Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-07-21
Don't XIII Time.

"Spare q copper, sir; I'm starv-
ing,n said poor, half.clad man TO a
gentleman who was Fastening home
wards Through the streets In the
great city one bitter cold night
Spare . copper, sir, and God win
Struck with the fellows manner
and appearances. the gentleman re-
"you look as IL you had seen bet
ter days. Ii you will tell me candid-
ly What has been your greatest fail
ing through life, I'll give you enough
money 70 pay your lodging. -.
am afraid / could hardly do
that, the beggar answered, with q
mournful smile. II aai4iss
Try, man, try,n added the gentle
man. Here's q shilling to sharpen
ssDssk soSIk ntsmSsy ts assll only ee sure s you o''
'The man pressed the coin tightly
la biz hand, and after thinking for
q minute, said, - ..,..s,...,
~To be honest With you; then, II
believe my greatest fault has been in
learning to xiii time When I,was
q youngster, / had kind loving pa,
rents, who let ME do pretty much "a
liked 30 I. became Idle and care
less, and never once thought OF the
change which was In store for me.---
Inhope that I should one day make
Jat n Me 9be,s wqFla %s,teS Va. sent to
In idle dreaming and expensive
amusements. III / had been q poor
boy, with necessity staring me In the
face, think / should have done bet
ter. But somehow I fell into the
notion that life was 10 be only one
continued holiday. gradually be-
came fond OF wine and company. In
a few years my parents both died; /;
and you can guess the rest. I soon
wasted what little they left me; aud
now II Is too late 10, combat my old
habits. Yes, sir; idleness ruined
"I believe your story, replied the
gentleman; "ard when I get home,
[ will tell 1t to my own boys as
warning. l am sorry for you, Indeed
/ am. But Ii. Is never to late to re.
form. Come to my Office to-morraw,
and let me Try to Inspire you with
And giving the man another piece
of money, and indicating where he
could be found, he hurried away.
Never "klli time" boys He ID
your best friend. Use him well.--
Don let him slip through your fing.
ers when you are young, as the beg
gar did, The days OF your boyhood
are the most precious YOU will ever
see. The habits you get into will
stick to you like wax. III they are
good ones, life will be a pleasure, and
above all a success. You may moi
grow rich, but your life will be a reaI
success, nevertheless. ..,.as -,sr., 10 ~
If, on the contrary, you waste ysuI
early years, live for fun only, tribe
with your opportunities, you will
find after while that your life IL q
failure-yes, even IL you should be
ss rich as Croesus. .s' e
One of the saddest things, Is tc
meet a man who has let golden op,
portunities go by him, just entering
the battle of life, yet entirely unfit
ed for his position. He Is to be pitied
and yet blamed. In this favored land
every one can learn to read and write
for Instance. But how often We
meet young men utterly unable K
write a dozen lines without making
mistakes! Be assured, my young
friends, Ii will be a source of shame
to you as men, Ii you do not pay at
tention to education as boys. s.sasa
The world Is full OF good books 4
read. You are surrounded will
friends and relatives. Be warned II
time, aud coin happiness and homo
in the future from the industry 9
] the present, and you will not hav
read this page In vain.-Merry's M
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