The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-07-12
A TRUE SENSE OF HONOR.

There is Jeanie PAUL. She has been
visiting at Lulu Hardy's," said Con-
stance Stacy to Eleanor Ames. ''Now
we shall Ind out whether Lulu's father
is as stern as he looks, and why Mrs.
Hardy always has such Il sad, woe-be-
gone face
The two girls joined Jeanie. who
greeted them very Pleasantly. They
walked on together, and presently Miss
Constance, bent on gaining information,
/ inquired after Lulu.
Lulu is well, and sent her love to all
the girls, said Jeanne.
"And did you enjoy yourself in Ar
/ lington 81 asked Eleanor.
Every much, indeed. Lulus home
is lovely and she is 50 very thoughtful
Of her friends. 1t seems as though She
can not do enough for q guest.
''Isn't her father awfully queer and
cross ?" pursued Constance d" He
trowns so in church, and never seems
TO be enjoying himself. Icannot mag
me how you dared to stay in the house
with him."
Jeanie's face was quite a study her
dark eyes almost flashed as she turned to
Constance, saying:
"Mr. Hardy is kind good man, and
Lulu'S father besides but if he were
what you seem to fancy, do YOU suppose
would tell you? | could not b. 50
mean. Mother has always told me that
what | see or hear in Il friends house
S sacred and that to chatter things
which friend might not wish to have
known would be unworthy of lady"
At the corner the girls separated,
Constance and Eleanor looking rather
ashamed, and Jeane walking down her
own street with a very stately step,
holding her head high. That she should
be supposed capable of tale-telling was
great annoyance to her, for her moth
ar had trained her to be honorable.
Children, dear, may | whisper TO YOU
that we are sometimes bound in honor
not to gossip about persons or occur
rcnces, even when nobody has for
hidden us to speak
Should you happen to be sitting, you
mouse, in corner of the parlor with
your book, and mamma coming in with
friend holds a conversation not meant
Tor your ear, you should either oct up
and 90 away, or if you can not 90 away,
you should forget all about what has
been said. Above all, never 90 around
looking wise and dropping mysterious
hints, which curious people may take
up, as pegs to hang their questions on.
Curiosity, when it leads you to study
carefully Gods wonders in stones and
lowers, is a good thing. 1t is good
hing where it sends you to the library
10 find out everything the cyclopedia
ian tell you about a subject. When it
S only an idle desire to peer into some
oody's home life, it is a very bad thing
In fact, hardly know of any way in
which trouble is so surely made in this
queer world of ours, as by foolish peo-
ole who 90 from one person to another
;houghtlessly carrying wicked little bits
If gossip.
If Nanny or Lucy tell you that Mag
gie says you are awkward, or slow, or
vain, or any other thing which is I'M
complimentary, you are not very likely
20 feel pleased with Maggie. She
should not have spoken unkindly about
you, for her part; but if you will blame
any one the needless takers who car
ried her comments are worse than she.
The Bible says that: "a whisperer
separateth chief friends 1t was true
in the old Bible times, and it is just as
true to-day.
A private and confidential note should
never be shown to a second pair OF
eyes.
If you ever have reason to think that
friend does not wish matter to be
repeated, make it your business to be
silent.
"By thy words shalt thou be- justi-
fed, and by thy words shalt thou be
condemned" This is another bit OF
wisdom from the best of books. We
can not always control our thoughts,
children, but we can control our lips
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