"Large on the top, sir, and small at the bottom?" inquired the new assistant of his master, as he prepared to fill a barrel.
"Certainly not!" replied the farmer, virtuously. "Honesty is the best policy, my boy. Put the little apples at the top, and the large ones at the bottom."
The assistant complied. His master was evidently as green as his greenest fruit.
"Is the barrel full, my lad?" asked the farmer.
"Yes," answered the assistant.
"Good." said the farmer, "Now turn it upside down and label it!"
The man who fails to keep his word, soon finds that he cannot give his word.
"Do you believe honesty is the best policy?" "Well, it has the deferred dividend feature."