The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-10-08
Credit aud Character.
LIE rRU UsnFrL-BE RELrA pLr."

IL Is marvellous 10 observe tL,. reckless
iiianhcr III which in,.i,iupls trifle with their
credit. impair The confidence which wouII
otherwise ie ftl, IN them, AMI ultimately
destroy every restige Of characte-. Ih-y
deceive thc'ii>clres in snpi.o.ing that they
deceive the world. They violate ruvape
IN h's, utter falsrl,ood>. disregard = ,lenn
o'iigaIl'dns. aud vet hrlieve. ar assume. to
'"-lie,e, that ali this mar I've done with i'm.
p'pi,y. a terrible ui.tak-. and une which,
S'"ller or later, will be- attended wi Il .lplInr
able Consequences. An individual may l,e
deceived once. br - plausible aid apparent. !.
" truthful >tateinen:. but nptrf second
li'he u! The saine individual. Cha. av,er j..
ih many re>prcis, l'e ter than gold. IL Is
priceless and valuable; nut never can I've a,.
qulred ~ retained, 10y u system If Ineva,i-
gallon aini double dealing. 4 few wears
Since, an indi, idual Who Was in verv hum
ole circumstances, was suddenly pressed for
sInall >um of money, when lie applied 10
ncighlmr. stated the facts. aud a-koi for
assistance. II WAS somewhat inc,.nvenrut
To "tfnd II. but ia" Case see.iie,l critical. the
intn WIS appnrenil, honest. AN, the aid was
exicinied uh'irr so nan promise that il
woul'i i@ ,elai'l NJ n given time. Tn.
amount WAS not large. and the whole affair
"nS f hu" Importance IN comparative
point Of view. The period specified lv the
contract ral,,e'l. ih. m,tIe, w.,S not refund
ed. ni,i "a" explanation VIII ever WAS given.
The lmn. l'wc,", WI paul finally. Sc, rr,,l
weeks nfei the Il signa al lime. and then
an awkward aIn'l"gy was IN sd-. in relation
10 the neglect and violation OF The promise.
Al. Ia al: A..
ag,n found hi financial affair in - some
what critical condition, and WIS "a; last il..
duced, for want Of sucre>s eIsew here, to
make another application I" the party who
had befrirn.l-I him before. Hat ON this
orcHsioh I've met with cDll and d-cnlrd re-
fu-al. IT," observed the gentleman TO
whom he applied. ''.ou hni manifested n
rol'er sense h in,cg,ily and h"nor-if you
had faithfully Kept your word, and thus
shown that You appreciated tile circumStsn.
ees "f the c,sse. ] a"nhi have rr,w.aipd the
tav"r. promptly AMI with pleasure. I,ut INV
c'nfi,irnce in you Is gone. anI. 30 far ~. /
a'n conce,ned. you have imp"red ,onr cred.
IT and snllird Your character. All thai |
can d,ise j.. that IL any other ex:en.l vou n
like favor. that you will I've 18th, ,nor,. par.
ticulr. with regard ,o :he discharge .,f .l.a
obligation at The appointed time The
lesson. Is is To I've h"ri. Was not yiII,ou, It's
i.e anil its profit. But this l. only on. ca,e
in a thousand. Men commit similar errors
every day They d" not appreciate the val
ue of character. They do l,n recognise tle
beauty of truth and integrity. Tile, per.
suale 'hein.elvsa tls, ,l,is may be done
With impuuiiy. that they may be overlook.
ssl and forgotten. that utbe,s do hot sea q.
clearly as they do. and that, With Ii,tle
i,ia,sibility aud cunning. aiI viii BE- expl,,in
ri away aud huried; and when, III The e,rl,
they discover that they are dis,rust.,l. anil
i,sye lost tl,e confidence of their & lends ae.l
Ineiglibon.. they are; ~ asrnn,e 81 be. puz-
zied % ascertain tho ensise. Chmscter IL a
quality ihnt Is M, Intended for dav or an
Ilonr. hue f,r lifstime. II constitutes The
standard If the man. Il measures aml de.
lselcPes HE uoersI qualifications. Il eIevsaes
'or depssssss him with his fellow crexturss