The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-04-05

10. Truthful. One thousand first-rate
places are open for one thousand boys
who come up to the standard. Each
boy can suit his taste as TO the kind of
business he would prefer. The places
are ready in every Kind of occupation.
Many of them are already filed by boys
who lack some most important points,
bat they will soon be vacant. Some
situations will soon be vacant, because
the boys have been poisoned by reading
bad books, such as they would not dare
show their fathers, and would be
ashamed to have their mothers see.
The impure thoughts suggested by these
books, will lead to vicious acts, the boys
will be ruined, and their places must
be filed. Who will be ready for one of
these vacancies? Distinguished lawyers,
useful ministers, skillful physicians,
successful merchants, must all soon
leave their places for somebody else to
fill. One by one they are removed by
death. Mind your ten points, boys 1;
they will prepare you to step into
vacancies in the front rank. Every
man. who is worthy to employ a boy Is
looking for you If you have the points
Do not fesr that you will be overlooked.
A young person having these qualities
will shine as plainly as the star at
night.
The KING AND THE FARMRR.-
King Frederick of Prussia when he
was out riding one day, saw an old
farmer who was blowing a field and
singing cheerfully over his work.
"You must be well of, old man."
cried the king. "Does this acre belong
to you on which you 80 industriously
!abOr?"
"No sir" replied the old man, who, of
course, had no idea he was speaking to
the king; 81 am not so rich as that. I
plow for wages"
"How much do you earn day."
asked the king.
eight groschen," returned the man.
That would be about twenty cents of our
money.
"That is very little" said the king.
"Can you get along with it?"
" Get. along 9uiE yes indeed and have
Glow do you manager"
"Well," said the farmer smiling, II
will tell you. 1.-TWO groschen are for
myself and my wife; with two l pay my
old debts, two l lend, and two give
away for the Lords sake"
"This is mystery l cannot solve"
said the king.
"Then l must solve it for you," re-
piled the farmer. 81 have two old
parents at home, who kept me and
cared for me when / was young and
weak and needed care. Now that they
are old and weak. am glad to keep and
care for them. That is my debt, and it
costs me two grOschen day to pay it.
Tive more / spend on my children's
schooling. If they are living when
their mother and 1 are old, they will
keep us and pay back what l lend.
Then with my last two groschen I sup
port my two sick sisters, who cannot
work for themselves. Of course I am
not compelled to give them the money
but do it for the Lords sake"
swell done, old man." cried the king
as he finished. "Now, l am going tC
give you something to guess. Have YOU
ever seen me before3 2"
"I have not" said the farmer.
GIN less than five minutes you shall
see me fifty times, and carry in YOU
pocket fifty of my likenesses."
"That is indeed riddle which can
not guess" said the farmer.
"Then l will solve it for you," re
turned the king; and with that he pu
his hand into his pocket, and pulling on
fifty gold pieces, placed them in thu
hand Of the farmer.
"The coin is genuine" said the king
"for it also comes from our Lord God
and l am his paymaster. l bid you
goodbye"
And he rode of, leaving the good ole
man overwhelmed with surprise ant
delight.