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Show lie 1! client. Honesty, in the every day transactions trans-actions of life, is lightly esteemed. Few, who are strictly honest, rist-to rist-to distinction through the great avenues to popularity, and influence. influ-ence. Integrity and honor are still the theme of priests, statesmen and people; but while the shadow remains re-mains the substance has departed. While the merchant cheats the person per-son he deals with, and the me- - i''UIIIJ "i""1 1,10 wi--'-""' an inferior article, they soothe their consciences, if they have any remainingwith the idea that they have strictly fallowed the rules of trade; as though deception were admissible, ad-missible, and dishonesty a virtue, because evorybndy practiced them. The lawyer while perhaps endeavoring endeav-oring to gain the case of his client, makes it his principal study how to fleece him the most e fleet ually. Th-1 practice of deceiving is almost al-most universally followed by parents, par-ents, and in this way the child is most effectually taught dishonesty from the cradle. Husbands deceive de-ceive their wives, and wives their husbands; the lack of confidence between man and man is felt everywhere. every-where. This is a dark picture, but dark as it is. it is a reality, and is 1 the natural result of dishonesty. |