The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1873-09-18
~.,.Somethings for the Boys.

Ihe Augusta C0aaststNtao7attIaSt gives q pleas
ng-example for the benefit Of Georgia boys,
which we Commend to the'rising generation
among our own readers, viz: ,.-,
The boys of Georgia can-do. great. things for
themselves and the old State, If they are ambl-
ktious. industrious and full of pluck There
are many boys in the South who, by, hard
work, have earned an honest livelihood; but
we fear there are many Others; who are idle,
Eshiftless and demoralized. There are many
boys who are now the support and comfort of
their parents there are many others who are
nothing but clogs and 1sencumbrances to the
authors ttof their being:. Tt is d shame that
there should be a single Healthy youth in Geor-
giasor-thesSo South. who is not actively engaged
in some employment which brings profit with
it to bodyror mind. Now and then, our ex-
changes record some bright examples Of what
boy can do Mhosis not afraid ior ashamed to
labor. -0nly the other day, whenmany planters
in a distant commonwealth were. complaining
that there ,was.no profit in agriculture, it..
demonstrate that quite number of boys had
by persistent personal effort, made not only a
I living but IS considerable sum above it, We
are;eonfdent that much of the trouble, among
farmers arises from the fact that they love to
be 'bosses. but are disinclinedg to 1go.lnto the
fields themselves and Indifferent about their
children doing so. 49, ! Z "a;
Now, we want the boys to listen to true ac-
count of what three of their number have ac-
eomplished. ~ LHC'
A widowed lady, living not many miles from
Augusta, has three sons, aged respectively l9,
IA and IL years. All Of them attend school at
the Richmond Academy, and are attentive to
their scholastic duties. Every Saturday of last
year, by ploughing and hoeing, with no outside
aid,s they cultivated portion of the land
attended to two acres, the second one acre, and
the third shalf acre in cotton: The eldest
boy made two bags Of cotton, weighing 467
pounds EACH The second boy, made one bale,
weighing 460 ponnds. The youngest made $50
pounds of lint cotton. During last winter,
they broke two smallisteers, and, with the as
sistance of horse, used in attending school,
they hauled from the adjacent woods an, abun-
dance of leaves and litter This material, with
400 lbs per acre of Dickson's compound, they
applied to the poor land they had the use Of.
The present-crop,of the eldest boy is three and
half acres Of cotton The two younger boys
have the same acreage as last year. The prob
abilities are that the eldest boy will make three
and half bales; the second boy one 500 pound
bale; and the youngest lad 25O pounds of lint
cotton. ", ,-.,-,-r -.
Meanwhile, they have been punctual in their
atten dance at school, except for q period during
the summer, when the. younger boys. were at
tackled with measles. At the time of their
Observation-Disclosures to@do their 'hoeing:
Outside Of this inevitable help, ,all Of the labor
has been done BY themselves. During yaca-
tion they have been busy picking out their
crop, and on Saturdays they complete the gath
ering. ''- - -. -, AZ.
These boys undertook this planting scheme
of their own free will, and carried it out with
judgment and deSterity, while other boys were
idling. They are not obliged to work, but they
are Industrious, naturally, and have had a
teaching under the blue skies and in the open
cir quite as useful as that acquired in the
Academy rooms They have made the poor
sandy glebe to bloom. They have contributed
largely, if notwholly to pay for their educa-
ton, and they have garnered up habits of thrift,
energy and trne manhood which will make them
independent, healthy and honorable.
How many boys are there who could so and
do-likewise if they would onlytry? How much
better would it be for Georgia and the South if
she numbered such boys by thousands. They
are deserving of praise and we shall be glad to
record any other. example of youthful yigor
and industry was. a,te' a-e'u. -ss... {