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146 UNOPENED PARCELS. father's reply, "let the world say what it will; for he could not have been a great man otherwise. Clever men without honesty are charlatans, and are sure to break down in some way or other at last. It is a glorious thing-far past all other glories in this world-to be trustworthy in every word and action of your life, child !" "We were silent for a few moments; then, It's quite a romance," was my conclusion. "And something more," put in my father. "Every true story of humanity has a moral wrapped up in it, whether people care to extract it or not. If the good people are made happy at last, we are encouraged to follow their example. If they suffer wrongfully with patience, they add so many more to the hosts of witnesses who, 'for the joy set before them,' have 'despised' earthly shame and sorrow. Now, Honor, open this parcel of mine, and tell me what is to be seen inside it. What do you think my story of Uncle Frederick teaches ?" I thought about it a few minutes, and then blundered out my ideas.