Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1888-11-15

said: Il should like to know exactly
aow this happened. so Twill ask Ere
b. TO tell me.
+ Fred stood up and related the occur
renee from beginning to end, clearly
and fairly, naming no names, but TAX
+ ing his share of the blame and then
sat down.
'Now,n said the principal, 81 should
like the other boys who have been inn
plicated in this trouble to follow Fred 5
example, and acknowledge it as he
has DONE And the other la Is arose
and owned up also.
Afterwards in speaking of the affair
the principal said: Il knew | could
rely upon Fred to tell me the exact
truth without fear or favor, for though
he may be led astray in a moment OF
excitement, he is always willing to
acknowledge when he has done wrong.
There is nothing undetermined or
mean about him. | have tried him
and tested him often, and he is re-
garded by both his classmates and
teachers as the soul of honor.
1t is somewhat rare, and it certainly
is a very beautiful thing TO have rep
utation such as these young men pos
sessed, and it is something worth striv-
ing ones whole life long to win; and
yet such character is built of very
little things. Many people who would
Indignantly deny that they ever told a
falsehood, nevertheless seem quite in
capable OF relating thing exactly as it
occurred They will either enlarge or
detract, or vary the statement in some
way. so that their words are not relia-
BILE. And many Lad in business who
would not take a dollar from his firm
unlawfully, will yet take that firms
stamps aud letter-prper for his private
correspondence The firm will never
feel IT, it is true, but that lads charac-
ter will feel it, and the boy who habit
ually does sucA things will in the end
find his conscience so blunted
that dishonesty will come easy to
him. aud he will not be able
to with stand some sullen. sharp
temptation. and he will fall. Those
who do not know him well viii be sur
prised; bat those who know his real
life will know that for years his char
acter has been undermined by triding
and dishonesties. just as the
ocean slowly encroaches upon a sandy
shore, and at last, during some terrible
storm, when the wind is raging, twill
gather itself in its might and wash in
land, bearing devastation and death.
and changing the whole face of the
country.
The lad who cheats little in his
games or remains silent while others
cheat, he who learns his lessons with
a crib or takes his diagrams or
dates into class upon his cuffs, or gets
his answers from his neighbor, yes,
and the boys who gives such unlawful
help, too, they are dishonorable
boys; and it would be better
for them if they had never
been born, than to live on and |
grow up aud carry into life such rrin-
ciples as these. But no boy means to
10 that. He means to do it Just /
once because he is hard pressed for I
some reason. Think a minute. Did /
you never do it but onceI The boy |
Who does it once is very apt TO do il /
again, and to 60 on doing such things /
lntil they become the habit and prac-
ice of his life. Therefore a boy should /
De very watchful that no petty deceit |
n dishonesty ever stains his life. and |
o behave in all things so truly and so
lobly that those who know him best |
md love him dearest can proudly and 1
yladly say of him; ''He is the Soul OF
Honor Eleanor 4. Hunter, IN Chris
ian at Work.