It is well to set down the year at the top
of each page.
But what are you to write about? First, the weather. Don't forget this.
Write, "Cold and windy," or "Warm and bright," as the case may be. It
takes but a moment, and in a few years you will have a complete record
of the weather, which will be found not only curious, but useful.
Then put down the letters you have received or written, and, if you
wish, any money paid or received. The day of beginning or leaving
school; the studies you pursue; visits from or to your friends; picnics
or sleigh-rides; the books you have read; and all such items of interest
should be noted. Write anything that you want to remember. After trying
this plan a short time, you will be surprised at the many things
constantly occurring which you used to overlook, but which now form
pleasant paragraphs in your book. But don't try to write something when
there is nothing to write. If there is only a line to be written, write
that, and begin again next day.
Do not set down about people anything which you would not wish them to
see. It is not likely that any one will ever see your writing, but it is
possible, so, always be careful about what you write. The Chinese say of
a spoken word, that once let fall, it cannot be brought back by a
chariot and six horses. Much more is this true of written words, and
once out of your possession, there is no telling where they will go, or
who will see them.
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