144 Four-in-Hand in Britain. 



"Conscientiousness has in many outgrown that stage 

 in which the sense of a compelling power is joined 

 with rectitude of action. The truly honest man, here 

 and there to be found, is not only without thought of 

 legal, religious, or social compulsion, when he discharges 

 an equitable claim on him ; but he 2S without thought 

 of self-compulsion. He does the right thing with a 

 simple feeling of satisfaction in doing it, and is indeed 

 impatient if anything prevents him from having the sat- 

 isfaction of doing it." Who is going to cloud the hori- 

 zon of the future of our race with traitor-doubts when 

 already, in our own day, amid much which saddens us, 

 the beams of a brighter sun, herald of a better day, 

 already touch the mountain tops, for such are this 

 woman and this man towering above their fellows. By 

 and by these beams will reach the lesser heights — and 

 anon, the very plains will be transformed by them, and 



" Man to man the world o'er shall brothers be, 



And a' that." 



I think that because we are so happy in this glorious 

 life we are now leading, we are disposed to be so very 

 kind to each other. The Charioteers, one and all, seem 

 to me to have reached Mr. Spencer's ideal. If there's a 

 thing that can be done to promote the happiness of 

 others, they are only impatient till they have the satis- 

 faction of doing it. Happiness is known to be a great 

 beautifier — but is it not also a great doer of good 



