. Christian herald and signs of our times . ess, a careful avoidance ofall rude and disagreeable habits, conform-ity to the customs of good society, theseare by no means trifles to be ignored bythose who claim to belong to the highestcourt of honor. You do not properly rep-resent your sovereign unless you are notonly a patriot but a gentleman. A Too Common Fault. There is, unfortunately, such a thing asbeing too outspoken. Indiscreet franknessmay amount to brutality, and untimelycensure, uttered heedless of others feel-ings, has many times produced sore heart-burnings. Yet it is a habit that i
. Christian herald and signs of our times . ess, a careful avoidance ofall rude and disagreeable habits, conform-ity to the customs of good society, theseare by no means trifles to be ignored bythose who claim to belong to the highestcourt of honor. You do not properly rep-resent your sovereign unless you are notonly a patriot but a gentleman. A Too Common Fault. There is, unfortunately, such a thing asbeing too outspoken. Indiscreet franknessmay amount to brutality, and untimelycensure, uttered heedless of others feel-ings, has many times produced sore heart-burnings. Yet it is a habit that is preva-lent in many Christian homes. How oftendo we hear among adult members ofthe same family the most un-sparing criticism and harshexposure of faults which,though troublesome, wouldbetter by far be censured less^^mmi openly. Were the direction,Tell him his fault betweenhim and thee alone, more ob-served at home, many a tur-bulent sea of family discordcould be calmed down , who are always tooready to express their opinion. PEASANTS OF HERZEGOVINA ON THE ROAD TO THE TOWN MARKET dwells, has a romance and a witchery ofits own. In lifes battle one finds manyenemies, and much abuse and slander anddetraction ; but into home, if it is what itought to be, such things never find theirway. There, to the wife, the plainest manbecomes a wonderful being. And if fathersays a thing, it is so by revelation to hischildren. At home the memory of vanish-ed charms clings to the wife, who, thereat least, remains a fresh young beautythere, long after she is a plain, middle-agedwoman everywhere else. There grand-pas stories are never found tedious, andgrandmas gingerbread is alwavs appreciat-ed, and the gawky girls are all pleasant,and the boys all embryo heroes. Graces of Manner. Some very earnest young Christians,writes Emilv Huntington Miller, make amistake in putting too light a value uponthose graces of manner and little courtesiesof speech and conduct which might com-mend thei
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