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original 7bold74      ,,lessons ,,on    
,,manners  ,for ,school and ,home ,use  
by  ,,edith ,e4 ,,wiggin      ,a        
beautiful behavior is the finest of the 
fine arts4--,,emerson4        ,boston   
,lee and ,shepard ,publishers #aj ,milk 
,street  ,copyright1 #ahhd1 ,by ,lee and
 ,shepard4  ,all rights reserved4       
,,contents4             ,,introduction  
#e            ,,lesson ,i4              
,,manners ,,in ,,general                
#i            ,,lesson ,,ii4            
,,manners ,,at ,,school                 
#ac            ,,lesson ,,iii4          
,,manners ,,on ,,the ,,street           
#ai            ,,lesson ,,iv4           
,,manners ,,at ,,home                   
#be            ,,lesson ,v4             

,,manners ,,toward ,,the ,,aged         
#ca            ,,lesson ,,vi4           
,,manners ,,at ,,the ,,table            
#ci            ,,lesson ,,vii4          
,,manners ,,in ,,society                
#dg            ,,lesson ,,viii4         
,,manners ,,at ,,church                 
#eg            ,,lesson ,,ix4           
,,manners ,,at ,,places ,,of ,,amusement
                   #fa                  
,,lesson ,x4           ,,manners ,,in   
,,stores ,,and ,,similar ,,public       
,,places      #fg            ,,lesson   
,,xi4           ,,manners ,,in          
,,travelling                            
#gc            ,,lesson ,,xii4          
,,manners ,,in ,,borrowing              
#ha     ,,lessons ,,on ,,manners4       
,,introduction4   ,,it is true that good
 manners1 like good morals1 are best    
taught by the teacher's example4 ,it is 
also true that definite lessons1 in     
which the subject can be considered in  
its appropriate divisions1 are of no    
little value if we would have our       

children attain to that finest of the   
fine arts1 a beautiful behavior4  ,such 
lessons should be as familiar and       
conversational as possible4 ,they ought 
to be talks rather than lectures2 and   
the children should be encouraged to do 
a large part of the talking4 ,children  
that come from homes where good manners 
are taught and practised1 will be glad  
to repeat the precepts of politeness    
learned in the home circle2 and those   
less favored will not want to be behind 
in this hitherto unstudied branch4 ,we  
must remember that many children hear no
 mention of politeness outside the      
school-room1 and are uncouth and rude1  
not so much because they choose to be1  
as because they do not know how to be   
otherwise4  ,i have used in my own      
schools of different grades a series of 
simple lessons1 varying both matter and 
method according to the age and capacity
 of scholars4 ,the good results have    
been marked1 not only in the            
school-room1 but at home and in public  

places2 and years afterwards scholars   
have expressed their grateful           
appreciation of this instruction and its
 value to them in every-day life4 ,i    
have thought that the publication of    
these outline lessons might be a help to
 other teachers also1 in the way of     
offering suggestions and saving time in 
preparing lessons for their own classes4
  ,for some classes the lessons as      
arranged in this little book may be too 
long1 for others too short4 ,they are   
outlines merely1 to be filled in and    
supplemented by each teacher1 adding to1
 taking from1 and varying them at her   
discretion4  ,it may seem unnecessary to
 touch upon such simple things as some  
that are spoken of4 ,the teacher1       
perhaps1 cannot remember when these     
axioms were not familiar to her2 but let
 her put questions to the children      
concerning them1 and she will find in   
many schools that to half the pupils she
 is talking in an unknown tongue4       
,matters are mentioned which do not     

concern them now so much as they will a 
few years later2 as1 for instance1      
conduct at places of amusement and in   
company2 but in these things1 as in     
their school studies1 boys and girls are
 learning now for the future4  ,my plan 
would be to have a familiar talk with   
the children one day1 drawing from them1
 as far as it can be done1 the rules of 
behavior which the teacher wishes to    
impress upon them4 ,when she can        
illustrate a point by a story1 the      
impression will be deepened4 ,it is well
 also to speak of acts which have come  
under the teacher's eye in the          
school-room1 on the play-ground1 or on  
the way to school1 and let the children 
decide whether these were polite or     
impolite1 and why4 ,this will make the  
whole matter more real to them1 and1 if 
they are encouraged to furnish          
illustrations1 they will open their eyes
 and find them in their own little      
worlds4 ,we want our children in school1
 from the youngest to the oldest1 to    

notice a breach of politeness as quickly
 as an error in recitation4 ,a little   
girl of five from a wretched family1 who
 had proved an apt scholar in the branch
 under consideration1 one day performed 
some trifling service for an awkward    
little new scholar4 ,i shall never      
forget her look and tone of amazement as
 she turned to her teacher with1 ,why6  
he didn't say ',thank you4'  ,at the    
time of the next exercise1 ,i would have
 the children reproduce from an outline 
placed upon the blackboard the precepts 
deduced from the previous talk1 not     
insisting upon any form of words1 but   
encouraging them to use their own4 ,this
 will be also a good oral exercise in   
language4 ,if the scholars are old      
enough1 this oral review can be put upon
 paper1 either at this time or for a    
composition exercise another day4       
,nothing except practising the precepts 
will so fix these in their minds4  ,if  
the teacher thinks best1 a copy of this 
manual may be placed in the hands of    

each scholar1 and the lesson prepared   
like other lessons1 from the printed    
page4 ,this course would diminish the   
amount of blackboard writing4  ,let the 
teacher1 when it seems wise1 commend    
acts of politeness in her scholars4 ,if 
they know she sees and appreciates their
 efforts1 they will redouble them4  ,it 
should be her constant aim to lead her  
scholars so to think on these things    
that are lovely and of good report in   
the province of manners1 as well as in  
the higher one of morals1 to which it is
 so closely allied1 that thinking may   
take the shape of doing1 and doing may  
crystallize into habit4     ,,lesson ,i4
     ,,outline ,,for ,,blackboard4      
,,manners ,,in ,,general4               
,quotation about manners4               
,golden ,rule4           ,need of       
constant practice4           ,learning  
by observation4           ,quotation4   
,,lesson ,i4  ,,manners ,,in ,,general4 
,,it has been said1 ,manners are        
something with every one1 and everything

 with some4  ,strangers will judge us   
entirely by our manners1 since they     
cannot know1 as our friends do1 what is 
beneath this outward behavior4  ,the    
,golden ,rule is the foundation of true 
politeness1 which must spring from      
kindness of heart4 ,if we earnestly try 
to do to others what we would have them 
do to us1 though we may through         
ignorance disregard some points of      
society etiquette1 yet we can hardly be 
impolite4  ,good manners cannot be put  
on at pleasure1 like an outside coat1   
but must belong to us4 ,we have all seen
 veneering on furniture4 ,at first the  
cheap pine article may look as well as  
if it were made of the costly wood with 
which it is covered2 but in the wear and
 tear of every-day use the veneering    
will come off in places1 showing the    
common wood beneath4 ,so it will be with
 our manners4 ,if they are not solid and
 real throughout1 the thin covering of  
politeness will break off here and      
there1 especially when exposed to hard  

usage1 and the real stuff we are made of
 will be revealed4  ,if we carefully    
observe persons of fine manners1 we     
shall learn much that can be learned in 
no other way4 ,we must not think we are 
too well informed to be taught on this  
or any subject1 but keep our eyes and   
ears open1 and be always ready to learn 
a more excellent way4 ,the greatest     
advantage to young people of being in   
good society is the opportunity to learn
 by observation4  ,we began this lesson 
with a quotation1 and we will close by  
another worth remembering3 ,politeness  
is like an air-cushion2 there may be    
nothing solid in it1 but it eases the   
jolts of this world wonderfully4        
,,lesson ,,ii4     ,,outline ,,for      
,,blackboard4   ,,manners ,,at ,,school4
            ,entering and leaving room4 
,laughing at mistakes or accidents4     
,conduct if accidents occur4            
,treatment of new scholars4             
,conduct when visitors are present4     
,raising hand4           ,rights of     

property4           ,distributing and   
collecting materials4           ,conduct
 at looking-glass and drinking place4   
,in relating occurrences1 when to speak 
of one's self4     ,,lesson ,,ii4       
,,manners ,,at ,,school4   ,,we must not
 forget to say ,good morning to the     
teacher when we first see her before    
school2 or1 if we stop after school to  
speak to her1 ,good afternoon when we   
leave4 ,if a boy comes back into the    
room after dismissal1 he must remember  
to take off his hat4  ,it is rude to    
laugh at mistakes or awkwardness3       
nothing is more ill-bred as well as     
unkind4 ,if an accident occurs1 we      
should not laugh1 unless it is so       
amusing that all can join without       
hurting the feelings of the one         
concerned4  ,if an accident happens to  
the dress or property of teacher or     
classmate1 we should offer our          
assistance quietly1 if we can be of use1
 or else not appear to see it1 and by no
 means call attention to it4  ,we ought 

to try to make a new scholar feel at    
home1--help him to become acquainted    
with the others1 tell him the rules and 
customs of the school1 and assist him at
 first in his lessons if he needs it4   
,we ought not to stare at him when he   
enters or rises to recite1 or smile if  
he makes a mistake4 ,it is kind to draw 
him into games at recess until he       
forgets he is a stranger4 ,we should be 
especially careful to do all this if the
 new scholar is poorly or peculiarly    
dressed1 or is crippled1 or unfortunate 
in any way4  ,when visitors are present1
 we must be sure to behave as well as at
 other times4 ,if reading or singing is 
going on1 we should pass them a book1   
handing it properly1 and should treat   
them as politely as if they were at our 
houses4 ,when the teacher is engaged    
with company1 we should not disturb her 
with unnecessary questions1 but busy    
ourselves until she is at liberty4  ,to 
raise hands when it can be avoided is an
 impolite interruption of school work1  

and is as rude as talking too much in   
company4 ,to raise the hand when a      
teacher or scholar is speaking is the   
same thing as to interrupt them with a  
remark or question4  ,we must respect   
the rights of property4 ,it is wrong to 
take a garment1 book1 or other article  
before or after school without asking   
permission4 ,if anything is borrowed1 it
 should be returned promptly with       
thanks4  ,if we are distributing        
materials to the class1 we should hand  
articles quietly and politely to each in
 turn1 and in collecting never snatch a 
book or paper4  ,when a number of       
scholars are waiting for a drink at     
recess1 we sometimes see them crowd and 
push one another1 each trying to serve  
himself first4 ,it makes us think of    
cattle at a watering-trough4 ,the cattle
 know no better1 but boys and girls do4 
,the polite way is for each to stand    
back and wait his turn4 ,this is not    
only the pleasantest but the quickest   
way for all to be satisfied4 ,if boys   

and girls are waiting together1 every   
gentlemanly boy will wait for the girls 
to drink first1 and the girls should    
accept his politeness in a polite       
manner4  ,the same remark applies to    
conduct in the dressing-room before     
school4 ,scholars should quietly wait   
for others to hang up clothing and use  
the looking-glass1 instead of pushing   
forward to secure the first chance4     
,these early habits of courtesy or      
rudeness will cling to us through life4 
,when we see people rushing for the best
 seats in cars or steamboats1 and       
crowding others aside at counters and   
railroad restaurants1 we may be         
reasonably sure they are those who1 when
 boys and girls at school1 pushed others
 away from the looking-glass and the    
drinking place4  ,in speaking of        
occurrences1 we must not say1 ,i and    
,james went4 ,we ought to speak of      
ourselves last in all cases1 except     
where mischief has been done1 when we   
should relate our own share first4      

,,lesson ,,iii4     ,,outline ,,for     
,,blackboard4  ,,manners ,,on ,,the     
,,street4            ,why especially    
important4           ,noisy and         
boisterous conduct4           ,calling  
to any one across the street4           
,obstructing the sidewalk4              
,meeting and passing persons1 crossing  
over1                 and taking leave4 
,returning salutations4                 
,carrying an umbrella4           ,eating
 in the street4           ,throwing     
things on the sidewalk4                 
,marking walls and fences4              
,looking at windows of private houses   
and                 pointing at objects4
           ,staring at or laughing at   
infirmities4           ,answering       
questions4           ,offering          
assistance4 ,incidents4     ,,lesson    
,,iii4  ,,manners ,,on ,,the ,,street4  
,,manners on the street are especially  
important1 because many see us there who
 never see us elsewhere1 and they will  
judge us and our home and school        

training by our good or bad behavior    
there4  ,noisy and boisterous conduct on
 the street is always unbecoming4 ,no   
well-bred boy or girl will ever try to  
attract attention there4 ,to make one's 
self conspicuous in public is a sure    
sign of ignorance and ill-breeding4  ,if
 we wish to speak to a person on the    
other side of the street1 though it be  
only a schoolmate1 the proper way is not
 to call to him1 but to cross over      
quietly and speak4 ,if we wish to look  
behind us1 we should not twist the head 
around1 but turn the whole body4  ,it is
 extremely rude to walk three or four   
together1 unless in an unfrequented     
street1 or to stop on corners to talk4  
,in meeting persons1 we must turn to the
 right1 and never take more than our    
share of the sidewalk1 and give an old  
person or a lady more than half4 ,in    
passing people1 we should be careful not
 to crowd or jostle them2 it is better  
to step off the sidewalk to pass an     
older person than to do this4 ,if we are

 walking with any one1 and wish to take 
leave or cross the street1 we should    
step behind and not in front of our     
companion4 ,a boy should be as careful  
as a gentleman to give a lady the inside
 of the walk4  ,when we meet an         
acquaintance we must not say1 ,halloa6  
but give or return the proper           
salutation4 ,our tone and manner should 
be cordial to all and respectful to     
older people4 ,for a boy or girl to     
bestow upon a teacher or any older      
person a patronizing nod instead of a   
courteous bow1 or a curt ,good morning  
or ,good evening with the rising        
inflection on the last syllable1 is an  
impertinence4 ,even little boys should  
learn to lift their hats to ladies1 and 
also to gentlemen entitled by age or    
position to this mark of respect4  ,we  
must keep step with the person with whom
 we are walking1 if we would not make an
 awkward appearance4 ,it is proper for a
 younger person to accommodate his pace 
to that of an older1 and a gentleman    

must keep step with a lady4  ,if we see 
any one fall in the street1 we should   
never be so rude as to laugh1 but should
 hasten to help if help is needed4  ,if 
we speak to a stranger by mistake1 we   
should ask pardon2 and if one speaks to 
us1 we should gracefully accept his     
apology1 as if the mistake were most    
natural1 not adding to his embarrassment
 by our manner of cold surprise4  ,if we
 have occasion to ask directions of a   
stranger1 we should say1 ,will you      
please tell me if this is the road to   
,lynn8 rather than ,say6 is this the    
road to ,lynn8 ,we should never fail to 
give cordial thanks for information4    
,in holding an umbrella over any one1 we
 must carry it high enough1 give more of
 it than we take1 and in meeting other  
umbrellas give them their share of room4
  ,it is ill-mannered to eat anything in
 the street4 ,no rubbish1 such as paper1
 nutshells1 or orange-peel1 should be   
thrown on the sidewalk3 there is a      
proper place for such things2 and we    

ought to have too much regard for the   
neat appearance of our streets to litter
 them4  ,in this connection1 let us     
remember that to mark on walls or fences
 anywhere not only violates the right of
 property1 but is exceedingly ill-bred4 
,if we see names scrawled in public     
places1 we may be sure the persons thus 
making themselves conspicuous are not   
ladies or gentlemen4  ,we should never  
stare at windows of private houses1 and 
never point at any person4 ,another rude
 thing often done is to ask a ride of a 
stranger1 or1 worse still1 to steal one 
by jumping on his carriage without      
asking4  ,if we see those who are lame  
or deformed1 we should not call         
attention to them1 or look at them      
ourselves in a way to remind them of    
their infirmities4  ,if strangers       
inquire the way of us1 we should answer 
their questions politely4 ,we should    
give directions with clearness1 and     
cheerfully go out of our way to point   
out a street or building4 ,sometimes we 

see on the street persons from the      
country1 who seem bewildered by the     
noise and bustle1 and uncertain which   
way to go4 ,in such cases1 especially if
 they are old or infirm1 we should ask  
in a kind way if we can be of service2  
and we should be glad to help them out  
of their difficulty1 even if it costs us
 time and trouble4 ,the following       
incident illustrates this street        
politeness3--  ,as ,i was walking along 
a street of a large city1 says the      
writer1 ,i saw an old man1 who seemed to
 be blind1 walking along without any one
 to lead him4 ,he went very slowly1     
feeling with his cane1 and was walking  
straight to the curbstone4 ,just then a 
boy who was playing near the corner left
 his playmates1 ran up to the old man1  
put his hand through his arm and said1  
',let me lead you across the street4'   
,he not only helped him over one        
crossing1 but led him over another1 to  
the lower side of the street4 ,now this 
boy thought he had only done a kindness 

to a poor old man1 but in reality he had
 taught a lesson of true politeness to  
his playmates and to every person who   
saw the act4     ,,lesson ,,iv4         
,,outline ,,for ,,blackboard4           
,,manners ,,at ,,home4            ,why  
most important of all4                  
,politeness to parents4                 
,politeness between brothers and        
sisters4           ,politeness to       
servants4 ,illustrated by story4        
,treatment of company3--                
,grown-up company1--callers and         
visitors1--young company4     ,,lesson  
,,iv4  ,,manners ,,at ,,home4   ,,our   
manners at home are of more importance  
than our manners anywhere else1 for     
several reasons3 we spend more time at  
home than elsewhere2 our own family have
 stronger claims upon us than strangers2
 they love us best and do most for us1  
and they are entitled not only to our   
love but to every courtesy and attention
 from us4 ,it is a sad thing to see a   
boy or girl polite and kind away from   

home and to strangers only1 while at    
home he is rude1 selfish1 and heedless  
of every law of good behavior4 ,if we   
are always polite in our own homes1 we  
shall be sure to be polite in other     
people's homes4 ,if we do not forget to 
say ,good morning and ,good evening to  
each member of our family1 we shall not 
forget to say them to others4  ,if a    
child has fruit or candy1 he ought not  
to sit down by himself to eat it1       
without offering some to his companions4
  ,in olden times it was quite common   
for a young man in writing to his father
 to address him as ,honored ,sir4 ,while
 these formal modes of speech may be out
 of place in our time1 we should so keep
 the commandment to honor our parents   
that its spirit shall be seen in our    
every-day conduct4  ,children should in 
all things make parents first and       
themselves last4 ,a boy ought to show   
his mother every attention that he would
 to any lady4 ,he should remove his hat 
when coming to speak to her1 let her    

pass through a door before him1 pick up 
any article she may drop1 give her the  
inside of the walk1 help her into a     
carriage1 show her into the pew at      
church1 and wait upon her everywhere4   
,he has similar duties to his sisters2  
but girls cannot expect politeness from1
 unless they give it to1 their brothers4
  ,we should say ,please when asking a  
favor from our own family4 ,children    
should say ,please and ,thank you to    
servants1 and should never laugh at     
their mistakes or hurt their feelings4  
,here is an illustration of two ways of 
treating a mistake4 ,a servant-girl who 
had been but a little while in this     
country had never seen any radishes4    
,when the dinner was sent home from     
market one day1 a bunch of radishes came
 with the other vegetables4 ,she        
supposed they were to be cooked like the
 rest1 so she carefully cut off the tops
 and boiled them1 then dished them up on
 a small white platter1 and placed them 
on the table with a satisfied look4 ,a  

boy in the family burst into a loud     
laugh and exclaimed1 ,i guess you never 
saw any radishes before1 ,mary2 you've  
spoilt them4 ,it was necessary then to  
explain the mistake1 which had better   
been done quietly after dinner2 and the 
poor girl retired in confusion to shed  
tears of mortification over her         
ignorance4 ,after dinner this boy's     
little sister said to a visitor1 ,the   
radishes did look so funny and small on 
the dish that ,i thought ,i should      
laugh1 but ,i knew ,mary would feel bad 
if ,i did1 so ,i looked at my plate and 
tried to think of something else4  ,it  
is easy to decide which of these        
children illustrated politeness to      
servants4  ,if our parents are away when
 visitors come1 or too busy to see them 
at once1 it is our place to show them in
 politely1 take a gentleman's hat1 or a 
lady's wrappings if she wishes to remove
 them1 offer a comfortable chair1 show  
them anything that we think will        
interest them1 and entertain them as    

well as we can until older people are at
 liberty4 ,when they are busy with      
company we should not trouble them with 
any request that can wait4  ,if friends 
of our parents are visiting them1 we    
should do all we can to make the visit  
pleasant1 and should help our mothers   
even more than usual1 that they may have
 more time for the visitors4 ,if we can 
take care of younger brothers or        
sisters1 it will often be a great relief
 to them and the company besides4  ,a   
lady once went to visit a friend whom   
she had not seen for years4 ,there was  
much to talk about1 and both felt that  
the afternoon would be all too short4   
,think how surprised and pleased the    
visitor was when her friend's little    
daughter1 instead of staying in the room
 and teasing her mother with all manner 
of questions1 as children often do in   
such cases1 took her baby brother       
upstairs and amused him until tea-time1 
so that her mother might have a quiet   
afternoon with her friend4 ,you may be  

sure the lady will never forget that    
little girl's thoughtful politeness4    
,we should not enter visitors' rooms    
without knocking1 or sit down without   
being invited2 neither should we take up
 anything belonging to them1 or ask     
questions about it4 ,we should try not  
to be tiresome or disagreeable4  ,when  
young people come to visit us we should 
remember that their entertainment is our
 affair4 ,we should treat them precisely
 as we would want to be treated at their
 houses4 ,it is rude to criticise their 
dress or anything belonging to them1 or 
to ask inquisitive questions about their
 homes4 ,we should talk about the things
 they are interested in1 play the games 
they like1 show them our toys and books1
 and have regard to their preferences in
 every occupation and amusement4  ,home 
ought to be the happiest place in the   
world1 and the daily practice of genuine
 politeness toward each other will do   
much to make it so4 ,every little seed  
of courtesy1 kindness1 and consideration

 for others sown in the home circle will
 spring up and bear many more after its 
own kind1 which shall be scattered1 like
 the seeds in nature1 by winds and      
waters1 and shall be a blessing to the  
world wherever they may fall4           
,,lesson ,v4     ,,outline ,,for        
,,blackboard4   ,,manners ,,toward ,,the
 ,,aged4            ,respectful         
treatment at all times4                 
,mistakes in grammar and pronunciation4 
,attention to remarks and questions4    
,patience in repeating answers4         
,what to talk of and read to them4      
,waiting upon them and saving steps4    
,giving them the best seats4            
,helping them first at table4           
,giving up seats in cars and public     
places to them4           ,never letting
 them feel in the way4     ,,lesson ,v4 
,,manners ,,toward ,,the ,,aged4   ,,no 
person1 however high his position1 is so
 entitled to respect and attention as   
one with white hair and bent figure4 ,no
 young person of right feeling and      

good-breeding will ever fail in         
politeness toward the old4 ,the ,bible  
commands us to reverence the aged1 and  
in one place says1 ,thou shalt rise up  
before the hoary head1 and honor the    
face of the old man4 ,even among the    
lowest races of men respect for old     
people is almost universal4  ,there is a
 story of an ,indian which illustrates  
this4 ,the writer tells us that many    
years ago1 on the banks of the ,kennebec
 ,river1 he saw an ,indian coming across
 in his canoe4 ,he had his wife with him
 and a very old woman covered with a    
blanket4 ,when he reached the shore he  
kindled a fire1 took out the old woman  
in his arms and laid her down tenderly  
by it4 ,he then cooked some food and    
gave it to her1 while he and his wife   
waited until she had finished eating4   
,seeing the gentleman observing him1 he 
pointed to the aged woman and said1 ,it 
is my mother4  ,in ,china disrespect to 
the aged is unknown1 and disobedience to
 parents has been punished with death4  

,we cannot expect to be honored when we 
are old1 unless we honor the old when we
 are young4  ,almost every one has read 
the story of ,the ,wooden ,bowl1 which  
well illustrates what has just been     
said4  ,an old man who had a home with  
his son had become so infirm that he    
could no longer work4 ,his son treated  
him unkindly1 and grudgingly gave him   
his scanty portion of coarse food1      
making the poor old man feel that he was
 considered a burden by his own child4  
,matters grew worse until at last he was
 not allowed to come to the table4 ,his 
son made for him a rude wooden bowl1    
from which he ate his food in the       
kitchen4  ,one day this son saw his own 
little boy at work with his jackknife on
 a piece of wood4 ,what are you doing1  
my child8 he asked4 ,i am making a      
wooden bowl like grandpa's1 for you to  
eat out of when you are old1 father1    
said the child4  ,this answer made such 
an impression upon the son1 showing him 
what treatment he had a right to expect 

from his own children after the example 
he had given them1 that from that time  
he treated his old father with the      
respect and kindness he himself wished  
to receive in his old age4  ,we should  
never laugh at mistakes in speech4 ,the 
old-fashioned expressions that seem so  
queer to us may have been right when    
those who use them were young4 ,some of 
our ways of speaking will probably seem 
as strange to young people when we are  
old as theirs do now to us1 so we are   
laughing at ourselves beforehand4 ,then 
we should remember that years ago school
 privileges were not so great as they   
are now4 ,children then went to school  
but little in comparison with us1 and   
their speech was not watched and        
corrected by teachers as ours is4 ,we   
ought never to criticise mistakes in the
 aged as we would in our little brothers
 and sisters3 it is disrespectful2 and  
besides they are too old to change      
habits4  ,we should listen with         
attention and with no sign of impatience

 to all they say1 answer their questions
 kindly1 and not contradict1 even if    
through forgetfulness the same question 
is often asked and mistakes are made4   
,if they are childish and sometimes     
fault-finding1 we should treat them with
 the gentleness we would show to a      
little child1 together with the respect 
that belongs to gray hairs4  ,if they   
are hard of hearing1 we should repeat   
patiently and gently and never shout an 
answer4  ,when we talk with them we     
should talk of what they care for1 even 
if it is what we are not interested in4 
,if we try1 we can generally become     
interested for their sakes4 ,we should  
be willing to read to them articles and 
books that may seem prosy to us2 we     
ought to think how long the days must   
seem to those who are too feeble to go  
out as we do1 and we should be glad to  
do what we can to entertain them4  ,we  
should cheerfully wait upon old people1 
and let them feel that young hands and  
feet are glad to take the place of      

theirs4 ,there are countless little     
services which we can perform for them3 
we can bring grandfather his hat and    
cane1 find a place in the paper for him 
with our bright eyes1 thread            
grandmother's needle1 pick up dropped   
stitches in her knitting1 hunt for her  
glasses when she loses them1 and run on 
errands for them both4  ,they ought to  
have the most comfortable chairs1 in    
winter the warmest seats by the fire1   
and in the evening the place where their
 failing eyes shall have the best light4
  ,if we are sitting in the only        
rocking-chair in the room1 or in the    
easiest one1 and an old person enters1  
we should immediately rise and offer it 
to him1 not simply ask if he would not  
like it4  ,at the table we should see   
that old people are helped first and    
their wants carefully attended to4  ,in 
cars or public places1 a boy or girl    
should never allow an old man or woman  
to stand1 but should hasten to give up a
 seat and insist on its being taken1    

especially if the person is poorly      
dressed4  ,the following story of what  
happened long ago in the famous old city
 of ,athens well illustrates this       
point3--  ,a play was to be performed at
 the principal theatre of ,athens1 and  
the seats were soon taken4 ,when the    
theatre was full1 an old man came in and
 looked around for a seat4 ,he was quite
 infirm and could not stand long4 ,he   
looked first one way and then another4  
,at length he saw a party of young      
,athenians beckoning to him4 ,he tried  
to get to them1 which he had to do by   
climbing over seats and pushing through 
the crowd2 and1 when at last he reached 
them1 they sat down1 and1 instead of    
giving him the seat he had expected1    
took up all the room1 leaving the old   
man standing4  ,in this theatre were    
some seats fitted up for strangers4     
,these were filled by young ,spartans1  
who1 when they saw the behavior of the  
,athenians1 were much displeased1 and   
beckoned to the old man to come to them4

 ,when he was near them they all rose   
and received him with the greatest      
respect4 ,the whole assembly1 seeing    
this1 could not help bursting into a    
shout of applause4  ,the old man then   
said1 ,the ,athenians know what is      
right1 but the ,spartans practise it4   
,above all things1 we should never let  
the old feel that they are in the way1  
or that it is a relief when they leave  
the room4 ,they are usually sensitive to
 anything like a slight1 and their      
feelings are quickly hurt by real or    
seeming neglect4     ,,lesson ,,vi4     
,,outline ,,for ,,blackboard4           
,,manners ,,at ,,the ,,table4           
,promptness in coming to the table4     
,when to be seated4           ,waiting  
one's turn to be helped4                
,beginning to eat before others4        
,asking for articles of food1--how1     
when1                 and where4        
,criticism of food on the table4        
,use of napkin1 knife1 fork1 and spoon4 
,haste in eating4           ,attention  

to wants of others4           ,conduct  
in case of accidents4           ,mention
 of unpleasant subjects4           ,use 
of toothpick4           ,when and how to
 leave the table4           ,quietness  
of movement4           ,observance of   
table manners in others4     ,,lesson   
,,vi4  ,,manners ,,at ,,the ,,table4    
,,it is not polite to linger after being
 called to the table4 ,when the bell is 
rung1 or any other summons given1 it is 
to be supposed that the meal is ready1  
and the call should be promptly obeyed4 
,food does not improve by waiting1 and  
unnecessary delay is rudeness to the    
persons at whose table we sit1 whether  
our own parents or strangers4 ,when we  
know the hours for meals we should plan 
to be ready for them4  ,until the lady  
of the house takes her seat1 other      
persons should not take theirs4 ,in     
taking our seats we should be careful   
not to jar the table4  ,each one should 
quietly wait his turn to be helped4     
,children sometimes pass their plates as

 soon as they are seated1 or begin to   
handle knife1 fork1 and spoon as if they
 were in hungry haste4 ,they should wait
 for visitors and older persons to be   
helped first1 and brothers should wait  
for their sisters4 ,a story is told of a
 little girl1 five years old1 who at a  
large dinner party was overlooked until 
the company had finished the first      
course4 ,she waited before her empty    
plate in perfect quietness until some   
one noticed her1--bravely trying to keep
 back the tears1--because she thought it
 was the polite and proper thing to do4 
,this was carrying polite waiting       
further than was necessary1 but was much
 better than the rude haste too common  
among children4  ,it is polite to wait  
until all or nearly all are helped      
before beginning to eat2 and children   
should never begin before older people4 
,it is not polite to ask for things at  
other tables than our own or those of   
intimate friends who expect it of us4   
,the persons at whose table we sit are  

expected to supply our wants without our
 making them known4 ,in asking we must  
not forget to say1 ,please pass the     
bread1 or whatever we wish for1 and to  
say1 ,if you please1 ,yes1 thank you1 or
 ,no1 thank you1 when we accept or      
decline what is offered4 ,we should ask 
for any article by name1 and never point
 at the dish4 ,ill-mannered children    
sometimes ask for pie or pudding or     
oranges before they are brought on1     
instead of waiting for the courses in   
their proper order1 and even have been  
known to make their entire dinner on the
 dessert4 ,one is apt to think such     
children are not accustomed to dainties 
in their own homes1 or they would not be
 so greedy for them4  ,we should never  
say1 ,i don't like that1 if something is
 offered we do not wish to eat1 but     
simply decline it beforehand or leave it
 upon our plates without remark2 and    
under no circumstances should we        
criticise what is on the table4  ,there 
is a proper1 graceful way to handle     

napkin1 knife1 fork1 and spoon1 and we  
should study to learn this way and to   
avoid the clumsy awkwardness in these   
little things that marks the person     
unused to good society4  ,to eat fast is
 one of the bad habits of ,american     
people which we ought to avoid4 ,if     
acquired in childhood1 it will be hard  
to overcome1 and will cause us much     
mortification when1 later in life1 we   
find ourselves with empty plates long   
before well-bred people in the company  
have finished theirs4 ,since we do not  
leave the table before others1 there is 
nothing gained1 even in time1 while much
 is lost in health and in good manners4 
,we should be attentive to the wants of 
others1 particularly at our own table1  
and quietly supply them when it is      
proper to do so1 especially in the case 
of old people and little children4 ,in  
passing a knife1 fork1 or spoon to      
others1 we must offer them the handle1  
not the blade or point1 and pass a      
pitcher with the handle toward them4    

,if an accident occurs1 such as breaking
 a dish1 overturning a glass of water1  
or dropping food upon the cloth1 we     
should take no notice of it by look or  
word unless we can repair the mischief1 
which we should do in a way not to      
attract attention to the unlucky person4
  ,we should never speak of what is     
unpleasant at the table4 ,if we have bad
 news to tell1 this is not the place to 
tell it4 ,sickness1 accident1 death1 and
 whatever is painful to hear1 should not
 be discussed any more than what is     
disagreeable4 ,neither is the table the 
place to talk of work or business       
details1 but subjects should be chosen  
that all are interested in4 ,no one     
should be allowed to scold or find fault
 at meal time4 ,cheerful conversation is
 good for digestion as well as          
enjoyment4 ,each one should be in his   
best mood at the table1 and the hours   
which families spend together there     
ought to be among the happiest of the   
day4  ,solomon understood this matter   

when he said1 ,better is a dinner of    
herbs where love is1 than a stalled ox  
and hatred therewith4  ,no well-bred    
person would for a moment think of using
 a toothpick at the table1 still less a 
fork or a pin in place of a toothpick4  
,no one1 either a grown person or a     
child1 should leave his seat until the  
lady of the house rises1 unless there is
 good reason for doing so1 when he      
should politely ask her to excuse him4  
,in rising1 the chair should not be     
pushed back from the table1 but lifted  
quietly with the hands1 and left in its 
proper position4 ,every movement at the 
table should be made with as little     
noise as possible4 ,all moving of feet1 
leaning upon the table1 jostling of     
dishes1 or clatter of knives and forks1 
shows ignorance of table manners4  ,if  
we observe the manners and customs of   
others in society to which we have not  
been accustomed1 we shall be often saved
 from blunders4 ,if those in company    
with us make mistakes1 we should be     

governed by the same rule as in case of 
accidents1--not take notice unless we   
can undo or cover the mistake4 ,an      
incident is related of a certain king   
which illustrates this true politeness4 
,at the royal table on one occasion were
 two ladies from an obscure provincial  
town who were unused to the customs of  
city and court4 ,when tea was brought in
 they poured some from the cup into the 
saucer to cool it4 ,the king saw a smile
 go around the table at their expense1  
and1 with politeness worthy of a king1  
he hastened to pour his own tea into the
 saucer1 upon which every person at the 
table felt obliged to follow the royal  
example1 and the two strangers were     
spared the mortification of discovering 
that they had done anything unusual4    
,,lesson ,,vii4     ,,outline ,,for     
,,blackboard4   ,,manners ,,in          
,,society4            ,entering and     
taking leave4           ,removal of hat 
and care of wrappings4                  
,various courtesies4           ,staring 

at or speaking of defects and           
infirmities4           ,treatment of    
accidents and mistakes4                 
,whispering1 laughing1 and private      
conversation4           ,attention to   
one's dress or matters of toilet4       
,sitting still gracefully4              
,inattention to the company we are in4  
,introductions4           ,giving proper
 titles4           ,attention in        
conversation1--illustration4            
,attention to reading or music4         
,looking over another's shoulder4       
,reading letters4           ,interest in
 what is shown us4           ,asking    
questions of strangers4                 
,contradicting statements4              
,doing our part4     ,,lesson ,,vii4    
,,manners ,,in ,,society4   ,,when we   
make a call upon a friend1 we should    
speak to each person in the room when we
 enter and when we leave1 but at a party
 or other formal gathering it is not    
necessary to take leave of any except   
the host and hostess1 to whom we must   

also speak as soon as we arrive4 ,a     
visit is a more important matter than a 
call1 and at its close1 we should take  
pains to bid good by to each one of the 
household1 expressing to those who have 
entertained us1 when we can do so with  
truth1 our enjoyment of the visit1 and  
our wish to have them visit us4  ,it is 
polite to write as soon as possible to  
those whom we have been visiting3 they  
wish to know of our safe arrival at     
home2 and a letter also gives us        
opportunity to say any pleasant thing   
about the visit that we may have        
forgotten or omitted4  ,upon entering   
any house a gentleman or gentlemanly boy
 will remove his hat1 and never allow it
 upon his head inside the door4  ,when  
the streets are muddy or snowy1 we      
should carefully wipe our feet or remove
 our overshoes at the door2 and in      
stormy weather we must take care that   
dripping waterproofs and umbrellas are  
put where they will not injure carpets  
or paper4  ,when the company are putting

 on their wrappings to go home1 it is   
polite to offer assistance1 particularly
 to those older than ourselves4  ,a     
gentleman should allow a lady to pass   
through a door before him1 holding it   
open for her4 ,we ought not to pass in  
front of others if we can go behind     
them2 but if it is necessary to do so1  
we should ask them to excuse us4 ,a     
gentleman should go upstairs before a   
lady1 and behind her coming down1 taking
 care not to step on her dress4  ,if a  
handkerchief or other article is        
dropped1 we should hasten to pick it up 
and restore it to the owner4 ,in handing
 a pair of scissors1 a knife1 or any    
pointed article1 we ought to turn the   
point toward ourselves4  ,it is rude to 
stare at people in company1 especially  
if they are unfortunate in any way or   
peculiar in appearance2 neither is it   
polite to allude to a personal defect or
 ask a question about its cause1 even in
 the kindest manner4 ,the same rule     
applies here as in case of family       

misfortune or bereavement1 that if      
persons suffering the affliction wish it
 mentioned1 they will speak of it first 
themselves4 ,to do as we would be done  
by is the rule of real politeness in all
 these cases4  ,if an accident happens  
to persons or their dress1 or if their  
dress is out of order1 if we can give   
assistance we should do so in a quiet   
way without attracting attention2 if we 
cannot be of use1 we should take no     
notice of the misfortune4 ,the same     
principle of good-breeding will keep us 
from laughing at mistakes or accidents4 
,to exchange glances with another1 to   
whisper1 or to laugh unless others know 
what we are laughing at1 is even ruder  
than to stare1 and no one who is polite 
will do these things4 ,in company is not
 the place to tell secrets or carry on  
personal or private conversation4  ,we  
should see that our dress is in order   
before we enter the room1 and then      
neither think nor speak of it4 ,to look 
in the glass1 smooth one's gloves and   

laces1 or play with rings or chain1     
seems like calling attention to our     
dress1 and is in bad taste4 ,it would   
seem unnecessary here or anywhere to say
 that attention to finger-nails1 which  
is a matter of the toilet for one's     
chamber1 is inexcusable1 if we did not  
sometimes see persons in the presence of
 others take out pocket-knives for this 
purpose4  ,it is a common saying that   
people unused to society do not know    
what to do with their hands and feet4   
,the best direction that can be given is
 to do nothing4 ,let them take easy     
positions of themselves1 and think no   
more about them4 ,to sit still          
gracefully is an accomplishment worth   
acquiring1 and it should be studied by  
boys and girls as well as grown people4 
,the necessity for it comes so often in 
life that we should learn to do it well4
 ,we should not sit on the edge or      
corner of a chair1 or tilt it backward  
or forward4  ,drumming with the fingers 
on tables or chairs1 rocking rapidly    

back and forth1 or looking out of the   
window1 as if we were more interested in
 things outside than in those in the    
room1 should never be done4 ,it is well 
said that if in company we are absent in
 mind1 we had better be absent in body4 
,forget yourself is one of the best and 
broadest precepts of good behavior2 but 
we should never forget others4  ,it is  
often our duty in society to introduce  
persons to each other1 and we should    
study to do this gracefully4 ,it is said
 of ,alice ,cary that she had such a    
happy way of giving introductions as to 
make each person feel specially honored4
 ,we should introduce a gentleman to a  
lady1 saying1 ,mr4 ,smith1 ,miss ,jones1
 if we use this simplest form of        
introduction1 and not ,miss ,jones1 ,mr4
 ,smith1 as is often done4 ,we should   
introduce a younger person to an older1 
unless it be one of our own family1     
when1 ,my aunt1 ,mrs4 ,brown1 ,miss     
,jones1 is proper4 ,we should introduce 
strangers to each other at the table and

 elsewhere before they have time to feel
 awkward at not being able to speak4    
,great pains should be taken to         
pronounce distinctly the names of those 
introduced4 ,too often each person hears
 only his own4  ,we should speak of     
people as ,mr41 ,mrs41 or ,miss1 except 
with intimate friends1 giving particular
 titles when proper1 and never allude to
 any one as ,old ,smith1 or ,old ,miss  
,jones4  ,to make ill-natured remarks   
about the absent shows a want of        
good-breeding as well as good feeling4  
,no one should make himself conspicuous 
in company by loud laughing and talking4
 ,to make remarks intended to be        
overheard1 especially remarks meant to  
be funny1 is clownish1--and to be a     
society clown is a very low ambition4   
,we must not interrupt one who is       
speaking1 and must pay attention to     
remarks addressed to the company4 ,if a 
person is speaking to us we ought to    
listen attentively1 even if we are not  
interested1 and not hurt his feelings by

 letting our eyes wander from him or    
showing other signs of impatience4 ,a   
good listener is as welcome in society  
as a good talker1 and often more so1    
because every one who talks likes to be 
listened to with appreciative attention4
  ,those who have read ,the ,wide1 ,wide
 ,world will remember an instance of    
little ,ellen ,montgomery's             
good-breeding in this respect1 when she 
was visiting at ,ventnor4  ,ellen is a  
fascinating child1 said ,mrs4           
,gillespie1 ,i cannot comprehend where  
she gets the manners she has4 ,i never  
saw a more perfectly polite little girl4
  ,i have noticed the same thing often1 
said ,miss ,sophia4 ,did you observe her
 last night when ,john ,humphreys came  
in8 ,you were talking to her at the     
moment4 ,before the door was opened1 ,i 
saw her color come and her eyes sparkle1
 but she did not look towards him for an
 instant till you had finished what you 
were saying to her1 and she had given1  
as she always does1 her modest1 quiet   

answer1 and then her eye went straight  
as an arrow to where he was standing4   
,when any one is reading aloud1 playing1
 or singing1 we ought to give him the   
same close attention we would wish to   
receive if we were in his place4        
,talking or moving about at such times  
is unpardonably rude1 and also looking  
at the clock as if we were impatient for
 the performer to finish4  ,we should   
never interrupt with questions or       
remarks a person engaged in reading or  
writing1 and to look over the shoulder  
of one so employed is impertinent4  ,if 
letters are brought to us1 we should not
 open and read them in company unless   
they require immediate attention1 when  
we should ask to be excused for doing   
so4  ,we should give interested         
attention to books1 pictures1 views1 or 
games shown us for our entertainment1   
and express pleasure and admiration when
 we can with truth4 ,if an article or a 
letter is given us to read1 we should   
not hand it back without remark1 or     

begin to read something else1 as is     
often done by people who ought to know  
better1 but we should thank the one who 
showed it to us1 speak of it politely1  
and if there is anything about it we can
 commend1 do so4  ,if we have occasion  
to make an inquiry of a stranger1 we    
should preface it with1 ,excuse me1     
,pardon me1 or1 ,i beg your pardon1     
unless we use the simpler form1 ,will   
you please tell me1 in beginning our    
question4  ,it is ill-bred to           
contradict1 especially if the one       
addressed be an older person4 ,if a     
person says in our hearing that the     
lecture was given ,thursday evening1    
when it was really ,wednesday1 or that  
,miss ,green was at the concert with    
,miss ,white when we know that ,miss    
,gray was her companion1 it is not our  
place to embarrass the speaker by       
setting him right4 ,if we are appealed  
to1 or if there is good reason why we   
should correct the statement1 we should 
do so politely1 with an apology for the 

correction4  ,we ought to be willing in 
company to contribute our share to the  
general entertainment4 ,unless we are   
willing to give as well as receive1 we  
had better stay at home4 ,it is         
ill-mannered to read aloud1 sing1 or    
play to others unless we are invited to 
do so2 but if a request is made1 it is  
much more polite and agreeable to the   
company for us to comply cheerfully1 and
 do the best we can1 than to wait for   
much urging and then to burden the      
listeners with apologies before we      
begin4 ,if we do not feel able to do    
what is asked of us1 we should politely 
but positively decline at first4  ,if   
games are proposed1 unless there is some
 good reason for our doing so1 it is not
 polite to decline taking part1 saying1 
,i will see the rest play4 ,if all did  
this1 nobody would be entertained4 ,it  
is much more the part of good manners to
 enter heartily into the amusement of   
the hour1 and do our best to make it a  
success4  ,it is this spirit of         

readiness to help on things that makes  
useful members of society1 and the more 
earnestly boys and girls cultivate it   
the more fit they will be for their     
duties as citizens4 ,we ought not to be 
content to be ciphers anywhere4 ,as     
significant figures1 we shall be of more
 value in the world1 be happier         
ourselves1 and make others happier4     
,,lesson ,,viii4     ,,outline ,,for    
,,blackboard   ,,manners ,,at ,,church4 
,punctuality4           ,manner of      
entering4           ,courtesy toward    
ladies4           ,courtesy toward      
strangers4           ,whispering1       
laughing1 and moving about4             
,dress at church4           ,turning the
 head to see who comes in4              
,attention to the service4              
,dropping hymn-books4           ,manner 
of leaving4     ,,lesson ,,viii4        
,,manners ,,at ,,church4  ,,we should   
try never to be late at church2 it is a 
disrespect to the place and the worship2
 it breaks in upon the service1 takes   

the attention of people from it1 and    
disturbs the minister4 ,if we are late1 
we must not go in during prayer time1   
but wait near the door4  ,we should     
enter a church quietly and soberly4     
,boys should be as particular as        
gentlemen to remove their hats at the   
door1 not half-way up the aisle1 and to 
open the pew door for ladies to pass in 
first4 ,if they are in the pew          
beforehand1 they should rise and pass   
out for ladies to enter4  ,when a seat  
is given us in a strange church1 we     
should not take it without              
acknowledgment4 ,we should welcome      
strangers to our pew1 hand them a book  
with the place found1 and invite them to
 come again4 ,if we notice any one near 
us who cannot find the hymn or place to 
read1 we should quietly pass him our    
open book4  ,it is worse to whisper or  
laugh in church than anywhere else1 for 
it is not only ill-bred but irreverent4 
,we should avoid moving about in our    
pews1 looking around at people1 opening 

or shutting books1 and whatever disturbs
 the quiet of the place4  ,it is not in 
good taste to wear much jewelry at      
church1 or showy articles of any kind   
that will attract attention4 ,a house of
 worship is no place for striking       
effects in costume1 such as might be    
proper at a party or place of amusement4
  ,we often see persons in church turn  
their heads whenever the door is opened1
 to see who is coming in4 ,such a       
disregard of good manners well deserved 
the rebuke it received once from a      
,scotch minister1 who1 annoyed by this  
habit1 astonished his congregation one  
,sunday morning by announcing to them   
the name of each late comer as he       
entered4  ,if we cannot give respectful 
attention to the service1 we had better 
stay at home1 and not disturb those who 
go to church to worship4  ,the clergyman
 is often annoyed by the dropping of    
hymn-books or prayer-books noisily into 
the rack1 especially at the close of the
 last hymn1 when he is waiting to       

pronounce the benediction4 ,this might  
be done as well and better without any  
noise whatever4  ,it is rude in the     
extreme to seize hats and rush for the  
door as soon as the last word is said1  
or to engage at once in idle chatter and
 laughter4 ,there should be a reverent  
pause1 and then we should pass slowly   
and quietly down the aisle4 ,it is      
ill-bred to seem in haste to be gone4   
,unless we can sit through the service  
with patience1 we should not attend it4 
,looking at the clock or taking out     
one's watch during service comes under  
the same condemnation as leaving with   
unbecoming haste at the close4          
,,lesson ,,ix4     ,,outline ,,for      
,,blackboard4   ,,manners ,,at ,,places 
,,of ,,amusement4                       
,punctuality4           ,finding seats4 
,waiting with quietness4                
,gazing about and making criticisms4    
,talking and laughing1--story4          
,looking at watches and clocks4         
,applause4           ,doing fancy work4 

,courtesy to others4           ,time and
 manner of leaving4     ,,lesson ,,ix4  
,,manners ,,at ,,places ,,of            
,,amusement4   ,,when we attend a       
lecture1 concert1 or other              
entertainment1 we should go in season3  
to enter after the performance begins is
 a discourtesy to the performers and an 
annoyance to every person in the        
audience4 ,if we are obliged to be late1
 we should wait for a favorable time1   
and then be seated quickly and quietly4 
,when there is a choice of seats we have
 a right to take the best that remain   
when we arrive2 but this right offers no
 excuse for us to push and elbow other  
people1 or to obtain such seats by      
crowding others aside4 ,it is better to 
have the poorest seat in the house or   
none at all than to sacrifice good      
manners and self-respect4 ,we often see 
disgraceful exhibitions of selfishness  
at entertainments on the part of people 
who pride themselves at home and in     
company on their politeness4  ,if we are

 too early1 or if there is delay in     
commencing1 we should wait with         
well-bred quietness4 ,nothing marks more
 surely the ill-bred person than noisy  
demonstrations of impatience at waiting4
 ,this is one of the occasions to       
practise the graceful sitting still     
which has been spoken of in the lesson  
on manners in society4  ,it is not      
polite to gaze at those around us1 still
 less to make remarks about them or     
their dress4  ,loud talking and         
laughing1 and all conduct calculated to 
make ourselves conspicuous1 should be   
avoided4 ,the people who attract        
attention in these ways will be likely  
to eat candy1 nuts1 and popped corn     
while the exercises are going on1 and to
 violate propriety in other ways4       
,whispering during a performance is an  
offence against good manners2 yet it is 
surprising how common the offence is4   
,school children know how the visitors  
on examination days often talk to each  
other throughout the exercises1 to the  

great disturbance of the whole school as
 well as the teacher1 and this          
recollection ought to make them more    
careful to avoid the impoliteness       
themselves4 ,many people seem to attend 
places of amusement for the sole purpose
 of talking with their friends4 ,they   
will hold long discussions upon dress1  
cooking1 and family matters1 as if no   
music or speaking were in progress1 and 
as if no one else cared to hear more    
than they4 ,if we do not go to a concert
 to hear the music1 we have no right    
there2 and the same is true at all      
public entertainments4  ,it is related  
of ,margaret ,fuller that at one of     
,jenny ,lind's concerts her evening's   
enjoyment was destroyed by some rude    
young people who whispered incessantly1 
laughed at each other's foolish jokes1  
and paid no attention to the wonderful  
music4 ,at the close of the concert she 
sent for the young girl whose behavior  
had been most noticeable to come to her4
 ,the girl was much flattered by the    

request from so distinguished a person1 
though she was at a loss to account for 
it4 ,as she appeared with an air of     
pleased curiosity1 ,margaret ,fuller    
said to her1 ,i hope that never again in
 your life will you be the cause of so  
much annoyance and pain to any one as   
you have been to me this evening4  ,it  
is to be hoped that this rebuke1 with   
the good advice given with it to this   
thoughtless girl1 was a lesson in good  
manners which she and her companions    
never forgot4  ,to take out one's watch 
or to turn the head to look at the clock
 is like saying we are impatient to go1 
and must be disturbing to the speaker4  
,if it is necessary for us to look at a 
watch1 we should do so without its being
 seen1 and should stifle in our pockets 
the click of shutting it4  ,it is rude  
to applaud noisily3 we can be           
enthusiastic in applause without being  
boisterous4  ,some ladies have a habit  
of carrying fancy work to places of     
amusement4 ,if they knit or crochet     

before the performance begins1 it is a  
foolish parade of industry which is     
probably not carried out at home2 but if
 they continue the occupation after one 
begins to sing or speak or read1 it is  
impertinent1 and extremely annoying to  
the speaker4 ,it seems like saying that 
his words are not worthy of undivided   
attention1 but are of so little         
consequence that one can take in their  
meaning and beauty while counting       
stitches and studying patterns4  ,we    
should be mindful of little courtesies  
to those near us1 such as handing our   
programme or opera-glass to one who has 
none4 ,if a question is asked about the 
performance1 we should answer with      
cordial politeness and cheerfully give  
any information we can4  ,we should     
never leave the hall while the          
performance is going on4 ,it is1 like   
coming in late1 an affront to the       
performers and to the audience4         
,usually1 if we cannot stay until the   
close1 we should stay away4 ,if there is

 any urgent reason1 such as taking a    
train1 for our leaving before the close1
 we should do so between the parts of a 
performance1 and as noiselessly as      
possible4 ,when we stay to the end we   
should remain seated and give our       
attention until the last word is        
uttered4 ,the speaker usually keeps his 
best effort for the close1 and he should
 not be embarrassed1 or those listening 
be disturbed1 by the confusion of       
preparations for departure4 ,to reach   
the door a minute or two sooner1 or to  
get the best seats in a car1 is not     
worth the rudeness it requires4 ,we     
shall never be guilty of it if we only  
apply the ,golden ,rule and consider how
 we should feel in the speaker's place4 
,,lesson ,x4     ,,outline ,,for        
,,blackboard4   ,,manners ,,in ,,stores 
,,and ,,similar ,,public ,,places4      
,shutting doors4           ,how to ask  
for articles in stores4                 
,making trouble for clerks4             
,handling goods4           ,finding     

fault with articles or prices4          
,courtesy to other customers4           
,courtesy to clerks4           ,conduct 
in the post-office1--entering in crowds1
                 not waiting for others1
 noise and rudeness4           ,visiting
 railroad stations4           ,two      
things to consider4     ,,lesson ,x4    
,,manners ,,in ,,stores ,,and ,,similar 
,,public ,,places4   ,,on entering or   
leaving a store in cold weather we      
should consider the comfort of those    
behind the counters and shut the door1  
if there is no one whose business it is 
to do it for us4 ,we ought to state     
clearly and definitely what we want to  
buy1 and patiently explain if the clerk1
 through inexperience or dulness1 does  
not at first understand our request4  ,a
 good supply of patience and politeness 
is needed in shopping1 and a true lady  
or gentleman will not lose temper or    
forget good manners1 even if a clerk is 
impertinent or disobliging4  ,we should 
not make unnecessary trouble for clerks 

by asking them to take down and unfold  
piece after piece of goods for us to    
examine1 if we have no intention of     
buying4 ,many ladies do this habitually1
 because they enjoy it1 and then wonder 
that the clerks are not more polite4 ,if
 we wish merely to examine before buying
 at some future time1 it is better to   
say so1 and then the merchant or clerk  
will not be disappointed if we do not   
purchase4  ,we should handle delicate   
fabrics in stores as carefully as if    
they were our own1 and not tumble them  
over1 leaving ribbons and laces in      
tangled heaps1 especially if we do not  
buy4  ,we should not find fault with the
 quality of articles4 ,if we are not    
satisfied1 it is enough to say that the 
goods do not suit us1 without making    
disparaging remarks to the clerk1 who   
has no responsibility in the matter4    
,it is a sign of ignorance and          
ill-breeding to haggle over the price of
 a thing and try to induce the seller to
 take less for it4 ,in ,oriental        

countries1 it is said1 the dealer always
 asks at first four times the price he  
expects to receive1 but in our country  
this is not customary1 and the price    
stated is supposed to be fair and final4
 ,if we think the article is not worth  
the price1 or if it is beyond our means1
 it is best to say we do not wish to pay
 so much and leave it4 ,if the dealer   
can afford to sell it cheaper1 and will 
do so for the sake of our buying1 it is 
his place to offer it for less1 not ours
 to ask4 ,if he asks more than a thing  
is worth1 hoping to take advantage of   
our need of it or our ignorance1 he     
ought to be punished by our refusal to  
buy4  ,we should wait our turn at a     
counter and regard the convenience of   
others as well as ourselves4 ,it is not 
polite to demand the attention of a     
clerk who is waiting upon another       
customer1 or to take up what another is 
looking at4 ,if we are in great haste1  
and customers who seem to have plenty of
 time are at the counter before us1 we  

may sometimes ask their permission to be
 waited on while they are looking at    
goods1 apologizing for doing so4 ,if we 
are sitting at a counter1 we should     
politely give our seat to an older lady1
 or to one who looks weary4  ,if a clerk
 takes uncommon pains to please us1 or  
puts himself to more trouble than we    
have a right to expect1 we must not     
forget to thank him4 ,if customers are  
polite and considerate1 they seldom have
 reason to complain of those behind the 
counter4 ,the same is true at           
post-offices1 railroad stations1 and    
wherever we are served by others4       
,these general principles of politeness 
in stores can be applied in all similar 
public places4  ,the post-office is     
often the scene of most unmannerly      
conduct on the part of boys and girls1  
especially just after the close of      
school1 when they all rush in for       
letters4 ,instead of quietly walking up 
to the window1 one at a time1 the boys  
giving way to the girls when there is   

but one place of delivery1 and both boys
 and girls waiting for older people1    
they are apt to go in by dozens1        
crowding to the window and clamoring for
 their letters1 making themselves       
extremely annoying to all grown people  
present4  ,we should say1 ,i would like 
a dozen stamps1 if you please1 or1      
,please weigh this letter1 rather than1 
,i want a dozen stamps1 or1 ,weigh this 
letter1 will you8  ,the post-office is a
 place of business1 like a store or a   
bank4 ,our only object in going there is
 to mail or receive letters1 which we   
should do like any other business1--in a
 quiet1 respectable manner4 ,no one has 
a right to stand around in the way of   
others1 or to make it a place of idle   
resort4 ,no well-bred person1 even a    
child1 will indulge in loud laughing and
 talking1 staring at or making remarks  
about people1 or other conspicuous      
behavior here or in any public resort4  
,a railroad station is also a place of  
business1 and unless it is necessary for

 us to go there1 we had better stay     
away4 ,in small towns it is quite a     
fashion for boys and girls to go to the 
station to see the cars come in2 but it 
is not improving to their manners or    
morals4 ,if they could realize1         
especially the girls1 how out of place  
they appear standing on platforms1 where
 they have no occasion to be1 jostled by
 passengers and baggage-men1 and exposed
 to the rude remarks of passers-by1 they
 would never go there unnecessarily4    
,in all public places we should         
consider1 in reference to our conduct1  
two things3 first1 the courtesy we owe  
to others2 and second1 the respect we   
owe to ourselves4     ,,lesson ,,xi4    
,,outline ,,for ,,blackboard4           
,,manners ,,in ,,travelling4            
,politeness in the waiting-room4        
,buying a ticket4           ,getting on 
and off the cars4           ,obtaining  
and occupying seats4           ,offering
 seats to ladies4           ,leaving    
seats temporarily4           ,talking1  

laughing1 and eating4           ,taking 
a seat with another4           ,courtesy
 toward officials4           ,courtesy  
toward fellow-travellers4               
,conduct if delays occur4               
,behavior at places for refreshment4    
,a ,french boy's politeness in          
travelling4     ,,lesson ,,xi4          
,,manners ,,in ,,travelling4   ,,before 
we fairly begin the journey we want to  
consider what belongs to good manners at
 the station4  ,if the waiting-room is  
crowded1 and there are not seats for    
all1 the young ought cheerfully to give 
place to older people1 especially to old
 ladies and to mothers with little      
children in their arms4 ,there is often 
opportunity here to show little         
courtesies to others which may brighten 
their whole day4  ,to amuse a fretful   
child for a few moments1 or bring it a  
glass of water when the mother cannot   
leave other children to do it1 or to    
find the baggage-master and get a trunk 
checked for a nervous old lady1 is a    

small thing in itself1 but it may be    
more welcome to the receiver under the  
circumstances than a far greater favor  
at another time4 ,the comfort or        
discomfort of a journey is made up of   
just such small things4  ,when the      
ticket window is opened there is no need
 for us to rush to it or to push aside  
any one else4 ,time is given for all to 
buy their tickets comfortably4 ,we      
ought1 if possible1 to hand the exact   
price of the ticket1 and not take the   
ticket-seller's time to change large    
bills4 ,for the same reason we should   
ask for the ticket in the briefest      
sentence we can frame1 and if a question
 is necessary1 put it in the most       
business-like manner1 and thank him for 
the information given4  ,we should not  
attempt to get on the cars while others 
are getting off3 it hinders them and    
ourselves1 and nothing is gained by such
 unbecoming haste4 ,the much-ridiculed  
,american hurry is well illustrated by a
 company of people crowding up the steps

 while another company is crowding down4
 ,when we leave the cars it is better to
 wait until they come to a full stop    
before rising from our seats4 ,we shall 
be likely to get out as soon as if we   
went swaying down the aisle1 crowding   
other people1 and in danger of falling  
headlong when the train finally stops4  
,what has been said about obtaining     
seats at places of amusement applies to 
seats in cars as well4 ,those who come  
first have the first choice2 but we     
should not forget good manners in the   
choosing4 ,we have no right to more room
 than we pay for1 and1 unless there are 
plenty of unoccupied seats1 it is rude  
and selfish to spread out our parcels   
and wraps so as to discourage any one   
from asking to sit beside us2 yet a     
well-dressed woman1 with her possessions
 unconcernedly arranged on a seat facing
 her1 ignoring the fact that others are 
standing in the aisle1 is not an        
uncommon spectacle4  ,courtesy in the   
cars or in a coach is as binding on us  

as courtesy in the parlor1 and never1   
perhaps1 is it better appreciated than  
by tired travellers4  ,good-breeding    
does not require a gentleman or a boy to
 offer his seat to any lady who is      
standing1 but he should never fail to do
 it to an old lady or one with a child  
in her arms1 or one with an inconvenient
 package2 and it is pleasant to see that
 fine politeness which prompts its      
possessor to treat every lady as he     
would wish his mother or sister treated4
 ,a lady should not accept such a       
civility in silence4 ,we too often see  
her drop into a seat which a gentleman  
rises to offer as if it were her right1 
without a word or even a bow of         
acknowledgment4 ,such a person has no   
right to expect a similar courtesy the  
second time4  ,if any one leaves his    
seat for a time without leaving any     
piece of property in it to show that it 
belongs to him1 he cannot lawfully claim
 it on returning2 but civility should   
prevent any one from taking it1 if he   

knows it belongs to another4  ,in       
travelling1 as everywhere in public1    
noisy conversation and the loud laugh   
that speaks the vacant mind are         
offensive to good taste4 ,constant      
eating of fruit and peanuts is bad      
manners1 and1 as has been said before1  
it is generally associated with loud    
talking and laughing and other rude     
behavior4  ,on long journeys it is      
necessary to eat luncheons or even      
regular meals1 but this1 done in a      
well-bred way1 is a very different thing
 from the continual eating indulged in  
by a certain class of travellers4  ,we  
should not sit down beside another      
without asking if the seat is engaged4  
,if a person asks to sit beside us1 we  
should assent with cordiality1 not      
sullenly gather up our bundles1 as we   
often see people do1 impatient at having
 their selfish ease disturbed4 ,it is   
polite for a gentleman to offer a lady  
the seat next the window4  ,we ought to 
have our ticket ready when the conductor

 comes around1 and not keep him waiting 
while we hunt for it in bag or pocket4  
,if a brakeman raises a window or shuts 
a door for us1 we should thank him2 and 
it is polite to thank the train boy who 
passes us water4 ,we need not be        
ill-natured because he puts a magazine  
or prize package in our lap every       
half-hour4 ,it is not an uncivil thing  
to do1 and it is just as easy for us to 
receive it civilly1 and say in a        
pleasant tone that we do not care for   
it1 as to add one more snappish answer  
to the many given him in the course of a
 day4  ,we should be watchful of        
occasions to show politeness to our     
fellow-travellers4 ,there may be an old 
lady not accustomed to travelling1      
anxious and uneasy1 to whom we can be of
 use4 ,we can ask where she is going1   
and take the burden off her mind by     
saying1 ,i will tell you when we come to
 it4  ,a gentlemanly boy will not see a 
lady trying to open or shut a window or 
reverse a seat without offering to do it

 for her1 any more than a gentleman     
would4  ,we should be patient in        
answering questions1 especially from old
 people4 ,if we are passing objects of  
interest with which we are familiar1 it 
is polite to speak of them to a stranger
 sitting near4 ,if we were journeying in
 the ,white ,mountain region and were   
well acquainted with it1 a stranger by  
our side would like to know the names of
 the different peaks1 and to have the   
historic ,willey ,house pointed out to  
him4 ,one cheerful1 obliging person will
 add to the comfort of the whole        
company4  ,if delays occur on the way1  
and long periods of waiting1 as often   
happen1 we should be patient and        
cheerful over the matter ourselves1 and 
thus help others to be so4 ,good-nature 
is contagious at such times4 ,it is of  
no use to tire the conductor and        
brakemen with repeated questions3 they  
are rarely responsible for the delay1   
which is more vexatious to them than to 
us4  ,places for refreshment on a       

journey1 with the brief time usually    
allowed1 afford opportunities to show   
one's good or ill breeding4 ,it would be
 better to have no lunch than to        
struggle for the best place and loudly  
demand attention1 to the exclusion of   
others4 ,to bring a cup of tea to an old
 lady1 or to the mother who cannot leave
 her baby to get it herself1 is a slight
 thing for us to do1 but it may be a    
great favor to them4  ,in an article on 
the politeness of ,french children as   
compared with boys and girls in         
,america1 the writer illustrates what he
 is saying in this way3--  ,i was       
travelling in a compartment with a      
little ,french boy of twelve1 the age at
 which ,american children1 as a rule1   
deserve killing for their rudeness and  
general disagreeableness4 ,i sat between
 him and the open window1 and he was    
eating pears4 ,now most boys in our     
country of that age would either have   
dropped the cores upon the floor or     
tossed them out of the window1 without  

regard to anybody4 ,but this small      
gentleman1 every time1 with a ',permit  
me1 sir1' said in the most pleasant way1
 rose and came to the window and dropped
 them out1 and then with a ',thanks1    
sir1' quietly took his seat4 ,french    
children do not take favors as a matter 
of course and unacknowledged4 ,and when 
in his seat1 if an elderly person came  
in1 he was the very first to rise and   
offer his place1 if it were in the      
slightest degree more comfortable than  
another2 and the good-nature with which 
he insisted on the new-comer's taking it
 was delightful to see4  ,the writer    
goes on to say that this was not an     
exceptional boy1 but a fair type of the 
average ,french child1 and his conduct  
was a sample of what might be seen      
anywhere1 even among the ragged boys of 
the street4 ,the reason for this state  
of things is given in the opening       
sentences of the article3--             
,politeness1 with the ,french1 is a     
matter of education as well as nature4  

,the ,french child is taught that lesson
 from the beginning of its existence1   
and it is made a part of its life4 ,it  
is the one thing that is never          
forgotten1 and the lack of it never     
forgiven4     ,,lesson ,,xii4           
,,outline ,,for ,,blackboard4           
,,manners ,,in ,,borrowing4             
,care of borrowed articles4             
,what not to borrow4           ,how to  
return a book4           ,returning an  
equivalent4           ,promptness in    
returning1--anecdote4     ,,lesson      
,,xii4  ,,manners ,,in ,,borrowing4     
,,it is an old saying1 ,he that goes    
borrowing goes sorrowing2 but it might  
often be more truly said of the one to  
whom the borrower goes4  ,we should be  
more careful of a borrowed article than 
if it were our own4 ,if we are so       
unfortunate as to injure or lose it1 we 
should replace it1 if it can be done2 if
 not1 make the best possible apology4   
,we have no right to lend a borrowed    
thing to an other without the owner's   

permission4 ,perhaps nothing is treated 
in this way oftener than a book4 ,people
 who consider themselves honest and just
 will lend a borrowed book to half a    
neighborhood1 and if it is defaced or   
lost will give themselves no concern    
about it4  ,it is not polite to borrow a
 garment to wear except of a relative or
 intimate friend4 ,neither is it good   
manners to ask for a garment or pattern 
to cut one by for ourselves3 the owner  
may prefer not to have it copied4 ,if a 
person admires a garment or pattern     
belonging to us1 and we are willing to  
lend it1 it is our place to offer it    
without its being asked for4  ,if a book
 or article to read is lent us1 we      
should read it promptly1 and when we    
return it say whatever pleasant things  
we can of it with truth4 ,to send it    
back without expressing an opinion1 or  
making acknowledgment of the kindness1  
is inexcusable4  ,if we borrow something
 which is not to be returned itself1 but
 its equivalent1 we should be careful to

 return what is of as good or better    
quality1 and as much in quantity1 if not
 a little more1 to make up for the      
trouble of the one who lends to us4  ,it
 is not polite to keep a borrowed       
article long2 and if a time for         
returning it is specified1 we should be 
careful not to neglect doing it when the
 time comes4 ,if possible1 we should    
return it ourselves1 not give it to the 
owner to carry home or send it by       
another2 and we should never omit to    
thank the lender4 ,to compel the owner  
to send for his property is a gross     
violation of good manners on the part of
 the borrower4 ,the owner should not    
send unless he feels that he can wait no
 longer1 or unless the borrower is      
habitually careless and needs to be     
taught a lesson4  ,i never ask a        
gentleman to return money he has        
borrowed1 said one man to another4  ,how
 then do you get it8 asked his friend4  
,after a while1 was the answer1 ,i      
conclude he is not a gentleman1 and then

 ,i ask him4  ,this reasoning will apply
 in case of lending other things as well
 as money4  ,when we lend we should do  
so with cordial politeness and not spoil
 the favor by the half-hearted way in   
which we offer or grant it2 but         
borrowing should be regarded as a       
necessary evil1 to be resorted to only  
when it cannot well be avoided4 ,the    
habitual borrower is a burden to        
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 #a4ej4  ,it is a thrilling story1      
written in a fascinating style1 and the 
plot is adroitly handled4  ,it might be 
placed in any ,sabbath ,school library1 
so pure is it in tone1 and yet it is so 
free from the mawkishness and silliness 
that mar the class of books usually     
found there1 that the veteran novel     
reader is apt to finish it at a sitting4
   ,,the ,,doctor',s ,,daughter4        
,by ,,sophie ,,may1 ,author of ,our     
,helen1 ,the ,asbury           ,twins1  
c4 #abmo1 cloth1 illustrated4 #a4ej4  ,a
 delightful book1 original and          
enjoyable1 says the ,brownville ,echo4  
,a fascinating story1 unfolding1 with   
artistic touch1 the young life of one of
 our impulsive1 sharp-witted1           

transparent and pure-minded girls of the
 nineteenth century1 says ,the          
,contributor1 ,boston4   ,,sally        
,,williams4            ,the ,mountain   
,girl4 ,by ,mrs4 ,,edna ,d4 ,,cheney1   
,author           of ,patience1 ,social 
,games1 ,the ,child of the              
,tide1 c4 #abmo1 cloth1 illustrated4    
#a4ej4  ,pure1 strong1 healthy1 just    
what might be expected from the pen of  
so gifted a writer as ,mrs4 ,cheney4 ,a 
very interesting picture of life among  
the ,new ,hampshire hills1 enlivened by 
the tangle of a story of the ups and    
downs of every-day life in this         
out-of-the-way locality4 ,the characters
 introduced are quaintly original1 and  
the adventures are narrated with        
remarkable skill4   ,,lottie ,,eames4   
,or1 do your best and leave the rest4   
,by a           ,popular ,author4 #afmo1
 illus4 #a4ej4  ,a wholesome story of   
home life1 full of lessons of           
self-sacrifice1 but always bright and   
attractive in its varied incidents4     

,,rhoda ,,thornton',s ,,girlhood4       
,by ,mrs4 ,,mary ,e4 ,,pratt4 #afmo1    
cloth1 illustrated4           #a4ej4  ,a
 hearty and healthy story1 dealing with 
young folks and home scenes1 with       
sleighing1 fishing and other frolics to 
make things lively4         99       99 
99       99       99  ,the above six    
volumes are furnished in a handsome box1
 for #i4jj1 or sold separately by all   
booksellers1 or sent by mail1 postpaid1 
on receipt of price by            ,,lee 
,,and ,,shepard1 ,publishers            
,boston     ,,books ,,for ,,young       
,,ladies ,,by ,,popular ,,authors       
,,seven ,,daughters4             ,by    
,miss ,a4 ,m4 ,,douglas1 ,author of ,in 
,trust1          ,stephen ,dane1        
,claudia1 ,sydnie ,adriance1 ,home      
,nook1 ,nelly ,kennard's ,kingdom4      
#abmo1 cloth1          illustrated4     
#a4ej4  ,a charming romance of          
,girlhood1 full of incident and humor4  
,the ,seven ,daughters are characters   
which reappear in some of ,miss         

,douglas' later books4 ,in this book    
they form a delightful group1 hovering  
on the verge of ,womanhood1 with all the
 little perplexities of home life and   
love dreams as incidentals1 making a    
fresh and attractive story4   ,,our     
,,helen4            ,by ,,sophie ,,may4 
#abmo1 cloth1 illustrated4 #a4ej4  ,the 
story is a very attractive one1 as free 
from the sensational and impossible as  
could be desired1 and at the same time  
full of interest1 and pervaded by the   
same bright1 cheery sunshine that we    
find in the author's earlier books4 ,she
 is to be congratulated on the success  
of her essay in a new field of          
literature1 to which she will be warmly 
welcomed by those who know and admire   
her ',prudy ,books4'--,graphic4   ,,the 
,,asbury ,,twins4           ,by ,,sophie
 ,,may1 ,author of ,the ,doctor's       
,daughter1          ,our ,helen1 c4     
#abmo1 cloth1 illustrated4 #a4ej4  ,has 
the ring of genuine genius1 and the     
sparkle of a gem of the first water4 ,we

 read it one cloudy winter day1 and it  
was as good as a ,turkish bath1 or a    
three hours' soak in the                
sunshine4--,cooperstown ,republican4    
,,that ,,queer ,,girl4           ,by    
,miss ,,virginia ,f4 ,,townsend1 ,author
 of ,only          ,girls1 c4 #abmo1    
cloth1 illustrated4 #a4ej4  ,queer only 
in being unconventional1 brave and      
frank1 an old-fashioned girl1 and very  
sweet and charming4 ,as indicated in the
 title1 is a little out of the common   
track1 and the wooing and the winning   
are as queer as the heroine4 ,the ,new  
,haven ,register says3 ,decidedly the   
best work which has appeared from the   
pen of ,miss ,townsend4   ,,running ,,to
 ,,waste4           ,the ,story of a    
,tomboy4 ,by ,,george ,m4 ,,baker4      
#afmo1          cloth1 illustrated4     
#a4ej4  ,this book is one of the most   
entertaining we have read for a long    
time4 ,it is well written1 full of      
humor1 and good humor1 and it has not a 
dull or uninteresting page4 ,it is      

lively and natural1 and overflowing with
 the best ,new ,england character and   
traits4 ,there is also a touch of       
pathos1 which always accompanies humor1 
in the life and death of the tomboy's   
mother4--,newburyport ,herald4   ,,daisy
 ,,travers3           ,or the ,girls of 
,hive ,hall4 ,by ,,adelaide ,f4         
,,samuels1 ,author of ,dick and ,daisy  
,stories1 ,dick          ,travers       
,abroad1 c4 #afmo1 cloth1 illustrated4  
#a4ej4  ,the story of ,hive ,hall is    
full of life and action1 and told in the
 same happy style which made the earlier
 life of its heroine so attractive1 and 
caused the ,dick and ,daisy books to    
become great favorites with the young4  
,what was said of the younger books can1
 with equal truth1 be said of ,daisy    
grown up4         99       99       99  
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,,school            ,miss ,west's ,class
 in ,geography ,by ,miss ,,sparhawk     
,lessons on ,manners ,by ,miss ,,wiggin 
,natural ,history ,plays ,by ,,louisa   
,,parsons ,,hopkins   ,young ,folks'    
,pictures and ,stories of ,animals      
,pictures and ,stories of ,quadrupeds   
,by   ,pictures and ,stories of ,birds  
,mrs4   ,pictures and ,stories of       
,fishes and ,reptiles     ,sanborn      
,tenney   ,pictures and ,stories of     
,bees and other ,insects    ,pictures   
and ,stories of ,sea and ,river ,shells 
,with #ejj   ,pictures and ,stories of  
,sea-urchins and ,corals   illustrations
     ,i4 ,simple ,poems and ,easy       
,rhymes        ,edited by ,professor    
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,,and ,,fifth ,,years ,,in ,,school     
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,arabian ,nights' ,entertainments       
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,schools by ,dr4 ,,eliot1 formerly      
,superintendent ,boston ,schools        
,stories from ,american ,history ,by ,n4
 ,s4 ,,dodge            ,the ,boston    
,tea-,party and other ,stories of the   
,revolution ,relating many ,daring      
,deeds of the ,old           ,heroes ,by
 ,h4 ,c4 ,,watson   ,,for ,,fifth ,,and 
,,sixth ,,years ,,in ,,school           
,noble ,deeds of our ,fathers as told by
 ,soldiers           of the ,revolution 
gathered around the ,old ,bell of       
,independence ,by ,h4 ,c4 ,,watson      
,the ,flower ,people 7,child's ,talk    
with the           ,flowers7 ,by ,mrs4  

,,horace ,,mann            ,the ,nation 
in a ,nutshell ,by ,,george ,,makepeace 
,,towle            ,short ,studies of   
,american ,authors ,by ,t4 ,w4          
,,higginson         99       99       99
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being to furnish good reading for home  
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headed ,popular ,reading for ,home and  
,school by ,popular ,authors4           
,,lee ,,and ,,shepard ,publishers       
,boston     ,,bright ,,and ,,breezy     
,,books ,,of ,,travel  ,,by ,,six       
,,bright ,,women   ,a ,,winter ,,in     
,,central ,,america ,,and ,,mexico      
,by ,,helen ,j4 ,,sanborn4 ,cloth1      

#a4ej4  ,a bright1 attractive narrative 
by a wide-awake ,boston girl4   ,a      
,,summer ,,in ,,the ,,azores1 with a    
,glimpse of ,madeira            ,by     
,miss ,c4 ,,alice ,,baker4 ,little      
,classic style4           ,cloth1 gilt  
edges1 #a4be4  ,miss ,baker gives us a  
breezy1 entertaining description of     
these picturesque islands4 ,she is an   
observing traveller1 and makes a graphic
 picture of the quaint people and       
customs4--,chicago ,advance4   ,,life   
,,at ,,puget ,,sound            ,with   
sketches of travel in ,washington       
,territory1           ,british          
,columbia1 ,oregon1 and ,california4 ,by
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#afmo1 cloth1 #a4ej4  ,your chapters on 
,puget ,sound have charmed me4 ,full of 
life1 deeply interesting1 and with just 
that class of facts1 and suggestions of 
truth1 that cannot fail to help the     
,indian and the ,chinese4--,,wendell    
,,phillips4   ,,european ,,breezes      
,by ,,margery ,,deans4 ,cloth1 gilt top1

 #a4ej4 ,being           chapters of    
travel through ,germany1 ,austria1      
,hungary1 and ,switzerland1 covering    
places not           usually visited by 
,americans in making the ,grand         
,tour of the ,continent1 by the         
accomplished writer           of        
,newport ,breezes4  ,a very bright1     
fresh and amusing account1 which tells  
us about a host of things we never heard
 of before1 and is worth two ordinary   
books of ,european travel4--,woman's    
,journal4   ,,beaten ,,paths2 or1 ,a    
,woman's ,vacation in ,europe           
,by ,,ella ,w4 ,,thompson4 #afmo1 cloth4
 #a4ej4  ,a lively and chatty book of   
travel1 with pen-pictures humorous and  
graphic1 that are decidedly out of the  
beaten paths of description4   ,,an     
,,american ,,girl ,,abroad              
,by ,miss ,,adeline ,,trafton1 author of
 ,his           ,inheritance1 ,katherine
 ,earle1 etc4 #afmo4                    
,illustrated4 #a4ej4  ,a sparkling      
account of a ,european trip by a        

wide-awake1 intelligent1 and            
irrepressible ,american girl4 ,pictured 
with a freshness and vivacity that is   
delightful4--,utica ,observer4          
,,curtis ,,guild',s ,,travels  ,,britons
 ,,and ,,muscovites2 or1 ,traits of ,two
 ,empires ,cloth1 #b4jj4   ,,over ,,the 
,,ocean2 or1 ,sights and ,scenes in     
,foreign ,lands            ,by ,,curtis 
,,guild1 editor of ,the ,boston         
,commercial           ,bulletin ,crown  
#hvo4 ,cloth1 #b4ej4  ,the utmost that  
any ,european tourist can hope to do is 
to tell the old story in a somewhat     
fresh way1 and ,mr4 ,guild has succeeded
 in every part of his book in doing     
this4--,philadelphia ,bulletin4         
,,abroad ,,again2 or1 ,fresh ,forays in 
,foreign ,fields            ,uniform    
with ,over the ,ocean4 ,by the same     
author4           ,crown #hvo4 ,cloth1  
#b4ej4  ,he has given us a life-picture4
 ,europe is done in a style that must   
serve as an invaluable guide to those   
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,citizen4         99       99       99  
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,,shepard ,publishers ,boston           
,,popular ,,reading ,,for ,,home ,,and  
,,school  ,,by ,,popular ,,authors      
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,,stories ,,mother ,,nature ,,told ,,her
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,school edition cloth #ej cents ,library
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,,the ,,seven ,,little ,,sisters ,,who  
,,live ,,on ,,the ,,round ,,ball ,,that 
,,floats ,,in ,,the ,,air               
,new edition1 with an introduction by   
,,louisa           ,,parsons ,,hopkins  
,illustrated ,school edition cloth      
#ej cents ,library edition cloth #hj    
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illustrations #a4bj   ,,young ,,folks'  
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with the ,dictionary4 ,by ,,alfred      
,,waites1           author of ,student's
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,,studies ,,of ,,american ,,authors     
,by ,,thomas ,,wentworth ,,higginson1   
author of ,young           ,folks'      
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,outdoor           ,papers1 ,oldport    
,days1 ,army ,life in a ,black          
,regiment1 ,atlantic ,essays1 etc4      
,,hints ,,on ,,writing ,,and            
,,speech-,,making  ,by ,,thomas         
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 by the ,allen ,method4 ,a              
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than ,long-,hand           ,writing is  
gained at the ,first ,lesson1 and       
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,,books             ,,advanced          
,,readings ,,and ,,recitations ,by      
,,austin ,b4           ,,fletcher ,a4,m4
 ,,ll4,b4 late professor of oratory     
,brown ,university and ,boston          
,university ,school of           ,law4  
,this book has been already adopted in a
 large           number of universities1
 colleges1 post-graduate                
schools of law and theology1 seminaries1
 etc4           #a4ej  ,professor       
,fletcher's noteworthy compilation has  
been made with rare rhetorical judgment1
 and evinces a sympathy for the best    
forms of literature1 adapted to attract 
readers and speakers1 and mould their   
literary taste4--,professor ,j4 ,w4     
,,churchill1 ,andover ,theological      
,seminary4             ,,the ,,book ,,of
 ,,eloquence ,a collection of extracts  
in prose and verse from the most famous 
orators           and poets ,by         
,,charles ,,dudley ,,warner #a4ej  ,what
 can be said that is more eloquent      
praise than that ,charles ,dudley       

,warner has carefully selected three    
hundred and sixty-four specimens of the 
choicest things from the world's        
literature8 ,if there is any subject    
untouched1 we fail to discover it4 ,it  
is a compendium of the world's          
eloquence4 ,it is useless to tell who is
 in here1 for everybody is2 and it is   
clear that ,mr4 ,warner has made his    
extracts with great care4 ,it has the   
most eloquence ever packed into twice as
 many pages4             ,,vocal ,,and  
,,action ,,language1 ,,culture ,,and    
,,expression ,new edition ,by ,e4 ,n4   
,,kirby instructor           in         
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mail #hc           cents4  ,this is a   
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gesticulation1 the use of the body and  
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well-arranged collection of extracts for

 elocution4 ,the work is well adapted   
for use as a text-book on elocution1 and
 for study by professional              
students4--,indianapolis ,journal4      
,,five-,,minute ,,readings ,selected and
 adapted by           ,,walter ,k4      
,,fobes #ej cents                       
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,stammering and other ,impediments of   
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,publishers ,boston     ,,young ,,folks'
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,,drifting ,,round ,,the ,,world2 ,a    
,boy's ,adventures by           ,sea and
 ,land            ,by ,,capt4 ,,charles 

,w4 ,,hall1 author of ,adrift in the    
,ice-,fields1 ,the ,great ,bonanza1 etc4
 ,with           numerous full-page and 
letter-press illustrations4             
,royal #hvo4 ,handsome cover4 #a4ge4    
,cloth1 gilt1           #b4ej4  ,out of 
the beaten track in its course of       
travel1 record of adventures1 and       
descriptions of life in ,greenland1     
,labrador1 ,ireland1 ,scotland1         
,england1 ,france1 ,holland1 ,russia1   
,asia1 ,siberia1 and ,alaska4 ,its hero 
is young1 bold1 and adventurous2 and the
 book is in every way interesting and   
attractive4   ,,edward ,,greey',s       
,,japanese ,,series            ,,young  
,,americans ,,in ,,japan2 or1 ,the      
,adventures of           the ,jewett    
,family and their ,friend ,oto ,nambo   
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,cloth1 black and gold1 #b4ej4  ,this   
story1 though essentially a work of     

fiction1 is filled with interesting and 
truthful descriptions of the curious    
ways of living of the good people of the
 land of the rising sun4                
,,the ,,wonderful ,,city ,,of ,,tokio2  
or1 ,the ,further           ,adventures 
of the ,jewett ,family and their ,friend
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gift of permitting the reader to view   
things as he saw them4 ,the             
illustrations are mostly drawn by a     
,japanese artist1 and are very          
unique4--,chicago ,herald4              
,,the ,,bear ,,worshippers ,,of ,,yezo  
,,and ,,the ,,island ,,of               
,,karafuto2 being the further           
,adventures of the           ,jewett    
,family and their ,friend ,oto ,nambo   
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are many and excellent4   ,,our ,,boys  
,,in ,,china            ,the adventures 
of two young ,americans1 wrecked in     
the ,china ,sea on their return from    

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,,geography      ,by ,,frances ,c4      
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#ce cts   ,after making child-nature a  
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teacher and pupil3 ',the ,horizon1'     
',trees1' ',vegetation1' ',heat and     
,moisture1' ',water-sheds1' ',sun and   
,rain1' ',highways and ,barriers1'      
',from the ,lakes to the ,gulf1'        
',cities1' ',mountains and ,rivers1' and
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,,travellers             ,,germany      
,,seen ,,without ,,spectacles2 or1      
,random           ,sketches of ,various 
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,by ,,henry ,,ruggles1 late ,united     
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,,travels ,,and ,,observations ,,in     
,,the ,,orient1 with a           ,hasty 
,flight in the ,countries of ,europe    
,by ,,walter ,,harriman 7ex-,governor of
 ,new ,hampshire74           #a4ej4     
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form a large part of this striking      
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,a ,geographical ,journey of            
,twenty-five ,hundred           ,miles  
from ,quebec to the ,gulf of ,mexico4   

,by           ,,nathaniel ,h4 ,,bishop4 
,with numerous illustrations            
and maps specially prepared for this    
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 spirit1 keen observation1 and          
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,,months ,,in ,a ,,sneak-,,box          
,a ,boat ,voyage of ,twenty-six ,hundred
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,mississippi ,rivers1 and along the     
,gulf of           ,mexico4 ,by         
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 maps           and illustrations4      
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'shanty-boat' life on the great rivers  
are true to life4 ,his descriptions of  
persons and places are graphic4--,zion's
 ,herald4             ,a ,,thousand     
,,miles' ,,walk ,,across ,,south        
,,america1 ,over           the ,pampas  
and the ,andes            ,by           
,,nathaniel ,h4 ,,bishop4 ,crown #hvo4  
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forgotten it1 and tells it in such a way
 that the reader will always remember   
it1 and wish there had been more4       
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had ever reached before4 ,he carried his
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,the peculiar humor of this writer is   
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99       99     ,transcriber's note3    
,synonymes is the correct spelling in   
the title of the book1 ,a ,book of      

,english ,synonymes4  ,obvious          
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,page #hc1 acknowledgement changed to   
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