The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-11-29
MeruIng Star and Catholic Messenger.
JUVENILE COLUMN.

gEw ORLEANS, SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 20. 1874.
JUVENILE COLUMN.
81 DO n WELL.
"There, that'll do,s said Harry, throwing
down the shoe-b brush. "my boots don't.
box very bright. No matter. Who
"Whatever is worth doing is worth do
ing WE'LL" replied serious but pleasant
voice.
Harry started and turned round to see
who spoke. 1t was his father. Harry
blushed. His father said Hilary, my
BOY, your boots looked wretched. plck
up your brush and make them shine.
When they look as they should, come to
me in the library"
ayes, pa," replied Harry, pouting, and
taking up his brush in no very good humor,
shone nicely. When the boots were pol
ished, he went to his father who said to
him:
ssMy son, want to tell you a short
story. I once knew a poor boy whose
mother taught him the proverb what
ever is worth doing is worth doing WE'LL
That boy went to be servant in gentle
mans family. He took pains to do every
thing we'll, no matter how trivial it
seemed. His employer was pleased and
took him into his shop. He did his work
we'll there.
When he swept out the shop, he did that
well. When he was sent on an errand, he
went quickly, and did his erraud faithfully.
When he was told to make out bill, or to
enter an account, be did that well. This
pleased his employer, 80 that he advanced
him from step to step, until he became
head clerk, then partner, and now he is
rich man, and anxious that his son Harry
should learn to practice the rule which
made him prosper.
"Why, pa, were you poor boy once ~
hot nod fs,S
into family and black boots, wait at the
table, and do other little mental services
for q living. By doing these things we'll
I was soon put, as have told you, to do
things deemed more important. Obedience
to the proverb, with Gods blessing, made
me rich man."
Harry never forgot the conversation.
Whenever he felt like slightinga bit of
work, he thought of it, and felt spurred to do
his work properly. "Whatever is worth
doing is worth doing WE'LL" cheered him in
his daily duties.
commend the proverb to every lazy
boy and girl. 1 hope it will make my
Annie Careless do better sewing, make
better progress in her music lessons, and
take better care of her room. 1 hope, too,
that Tom That'll-do will stir himself, and
show that he regards the proverb by doing
his work so we'll that there will be no need
for those complaints which are made
about him every day. Tom, Tom, You
will never be worth a shilling to yourself
or anybody else if you don't mend your
Do you hear that, Tomf Yes. Very we'll
then, do as we'll as hear.
ABOUT SECRETS.
Little Maggie whispered in her aunt
Margy's ear: "Promise not to tell any
body, and I'll tell you a secret"
"rm afraid can't PROMISE" said Aunt
Marcy. ssIt is not easy to keep secret
"Why ! think it is," said little Marcy:
81 have kept my secret two whole days.
Aunt Marcy laughed. 81 am afraid your
secret, like the secret of King Midas. viii
be whispered about sooner or later" sht
said.
"What was his secret Z" asked little
Marcy.
careful to hide under his long cared cap,
said Aunt Marcy, "but the barber wht
shaved him, saw his long care"
"And then he ran and told all the folks,
interrupted little Marcy.
"No," went on Aunt Marcy" he didn'
dare to tell anybody, for fear that his OWL
ears might be cut off, but yet he could mo-
keep the secret all to himself So he dul
a hole in the ground, and whispered dowI
to the earth: King Midas has asses ears.
Then he filed up the hole, but q reei
sprung up on the spot, and whenever thu
wind blew, the reed whispered: King
Midas has asses ears"
'What funny story ~ cried little
Marcy. "But it isn't true, is -"
'No," answered aunt Marcy, but the ole
Grecian historian tells it. 1t teaches u!
how hard it is to keep secrets. But thu
best way is not to have any," -
''I think 80 too" said little Marry, $50
tell you mine. am going to make paps
present on his birthday. l have made
him butterfly pen-wiper, with red glass
eyes. Don't tell told you, until give j
to papa to mOrrOw-Dlease DON'T
"I won't tell" said Aunt Marcy. 81 cat
keep a secret one day. 1 enjoy hear
ing such secrets as this"
hBut poor King Midas ~ said littl,
Marcy "to have to wear a cap, instead of
crown, to hide his asses ears'''
"Aud the barber should not have whis
- pered the secret even TO the EARTH" sait
Aunt Marcy. Mfor it is not honorable t.