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of use which dIsciplines and strength
ems the mind. When training for
boxer, you strike the sand bag; you
would not tell the trainer that you do
not expect to fight sand bags in life,
and hence you viii not strike them
now. You lift weights to strengthen
your hands; you dO.dry work to ostreng.
then the head, and remember that
you must do it; no one else can do it
for you; as well might you get some
one else to strike the sand bag or lift
the weight which was to strengthen
your muscle.
Duties well done, every day, and
difficulties surmounted as they arise.
grow easier continually, and finally
become lasting enjoyments.
Never play cards, for money. It
is no pleasure to win fellow stu
dents money, and it is pain to lose
your own. The habit is always bad,
and ottentimes fatal never acquire
it.
Dress like a gentleman; never be
peculiar or flashy, but dress as be-
comes you, not as becomes some one
else. Never talk about your expenses
or your money, and never be ashamed
to live with economy; on the contra
ry, be proud of it. Your business
now is to acquire knowledge and you
need not be anxious to display yours,
especially to older men; but always
try to learn of them.
Never say to another what would
be unpleasant to have him say to you.
Remember that good manners are
ofgreat Importance Manners should
be frank and easy. with dignity
Avoid fawning, toadying ways as
you would the foul fend. Never
fawn 70 prince or swagger to
peasant. Be courteous and manly
erywhere and to everybody.
Let your manner be quiet; nothing
is more underbred than a 6urried adj
dress, with q face wrinkled all over
with grinniDg delight
The Countenance expresses pleasure
and welcome without idiotic contor-
tions; and when these appear, wheth-
er 10 the son Of q duke or drayman,
they are intensely vulgar
You can not have good manners in
the drawing.rOom if your habituual
manner is bad; the habit will betray
you; let the habit be always good.
Far better that you look frigid even
than that you degrade your counter.
ance with silly hilarity.
Be gentleman, feel like gentle
man, and you will look and act like
one.
Sometimes you will be neglected,
and your vanity may feel wounded
Never let this annoy you;b absolute.
" sure that in due time all will come
right. and that you will have all the
consideration which you merit. No
one can do you any permanent injury
bat yourself The world is SO con-
stituted that it is not in mems power
to withhold respect from lofty charac-
ter, real ability and good conduct.
You may be invited to q ball 81 4
dinner because vou dance Or tell Z
good story; but no one since the time
Of Queen Elizabeth has been made 1
cabinet minister or & lord chancellor
for such reasons.
The years Of youth are short. and
the pleasures Of youth perish ID manly
life. Reputation, power, and the
consideration which comes Of ability.
attainments, and good character are
what the man from thirty to seventy
coyets. Nothing but tbe ven spent
years Of early life can secnye these.
would keep yOu from 30 enjoy
ments suited to your age which are
not injurious 70 your real happiness
and your future success.
Yoa hare health and good conssi.
tuition, end Jon have 20 Inherited ten.
aenciee e any vice. + Is easy for
yon to % right, and i will bs unnar-
donable i you g0 asikay