Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 July 1877 — Harry’s Manners. [ARTICLE]

Harry’s Manners.

Littls Habrt had come from his city home to make his summer visit at grandpa’*. “ Ain’t you got a big yard I”he exclaimed, as he stepped out upon grandpa’s green acres, beside the silvery river, the morning after his arrival, which had been after dark of the evening before. Now began bliasfnl days of out-door play and fan. Tbe child waa almost beside himself with delight. He conld scarcely spare time and breath to put “ ma’am” and “sir” after “yei" and “no,” as he had always been tanght to de. His mamma gave him many gentle reminders, but he was in each a hurry that he could not remember. One day he said, “ Mamma, I guess I’ve left nv manners at home. I’ll write to papa and ask him to send them to me.” So, ss the little fellow could not writs, his mother used the pen; and these are the words he gave her to put down: “Pear Para: Please send back my manners. I left my manner* in Troy. 1 want yon to search round the cellar, in the cloeet, and up-stalra In the led. and tee if yon can And them. Look In yonr hag and aee if yon brought them back to Troy, Good-bye, dear papa. Hanav.” Harry went away before the manners came. He said to his aunty, “Alter I’m gone you’ll get a letter, and inside of it will be a lot of‘yes, ma’ams,’ ‘yes, ma’ams,’ ‘no, ma r ama.’ ‘no,ma’ams.’ You must keep them till I come again.” I think Harry will bring his manners next time. He is a loving child, very thoughtfal and kind, only sometimes, when he is just about crazy with play, he forgets to be polite. Dear children, all, do be careful not to leave your manners behind you, wherever you go. But there is another thing still more important; be sure to use/our manners when you are at home. If you don’t use them every day, they will grow rusty and rough, like steel knives put away. Manners and knives must be used every day. It is not so bad to leave your manners behind when you go away on a visit, as it is to forget to use them when you are at home. You must be as polite to your papas and mammas as you would be to a king and Queen.— if. Y. Observer.