The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1876-10-06

Ihc Boy rs u Darbarian
The W, Id .oc boys lives in is separate
md distinct 1n tile world the man lives in.
It i, +, world n. .Oitel only by boys. No
event. are Imperial or of any moment save
those ailtcti ~ bo.a. How they ignore the
presence o. thrir elders OH the streets, shod-
ing out ,bei"rAlls, their Invitations, their
appointmcnls. rom our midst, as from the
veriesr so,tupdo! Th,y have peculiar calls,
whistles, li,ss.wortt, ly which they com'
nrn,cn'c with each U,Ler at long distances,
lilo lrd4 or ,riid c.caturcr. And there Is q
&c huinr widuc>- about the>c notes as a5out
/ 'osc ofa ~ or coon. The boy is saw
agr, II barbarian In his taste --devouring
roots lea yc. bark, unripe fruit, etc; and 10
the siIL Off rsic or discofa he delights in.
they i.svn thel' fashions that spread from
city 10 city IL ono OF ohrs large cities the
rage ut une lime was an old tin can With n
.trins ATTACHED, cut of which they tortured
the ,no,t Sayaga and ear.splitting discords.
The police was obliged to interfere and sup (
pre- Jhp ruisahce, On another occasion,
at c fistmas, they.all come forth with ttl
with 10 hideous uproar. Another savage
trait the boy in his untruthtunes@. Corr
ncr him up, md the chances are ten 10 one
that lie tyiii iir his way out. Conscience Ia
{, plant of SOW rOwth in the boy. If caught
IL one lie, lie ih7eGts another. l knew a
boy who was IN tho habit of eating apples
In school, Ills teacher finally caught him
III. l. >t,
from him, called him to tho middle of the
floor. 81 saw you this time, said the teach
er, ',"Saw me what ?" said the boy innocent
~, Bite that apple" replied the teacher,
NO SIR" said the rascal. open your
mouth" and from its depths the teacher,
with his thumb and finger, took out the
piece of apple. Didn't know it was there"
said the boy, unabashed Nearly all the
mort sentiments and graces are late in ma
turing in the boy. lie has no proper self
respect till past his majority OF course
there are exceptions, but they are mostly
wind falls .-Sfribner's Monthly.
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"A You're MAN OF CHARACTER. New
York has 4 few old fashioned business men
telN---HltH NlD ili'iHb tIlHN young
mans character is of the right stamp before
they viii listen TO his application for EN-.
ploSnent. To such Il man young chap.
who had been previously posted by a friend
c--came, the other dAX.-to secure a vacant
| place of. book keeper, lie ware a standing
collar, awhile tie, and a very solemn look,
and was moro. iavarably received than he
had anticipated, ''Ion belong to q church2''.
| queried the merchant, .... .t.. ..--. E.r d
The yoang man named his favorite
church. 'nr ''., -'rat.v. ,.ve.-. o.,
"You are strictly temporal" T., ,,a
The young man replied that he had never
tasted liquor in his life. 'J. .,.,.... 10.
"That is good, unused The merchant,
chewing at blotting pad. "You have other
recommendation? ~
"Only this" answered the applicant, pull
ing out u pocket Bible, lie fell bach, think
| ing ne had elinched on the old man.
The merchant slowly opened the book, re-
moved Jack OF clubs from between the
leaves, and slowly asked which do YOU
| wish to present AS further recommends
| tion?'
That was where the pause caTe in, and it
! hasn't been broken since.
| A Kind uncle having heard that his young
dog of nephew had again taken to play
and lost Il considerable sum, resolves TO re-
claim him.
Gaming" he says, "is the most fright
ful Of vices. The gambler is no longer his
| own"