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Rh of acquiring what thoe virtues chiefly aim at, the confidence and love of thoe we live with. A peron may be eaily mirepreented with regard to a particular action; but it is carcely poible that he hould be o with regard to the general tenor of his conduct. An innocent man may be believed to have done wrong: this, however, will rarely happen. On the contrary, the etablihed opinion of the innocence of his manners will often lead us to abolve him where he has really been in the fault, notwithtanding very trong preumptions.'

I perfectly coincide in opinion with this writer, for I verily believe that few of either ex were ever depied for certain vices without deerving to be depied. I peak not of the calumny of the moment, which hangs over a character, like one of the dene fogs of November, over this metropolis, till it gradually ubides before the common light of day, I only contend that the daily conduct of the majority prevails to tamp their character with the impreion of truth. Quietly does the clear light, hining day after day, refute the ignorant urmie, or malicious tale, which has thrown dirt on a pure character. A fale light ditorted, for a hort time, its hadow—reputation; but it eldom fails to become jut when the cloud is dipered that produced the mitake in viion.

Many people, undoubtedly, in everal repects obtain a better reputation than, trictly peaking, they deerve; for unremitting indutry will motly reach its goal in all races. They who only trive for this paltry prize, like the Phariees, who&ensp;