FOR POLITE CHILDREN

New Zealand Tablet, 1 June 1911, Page 1029

FOR POLITE CHILDREN

Do not . answer questions that are put to others. Do not whisper in company, or talk harshly to anyone, it two or more are talking together, do not join them unless they show you that it will be agreeable. Older and intellectual persons are not expected to hold lon <P conversations with those who are different in thoughts and tastes. ' ° Keep from helping others to tell their stories. .Never speak of yourself unless compelled to do so. It is very rude to quiz simple-minded people, or to smile or wink, in a sly way, when others are talking. Keep from nudging others. Bo tender with the bashful/gentle with the absurd. Never gossip. Never give others pain, taken° b ° positive in your sa y> n S s - You may be misLet no one know that you have been slighted, or have taken offence at what has been said. It is a greater mistake to call attention to a mistake unless it be your duty, then it is to let it go unnoticed. , . V° , not Praise a person in his presence, or talk ill of him in his absence. Do not force yourself into a game. If you lose, do not show bad humor.*