who drift into the course of action without being deli berately and intentionally dishonest. They have not the moral coinage to say " No," when they aie pressed to any extiavagauce ; they weakly yield, hoping to recovei ground ngain piesently — * hope that is very seldom leahsed. Thero are some who deliberately live above their means, and who insist on enjoying them selves regardless of who may suffer. But these aie the minoiity, and of the young men who diift into diffi culties the iuajonty are the victims of their thought lesiness, and want of stein coinage to deny themselves pleasures they cannot honestly afford. A young man in a Government depaitment was, we undeiataiid, suspgnded yeateiday, became of serious defalcations. — Sydney llci aid.
THE DAIXY~ SOUTHERN CROSS, June 12, 1863.
