erk and the
examiners, had passed the news to

THE CASHIER AND THE PRESIDENT

that something unusual was about to happen, and those magnates had
rushed to the paying teller's side. "Do you know that signature?" said
the old man with a gleam in his eye. Now it was the teller's turn to
feel wretched. "Pay five hundred and fifty thousand--Babbit, soap man!
oh! what an idiot I am!" All this went through his head. The president,
the cashier, abased themselves before the irate old man. It was all a
mistake! They assured him! They assured him! Beg pardon! Impertinence of
new teller. And a' that, and a' that. But it would not do! The money
went to another bank, and a business worth thousands of dollars annually
was lost, together with the natural prestige of such patronage. There
was what I should call

A CASE OF BILLIARD-ROOM MANNERS,

and a costly one. Drop that style. Says Bishop Horne: "It is expedient
to have an acquaintance with those who have looked into the world; who
know men, understand business, and can give you good intelligence and
good advice when they are wanted." "He that walketh with wise men" says
the Bible, "shall be wise; but a companion of fools shall be destroyed."
Try to frequent the company of your betters. Good books are safe
companions. Good men, a little older than yourself, are still better.
Perhaps good women, who take an interest in young men, are better than
all others, for they are more unselfish, and often have a spare thought
for the young man that makes his life happier.

LEARN TO ADMIRE RIGHTLY.

The leer of the man who has sold lemonade in a circus has a strange
charm for a young man. It has a strange repulsiveness for the "solid
man" of business. The look of a man with a cigar put in his mouth at a
sharp upward angle and with a hat lurched like the cargo of a bad
sailer, has a strong fascination for a young man. It is a strong
irritant to the man whose companionship is an honor. You cannot do
better than to frequent some church, rent a sitting, and have a
positive engagement two or three times a week. You are a great gainer by
this. It may cost you a little; but you will get all that back in moral
capital--just as valuable in business as money. Says George Washington:
"The company in which you will improve most will be least expensive to
you." In your church you will meet men who do not live all for
themselves, as does the dominant mind in the bar-room. Their drill and
discipl