The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1869-05-23
JUVENILE COLUMN.
mo THE BARTRAM & rENTON sEwIHa MACHINE


COOP Boy WANrED.--As was walking
down Randolph street last week, saw q
large card hanging out at the door Of
shop on which was painted in great black
letters the words, "GoOd Boy Wanted"
Most of the shopkeepers content them
selves with saying Boy Wanted" in such
cases; but this man was, particular about
the kind of boy he took into his store.
"Well," said 1 to myself, ~ wonder If
there are not good many other people who
might hang out the same sign"
There is my friend, Mr.. Wholesale. He
advertised for q boy, and had to turn him
off in a week because he was SO saucy.
Then he tried another, and he was q regular
loafer, and would atop and play marbles in
the street when he was sent on errands.
Besides, he took the silly notion that it
would he o great thing for him to learn to
smoke and chew tobacco, and he actually
stole money TO buy the filthy stuff. So of
he went, and Mr.. Wholesale is still in want
of . boy-s good boy wanted.
There are some of my neighbors who live
in beautiful marble houses, and with all
their wealth they feel poor sometimes be-
their beautiful homes bright and happy.
Some of them are talking of adopting a
child; and there are some more good boys
wanted.
Their. lisa lady living down in -- street,
whose heart is made very sorry by the bad
fellow, but waful and tisobedient, and
sometimes cruel to the smaller boys. Once
in while he swears, and that almost
breaks his mothers heart; and If you
conld hear her prayers for her wayward
son, you would see what God sees, that the
meaning of that poor mothers prayer Is
''good boy wanted"
Some good boys are wanted in all the
city schools to set an example to those rude
little rascals who throw stones and call
names, and shout to people going along the
street, and who never have their lessons
well learned.-Young Folk.
wANrEp-A Boy WITH TEN PoINTs.-
Honest. 2.-Pure. 3.-Intelligent.
4.-Active. Subdivisions. 6.-Obedient.
STEADY. 8. - Obliging. s. Polite.
| IO.-Neat. A thousand first-rate places are
open for one thousand boys who come up
to the standard. Each boy can suit his
taste as to the kind of busipess he would
I prefer. The places are ready in every kind
of occupation. Many of them are already
| filled by boys who lack some of the most
important points, but they will soon be
vacant. One is an Office not far from where
| we write. The lad who has the situation is
losing his first point. He likes to attend
the circus and the theatre. This costs more
than he can afford, but, somehow, he man
ages to bethere frequently. His employers
are quietly watching to learn how he gets
80 much extra spending money tney Will
soon discovers leak in the money drawer,
detect the dishonest boy, and his place will
be ready for some one who is getting ready
for it by observing point number L.. and
being truthful in all his ways, Some
l situations will soon be vacant because the
boys have been poisoned by reading bad
books, such as they would not dare to sho "
to their fathers, and would be ashamed to
have their mothers see. The impure
thoughts suggested by these books viii
lead to vicious acts, the boys will be ruined
and their places must be filled. Who viii
be ready for one of these vacancies Dis.
tfnguished lawyers, useful mechanics
skiiful physicians, successful merchants
must all soon leave their places for some
body else to fill. One by one they are re
moved by death. Mind your ten points
boys; they will prepare you to step int
vacancies in the front rank. Every mai
who is worthy of employing boy il
, looking for you, If you have the points
Do not fear that you will be overlooked
, A young person having these points vii
shine as plainly as a star IS night. w
have named ten points that go toward
making up the character of a successful
F.. boy, so they can be easily remembered
You can imagine one on each finger, and s
keep them in mind-they will be wort
, more than diamond rings, and you vii
t then never be ashamed to I" show you
hand.n -