The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1857-04-23
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.
The Boot-BIacl-A Story for Boys.
BY PHILIP BARRETT
Let US, then, he up and doing.
With heart for any fate


Learn to labor and to wait.-LenGf fetfosU.
About hundred years ago, there lived in the city
Of Oxford, England, a boy whose George.
He very poor-so much so that he was cOmpelled
10 clean the boots of the students at the University to
obtain money with which to buy the necessares of
life. His COuntenance WAS one of ordinary ap-
pearance His eye was keen and piercing; his fore
head noble and lofty and every feature of his face
was perfectly deHeloped BY his easy and polite
manners, his obliging disposition, and his warm and
generous nature, he soon won the confidence and
esteem Of many of those upon whom he waited. The
oyerty of clothing served better show the richness
of n mind which only needed cultivation to make it
one of the brightest IN the whole country The stu
dents of the University seeing such noble qualities in
their lowly and humble boot-black, determined to
educate him, and many of them devoted little
share OF their time to that purpose. They found him
ready, willing aud studious. He lost not a moment
of his precious time; but applied himself diligently,
1.ersev eringy 10 his studies, and became an
EQUAL If not su eriort0 some of his instructors.
HIS advancement very rapid; great it
that numbers unable to recognize III the gifted
and talented young man, the once poor and needy
boot-black. About this time there great change
in the religion of England. There arose Sect which
from the peculiar habits of its members their strict
observance of the Sabbath, their faithful reading of
Gods word, and their frequent and stated engage
ments in prayer, called MethOdists. With this
party George Immediately connected himself, and
soon became one of the abest and most consistent
members. The youths who once sought his company,
row treated him with sneerng contempt. .
Those who considered him young of
extraordinary abilities, then considered him reek-
less fInate, and avoided his society they would
have a worthless drunkard. All this did not move
him. He was as firm a rock. Nothing could
change him. Like Moses, ne preferred lite of
Christian consistency to the EMO ment of sin for
season. His unehanging conduct won for him many
warm and ardent admirers, and Numbers who for
merly branded him as a fanatic became his best
friends have net the time children, to say much
more concerning the character Of this interesting
Young man. 1t will be sufficient TO add, that he soon
became of the most piOus and talented preachers
in England, and such numbers focked to hear him
that the largest house in London could not contain
them.
He preached in the open fields 70 thousands upon
thousands; and the great amount of good which he
did, eternity shall tell. Dear boys, do not mind the
consequences be what they may. Be industrious,
energetic Don't mind difficulties They only make
your stronger, and your heart braver. IF this
poor boy could arise from the lowly position of boot
black to that of one of the most pous and eloquent
preachers England produced cannot you go and
do likewse? You have idea what you can do
till you try Energy combined with earnest prayer
will accomplish the most difficult task.
i Boys, would you like to know the of the boy
who blacked the boots of tie students Oxford Uni
! Tersity? 1t is-GEoRGE WHITFIELD