RULES FOR LETTER WRITING by Pansy

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Oct 8, 1896

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 22, No. 40.

RULES FOR LETTER WRITING.

By Pansy

HAVE you any unkind thoughts? Do not write them down. Write no word that giveth pain; Written words may long remain. Have you heard some idle tale? Do not write it down. Gossips may repeat it o'er, Adding to its bitter store. Have you any careless jest? Bury it, and let it rest; It may wound some loving breast. Words of love and tenderness, Words of truth and kindliness, Words of comfort for the sad, Words of gladness for the glad, Words of counsel for the bad— Wisely write them down. Words, though small, are mighty things, Pause before you write them; Little words may grow and bloom With bitter breath or sweet perfume, Pray before you write them. —Pansy.