The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-04-06
VOLUME 23-NUMBER 25
4 story for Beys.

Lads, let me tell YOU 4 story. Ono,
upon time q youth left his home, a
sixteen years Of age, to learn a trade
a dirty, disagreeabie trade, but one hi
parents thought a good one in a peeu
mary point Of view. He went into {
strange neighbOrhOOd, where his name
was not known. Around his old home
he was somebody's son: in his new
home he was somebody else's appren-
/ tice. Around his old home the doors
| Of respectibility were open to some
I bOdy's son; around his new home the
doors of responsibility were closed
/ tightly against somebody's appren.
I tiee. This was a new order of things.
and surprised him very much at first,
yet when he reflected cOOlly he did
mach blame respectability for its self
I preservation. There are doors that
open easily to every conner. These he
stunned. There are apprentices in
every village that will bear stunning
he did it.
The important question was, "What
should he do ~ After discussing this
amid the din and dirt he said to him
sell, "Well, if I can't 90 where I ought
will not 60 at all" Easy to saw.
hard to do. Because he was lust like
you-he liked fun as well as you dare.
and piece Of mischief, too. He must
do something. In self-defense be be-
gan to read.
The old system Of apprenticeship in
the country used to require the bows
and tourneymen to work until s
O'Clock in the EVENING" in winter time.
and after this was done it was COM
mon to loaf about the corners, stores.
or taverns until 9, 10 or II O'Clock.
Tom (the boy went TO bed.
In the morning it was difficult to
get boys and jOurneymen up to break
fast at % or :. Tom got M at {
O'Clock, sometimes 8, sometimes even
as early as 2, by mistake-fOr his rule
was to get up 1Chen he got dlgGke, and
from that time until the others got I'D
he read and studied. His morning
candle came in time to be a signal for
the villagers who had occasion to
start somewhere early. He borrowed
money to buy books, borrowed others,
took a leading newspaper, and in the
quiet morning hours took in food for
the days reflection.
This course bore its legit mate fruit;
he went to his level, or rather, pnt
himself there, and he now lives in the
neighbOrhOOdO of the old shops as much
as any one. I believe he
has written two or three books, and
in every respect would be considered
fairly up to the "MediOcrity.n
l leave you to imagine all the hard /
ship, if you can, of the situation, and |
would ask you you what you do from 4
1 to O'Clock in the morning! Those /
two hours rightly used will be worth |
more to you than you can possibly /
conceive. When you awake, get up I
Instantly. You may bring excuses |
for the other twenty-five hours, but |
hose two you waste if you sleep them. I
Midnight Oil' is a humbug. You go /
70 bed in the evening when you are 1
.ired and set your mind to work in 1
he morning when you are rested. {
Guard your character in the begin 4
ling and in the end it will guard you. |
To tell you the fate Of other appren-
ices who lOafed the evenings and I
ilept the mornings away Is not nv
Intention. Try Toms course for one ]
year and you will find your pay in
genuine happiness. Your usefulness
will increase, your self-respect will
your mind will develop in
with your bodily growth,
md your whole being will march
.long the upward path reioieing.-M
Y. Tribune.