 1t, ano
in gratitude for thai thought We should
send the little note OF thanks! y! 4: q
\ Not more than n couple ttof days
shoulds elapse before i; sending tolil
s,hapks 10 the donor but even ID. III
by some chance ne 4 discover. that Ii
sending those letters some one; has
been missed 1t islinot too late yet &c
send an appreciative little missiye tte
express your. acknowledgement Of hav
ins received the gift: :. II, Il x 4
R51t may be- somailittle trouble to send
written acknowledgements to the tive
',or Sa9s people who yhaye sremembered
}yons on Christmas day, but after thu
letters have been.iwrittenaa and safely
deposited intthe mail boz you feel the
glowiof satisfaction and comfort of5s
duty.wel done: 4, y, I, h 4. 81 Z.
IA Not, only on Christmas day i anG
when receiving al gift should we / sa,
fthanlsfyon,. butSwheneyeraa kind hit
tie has been d one or, an iapprecia
tlyesword said about; anything we have
done. "a little smile and "a quiet THANH
YOU Will raise Jus. wonderfullyfin@the
esteem OF. our associate s. & y ii !,
IN hsoften happens; iin$the Office wher
asgirf Is wearing an especially pretty
trlnketa or blouse or&dress that some
one will remark to. her on it's dainti,
neassand sbec omingnesa.s i ,say M rs
N Hen Geply should ,Fbe stt'thank yo,i,,'
and a: fewiwods showing that she, zap
5preciates the kind comment. IL ; ~ 4.
sit Is generally cconcededto Be 4 sigl
OF good sbreeding5tofbe able to thanl
gractously. but this, however, Is mo
an infallible sign. for many people
no. matter how we'll bred. seem iiievei
to be able toSdo$it, and it may; slmpl,
be;$on account Of excessive $seh:con
seriousness +or shyness. IS No 4 vi
It's not only annoying to- the donoj
Ola giftSnot to receive 1 n note. o.
acknowledgment and thanks, but It'll II
decidedly discouraging. 1t Is only ma
turaItthat We should want to hear tha{
AN effort We have made has been ap
.preciated andHwhen, after spendin,
time and money In the making or!ise
,lecting Of a pretty gift, we wait infyaill
forsthe acknowledgment II isstevei
more natural that at the back Of gu;
minds there shoald form "a vague re!
sentiment, sd y q, ID
In the office this Is even more thu
case. The gift-making which flour
Ilshes more or less In every Office ant
place OF business, i assume has beet
properly acknowledged $at this 4 lat
day, but IL W chance SONG one hn
been missed Son the list Ola knowlsde3
mentsii 1T issnot vel too lite 81
But IN the sthotisand and one litti,
kind acts and words which pass j t2fib Be-
tween the clerks q little thank YOU
should Always be at the end o. one
tongue as repayment X & 81 81
Perhaps 1T isn, Y much to have th,;
Office hoy pick up a paper Or fort I'll,
clerk to gshnrpen a pencil, bit, fht
omission Sof I'd courteous thank you.
may cause Sthes office boy TO. lets tila
paper stay on the floor the next time
or cause the clerk to \ be UNUSUAL,
busy when YOU next break the polni
5ota your pencil:
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