Every employer has a right to establish _rules_ for his household; therefore, do nothing in your master’s house, or with your mistress’s business, that you feel obliged to conceal, _to keep your situation_; for then, you may depend upon it, whatever it be, it is wrong in itself, and will bring you to harm. Industry is necessary for ALL, that they may lead a useful life; but it is especially needful to those who engage to _serve_ others. Idleness hath clothed many with rags. Your wages are the yearly pay for your honesty, and your time; therefore lying late in bed, or being over long on errands, or making frivolous excuses to be from home, have occasioned many suspicions—deprived many of good places, and eventually of good characters. “_He that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster._” Exercise due diligence as to what are the particular duties of your station. Make it your study to put it out of the power of a _reasonable_ mistress to find fault. DRESS _as becomes your station_, if you desire to please your employers,—to avoid personal harm, and to diminish the number and power of _your_ temptations. The happiness of society arises from each of us keeping in our station, and being contented with it. Among other ways of shewing your wisdom, _dressing clean and neat_, is of the greatest importance. By this means, you may save a little money to assist your relations, or yourself when unemployed, or in time of need.[3] MILDNESS _of behaviour_ will help you through many difficulties. If your temper be hasty, your duty and interest are to govern and subdue it. Our comfort requires us to be patient with other people, and very watchful over our _own tempers_. “Do all things without murmuring or disputing. A soft answer turneth away wrath, but grievous words stir up strife.” Mere _hastiness_ of temper and of _tongue_, or the neglect to _consider_ consequences, has crowded the gaols with malefactors,—the streets with prostitutes,—and the workhouses with poor.