Difficult as it may seem, it is quite possible to put such a guard upon the mind as to accustom it to look on the best side of persons and things.

Nobody is wholly bad, or, at least, few people are so entirely given over to disagreeable traits as the Young Person would lead us to think.

Only a few days ago a young man was speaking in my presence of another fellow, who was, as far as I know, a respectable, well-bred boy.
"Oh!" said the Young Person, when his name was mentioned, "he is no good." "Why not ?" queried I."Is he bad ?" "He is too much of a fool to be bad." "Is he such a fool?
I thought he was considered rather bright ?" "Well, he thinks himself awfully bright.

He is a regular donkey." "Are his manners disagreeable ?" "No-o-o, I don't know that they are.

In fact, I believe he prides himself on the reputation he has acquired for gentlemanliness." "Then, what is so disagreeable about him ?" "Perhaps," dryly suggested the father of the Young Person, "he is not particularly fond of you, and that it why you disapprove of him." "No, sir!" was the indignant rejoinder, "that is not it.