The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-01-20
did; and always thought Of them

as of me.
When they were little fellows l
taught them to work. I talked
with them. II played with them
and they looked upon me as the
best friend they had!
You know some boys always
hang back and make excuses. You
ask John to get pail of water.and
he drawls out-sI can't-have got
to grease my boots! Send Tom!
Then Tom will have an excuse.
He wants to comb his hair. and
says-'Send Jim!' I never wanted
my boys to get in such habits. So
I told them we we're all one family,
and must all help each other.
Then. as the head of the family,
/ taught them business. Boys
like business as well as men do.
Give them some business-let them
have chance to make something
to have as their own, and they will
keep out of scrapes Of their own
accord. Fathers too often over
look or look over their boys. 1t
is not the right way.
when wanted a load of coal,
I always asked one of the boys to
see to getting it.
/ Then I'd pay him for it. and for
putting it in the cellar. just as I
would a man? Why not2 Eh? Why
not pay boy2 It builds him up,
and helps make man of him
He learns to think for himself. /
tell you shilling is never lost
when paid to your boy for some
little job he has done.
'One time the baby cane to me
when the other boys were shovel
ing in load of coal. said he:
Papa can't I help too2'
| / told him yes, and if he would
pick up the little pieces, I'd give
HIM a penny! I tell you he was
the biggest boy in the lot! His
eyes looked as bright! He wen,
at it like b railway contractor!
paid him his penny, and he was as
| proud to think he too had earned
something.
| One day looked out in the
back yard and saw the ground.
Said boys, why can't you spade
up that ground and make a little
garden? One of You rase lettuce
another radishes, &C., and sell
them TO your mother when they
grow? I know she. had rather buy
nice fresh lettuce g., of you thar
wilted stuff at the MARKET
$50 the boy 8 went to work. They
made nice little gardsn-tool
care Of il, sold lots of stuff TO thei
mother, at the same price paid t.
market men. Then they had some
thing TO think of-and they stud,
led to see what was best to plant.
One day the boys asked me i
they could not get some board
and build carpenter-shop in tn
back yard! l told them yes. S,
they went to lumber-yard, ant
with the money they had savct
bought some lumber, and ther
some more tools than what we ha,
about the house, and built a Gun
ming little shop! 1t was colnpa
ny affair! They regularly squatte'
on my premises! Oh! they mad
lots of little things to move abou
tho kitchen, conveniences for al
OF us.
'One day I wanted q step-lad
der, aid asked one OF the boys t
go to cabinet shop to get it. H
said they could make it in the sho
just as we'll, I told them to max
it and l would pay full price for i
And they made it.
Then he stepped into anothe
room and brought out step Lad
der, stout, well made, and in goo
order, though thirty years olt
Then he called . servant to ,hav
brought from the kitchen a stot
and a box for blacking, box, an
! brush, for resting q foot on whc
,, backing a boot.
sThere-look at that Stou
plumb-well matched-perfec
They cant beat that any wher
My boys made that years ae
Wouldn't take ten thousand dollar
for those two articles. Why the
seem to belong here. Do you III
derstand2
Yes sir-that is the way
brought my boys up. Each OF
had something when he was
age. And each one had a bas
, to work on. He knew somethin
| besides books. These dead Lar
, guages are of little use to lii
men. My sons are in business
, all doing we'll. They ask no odt
,, of any one. They have no bs
habits. They have honest honorab
pride, and we are very proud I
them.'-sBRIcK PoMERoY.