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NOTE reconciliations than quarrels! Which is like the Irishman's remonstrance to his gad-about daughter: "Shure, you're always goin' out! You go out three times for wanst that you come in!

Rule 6.—'Don't try to get the last word. (N.B.—If you are a gentleman and your friend a lady, this rule is superfluous: You won't get the last word!)'

Let the last word to-day be part of another rule, which gives a glimpse into that gentle heart:

'When you have written a letter that you feel may possibly irritate your friend, however necessary you may have felt it to so express yourself, put it aside till the next day. Then read it over again, and fancy it xii