up discontent and warming envy into strife, 5
but you are doing this: You are getting yourself upon a well-greased
chute that will give you a quick ride down and out.

When you say to other employees that the Old Man is a
curmudgeon, you reveal the fact that you are one; and
when you tell that the policy of the institution is "rotten," 10
you surely show that yours is.

Hooker got his promotion even in spite of his failings;
but the chances are that your employer does not have the
love that Lincoln had--the love that suffereth long and is
kind. But even Lincoln could not protect Hooker forever. 15
Hooker failed to do the work, and Lincoln had to try some
one else. So there came a time when Hooker was superseded
by a Silent Man, who criticized no one, railed at nobody--not
even the enemy. And this Silent Man, who ruled his
own spirit, took the cities. He minded his own business and 20
did the work that no man ever can do unless he gives
absolute loyalty, perfect confidence, and untiring devotion.

Let us mind our own business and work for self by working
for the good of all.

1. Find in the letter instances of the qualities
named in paragraph two. What is the moral of the
selection?

2. What is there humorous about the third paragraph
on page 221?

3. Explain: ranking officer, waives, cerebral
elephantiasis, dictator, deadly nightshade, data,
disparage, curmudgeon, chute, superseded.

4. You are a clerk in a shoe store on Saturday
afternoon, and learn that your employer is
overcharging some customers. What should you do?

5. What incentive to loyalty is suggested here?
Name a better one.

(Used by permission of Elbert Hubbard II, East Aurora, N. Y.)

JOHN MARSHALL OF VIRGINIA

BY JOHN ESTEN COOKE

This anecdote about a great American begins with a
short account of his life and work. It goes on to
tell about his appearance and habits and then
relates the story that illustrates something fine
in his character. Judge Marshall was born in 1755
and died in 1835. By recalling what events happened
during his lifetime and what great men were his
contemporaries, you will get a clearer idea of the
setting of the story. In reading it