Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1875-06-02

! ChiidrsA's triesid
The Boy That Had no RemdTLaH
| Qualities. Most bows who get into tn,
newspapers are very remarkable boys
Joe had nothing about his looks, Ol
actions, or color. that attracted the par
ticular attention of any body.
When he first breathed the vital all
he was n simple boy baby, with tw.
hands, two feet, two eyes, two ears, ON,
mouth and one nose. He did not laugh
and crow, and sit upright, rs yOunl
geniIIses do i'm their young baby hood
but he slept, and walked, and ate (baby
food, of course) and cried like any
common baby.
When he grew older there were nc
uncommon Developments except that
he was fat. healthy and heavy.
Nobody congratulated his mother on
raising a future President. nor ap-
plauded the bright genius that sparkled
IN the baby's eyes. The gossipers
looked wonoering1y at each other as the
tender mother watched over her baby
boy, provided for his comforts, and
pressed him To her warm bosom.
He grew tn boyhoOd, but he was only
common boy. lie learned his A Ii {
with difficulty, and was slow in learn
ing To read. His teacher thought he
would never get through the multipli-
cation table. But he never forgot it.
When the boys went n fishing, Joe
went too, but he was slow in getting
his line ready. The other boys were
on and in aud around the lake before
his hook was fairly settled inthe water.
Too slow tn move" the boys wonl,l
say. Hell sit there expecting the fish
to come to him.
IL was evenso; he remained stationary
and fixed but when night come, some
how his basket was always full, while
many of the bright, talking geniuses
went home with the sad intelligence
that the fish wouldn't bite
Joe's home was full of life, and noise.
and hustle of intelligent older children
and bright younger ones. Joe found
himself, and every body else found him.
solitary and alone, taking very little
notice of the stir around him.
When he grew 10 he man. the bust-
ling driveaheads laughed ut his plOd-
ding: but by some means he seldom
made a mistake, and though he did not
seem to accomplish rs much in q week
as many another did in day, yet ut the
end of the year there was always some
thing tangible i'm his results, while the
work of those who seemed tn utterly
outstrip him ut first, ended in demol-
lshed air castles.
He has passed the meridian of life.
Men eminent IN the profession respect
his Judgment. Business men, coming
upon the stage of action, long to learn
the secret of his success. The bank
leans upon him to carry it through the
frx1 ,I,..
turers lean upon him to save them from
bankruptcy. Steady, constant, and
hard study made him a scholar; per
severing industry. accompanied with
economy, raised him toopnIence close
observation and Deliberate reflection
cultivated sound Judgment. aud hon
esty and integrity secured for him the
confidence of all who know him.
Stand Fdst.-It is 4 hard thing for
boy or u young man to hold steadily on
the right way when all around him are
going in the other. ID may seem to he
useless, except As "a trial ot bis own
principles. for him to stand fast IN the
hour of temptation; but a silent in
riuence goes out from such an example
more powerful than that of many
sermons.
\ young man in the army used often
to be urged to drink, but always an
swered, No" firmly vet civilly. This
irritated some, and provoked others to
ridicnle, and once he was asked to give
a reason for snch ''unsoldierlv conduct"
"Beeause | promised my father and
mother that ! would never taste drop
of liquor" he answered. After this
they redoubled their attack, striving by
all their arts to induce him to break his
but IN vain. The persecu
ton he endured was most trying, but
he had his reward. One by one his
began quietly to follow his
example. Oaths were not so common,
cards were thrown aside, and at least
half of them seemed wholly changed in
their outward department. Many, no
donbt, were well-trained youths ut
home, who had been led astray by evil
example; and now this consistent
Christian example had awakened and
led them back.
Every time yOu stand firm in the
midst of temptation. you do good to
others as well as Yourself Every time
you yield to what you know Is wrong,
you do q great evil To those who entice
you to sin. Even "a child il known by
his doiDgs. whether his work be pure
and whether it he right
Even a child can exert an influence
that may result in the saving of pre-
rious life and soul from ruin.
"IS the TTig is Bentr-"Well,I | de
clare ! don't see where that child
gets his disposition FROM" | heard a
mother exclaim not long since.
q, how easily an impartial observer