The American Gentleman's Guide to Politeness and Fashion / or, Familiar Letters to his Nephews

by Margaret C. Conkling

And now, my dear nephews, that the blessing of Heaven may rest upon you, always, in

"Life's earnest toil and endeavor,"

is the affectionate and heartfelt prayer and farewell of your

Uncle Hal.

THE END.

Transcriber's Note

Inconsistencies have been retained in formatting, spelling, hyphenation, punctuation, and grammar, except where indicated in the list below:

• [Period added after "sermon"]
• ["Paté" changed to "Pâté"]
• ["Aquaintances" changed to "Acquaintances"]
• [Period changed to a comma after "Regard"]
• [Period changed to a comma after "Tribute"]
• [Dash added after "etc."]
• [Dash added after "Importance"]
• [Period changed to a comma after "Society"]
• [Period changed to a comma after "Bouche"]
• [Period changed to a comma after "Relaxation"]
• [Period changed to a comma after "Remorse"]
• [Period changed to a comma after "Pathos"]
• [Period changed to a comma after "Wit"]
• [Period changed to a comma after "Drawing-room"]
• [Period changed to a comma after "Intellect"]
• [Comma moved from mid-line to immedately after "Discussion"]
• [Period changed to a comma after "Bagatelle"]
• [Period changed to a comma after "Epicureanism"]
• [Period changed to a comma after "Sketch"]
• ["onathan" changed to "Jonathan"]
• ["compatable" changed to "compatible"]
• ["s" changed to "his"]
• ["eminated" changed to "emanated"]
• [Double quotes changed to single quotes around "Kossuth,"]
• ["páté" changed to "pâté"]
• ["singlarly" changed to "singularly"]
• ["self control" changed to "self-control"]
• [Period added after "her"]
• [Quote added before "I"]
• ["Johnathan" changed to "Jonathan"]
• [Single rather than double quotes used around "and here,"]
• [Double quotes changed to single quotes before "I" and after "madame,"]
• [Double quotes changed to single quotes before "that" and after "you?"]
• [Double quote added before "The"]
• [Double quote added before "Before"]
• [Double quote added before "The"]
• [Double quote added before "You" and double quotes before "You" and after "madame?" changed to single quotes]
• [Double quote added before "And" and double quotes before "And" and after "com-for-ta-ble?" changed to single quotes]
• [Double quote added before "No"]
• [Double quote added before "Bien" and after "please!'" and spoken text placed within single quotes]
• [Quote removed after "you?"]
• ["nur sery" changed to "nursery"]
• [Single quote added before "cause"]
• [Double quote added after "minister?'"]
• ["dont" changed to "don't"]
• ["extertaining" changed to "entertaining"]
• ["primative" changed to "primitive"]
• [Period added after "door"]
• [Single dot replaced by colon after "said"]
• [Period added after "process"]
• ["the the" changed to "the"]
• [Quote removed after "morals!"]
• ["grooms man" changed to "groomsman"]
• [Quotation marks corrected to show single quotes for dialogue and double quotes at the start of paragraphs throughout the anecdote on pages 143 and 144]
• [Double quote removed after "monument,'"]
• ["asthetical" changed to "æsthetical"]
• ["n" changed to "in"]
• [Double quotes in this paragraph changed to single quotes and double quote added at start of paragraph]
• [Double quotes in this paragraph changed to single quotes and double quote added at start of paragraph]
• [Double quotes in this paragraph changed to single quotes and double quote added at start of paragraph]
• [Comma removed after "said"]
• [Single quote added after "chair,"]
• [Double quote added before "Well"]
• [Double quote removed before "'All"]
• [Double quote changed to a single quote before "I"]
• [Double quote changed to a single quote after "nursery-cry"]
• [Double quote changed to a single quote before "my"]
• [Double quote changed to a single quote after "to-night;"]
• [Period added after "rank"]
• ["achievments" changed to "achievements"]
• [Period added after "sensuality"]
• ["heath" changed to "health"]
• [Single quotes changed to double quotes around this quotation]
• [Single quote removed before "A"]
• ["univeral" changed to "universal"]
• ["appearace" changed to "appearance"]
• ["Never sink" changed to "Neversink"]
• [Quote added after "daughter,"]
• [Quote added after "Simpson,"]
• ["place" changed to "placed"]
• [Period added after "Mrs"]
• ["ceremoneous" changed to "ceremonious"]
• ["st." changed to "St."]
• [""You are now my enemy, and I am" indented for ease of reading]
• [Comma removed after "and"]
• ["Mis" changed to "Miss"]
• ["sol dier" changed to "soldier"]
• [Comma removed after "sketching"]
• [Double quote removed at end of paragraph]
• [Double quote added before "This"]
• [Single quote changed to a double quote before "I"]
• [Comma removed before "us"]
• ["th" changed to "the"]
• ["strengthed" changed to "strengthened"]
• ["un comfortable" changed to "uncomfortable"]
• [Period added after "fatigue"]
• ["and-that" changed to "and that"]
• ["wan't" changed to "want"]
• [Quote removed before "Oh"]
• [Single quote changed to double quote after "them!"]
• ["twitter ing" changed to "twittering"]
• ["to" added after "happened"]
• [Period added after "friend"]
• [Comma changed to a period after "us"]
• ["duced" changed to "deuced"]
• ["Kiss" changed to "Miss"]
• [Quote removed before "As"]
• ["pretiest" changed to "prettiest"]
• ["acknowleded" changed to "acknowledged"]
• ["a" added after "like"]
• [Single quote changed to a double quote at end of paragraph]
• [Period added after "Lunettes"]
• ["dessultory" changed to "desultory"]
• ["intelleclectual" changed to "intellectual"]
• [Period changed to comma after "Howard"]
• ["Educacation" changed to "Education"]
• ["de voted" changed to "devoted"]
• ["stationary" changed to "stationery"]
• ["inter posed" changed to "interposed"]
• [Period added after "months"]
• [Period added after "be"]
• ["stand point" changed to "stand-point"]
• [Period added after "friends"]
• ["glancind" changed to "glancing"]
• [Period added after "lady"]
• [Comma changed to a period after "animation"]
• [Extra space added before and after this paragraph]
• ["Fitz James" changed to "Fitz-James"]
• [Period removed after "migical"]
• [Period removed after "Benton's"]
• [Double quote added before "Cecilia"]
• [Double quote removed after "Y----"]