[Marshall] Texas Republican, November 10, 1860
Eighteen things, in which young people render themselves very impolite:
1. Loud laughter.
2. Reading when others are talking.
3. Cutting finger nails in public.
4. Leaving meeting before it is closed.
5. Whispering in meeting.
6. Gazing at strangers.
7. [illegible]
8. A want of reverence.
9. Reading aloud in company without being asked.
10. Receiving a present without some manifestation of gratitude.
11. Making yourself the topic of conversation.
12. Laughing at the mistakes of others.
13. Joking others in company.
14. Correcting older persons than yourself, especially parents.
15. Commence talking before others are through.
16. Answering questions when put to others.
17. Commencing to eat as soon as you get to the table. And—
18. In not listening to what one is saying in company—unless you desire to show open contempt for the speaker. A well bred person will not make an observation whilst another of the company is addressing himself to it.