brella—and take good care to return them to their places, when not in use.

The handle. In giving any tool or instrument, or vessel, to another, be careful to present it so that he may seize it by the handle.

Help.-Always be ready to lend a helping hand to those who need your assistance. A little act of kindness, bestowed at the right time, is often of inestimable value.

Chewing gum.-There are good physiological reasons why the incessant chewing of anything is injurious, and it certainly is not in good taste to see persons in school or other public places with their mouths full of gum or wax, and apparently in laborious exercise. Such rumination is very unbecoming on the street, and, if observed, would give rise to serious doubts whether the ruminant be a lady or not.

Inconvenience to others.-Never do anything that occasions any person, particularly a servant, unnccessary trouble, inconvenience, or labor, without offering them some special remuneration.

Prices. To inquire of persons in company the price of their clothes or their ornaments, is extremely impolite; even in private, such questions might be esteemed impertinent.

Impertinent questions.-Do not ask questions out of mere curiosity.

It may not be agreeable for persons to make you their confidents in matters that do not concern your interests.

That was a very unsatisfactory reply which a one-legged sailor made to the inquisitive keeper of a country tavern, who was anxious to know how the former met with his

Of presenting objects? Of help? Of chewing gum? What is a ruminant? What is said of inconvenience to others? Of prices? Of questions? What is the anecdote of the one-legged sailor?

misfortune. "I'll tell you," said the sailor, "if you do not ask another question." "Agreed," said the host. "Well, then," replied the sailor, "it was bit off.”

After gazing impatiently at the injured leg, the host answered: "I'd give something pretty to know what bit it off."

Politeness. —“Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them.”

"COURAGE TO DO RIGHT."

"We may have courage, all of us,
To start at honor's call,

To meet a foe, protect a friend,
Or face a cannon ball.

"To show the world one hero lives,

The foremost in the fight

But do we always manifest

The courage to do right?

"To answer No! with steady breath,
And quick unfaltering tongue,
When fierce temptation, ever near,
Her syren song has sung?

"To care not for the bantering tone,
The jest, or studied slight:
Content if we can only have
The courage to do right?

"To step aside from fashion's course,
Or custom's favored plan;
To pluck an outcast from the street,
Or help a fellow man?

"If not, then let us nobly try,

Henceforth, with all our might,

In every case to muster up

The courage to do right!"

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