habit of exaggeration, coloring and reaching after the marvellous in his stories. He will backslide. The only way to avoid it, is to tell always the naked, simple truth, just as carefully as if you was under oath, or as if you believed that God was listening to every word you say. Let your conversation be Yea, Yea, and Nay, Nay; for whatsoever is more than these, cometh of evil. 12. Tale-bearing. Show me a man or a woman, that loves to hear a secret and tell it, and I will show one who is already