Here is a man who is wretchedly poor. He is extremely anxious that his surroundings and home comforts should be improved， yet all the time he shirks his work， and considers he is justified in trying to deceive his employer on the ground of the insufficiency of his wages. Such a man does not understand the simplest rudiments of those principles which are the basis of true prosperity， and is not only totally unfitted to rise out of his wretchedness， but is actually attracting to himself a still deeper wretchedness by dwelling in， and acting out， indolent， deceptive， and unmanly thoughts.