A Born Lady
Ladies- real ladies are nevor compolled to niake a public announcement of the fact that the}' are ladies. The wotnaa in the l'ollowing incident showed by her slang, if in no other way, that she had no claim tothetitle: "You must behave yourself, madam," said a western judge to a wrathful wituess. "Well, make kim behave kisself, then," she replied, pointing toward & young lawyer who was cross-questioning ker in a mauner that was rea)ly very exasperating. "Simply answer his questions," said the judge, looking severely at the attornoy. "It he is not a gentleman, it does not follow that you should aot ba a lady." "Me a iady!" eried the irate witnesn. "Me a lady! Lookeo here, judge, I was born a lady, and raised a Iady, and donH you fergit tí" Hear what (ail liamilton says about eood manners: "What shall be the edueation of a youug womanP Firsi, good mauners. And last and all tko way between, good manners. ReadiDg and writing are often convemeno, often obuoxious, never indispensable. Good manners imply every saving graco known undor lieaven among men and women. Good manners ara tüe absolutely traneparent medium o.t convoying to tho world thebenevolenco of a good heart; musíc is a matter of throat and ear.s; painting is a matter of oyes and tingors; dancing is a feat of feot; and housekeeping is a(iuestion of the will. (Jood manners involve and include every departnient of the human being, body, soul and spirit, keart and mind, imagination and conscience, discrimiuation and moral udgment. The whole duty oí man - to man - is embraoed in good manners, and if bad manners were admitted into heaven it would cease to be heaven.- YoutWs Companion. A man at Lexiup:tuii, (l.., lias a uuvel meth03 oí catchinsf moles. He places a cow's hort Aa the track oí tlie mole, whtch crawls into th hom, wedges liimself in, aml Uutu awati Ui captors,
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