A Good Name

A good ñauo is abovc all price. Ilnvo you not found t bo youog men, you whosc well knhwii virtuee havc placed you in a position which you occupy with feelinH of cowtuoodable pride ? And whose fauje has boen the target of envious tooguea, havo you not seen a good name to bc a breastplate that 3 mpervious to tho poisoned tshafts of wilumny? Uold and talent; what are these without character ? A light to render a darkness visible ; a gilding whioh by oootrast matos it the more revolting ? Cherish it then, all ye who possess it ; guard it carefully ; for depend upon it, tlii.s purity once tarniahed, the most unwoarying cffort will hardly restore it to its pristine lustre. Ix't it altend you throuth the jouraey of life, crowning your days with peace and happincss. 'J'he reotitude which won it will engrave upon your face a letter of recommendation to ieople of evcry nation and tongue. And when the treasure is no longer needt'ul to you, it shall descend to your postenty, a legacy with which millions would not bear to bo compared. ïou who are iust on the stopping stono to active lif'u. Hemeiuber tho value of' a good Mm He il your constant cnduavor t earn it for yourhelf, in the only practio able way- by punuing the path of iindevMing iabogñty. Lut all your intereouse with your fcllow creatureN hc uiarked by such conduct a.s !you need not bluh to ser recorded beforo the eyes of' a eonprcKatod wurM ; bucIi as will never cnuse any to blunh for iheir connection with you. A itond name ia a laurel wimtfa for the brow of tho pOMMwr, but a Lud tiaiui; is a Hwift footed pestileoea to fbllow with ii mthiog influenoo wherever it goes.