A USEFUL POCKET-PIECE.

Kumara Times, Issue 1461, 3 June 1881, Page 2

A USEFUL POCKET-PIECE.

If our young nien, and old ones tod, would practice the following the virtue, patriotism and prosperity of the nation would be v&Stly iidprov'ed. Be civil. Bd earnest. NeVer be idle. Work is worship. Make few promises. Always speak the truth. Advertise your business. Beware of little expenses. Never speak evil of any oner. Keep good cotripany or none'. Live up to yollr engagements. Love God aid yoiir felldw-meri. Be just before you are generous. Earn irioney before you spend it. NeVer play at any gam'd of chance; Keep yoiir own secrets if you have any* Good charactet is dboVe all things else. Drink rid kind of intoxicating liquors. NeVer borrow if you cari possibly avoid it. Keep yourself inndceilt if you wouli be happy. Make no haste to be rich if yovi would prosper. Do not rriarry Until you are able to support a wife. When you speak to a person, loot him in the face; Ever live (misfortune excepted) witfc in your income. Save when you are young, and spend when you are old. Never run into debt driless ydd see a way to get out again. Avoid temptdtion, throUgb fear you may not withstand it; If Orie speaks evil of yoii, live so that no one Mil bdlifeve him. If yonr hands cannot be Usefully em ; ployed, cultivate your mind. Good company and good conversation, rire the vdly fiindWa of virtue; When ydil retire, think ovdr what you have done during the day. ; Strial 1 rind steady gains give compe l tdncy with tranqriility of mind; ’ . - Your character tiannot bd essentially injured dxcept By ydrir odrti acts. Grit the above mandrils oiit, paste them in ydur pbckdt-book, rind read them pver at least once a iVdek.