with an exalted appreciation of his sister. He will give her that
tender regard and assistance which is her gentle due, and she, in turn,
will form her ideas of young men by the character of her brother, and,
in choosing a man upon whom to settle her womanly affections, will be
largely guided by her estimate of her brother's manhood. The young man
can not over-estimate the importance of his influence in this
connection. Depend upon it, if he be high-minded, courteous, attentive,
self-sacrificing at the proper times,


HIS SISTER WILL DEMAND,

in the man who aspires to be her companion in life, the qualities of a
high mind, a courteous demeanor, an attentive inclination, and a
willingness to put aside self at the time that duty and manhood demand.
The brother's acquaintances and associates are often the first young men
introduced to the sister on terms of intimacy. If the brother lower the
standard of his life, the colors of his house are also trailed. His
family pride should be, and usually is, one of the strongest supports in
holding him to a course of action that will retain the entire respect of
his community. When a son with a sister grown plunges into ways of
disrepute, there is no more sorrowful example of the utter selfishness
of a depraved human heart.


HOW MUCH LESS GRASPING IS THE BURGLAR

who is not willing to let the hard-working citizen keep his earnings,
but steals upon him in the night and robs him into poverty--how much
less selfish, I say, is he than the brother who steals upon the fair