THE MENTOR

A LITTLE BOOK

FOR THE GUIDANCE OF SUCH MEN AND BOYS AS WOULD APPEAR TO ADVANTAGE IN THE SOCIETY OF PERSONS OF THE BETTER SORT

BY

ALFRED AYRES

AUTHOR OF THE ORTHOËPIST, THE VERBALIST, ETC.

Virtue itself offends when coupled with forbidding manners.—Middleton.

Well dressed, well bred, well carriaged, Is ticket good enough to pass us readily Through every door.—Cowper.

A good manner is the best thing in the world, either to get one a good name or to supply the want of it.—Anonymous.

NEW YORK D. APPLETON AND COMPANY 1902

Copyright, 1884, By FUNK AND WAGNALLS. Copyright, 1894, By D. APPLETON AND COMPANY.