Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-10-25
MISCELLANEOUS.
Take Care of your Spare Moments.

A lean, awkward boy came one morning to the
door of principal of celebrated school, and asked
to see him. The servant eyed his mean clothes,
and thinking he looked more like beggar than
anything else told him to go around to the kitchen.
The boy did as he was hidden, and soon appeared
at the back door, y ~, -, t
sI should like to see Mr.----,'' said he.
"You want breakfast, more like, p said the ser
want girl, Sand can give you that without troub-
ling him." e.s7 a.,.,aa, t-7-yz
objection TO bit of bread but should like to see
Mr., If he can see me-"
"Some old clothes, may be You want" remarked
the servant, again cycling the boys patched TOW
sers. 81 guess he has none to spare; he gives away
sight," and without minding the boys request,
she went away about her work. ''. F. 'a- -..-
"Can see Mr.-?" again asked the boy, after
finishing his bread and butter. g!f.l.Es.f ...
"Well, he's in the library; il he must be disturb
ed, he must but he does like to be alone some
times said the girl in peevish tone. She seem
ed TO think it very foolish to admit such an l-look
ing fellow into her masters presence however she
wiped her hands, and bade him follow. Opening
the library door she said: .,,......,,-,. -
"Heres somebody, sir, who is very anxious tosee
you, and so let him in"
don't know how the boy introduced himself or
how he opened his business ; but know that after
talking awhile, the principal put aside the volume
which he was studying, and took up some Greek
books and began to examine the new conner. The
examination lasted some time. Every question
which the pnnclpal asked, the boy answered as
readily as could be. ''.-. .:1
"Upon my word,H exclaimed the principal, "you
certainly do well looking at the boy from head 10
foot, over his spectacles. "Why, my boy, where
did you pick up so much?'
g"In my spare moments" answered the boy. r-
Here he was, poor, hard working, with but few
opportunities for schooling, yet almost fitted Tor
college, by simply improving his spare moments.
Truly are spare moments the ''gold dust of timer?
How precious they should be! What account
can you give of your spare moments? What can
you show for them? Look and see. This boy can
tell you how very much can be laid up by improv-
ing them; and there are many, many other boys,
am afraid, in the jail in the house of correction in
the forcaste Of whaleship, in the gambling house,
or in the tpplng shop, who, you should ask them
when they beea an their sinful course, might answer:
| 'sIn my spare moments esIn my spare moments
| gambled for marbles; in my spare moments l.
began to smoke and drink; it was in my spare mo-
ments that began to steal chesnuts from the old
woman's stand, it was in my spare moments that
gathered with wicked associates ai 11,F4 o' .gs
Oh, be,very, very careful how you spend your
spare moment! Temptation always hunts you out
in small seasons ke these, when you are not busy
he gets into Your hearts if he possibly can IN just
such gaps. There he hides himself, planning all
sorts of mischief Take care of your spare mo-
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