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CONGRATULATORY LETTERS.
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Letters of Congratulation.
LETTERS of Congratulation are very properly written upon receiving intelligence of the sudden prosperity of a near and intimate friend.
They should be written as soon as possible after the occasion that calls them forth.
These letters will admit of an abundance of good-natured merriment.
Do not indulge in over-praise, or too much flowery exaggeration, lest your friend may doubt your sincerity. No envy or discontent should show itself in such a letter. Nor should the same be marred by advice, bad news, the expression of any doubt, or any unfavorable prediction calculated to throw a cloud over the happiness of your friend.
Form of Letter Congratulating a Friend upon Election to Office.
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