character nothing has so much to do with our happiness as character on it de pends whether or not we are to be influential and whether or not we are to be loved and whether or not we are to excel and in these three we find the foundation of all happiness character means individuality or that which one is in himself it is not effected in the least by any outward agency but only by voluntary trans gressions some might say that different circumstances have much to do with the formation of character but in all walks of life there are temptations which must be overcome before we can establish truthfulness so we may say that regardless of social conditions or financial surround ings the essentials of a good character may be formed these i claim are honesty morality and love the first named being the most important honesty means straightforwardness and fair dealing with everybody it car ries with it that respect which no other attribute in life can call to mind any man who is minutely honest add see if his name does not con note a favor able impression in your mind by morality i mean being free from vice from the use intoxicants and tobacco from the habit of profanity who is there that does not respect morality even the vilest of men admire purity love includes kindness and sympathy it is the result of some admirable quality we see in anything often love can accomplish results that force cannot refinement is a mark of good character but cannot be considered as an essential it includes etiquette pride and a love for the beautiful these are wanting in many men who still have good strong characters of course there are exceptions to the general rule concerning good and bad characters in men a man by his outward acts may create a good im pression upon the people and below this he may be harboring deception vice and crime but he will surely be found out before he dies call to mind your feelings when you have told a lie or done something else wrong and again your feelings when you are void of offence toward anybody such a contrast will show the difference between the mind of the deceiver and the man who is what he professes to be a child's company manners the acorn—page i sit down will you please and wait a minute till my mother comes!1 said a little girl to two ladies who came to see her mother and will you give me a glassof water edith asked one of the ladies with pleasure answered edith and she presently came back with two glasses oh thank you said theother lady you are very thoughtful i am glad to serve you said edith in her gentlest tones when edith went out of the room one of the ladies remarked that little girl is one of the loveliest children 1 ever met her manners are very sweet and obliging replied the other let us go into the next room and see edith went back with the glasses me drink me drink cried bobbie screwing up his rosy lips get out bob cried edith go to bridget for water don't speak to your little brother that way said bridget it is none of your business what i say cried edith edith called grandma from the top of the stairs what screamed edith come up dear i don't want to " she however drag'geii herself upstairs unwilling feet find it hard to edith said grandma will you try to find my specs i am pretty f h in the dining room " id edith i climb certain i left them in ine uming twm no you did'nt cried edith in a cross contradictory tone you al ways lose them up here and she rummag'ed round the chamber tumbling things over disorderly no matter said the dear old lady seeing she would have much to do to put things to rights again i can find them now and edith went off pouting oh dear where are edith's obliging manners why those are her company manners she puts them on in the parlor and puts them off when she leaves it she wears them before visitors and hangs them up when they are gone she forgets that true politeness is worn in the kitchen as well as in the parlor . tlattie owen 08 \