He gave up his seat instantly to that lame old man, showing that he was kind and thoughtful.

He took off his cap when he came in, and answered my questions promptly and respectfully, showing that he was polite and gentlemanly.

He picked up the book which I had purposely laid upon the floor, and replaced it on the table, while all the rest stepped over it, or shoved it aside; and he waited quietly for his turn, instead of pushing and crowding, showing that he was honest and orderly.

When I talked to him, I noticed that his clothes were carefully brushed, his hair in nice order, and his teeth as white as milk; and when he wrote his name, I noticed that his finger-nails were clean, instead of being tipped with jet, like that handsome little fellow's, in the blue jacket.

Don't you call those letters of recommendation?
I do; and I would give more for what I can tell about a boy by using my eyes ten minutes, than for all the fine letters he can bring me." "Least of all seeds, greatest of all harvests," seems to be one of the great laws of nature.