A WORD IN SEASON.
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Few seem to be aware Of the influence Of
their words hence how many speak thought


lessly II is good maxim, "Think twice
before you speak once" True, decision is
important, but more merchants are broken, and
characters ruined from hasty than slow deci-
sions "The sober, second thought is best, in
general; though often it differs but little from the
first thought; but even flour first thoughts be
good, they lose nothing by being reconsidered. A
man may write a very good letter; there may
be no mistake or error in ii; still, to be sure
of it, he will do best to examine it, word for
word, before he sends il of. So, in speaking,
if aman say just what he first thought, it may
be just and proper but he will do best to think
il over again before he utters it. 'sWords once
spoken can never be recalled" but while they
aretyet only in the mind we have,the power
over them. Now, by this precaution we shall
accustom ourselves TO speak "right words, !"
and Solomon says of these chow forcibe are
right words and in another place "a word


spoken in season, how good tits |" and in ye,
another place, ''words fifty spoken are like
apples Of gold in pictures of silver" There
are cases in which few well chosen words
may be the means, under God, Of preventing
man from becoming drunkard, as, for in


stance, "young man beware Of the first glass:


touch not, taste not, handle not" C8s