Primer 14 — How to do it · Edward Everett Hale
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About the Author
Edward Everett Hale (1822 – 1909) was an American author, historian, and Unitarian minister, best known for his writings such as “The Man Without a Country,” published in Atlantic Monthly, in support of the Union during the Civil War.
About the Text
The text is taken from a self-published book that Hale put out after the Civil War. This version is from Project Gutenberg.
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How To Go Into Society
It is for boys and girls, who think they are “sticks and oafs,” and that they cannot go into society, that this paper is written.
How To annoy YOUR ELDERS
Do not be tempted to talk among people who are your elders. Those horrible scrapes that Frank used to get into, such as Harry once got into, arose, like most scrapes in this world, from their want of ability to hold their tongues. Speak when you are spoken to, not till then, and then get off with as little talk as you can.
How To Write
It is supposed that you have learned your
letters, and how to make them.
Our first rule is, then,
Know What You Want To Say.
The second rule is, Say It.
Thirdly, and always, Use Your Own Language.
Leave Out All The Fine Passages.
A Short Word Is Better Than A Long One.
The Fewer Words, The Better,
Cut It To Pieces.
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