The Mesilla Valley independent. [volume] (Mesilla, N.M.) 1877-1879, 1878-09-21
Character and cOndnrt.


Can slserc I've anYglsing moro impeF,ant
| than coagluctl Hes. charagter is more i'm
parsnnt .li.n cDa.itss'F. tIIrxuse that nss;n'S
devcsn.,esi in every relationship; risarAeicr j.
l'eing always fuguied; character Is, in tse'
yourself. .
A man Il wilat his character Is. not wh~t
! his CONDUIT is A moments rearftit,n sTi!l
eon vince spa oT tiiis- So v ynu sflat
often tsac eoadaCt inay7i,. al i.lat could TX
| ieairrtl, sH.a~r given rieunsiances, wlen the
character ulay ffa faulty
Csadaei Is largely iAiacucrsl ivy onward
circumstances. character Is ftyIa-d within.
Character cohiE0ss sefln5lIlcts x1lt tIe
! Jag force musr be lhcimpprtaat Chsr'cier
Is always Icing atlctesl TOR egr,l eE eyll:iar
liats Of char. teF naiist jes Ill cl more Sua,E.
therefore, than Those of cogaIlcf. The char
acter is Continually either being strengthened
by virtue er nlpairces lg sin.
Let nae give as M Illustration, story Of
= school girl in America. 1t WAS the cve OF
t,s 4 haif ycarly examination, !. WAS her last
term At school. wisen she RnI!.l he seeking
snnle engagement; Nnd she NoHld I,r seelgl,,.s
sosne cngAgrns ,Iat and she was most AMI us
tn secure fli. hest falA. nn in the boo.
: C was day'stfsl'. h w-vcf. at,auf the ctsm-
lstrE Esatcr tlssst wa 4 be SCI. in fact, Il wss
the amy sui,iect IT whirls she MS afrais;; I;
lut il MS ali-isnlmrlsat 10 aer i.eeanse sie
and another we,c 50 nearly equal in b..
ciass sasf sins g rsper laae iudifcreatiy
wsust decide re prik,.
TIE mistress 1nssd same book grHn bfr
slss.si si,-s,ts.l seat Asrx III ID.
Nilat il was Il tliat male Nary s.ar'f--
that seat the color Ia ier chspk that sen;
tie finger 70 ti,- lips Why slil sar lraw
bs.k hrF hsusl from tie ,lcsk 50 hasii !, I
Vas tileTz say.stiig 70 h.'el
Yes. tliefc WIS t.nintsiis., lurking there
for fissa. Rtfsrq seF iaF siiis. sosss eaaiain;as
f:c au,siiosrs Fsst waai, lie Ss-s far the c,sm
/ is'Ts eKaHsiass5tss. Asiazir peeg. ansl st,e
wssGll issse s,.Ese II = Of ibe questions Il, IL.
s-s Shna.d Size sasl,! Ti,s i.,alatinn wss
strong as,l WAS baekrsi l1y some nlaGsi u
tssss sEs, tsl,t hssoar wss sirangsr anil fasing
ep ne Iss,s Ter which she was s,rt Nary
: alnmssi down Pc DISK Is togsh ii voa'
At shs sssne ii'is ssg,sii the serpent tilst lag
tsere.
Next fay flI~-exasninsti0n was he'd. ans,
~ Aafy fysFea, ~ lid ma do well ID chen
sstry, though %afsslie.j With hrr own pap RI
AnxioGsly tile result was waited faf, and
when IL was aRnssuaeCd llaAt MarF was SO
aal, her frfenfs elsswsiess around her osym-
Fatll;ze With Ter. OF course siis was de.
anloins'-sl, i,at slley we're surprised 70 fra
her >. tie 81 His.n size answerei them
with qaiet <laiis, .Nevsr min.l' =
II Was the laSt .lay Of the term. and tlse
u ser 10 " publ cls awnrl.d Vi4issrs
snd srirntl. os ne ru'ii rsms, assl 81 gir'a
fi.i .liat tie /, 81 psyt 81 .Ilr prize wss ~
have tham auaFsl-d lt-;,F 50 distinguished
eoapaRy. Whrr Narg'S eogncsit9 went
n. c,r'ain eyes were pnesl IL p Is t.sw#F,ss
sinrv. ias no SiSaae of vSxeina Or ,s;sap
pnin.mens csails4i ll>r fsee. Inf ,nsfead.
sJHitts tt satisfaction Played thereon
Lstcl in the slaT the mistress called aIarr
10 Ter, A.i said. '.my dear, Mr.--- hss
Ice asking me II cnald recumaie ii him
snung Iaiy IS secretary anil auianuensss
II duties world n1s l.. Isesvy. an,l. si,ey
waull he li,seralIy sen,uuerate.i: iai he TO-
-isse.l that she nsa>s be girl If nnim.Nacl-
altir. fs.r slir fnusf lIe inirnssed with i,npH.
tant aR.I cenfdentiai papers. / E,Hvt. sreeFA-
mrned yDu, Mary, l,ccau.e I have aiwafs
,rB~trd ron. aa.l lssreusa I have rreentiy
ha,l 4 str0sv pfa4f s'iF Sstee lsaanr, Mhen
knew, il tnHst havel lserA tied. sanstiy Sfter
sent your 70 nv desk bad nreasipa 10
10 tscrc, xlscn n once saw tilr io.,x eon-
tanning The questions IFaw fsolish fi,oagss
I. Nav. hnw Wn,na to exro~e her IN lhe
temptation, Bot 4 ufver 'lpai,tssl ron Mary;
inst then the sun SHINE in'e the ds.SS. anl
rryraled tins spider web Wross the l.Npk.
and | knew Ii ones that you had resisted
The temptation.
But iefs,re that something else had shoae
iato that aesk--Naryt character, stronger
aad brighter because Of the temptation 70