Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1866-04-26
Boys, EOu are Watched.

d. you believe this, boysl /, is true-truc
that you watched often, very often, perhaps,
when you think not Of it. Pcrh, h,ps can best IL
lustrate this by giving YOU a story related by a
traveller i'll the Southern States.
Among the Irish emgrants who came to this
country more than p years ago, WAS lad then
not out OF his teens. II was stranger in 4
strange Land. without friend or helper In search
OF employment, re CAME 10 the banks OF one OF
the rivers which 4 ~ into the Gulf of Mexico
Here lie obttned a stu ition deck hand Oh
board II steamer Ii was harl work and poor fare.
At all hours Of the day and night he Was expected
To s.ani ready To land and receive freight take IN
wood and feed the furnace. lie did his work faith
fully proving himself sober, active and intelligent
He hal been on the bat one week, when one
dIrk ight fire AMI cry heard en- the
bank of the river. The FIRE was signal for the
boat 10 stop. The mIte, wh9 was then in chsrg',
would not stop, but sent hero on shore in I
SIN Ill boat. He found a planter and two or three
m negroes 10y the signal fire. The planter handed
him package, saving: Here thirty -four
thousand dollars Give it to the captain or clerk,
and ask him TO deposit il in the Planters Bank a.
soon he gets in. Tell him rot 70 forget il, as is
is 10 pay note that falls due day after 10 morrow
The young III IN put the money in his bosom, and
pushed OF for the boat. In the darkness he might
have gene in another direction, and with the mon-
eT in his possession-quite "A large sum for po'r
Immigrant disappeared, never more 10 be seen
in those parts. DOES i'll gotten weai h ever prove
q blessing! This young probably thought i.
did n,t At all events he had no thought of try
ing il.
On reaching the deck. the mate demanded Of
him wh It Was wanted. The lad simply replied
that il was message for the captain. and was
roughly ordered To 60 into the cabin an1 deliver t
Upon entering the cabin he saw the captain sur
rounded by jolly group Of passengers, AMI very
busy with cards AMI punch. Uaier these circum-
-. .F, ~ f.r
that night would be safest in his owa keeping He
retired from The cabin unobseryed, and slowed the
package of notes in the b bJttom of his clothes bag
In the morning, when the captain was sober, he
again visited the cabin and delivered the money
and message when the following conversation oc-
Cured:
What is this7 Where did you get this money!
Il went ashore in the yawl for il last night, sir
And why did you not bring il to the Office At
onee?'
Il did; but you anl the clerk were both very
busv'
This ans er drew forth a loud laugh from sorno
of the passengers who had been engaged IN the
same business
Young man,. said the captain, how long have
you been on this bOltl'
"A week, sir
And how ma "a money have you!'
Five dollars, SIR
In three weeks from that date the young immi
and not long after. captain. In few years he
had a wife and children, and owned plantation
and two or three steamboats,.
Now, was il only happy fortune. or "A
some would say, lucky chance, which in one
short year, raised this young man from the sisua-
ton of deck hand to to that OF first N ite! FER
haps you will say a favorable circumstance intro
duced him to the notice of the captain. That -
so; but there WAS the faithfulness, the honesty,
the intelligence and the tact, TO profit by these Ia
vorable circumstances. He did only his duty, IN
the simplicity of his heart, probably without
hope of reward even notice Bat he was watch
ed. The captain observed his conduct, and when,
three weeks afterward, the place OF second mate
was vacant, nc wanted an industrious and reliable
young man TO fill il and he offered the situation TO
this young immigrant
This is an event not unlike what often occurs
boy who is Industrious, patient aid persevering,
that boy is watched. After time some mer-
chant or mechanic wants a boy of that descnp-
ton, and he thinks he knows where to find him.
al have watched that boy" saws he to himself,
"and am confident he is jus. what want
The boy gets an offer Of this situation, and thank
fully accepts it, The lazy drone stands by and
says, "whlt lucky fellow hat boy is. Whit IS
the reason no one wants me?' He, too, is watch
ed That is the reason no one wants him.
Again, boy is careful, fiiih'ul and honest He,
too, is also watched. By and by. some one
wants boy whom he can trust. and he says, al
have tiken note Of that boy, and observed that he
i, unifornly faithful in all things committed to his
care. He IL iligcn'. careful and honest. l will
secure his services and do well by him."
The boy who lives next door is of very differ
ent description. lie is cAreless. unfaithful, if not
positively dishonest. He looks on and wonders.
"That is just such situation as have been try
ing to ind.' he says. "what lucky fellow tnae
boy is. Something is always turning up TOR him.
Does this boy reason correctly about his neighors
good fortunes it by something turning uo, or by
his diligence, faithfulness and honesty? Which is
it boys!
Be sure that industry, faithfulness and hene1ty
will, sooner or later. have their reward. The re-
ward may be slow in coming, but wait. When
you become men, you will find that honest, dill d.
igent and reliable man is always wanted 10 Eli
some useful and respectable place in society.
Remember. dear young friends. that you arc
watched by those who my have il in their power
to help you onward. Above all, remember that
yon are watched by that eye which never sleeps
by Him who will reward each according to
his work.