Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-04-14
BRANDON, THURSDAY, APRIL IA, 1886.
credit and interest.

SASu4t dIIu Interest.
z. | have before referred to the case of
seamstresses. Suppose an lndividualem
ploys women to sow for him, and for the
sake of underselling others in the same
trade, he beats down these women below
theJust price of such work. 1t is mani
lest that the individual is not honest in any
thing. If for the sake of making more
profits, or Of underselling, he will beat
down these women suppose he is honor
able and prompt in his public transactions
no thanks to him, it is not because he
Is honest in his heart, but because it is his
Interest to seem so.
3. Some manifest this want of principle
by committing little petty thefs. If they
live at boarding house, where there are
boarders, they will commit petty thetts,
perhaps, for fuel in the cellar. An indi-
vidual will not be at the expense Of getting
little charcoal for himself, to kindIe his
fire IN the morning, but gets along bv pill.
terinq from the stores laid in by others, a
handful at a time Now the individual
that will do that, shows himself to be rad
ically rotten at heart.
A case once came to my knowledge, Of
this kind. An individual was sitting in
room, where the gentleman had on the Ia
bic for some purpose tum5Ier Of wine
and pitcher of water. The gentleman
lad occasion to 60 out of the room mo-
ment but accidentally left the door a-iar,
and while he was out, looking back he
saw this ind vidual drink part OF the wine
in the lumber, and then to conceal it, fill
up the lumber with water, and take his
seat Now the individual who did that
showed that he loved wine and that he
was none too good to steal, he showed that
so far as princi pie was concerned, he
would get drunk if he had the means, and
steal If he had a chance; in fact, at heart,
he was both a drunkard and a thief
4. individuals often manifest great dis
honesty when they find articles that have
been lost especially articles of small value
One will find a Eenknlte, perhaps, or a
pencil case, and never make the least In
Quiry, even among those that he has rea-
son 10 believe were the losers. Now, the
man that would find ptnknife and keep
! it without making inquiry, where there
was any prospect Of finding the owner, so
far as principle is concerned, would keep
a pocketfulI of bank notes, if he should
find it and have an equal chance Of con-
cealment And yet this same individual
| if he should find a pocket book with five
thousand dollars in it, would advertise it
in the newspapers, and make great noise
and profess to be wonderfully honest
But what is his motive? He knows that
the five thousand dollars will be inquired
after. and if he is discovered to have con-
cealed it, he shall be ruined. Fine hon
esty, this!
5. Many individuals conceal little mis-.
takes that are made in their favor, ir
reckoning, or in giving change. If an in.
dividual would keep still, say nothing
end let it pass, when such mistake is
made in his favor, it is manifest that moth
ing bu, want cf opportunity end impuni-
ty would prevent him from taking any al
vantage whatever, or overreaching 10 any
extent.
6. Frouds on the Post OGcc are Of the
same class.
Who does not know that there is grca
deal Of dishonesty Tracticed here Sons
, seem TO think there is no dishonesty il
: cheating the government out Of littl,
rcs'age. Pcsmas;erS will frank letter
: that they have no right to. Many vii
frank letters not only for their families bu
for their neie hbors, all directly contrar
to law, and fraud upon the Post Office
The man that will do that is not homes
Y What would not such a man do, if he ha
4 the same prospect Of impunity in othe
t frauds, that he has in this
d 7. Smuggling is a common form {
: petty dishonesty. How many man wi
G contriye to smuggle little articles in hi
r. trunk. when he comes home from Ems
d land that he knows ought to pay duty t
s the custom house, and he thinks but lltt
d of it, because the sum is so small, wher
O as. the smaller the sum- the more clearl
the principle is developed. Because tn
s, temptation is SO small, it shows how wca
t. is the mans principle Of honesty, that ca
V be overcome by such a tr!fe The ma
# that would do This if he had the same o.
portuni:y, would smuggle a cargo.
t. for so little. he will lose sight of his int!
% rity, and do dishonest act, he is not tc
e good to rob the treasury.
T. To be concluded.
From the N. Y Evangelist